Beebe Middle School

Mrs. Rector, the Beebe Middle School Counselor may be a little woman but she stands tall in the classroom!

Bledsoe’s Fluency Raceway The Reading Drag Strip is open in Bledsoe’s classroom. The Fluency Raceway has begun races biweekly. The majority of our reading speed demons have already increased their wpm (words per minute). We have already had some racers reach speeds greater than the required reading speed by the end of 5th grade - 155 words per minute! These readers are placed into the Reading Hall of Fame. Students practice daily through oral fluency, reading comprehension pieces, and their own silent independent reading to help them increase their reading speeds, so that they can move further down the drag strip and closer to the finish line. Bledsoe’s students were so excited today to place their racecar on the track and begin drag racing against their classmates.

Contact BMS homeroom teachers for more details and to volunteer!!!

Building Engineers. . . Or Bridges The engineers in Mrs. Whitehead’s science class were hard at work building bridges. They used the engineering process to design, create and test their bridges. They analyzed their data to determine if the length of the bridge had anything to do with the amount of weight the bridge could hold. Our engineers had a great time and can't wait for their next project.

In Mrs. Allgood's class, The 2018-19 school year started with a bang! Well, maybe a little bridge building instead of a bang. We discussed what engineers do and how their jobs are very important to our every day lives. Students were given a scenario for building a bridge and were given materials to build this bridge. Their bridge had to span a distance of 3 feet and they could only use the materials in their project box. They were given straws, craft sticks, yarn or string, and tape. There were some sturdy looking bridges built and there were some really scary looking bridges as well. Overall, the students learned the importance of working as a team and making sure everyone in the group had a voice. This was just the beginning of our build challenges, there will be more to come as the school year progresses.

Show your school spirit at Beebe Middle School.

Homecoming morning is fast approaching. If you would like to join us for a pancake breakfast, please email Ms. Light or Ms. Emfinger so that we can make sure to have enough supplies! All parents and family of Beebe Middle School students are welcome to attend. abbie.light@badger.k12.ar.us sarah.emfinger@badger.k12.ar.us

Beebe Middle School Spirit Week September 24 - 28, 2018 Mon - Tie Dye vs Neon Day Tue - Decades Day (50's, 60's, 70's etc.) Wed - Twin Day Thu - Animal Day Fri - Red/White Day Dress up and show your school spirit!!! #BPRD #UnlockYourPotential

Mrs. Light's math class has been concluding our geometry study with quadrilaterals. Students worked in groups and were given a quadrilateral to to draw, define, and tell what types of angles and sides each had. The students were able to show off their creativity and knowledge by creating a poster. Once they had discovered this information, they reinforced their knowledge by playing quadrilateral spoons. This game is played similarly to the card game spoons. Students had to match two pictures of the figure, the word and the definition during the game. Now, every day they ask if we can play quadrilateral spoons!

Voter turn-out this Constitution Day in the BMS Student Council Elections is described as heavy this morning!

Beebe Middle School Pancake Breakfast

Ms. Redman's classes are enjoying reading Saving Wonder, our first read-aloud of the year. We have also been reviewing summaries, story elements, grammar, vocabulary, and spelling. I love how excited these students are about reading! It's going to be a great year!

5th grade math students at Beebe Middle School went on a scavenger hunt this week taking pictures of various geometric shapes they encountered along the way with our Chromebooks. These pictures were dropped into our shared Google Classroom and then displayed on the Sharp Board back in class for identification and classification.

Mrs. Vaden's 5th grade Social Studies classes have been investigating the 5 Themes of Geography. On a recent scavenger hunt in the "Beebe Middle School" region, students observed elements of the 5 Themes. Students will be able to transfer this knowledge to the state of Arkansas, The United States, North America, and the world as we delve into History Alive! The United States through Industrialism.

Buy your school supplies this weekend during Tax Free Holiday! It is August 4-5. #BPRD #UnlockYourPotential

BMS 2018-2019 Student School Supply List is posted online. Follow the link for details! http://bit.ly/bmssupply

Progress reports go home today, so check those backpacks. :)

There will be a 4-H meeting on Wednesday, April 4th. Please, email Mr. Belew if you have any questions.

Make plans to come watch the BMS choir perform @ 6pm on April 10th!

Don't forget that Spring pictures are tomorrow!