Dear Beagle Middle School Families,
Here are some updates that we wanted to share at this time:
Thank You, Families and PTO: Thank you family members for attending parent/teacher conferences over the past two weeks! Your support is greatly appreciated! We also wanted to thank our PTO for the snacks, treats, and Beagle staff dinner–much appreciated!
Spring Testing Season: Please note that all spring testing dates are listed in the last section of the newsletter. April is going to be a busy month! Please also note that State assessments are required for all students per the State. If possible, we appreciate families avoiding making appointments during the school day on testing dates as this help us to be in compliance with testing all students in a timely manner.
PSAT Digital Readiness-8th graders will engage in digital readiness for the upcoming PSAT during Social Studies classes on Tuesday, March 11th. Students will be provided an access ticket for Bluebook, which is where they will take the PSAT on April 9th. This ticket will allow them to engage in the practice PSAT on their own time up until the actual PSAT on April 9th.
Rising 8th Grade Elective Roadshow Wednesday Next Week: The Elective Roadshow here at BMS for rising 8th graders will be on Wednesday, March 12th during Science classes. Students will come to the media center with their current 7th grade Science teachers for information regarding elective course requests for next year. Students will be provided a two-sided worksheet that includes elective course description and a worksheet/scaffold to fill out with parents before their Science teachers help them enter their course requests into PowerSchool before spring break. For those families with 6th grade students at Hayes, we will engage in the same process with the same expectations next week on Monday.
Upcoming LCC Trip for 8th Graders: On Friday, March 14 our 8th graders will be visiting Lansing Community College West Campus to participate in their RESA program offerings. Students signed-up for their areas of interest in their Social Studies classes a couple of weeks ago. Students will leave at 9am and return around 11:30am and every 8th grader will take 2nd lunch. If your child arrives past 9am they will not be able to attend the trip.
Tennis for Middle School Girls And Boys: GLPS Community Recreations is doing a doubles tennis league for 6th-8th grade girls and boys – 2025_ms_tennis_flyer.pdf – beginners welcome, no experience required! Practices Mondays & Wednesdays; matches on Saturdays. If you have any questions, please contact Jen Daly directly at dalyj@glcomets.net.
Middle School Track, A Message from Mr. Price: 3/19 Parent meeting for track at 6 pm in the Beagle Cafeteria. 3/24 registration for track opens. 4/1 first day of track practice.
As always, students must have a physical on file before the first day of practice.
They can upload their physicals using this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc225C4DrjhHq-vdZDmyXtKhgRkIF5hGvDsDkQ0Tdyfl49CnA/viewform
Yearbooks, Last Week to Order: Yearbook orders are now being taken online. They are $15. Please use the link below to order yours today. Online ordering will end March 14th. https://shop.yearbookmarket.com/beaglemiddleschool. If you have questions about yearbook ordering, please contact Mrs. Pelette directly at pelettel@glcomets.net.
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, March 11 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:
3/21-3/31/25–Spring Break, No Students, includes Teacher PD on the 31st
4/1/25–Classes Resume
4/9/25–8th Grade PSAT in the AM; 7th grade delayed start around noon. More to come in subsequent newsletters.
4/16, 4/17, and 4/18/25–8th Grade MSTEP, Social Studies AND 7th Grade MSTEP ELA
4/23/25–Spring NWEA, ELA
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
