Dear Beagle Middle School Families,
Here are some updates that we wanted to share at this time:
Introduction to Acting and Musical Theatre Classes: This week, our Musical Theatre and Introduction to Acting students engaged in their final performance for the trimester, and we had several family members, community members, and elementary students in attendance. We thank and celebrate our students for their hard work and efforts this trimester, and we also thank both Mrs. Burton and Mrs. Hager for their continued support and dedication to their programs.
8th Grade LCC Trip on Monday: 8th grade students will go to classes as usual on Monday morning. Near the top of 2nd hour, they will be sent to their assigned bus, which is based on their CNC teacher. 8th grade students were provided this information earlier in the week. 8th graders will be off campus from 9-11am for the tour of LCC’s Career Preparation Program. When they return to campus, they will take second lunch, and then engage in their course schedules accordingly. Please reference the email that Mrs. Hernandez sent this week for more detailed information.
Rising 9th Graders, GLHS Scheduling: Last week, Mrs. Tonya Rice, Assistant Principal at GLHS, sent our current 8th grade families a very detailed and succinct email regarding scheduling for next year; all resources–steps, course manuals, guides, etc–are included in this email. On Monday this week, GLHS counselors visited all 8th grade Science classrooms to provide a tutorial for high school scheduling next year, and both our Science teachers and GLHS counselors supported students making their requests in PowerSchool. Requests for high school scheduling are due on March 20th.
Rising 8th Graders, Elective Roadshow Next Week: On Friday next week, we will be meeting with our current 7th graders in the media center during Science classes to engage in the Elective Roadshow. Students will be provided with elective course descriptions and a pre-PowerSchool entry worksheet to fill out regarding their elective requests; here is that document: 26-27 Elective Course Descriptions--8th Grade - Google Docs.pdf . Our Science teachers will have students enter their elective requests into PowerSchool the week of March 16th. Elective requests are due in PowerSchool before spring break.
Comet Counsel Sundae Sale: Comet Counsel will be selling small ice cream sundaes during both lunches on March 10 and 11th. The little ice cream cups will be $1, and toppings will be .$50.
Lacrosse: Spring Season Register NOW! Equipment assistance for new players - Middle, Intermediate and Elementary age groups. Practice starts Mid-March, Season runs April thru May. Practices in Grand Ledge and games in the Greater Lansing Area. Sign up at https://www.grandledgelacrosse.com/registration. Questions, please email glcometlax@gmail.com
Unified Basketball Game Next Week: GLHS is hosting Unified Basketball League Night at GLHS on March 12th. Beagle and GLHS Unified Basketball teams will each play two games: 4 and 5:15pm. There will be 8 other teams there as well. We encourage our students and community members to come out and support.
Middle School Track: Student meeting during CNC on March 19 at the Beagle Cafeteria.
Mandatory Parent meeting March 19 at 6:00 in the Grand Ledge High School cafeteria. Team Reach code to join: GLTFbeagle26. Students must have a physical on file in the athletic office by April 7 to participate; here is the form to upload physicals: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc225C4DrjhHq-vdZDmyXtKhgRkIF5hGvDsDkQ0Tdyfl49CnA/viewform. The physical must be dated on or after April 15 2025 in order to participate. First day of practice is April 7, 2026 immediately after school.
Hayes/Beagle PTO Meeting: Our next PTO meeting will be held at Beagle Middle School in the Media Center on Tuesday, March 10th, at 6:30 p.m. We welcome all families to attend. There is no cost to participate, and coming to a meeting is a simple way to stay connected and informed.
The Hayes/Beagle PTO supports meaningful events, activities, and opportunities for our students and staff, and this work is possible because of the many families who volunteer their time. Whether you are interested in helping with upcoming projects or just want to listen and learn, we would be glad to have you join Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82744686994"
Students of the Week: Here are our Students of the Week: https://www.glcomets.net/ourschools/beagle-middle-school/studentoftheweek/
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.
Upcoming Important Dates:
3/9/26–8th grade only, LCC Career Prep Program West Campus visit, 8:30-11
3/11/26–NAEP assessment, selected 8th graders only–these students and families were contacted a while ago.
3/13/26–Elective Roadshow for rising 8th graders, Science classes
3/16/26–Elective Roadshow for rising 7th graders, at Hayes
3/27/26–4/6/26–Spring Recess, which includes 4/6/26 as it’s a teacher PD day.
4/8/26–PSAT Testing–Required by State of Michigan for all 8th graders; 7th graders do not report until 11:50am this day for altered schedule in the PM for all students. Transportation will be provided for both 7th and 8th grade students (2 pick-up runs; 1 PM run) on this date.
4/15-4/17–MSTEP 7th grade ELA and 8th grade Social Studies (in core classes); make-ups immediately after
4/22-4/24–MSTEP 7th grade Math and 8th grade Science (in core classes); make-ups immediately after
4/28- NWEA ELA (altered NWEA schedule)
5/6- NWEA Math (altered NWEA schedule)
Please feel free to reach out with any questions or concerns.
Take care,
Dave and Kelly
