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Today in Ms. Nolan's class students illustrated four life events that they wrote about yesterday.
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We are excited to welcome Mr. Alex Rowin to the 9th Grade Center this year as one of our counselors.
“I am passionate about my career as a School Counselor and very excited to be here at Bixby. I love to run and play tennis. I spoil my dog Libby(170 lb Mastiff/Great Dane Mix). I hope to live in the mountains someday!” Alex Rowin
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Early Release Fridays begin this week on 8/30! Elem. & Int. sites will release at 2:05 PM. MS, 9GC, and HS will release at 2:50 PM.
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Between 2017 & 2018 alone, the number of youth who used e-cigarettes went up by 1.5M. It's going to take communities working together to educate our kids about the dangers of vaping. See here for the facts & useful tips on having this conversation: http://bit.ly/vapingresources
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One of our new teachers Ms. Shepherds Geometry class measuring line segments. Great hands on lesson!!
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9GC Reminder: Parent Orientation Thursday August 29th at 6:00pm-7:15pm. Parent will follow their students' schedule and spend 8 minutes in each class. Hope to see you there!
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First Pep Assembly
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Did you just receive a text (or several) from Remind? No worries! Our district "sync" happened today so, this means you are OPTED IN! You can opt out of any individual class or group by replying with "@STOPALL."
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Welcome Back Pep Assembly!!
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Ms. Yeldell's students build models using mega molecules to learn the importance of teamwork, writing clear instructions and understanding that we all see things a little differently and it's important to make sure we are communicating the in the best way possible.
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Bixby All-State Choir members are singing this morning for the OSSBA Education Leadership Conference! Isaiah Penny, Kara Kannady, Brooklyn Demaree, and Audrey Sams, you represent BPS so beautifully and we are super proud that you are Spartans!
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Ms. Phenicie’s Honors English classes had a snowball fight. Students wrote questions on paper and then threw them across the room to be answered by other students. This activity was an honor of the character, Snowball, from Animal Farm.
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The Luau is cancelled but these students were looking good!
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Due to weather the luau has been postponed.
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Teachers will be going over the Secondary Student Handbook today. Feel free to review it with your child at https://5il.co/9f35. Please pay particular attention to attendance, tardies, dress code, and eligibility.
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Welcome Back Luau!!
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Welcome Back Luau tonight Aug 22 from 6-8:30 at the Soccer Fields. $5 admission
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BPS Communications: We have many platforms that we use to communicate with families! Our goal is to ensure we are reaching each and every family in a timely and effective manner. See here for details to make sure you don't miss a thing: http://bit.ly/bpscommunications
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School pictures Tuesday! Students can get order forms in English classes tomorrow.