BCSD Staff NewsletterNovember 2015
Superintendent Letter to Staff
Dear Colleagues,

The energy around ensuring all students are inspired and engaged at school is palpable. As we share our passions and interests with students, relationships are built. As we inquire about students' passions and interests, relationships are built. As we work together as teams across departments and schools to help inspire our students, relationships are built. I can't begin to express how grateful I am to each and every one of you for putting yourself out there, for reviewing your work one more time to assess if students will be inspired and engaged, and for taking risks to try and hook our students on the thrill of learning.

Read more here.
Student Services 
Debi Gutknecht
The next Child Find Screening (for students 3 - 5 years of age) will be held on December 9th from 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. at the Community Campus. If a parent or physician suspects that a child might have a delay in their development, Child Find is the process to determine who might need further evaluation to determine if there is a need for early intervention or possible special education services. During this screening, a team of educators will screen hearing, vision, communication, adaptive skills, gross and fine motor skills and cognitive skills. If you know of a child who might benefit from the screening, please have the parent/guardian call Jennifer Barrett-Neet at 578-5093.
Technology
Google Classroom Calendar and Edline
Google Classroom Calendar and Edline

Wood River Middle School 

Leadership students gave a presentation on how they raised $1,000.00 + for the Hunger Coalition during Spirit Week. This continues the tradition of inspired and engaged Leadership students who raised over $9,000.00 last year to assist Student Council in buying new water fountains for the school.  
Leadership Students presented a check to the Hunger Coalition for over $1,000.00
WRMS: Messy Science = the Scientific method in Mrs. Henning's class.
Mrs. Henning stated that, "We were in the midst of our "Oobleck Investigation". This is a simulation regarding the scientific process and highlights the skills needed by scientists. It is a GEMS simulation created by the Lawrence Hall of Science at Berkeley."
She added, "In a nutshell, students investigate this mystery substance that comes from another planet (ha ha! corn starch and water, but please don't tell them yet! :) Sometimes it behaves like a liquid and sometimes it behaves like a solid. After the investigation we hold a "Science Convention" where scientific teams share their findings and discuss the true properties of Oobleck. There is a lot of word-smithing in order to truly communicate the truth of its behavior. (Great language and communication skills!) Once we have determined the "Laws of Oobleck" - when it behaves like a liquid and when it behaves like a solid - students put on their engineering hats and design a spacecraft that must be able to land on an ocean of Oobleck, move around on it, and take off again with all of its passengers without sinking or getting stuck. (STEM stuff!) They tend to really like the creative aspect of this project."