Family Communication Archive
Dear Beagle Middle School Parents,
Here are some updates that we wanted to share at this time:
Beagle Talent Show: We thank our family and community members for coming out last night to watch the 2nd annual Beagle Talent Show, hosted by our Comet Council. We also thank and applaud our performers for showing off their talents and skills; it was an outstanding performance. A special thank you goes out to Mrs. Kym Davis, Science teacher and Comet Council teacher, for organizing this event with her Comet Council students–outstanding teamwork here!
PTO-Sponsored Lugnuts' Trip: As we shared last week, our PTO is sponsoring a school-wide field trip to watch the Lansing Lugnuts game on May 14th! Permission slips that students received this week are due in Science classes tomorrow. We thank our PTO for sponsoring this outing for our students.
PTO Sponsored Dance Tomorrow, 6-8pm: Just a reminder that the PTO-sponsored semi-formal dance is tomorrow evening from 6-8pm. Tickets will be sold during both lunches; tickets cost is $5. Tickets can also be purchased at the door. Students are encouraged to dress in semi-formal attire; however, students may also wear casual clothing if they are more comfortable in that. Light snacks and refreshments will be provided by the PTO. A friendly remainder that 25% of ticket sales go directly back to our students to help fund our Comet PRIDE school store. We also wanted to say thank you, in advance, for our family member volunteers helping out tomorrow night.
Testing Updates: This week, our students engaged in NWEA ELA testing on Wednesday. We have shared with students that any make-ups/finishing of the NWEA ELA test will take place on Monday morning in the media center. Students that need to button up the NWEA ELA test are to report to the media center in lieu of 1st hour Monday morning. Our focus on make-up testing on Thursday and Friday this week had to be on MSTEP 7th grade ELA and MSTEP 8th grade Social Studies. Next week, our 8th graders will engage in MSTEP Science on Monday and Tuesday in their Science classes; all students will take NWEA Math on Wednesday. We will follow the same spread for MSTEP make-ups/finishing at the end of next week with the *potential* of engaging in NWEA Math make-ups/finishing on Friday next week and into the following week. Beginning Monday, May 5th 7th graders will take MSTEP Math, and that will be the last leg of the spring testing season–thank goodness. Overall, students have been doing an outstanding job with testing, and we appreciate their continued efforts and timely attendance on test days.
Volunteers Needed for the STEAM Showcase: Volunteers for this event are always needed! Any help with the show set-up, display monitors and take down would be appreciated. Click on the Sign-Up-Genius link below to help out: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0544ADAA2AA6F58-55991428-beagle#/
Summer and Early Fall Athletic Updates: We wanted to share with our families that we are working with Mr. Steve Baker, Athletic Director, to create a one-stop-shop document for interscholastic athletic events (camps, tryouts, opportunities, etc) that occur over the summer months, typically late July and into August. Our goal is to create a document that we can share with families later in May/early June regarding upcoming Beagle and freshmen level high school sports, etc. We will share this document with Hayes, so that Mr. Leopold and Mr. Millbrook can share it out with their families as well prior to summer to help support rising 7th grade families interested in school-based sports. The document will be posted on our website as well for our families to reference during the summer months. More to come on this document later in May.
PTO Meeting: The Hayes/Beagle PTO is making things happen for our students, and we’d love for you to be part of it! There’s no cost to join—just an opportunity to connect, stay informed, and support the programs and events that make our schools great.
Want a say in how fundraising dollars support students? Looking for a fun way to give back? We need volunteers for dances, field trips, teacher appreciation, and more—whether you have an hour or a whole afternoon, every bit helps! Join us and see how you can make a difference
Our next Hayes/Beagle PTO meeting will be on Tuesday, May 20th 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:
4/28 and 4/29/25–8th Grade MSTEP, Science
4/30/25–Spring NWEA, Math
5/5, 5/6, and 5/8/25–7th Grade MSTEP, Math
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
