A MESSAGE FROM PRINCIPAL LYMAN

Dear BAMS families,

I hope you are doing well and making the best of a dreary Friday afternoon. I would like to share a few important notes as we go into the weekend. Below you will find some important information and a few requests. Please take a few minutes to read each section.

Thank you for your continued support of BAMS and for your active involvement in your child's/children's education.

Sincerely,

Keith Lyman- Principal

Grading Updates:

Our teachers have been working hard to update grades in PowerSchool. Last Friday marked the midpoint of the first quarter and the teachers have updated PowerSchool grades reflect student progress to this point. We do not mail a report card until the end of each quarter. It is really important that families login to PowerSchool to review the grades.

COVID and Traveling

We are fortunate to be in Vermont where the rates of COVID infections have kept us in the "green". I would like to remind you that if you travel to a county that is labeled orange or red and you engage in non-essential activities, there are specific rules that apply. Details can be found below or by clicking here: https://accd.vermont.gov/covid-19/restart/cross-state-travel

If you travel out of Vermont for leisure to a location other than those certain counties with low rates of active cases(link is external), whether for a day trip or longer, there are quarantine requirements. You must either quarantine in Vermont when you return or, if you plan to travel to Vermont in a personal vehicle (including a rental vehicle or private plane), you may complete either a 14-day quarantine or a 7-day quarantine followed by a negative PCR test in the state where you are visiting, and then enter Vermont without further quarantine restrictions. Continue to quarantine from when you receive your test result until you travel to Vermont.

Team Felix Open House:

Open House for Team Felix will be held on October 28 at 6 PM. A link will be emailed soon.

Bus Schedule:

Families, please be sure to check the WSESU District website every Friday for updated information on your child's bus stop morning pickup and afternoon drop-off times. The times are updated every Friday, for the upcoming week and will not change during that week.

Picture Day

School pictures for BAMS students have been scheduled for Nov. 3, 4, and 5. Teams Canis & Draco will have their pictures taken during their school day on Nov. 3. Leo and Taurus will have their photos taken during the morning of Nov. 5. Team Felix, remote students can have their pictures taken on the afternoon of Wed. Nov 4 from 1:00 until 3:00. Families can call Ms. Bos in the BAMS office at 451-3504 to sign up for a time between 1 and 3 on Wednesday afternoon.

Conferences will be held on November 6 from 1-4 PM and again on Monday, November 9 from 1:00-5:00 and 5:30-7:00 via Zoom. Details and a sign-up will be sent soon.

Important Information Regarding Required School Forms

We have forms that need to be completed by all parents/guardians and we need your help if you have not completed them. We are no longer collecting paper based back to school forms. We are using PowerSchool to collect this important information. If you are a returning parent to BAMS, we hope you have accessed your account in the past and that you can simply go in and complete the forms. If you have not done so, please do so ASAP. The forms tab is on the left menu. If you are new to BAMS, please watch this video for a quick tutorial on how to access your forms. Thank you!

BAMS Website and Facebook Page

Please friend us on Facebook and check out our website to keep up with the latest news at BAMS. Any changes to events scheduled at BAMS, sporting events, extracurricular activities or last-minute changes of any kind will be posted on our Facebook page and the BAMS website. You can find us on Facebook here and our BAMS website here. We are excited to announce we will be launching a new website in the very near future! Same link, new look.

Food Service Menus

Students who are hybrid are now ordering meals in their advisory. you can find the menus here: https://brattleboro.nutrislice.com/

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2020-2021 School Year copy · 16 Oct 2020

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