May 28, 2021
Dear Parents,
Congratulations to our 8th graders! It felt really nice being together last night at BMS. It was a total team effort to make last night’s celebration happen. Thank you to all of our Bryan staff who pitched in as well as Jen Langley and Diane Schenkenberg and all of the PTA volunteers who helped make the night special. We wish our 8th graders all the best of luck in their future endeavors.
We are excited to share the BMS virtual awards assembly with our Bryan community. A very special thank you to Mrs. Zivko for her efforts in putting this keepsake together for our students.
We all made it! This has been a challenging year for everyone. I am so proud of the resiliency of our students and staff for all of their efforts in the 2020-2021 school year. I want to take this opportunity to thank a few people.
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Mrs. Myszkowski and Ms. Smith: These two do a million things each and every day to help support students, parents, and staff. They are the hub to all information and are working the front lines every day.
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Mrs. Hecker: Our nurse, Mari Jo, has gone above and beyond this year. Her workload tripled this year with all things Covid. She was patient and thoughtful with each student and family. We wish Mari Jo well in the next chapter of her life as she and her family are moving soon. She will be greatly missed. Nurse Hecker will still be accepting new Physicals/updated immunization records throughout the summer.
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Mr. Motto, Mr. Barrett, and Mr. Smith: Our maintenance staff was running around constantly this year...moving furniture out...moving furniture in...disinfecting things all the time. We are grateful for all of their work to help keep us safe this year.
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Mrs. Jenn Hall and Mrs. Hilary Simonds: This was no ordinary year, but our PTA stepped up and met the challenge. They were focused on the well being of our students and staff and helped support all of us during some challenging times. Their latest Fun Fridays in the cafeteria have been a hit! Kudos to Hilary and Jen and all their hard work!
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Mr. Sheehan and Mrs. Nunes: I am grateful for the support of our administrative team-especially this year. Their student centered focus and solution based approaches were extremely helpful this year. Thank you team!
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Mr. Johnson: Mr. Johnson put together the virtual promotion ceremony for our 8th grade community. These celebrations were wonderful to watch! We are very grateful for both of these staff members for all of their hard work putting them together!
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Mr. Berg and Mr. Snyder: These two truly helped make our in person diploma distribution in the auditorium a success. The orchestra students did an outstanding job playing at our event!
BMS Main Office Summer Hours
The Bryan Main office is open from June 1st-June 8th from 8:00-3:00. The office is closed from June 9th until early August.
If Your Student Has Already Been Vaccinated
Once your student is fully vaccinated (after the second dose), we ask that you send a copy of the vaccination record to your child’s school nurse so that it can be included with the student’s health records and accessed by authorized school personnel in the event of a COVID-19 case, to avoid placing vaccinated students on quarantine, even if they are a ‘close contact.’ You can email a copy of the vaccine card to Mari Jo Hecker RN at mhecker@elmhurst205.org.
Health Forms
Please email all physical and immunization forms to our nurse, Mrs. Hecker, mhecker@elmhurst205.org. The deadline for these forms for new students and incoming 6th graders is October 15th.
Residency Verification
All current 8th grade families promoting to York High School next year and families with expired leases/special residencies need to verify their residency before the 21-22 school year. Please reference the RESIDENCY VERIFICATION FORM 21-22. Please bring all required documents to the Bryan Main Office June 1st - June 8th 8:00am - 3:00pm. There will be more information from the District regarding other opportunities over the summer to prove residency before next school year.
2021-2022 School Year-Locker Day-Wednesday, August 18, 2021
Please note that the first day of school for students will be a Locker Day on Wednesday, August 18th. 6th grade students and families will be invited during designated time slots in the morning. 7th and 8th grade families will be invited during designated time slots in the afternoon. More information will be shared in upcoming newsletters. Classes will proceed on a normal schedule on Thursday, August 19th.
Yearbook Information
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Current 6th and 7th grade students will be able to pick up their 2020-2021 yearbook during the locker day, scheduled for August 18th.
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Current 8th grade students can pick up their yearbook at Bryan Middle School on Thursday, August 19th from 3:30-4:30. Students will need to bring their ID to pick up their yearbook.
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Families that are moving, or transferring schools, or have a special situation can email Mrs. Stanford bstanford@elmhurst205.org to make arrangements to mail the yearbook.
REACH Appeal Results
All families will have received information via email in regards to the REACH Appeal process by 3:00pm on Friday, May 28th. Please contact Leslie Weber if you did not receive an email.
New to REACH Informational Meeting
Any families that are new to the REACH program are welcome to attend a webinar on June 3rd at 7:00pm to hear information in regards to the REACH program. There will also be a meeting on August 23rd at 7:00pm with the same information for those that cannot attend in June. Please use this link to register for the webinar.
Summer School Information
Please refer to the Summer School Information on the D205 website. If you have any questions, here are your contacts:
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Middle School Acceleration Courses (by invitation only): Sheleen DeLockery
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PLTW: Dave Beedy
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York Summer School: Mike DiNovo
Lastly, I am honored to begin to work alongside Dr. Keisha Campbell, our new superintendent. In her welcome message, she encouraged us all to individually and collectively commit to the healing and restoration process. I hope that summer gives us all time and space to do just that. We know that it has been a challenging year, but I am excited to continue to move forward with our Bryan community together.
Enjoy the summer break! You will hear from us again in early August!
Respectfully,
Jacquie Discipio
BMS Principal
- Bryan