Dear Beagle Middle School Families,
Here are some updates that we wanted to share at this time:
Trimester Two Realities: We wanted to take this opportunity to share with our families that the second trimester of the school year is often the most challenging trimester for students–both academically and behaviorally. It is the start, stop, start, stop again, and start again trimester with Thanksgiving and Winter Holiday breaks, which causes a shift in routine for our children. This coupled with shorter days and unpleasant weather can make it unmotivating for children to want to play outside or be as active as they were earlier in the fall. Just as with younger children, tweens thrive on consistent routines in their day-to-day lives in conjunction with maintaining other healthy habits such as: physical activity regimen and/or extra curricular activities, limiting screen time, and attempting to get outdoors as much as possible. By staying active and consistent with their day-to-day habits, tweens are able to be successful during this challenging time of the year.
Help Shape Our School Improvement Plan: We value your input! Please take a few minutes to complete our Family School Climate Survey below. Your feedback will directly inform our Michigan Integrated Continuous Improvement Process (MICIP), which guides our district’s efforts to create effective strategies for student success. Thank you for partnering with us to make our schools even better! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScRbq84qDGGoLqrwjm-u1R888NCVvEwLhj39t6IXi5UB_q3KA/viewform
Congratulations to our Band Students: On November 22nd, several of our Band students performed at the Solo and Ensemble Festival. Beagle was represented in 48 events performing at the MSBOA District 8 Solo and Ensemble Festival. All Grand Ledge students that participated earned a medal, with two events receiving a Division 2, and 48 events receiving a Division 1, the highest possible rating! We congratulate those Band members for their outstanding accomplishments!
Middle School Girls’ Basketball Athlete/Parent Meeting: There will be a parent/athlete meeting for those interested in playing Girls’ Basketball on December 10th at 5:30pm in the cafe’ at Beagle. Please be sure to monitor the “Athletics” section of our webpage for more information in the future: https://www.glcomets.net/ourschools/beagle-middle-school/athletics/
PBIS Beagle PRIDE Store Donations: The Beagle PRIDE Store is seeking donations! Starting in December, students can turn in their PRIDE tickets for a chance to win a bigger prize. If you are interested in donating a prize to the PRIDE store, please check out our Amazon wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/366JRNKFDCKNL?ref_=wl_share. It's full of fun, creative, and motivating prizes! If items are shipped directly to Beagle, please add a note: "Beagle Middle School: PBIS". Thank you in advance for your support!
-The Beagle Middle School PBIS Team
PTO Meeting: We thank our families that attended the previous PTO meeting; your support is appreciated. We wanted to take this opportunity to remind our families that attendance at PTO meetings does not require an every month commitment; family support and input is appreciated whether it’s attending one or several PTO meetings. Our next Hayes/Beagle PTO meeting will be on Tuesday, December 10th at 6:30 pm here in the Beagle Media center. Families may also attend this meeting virtually as there is currently a hybrid offering. Please use the following link for more information: https://www.glcomets.net/ourschools/beagle-middle-school/pto/
Upcoming Events, District News, & Community Information: To review what the school district shares in newsletters about events, news, and information, please visit http://GLcomets.net/Upcoming.
Students’ of the Week: Please click on the following link to view this week’s Students’ of the Week: https://www.glcomets.net/ourschools/beagle-middle-school/studentoftheweek/
Please note that the list may not be updated until the following Monday as students are celebrated on Friday mornings.
Upcoming Important Dates:
12/23/24–-1/6/25–Holiday Recess. Monday, January 6th is District-Wide PD for all staff; students do not report.
1/7/25–Classes Resume
These are all of the updates that we have at this time. Again, we thank you for your continued support. Please reach out with any questions or concerns.
Take care,
Dave and Kelly
