In our staff spotlight this week is Ms. Gorski! She brings joy to our school through her music program. Here's what she has to say to introduce herself:
🎶I enjoy playing my flute outside of school, such as at orchestra and in church, spending time with my dog, and I really enjoy going to the gym and spending time outside going for walks in any local forest preserve. 🐾🌲Lastly, since music is a huge part of my life, I also like going to concerts when I can. In the past two months, I have seen 30 Seconds To Mars, AFI, Green Day, and even the musical called the Book of Mormon.
Ms. Gorski also is leading the choir for a second year. She says, "We are in our second year of choir and we are almost at 20 kids this year! I’m super excited to see us keep growing and share our love of singing. We are working on our musical called 'The North Pole Radio Hour' that we will be performed on December 10th."
Fun facts:
🏆 She has two championship trophies from two different sports that were won in the same year.👩🏼🎓 She was the first person in my family to graduate college and is a huge fan of Nebraksa.
🥎 She also played softball in college and was their starting right fielder!
#BPMSteachersROCK
Sixth Grade Graders practiced their CER writing skills in Social Science. The Zombie Apocalypse unit ☢️ is always a favorite. Way to hold our students to a high standard in proving their claim with evidence and reasoning, teachers! 👏👏👏 Students, keep up the good work. 👍👍👍
Shout out to our district librarian, Jeanne' Aken, on her birthday! Ms. Aken, a 2024 Teacher of the Year nominee, inspires Young minds through literacy and drama, coaches Destination Imagination, leads the Springfield and Washington, D.C. class trips, and singlehandedly delivers our recycling to necessary receptacles, among many other things. Please wish her a happy birthday today! 🎈 🥳🧁
The BPMS Soccer Coaches love working with the amazing soccer players in our school. From left to right there is Coach Cranmer, Assistant Coach Kamphaus, Assistant Coach Heard, and Coach Fowler. Come see our girls play at their home game on Monday! The boys' game is away.
The cross country team had a great meet at Woodland yesterday! (Tuesday) next meet is at BPMS Thursday at 4pm! #BPMSCrossCountry #BPMSstudentsRock
Attention all BPMS 8th graders! The 2025 Washington D.C.trip meeting is September 25th.
You have to sign up using the QR code to attend the meeting. This is an opportunity you won't want to miss with Explore America and our very own Jeanne' Aken. #8thGradeClassTrip
The CABS program at BPMS has hard-working teachers who pour their hearts into the lessons. Ms. Dibbern's class worked on a social emotional learning activity this past week. What a great way to empower students to take care of their emotional and mental wellbeing! #BPMSteachersROCK #SelfCare #SocialEmotionalLearning
Hispanic Heritage Month is off to a great start at BPMS! We love seeing all of the cultural pride. Happy Mexican Independence Day! Today, Mexicans celebrate their emancipation from Spain. 🇲🇽
Hispanic Heritage Month begins today! This month provides an opportunity to honor and celebrate the rich cultural contributions and traditions of Hispanic communities. 💃🌮🫔🌯 Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua all celebrate their independence today. 🇨🇷🇸🇻🇬🇹🇭🇳🇳🇮 Mexico celebrates its independence tomorrow, and Chile on September 18th. 🇲🇽🇨🇱
Mark your calendars and come on out to support the BPMS National Junior Honors Society at the annual Color Run!
The Beach Park Middle School band is selling fall mums! They are locally grown from Kroll's farm. They come in a 12 inch pot, but will be about 2 feet in diameter, which is HUGE.
Orders need to be placed online by the end of the day on Tuesday, September 17th and they will be available for pick up at BPMS on Tuesday, September 24th from 6pm - 8pm.
Please consider supporting the band and getting your fall plants from us! We are asking for color preference at checkout, however, we cannot guarantee colors. It will be first come first serve on pick up day.
Click here to purchase your mums: https://bpms-bands-fall-fundraiser.square.site/
For Day 4 of the Staff Spotlight: Office Edition, we're highlighting the incredible front office team at BPMS! From our amazing administrative assistants who keep everything running smoothly, to our district translator who bridges communication gaps, and our health aide ensuring our students stay safe and healthy, you are the heart of our school! #BPMSfrontofficeROCKS
It's Day 3 of our BPMS Staff Spotlight: Office Staff Edition. Today we have Mrs. Mindel in the spotlight; she is the 6-8 EL Resource teacher. As an advocate for language learners, she is in the perfect position here. She does so much to empower the English Learners in our school, and we are grateful. #BPMSofficestaffROCK
Mrs. Stanphill is in the spotlight on day two of our BPMS Staff Spotlight: Office Staff Edition. She is the Special Education Facilitator/ Resource Teacher, and we are grateful for the ways she makes our school a better place. #BPMSofficestaffROCK
It's time to kick off our first Staff Spotlight: Office Staff Edition. Mrs. Carlson is the 8th grade social worker. We're so glad she is here. #BPMSofficestaffROCK
Zion-Benton Public Library has several fun programs happening this September! Check out their flyer!
Tonight's Washington, D.C. trip informational meeting has been cancelled.
If you are interested in the 8th Grade Washington DC trip, there will be an informational meeting for students and parents on Thursday, September 5th, at 6:30 pm in the BPMS Cafeteria.
The girls on the softball team played their hearts out against Antioch tonight. if you want to show some support, here are the games that are coming up next. I'm sure they would be encouraged to see you there.
