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Boring Middle School
Not So Boring News
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UPCOMING EVENTS
March 10th...School Spring Pictures March 11th...Q&A with Mr. Werner in the BMS library, 5-6:00pm March 11th...PTC Meeting, 6:00pm March 11th...8th Grade Promotion Meeting, 6:45pm March 13th...Site Council, 2:45pm March 14th...Band Festival at Sandy High School, 8:00am March 14th...Student of the Month Assembly, 1:35pm March 20th...Activity Day, 1:15pm March 21st...No School-Furlough Day March 24-28th...Spring Break March 31st...School Resumes April 8th...8th Grade Promotion Meeting, 6:45pm April 9th...8th Grade Family Night at Sandy High School, 6:00pm
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Leadership Class News
National Classified Appreciation Week is March 3-7. Classified employees include: educational assistants, office workers, librarians
and custodians.
Leadership class spent 2 weeks preparing for this. They created a bulletin board thanking our amazing classified staff, gave them some candy, made bookmarks, and wrote thank you cards.
We will be having 3 dress up days during March; the 17th-19th. Dress up themes to be decided and announced later in the month.
Leadership students continue to be the school's recyclers and the collectors and counters of UR Greats entered into the classroom raffle.
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8th Grade Family Information Night-Change of Date
8th Grade Family Information Night has been changed to Wednesday, April 9th, 2014 at 6:00pm at Sandy High School. Formerly known as "Freshman Orientation", this evening will be a good introduction to Sandy High School for 8th grade students and their parents. Keep an eye out for a flier coming home in early April with more information.
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PTC NewsThere will be a PTC meeting on March, 11th at 6:00 in the Boring Middle School Library.
Make sure to watch for our next raffle fundraiser thisspring.
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A Message From Our Principal
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Spring is here. I'm always surprised how quickly March comes around. We always have a lot going on in the spring. Attending school regularly is the first step in keeping up with increased rigor in school. Not only will it make it easier for students to keep up with their work, but good attendance habits developed in middle school will help students prepare for high school.
I will be hosting a Q & A time for parents and community members on Tuesday, March 11th between 5-6pm in the Library. It is open to everyone. Feel free to drop in and ask general questions about our school, education in general, or just to say hello. Our PTC meeting will follow at 6pm which you are welcome to stay for.
Spring Break is scheduled for March 24-28. There is a district wide furlough day on Friday, March 21st, so students will be off starting March 21st and school will resume Monday, March 31st.
After Spring Break we will be starting our State Assessments. Our first round of testing will take place during the month of April. All grades will be tested in Reading and Math. 8th graders will also take the state Science test. In order to help students prepare for the increased rigor of the new standards, all 6th grade students and 7th and 8th grades students who were at grade level benchmarks or below last spring were placed in a Math lab or a Literacy lab. We will use this spring's assessment results to determine placement in labs for next year. 6th and 7th grade students scoring 3 points above their grade level benchmark or higher will be able to take an elective in place of a lab class. More information on this will follow in the spring.
For 8th grade students and parents, the high school will be hosting an 8th Grade Family night on April 9 from 6-8pm at Sandy High School. This is an opportunity to learn a little bit more about transitioning to high school. More information will follow. 8th graders will be forecasting for their freshmen classes in April as well. 8th graders will receive their high school forecasting information through Mr. Farris's Social Studies class. Parents will be required to sign the forecasting sheet, so look for that in early April.
Have a great spring!
Tim Werner
Principal
Boring Middle School
503-668-9393
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Student of the Month-Diligence
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Students were asked to nominate fellow students who demonstrate the qualities of diligence. Those qualities include:
-Working carefully
-Putting forth a steady effort even when the job is hard
-Attentive care to completing tasks
-Persistently applies themselves to any undertaking
-Doing a quality job
-Keeping at something, even when they would rather do something else Congratulations to the following students:  6th grade winners: Ryan Escareno & Sadee Sather  7th grade winners: Shaylee Weisz & Dallin Thomas  8th grade winners: Jessie Hammond & Nick Morgan
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Spring Picture Day
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Boring Middle School is having a Spring Picture Day on Monday, March 10th. You may choose from several different backgrounds for the photos. Order forms were sent home with students. Only those students with an order packet and payment in hand will be photographed.
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A note from the Athletic Director: Garet Luebbert
Wrestling - Another great season of wrestling is wrapped up this week. We are proud to say that we hosted the end of the year district tournament on March 6th.
Girls Basketball - The girls' basketball season finished up this week as well. This season was plagued by bad weather, but the girls have responded well and found a lot of success.
Upcoming important dates and information:
-Track Start Date - Monday, March 31st
Necessary paperwork to compete in a sport for BMS:
-Code of Conduct
-Sports Physical (with the school's form)
-$55 fee
-Insurance/Clearance Form
All forms and schedules are available on the BMS website www.oregontrailschools.com/domain/202
Thanks for helping make this another great year of middle school sports! Please contact me with any questions or concerns you may have regarding Boring Middle School Athletics.
garet.luebbert@ortrail.k12.or.us
503-668-9393 x6405
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Boring Middle School 503-668-9393, 27801 S.E. Dee Street, Boring, Oregon, 97009 www.oregontrailschools.com
OTSD Special Needs Contact Statement: Persons having questions about or requests for special needs and accommodation should contact Tim Werner at the BMS office at 503-668-9393. Contact should be made 72 hours in advance of the event.
Discrimination Statement: It's the policy of the Oregon Trail School District Board that there will be no discrimination or harassment on the grounds of race, color, sex(gender), marital status, sexual orientation, religion, natural origin, age or disability in any educational programs, activities or employment.
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