Weekly Newsletter

Weekly Newsletter

Bobcats,

We have had another outstanding week at BMS. Thank you to all the families that attended Open House on Monday. I believe that was the largest turnout we have had in my 11 years at BMS. Our sports teams continued their hot streak and they are working hard to prepare to take on Dahlstrom next week. Come out and support our 7th grade football team at home on Tuesday and our volleyball teams at home on Thursday. Our Cross Country will also be competing at Hays High School Saturday morning. Also want to recognize that our Wind Ensemble has been selected to perform at the YOSA Invitational held at The Tobin Center for the Performing Arts in San Antonio this coming May.

Reminder that we will have Paws For Fun next Friday. Thank you to all the PTA folks who have already signed up to work concessions. Please ensure that your Bobcat has paid all of their ID debt so they can participate. Next Wednesday during Advisory I will visit with all of the 7th graders who are attending Camp Champions September 25-27. I know there are questions about what to pack and other logistics. We are looking forward to the trip and are planning activities for those students who have chosen to not attend and remain on campus. Student will still attend elective classes and will meet in the Library for their core classes.

From our BMS PTA…….

The Barton PTA would like you to sign up for the following Football Concession opportunities:

Barton MS PTA: Football Concessions 09/19

Barton MS PTA: Football Concessions 10/3

Volleyball sign ups to come.

Additionally, we will be having a General Membership meeting on Wednesday, October 4th at 6:30p in the library. We are in great need of committee chairs and members for a variety of positions. We will also be voting on the budget. Please make sure your membership is current and active (joinpta.org). Y’all are amazing and together we are going to make this a great year! Also please feel free to email us with questions at Bartonmspta@gmail.com.

BMS Parent Newsletter September 18-22

Living The Dream,

Mr. Loyd

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BOBCAT NEWS

Community Action Inc. Information

Community Action Inc. Information: Hays CISD has a direct partnership with Community Action Inc. which offers a variety of educational programs and services to our Hays CISD parents and community, and they're all FREE!! English as Second Language and GED Classes. GED can be taught in English or Spanish. Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC), Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) Classes Informacion sobre Community Action Inc. Hays CISD tiene una asociación directa con Community Action Inc. que ofrece una variedad de programas y servicios educativos a nuestros padres y comunidad de Hays CISD, y todos son GRATIS! Clases de ESL (Ingles como segunda lengua) y GED (Diploma de educacion general) puede impartirse en ingles o espanol. Los clases de Calefaccion, ventilación y aire acondicionado (HVAC), y certificado de asistente de enfermería(CNA) requiere habilidades intermedias de inglés.

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Book Fair Time @ Barton

Book Fair is coming to the Barton Library! Please visit our Book Fair Homepage to get information about shopping opportunities, Family Events, and setting up your eWallet! Shopping starts Monday, September 11th!

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Purchase the Hays Device Protection Plan

If your student is using a Hays device this year, please consider purchasing the Hays Device Protection Plan. The cost of the plan is dependent on if the student qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. At most, it is $40. Protect yourself from costly repair bills. Families have 60 days to purchase the plan this year. Don't miss out! Click the story to get to the Revtrack link to purchase.

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Very Tasty Attendance Challenge

Thank you to Tiff’s Treats in Kyle! They donated 3 dozen cookies for the December Attendance challenge and Mrs. Lantrip’s class won. The students really enjoyed the reward!

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New Information regarding School Lunches

Please read about Barton's new policy regarding dropping of lunches at school and the application for free or reduced price lunches.

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Hays CISD to Create Attendance Zone for New Elementary

The process is underway to create a new elementary school attendance zone to accommodate the opening of the district’s 16th elementary school. The new campus, located in the Anthem subdivision, will open in August 2024. In July 2023, the Board of Trustees voted to empanel a committee of 14 citizens to review proposed maps, receive public input, and create a recommendation that will be presented to the Board for a vote no later than December of this year. “Board policy requires the district administration to create at least two starting-point maps for consideration by the citizen committee,” said Hays CISD Chief Communication Officer Tim Savoy. “We encourage everyone who has an opinion to reach out to the committee by using the special ‘Zone Talk’ button on the committee’s webpage or attending one of two public forums. People can also follow along as the process progresses, view the prevailing draft maps, and see all of the materials presented to the committee on the committee webpage.” The committee webpage is www.hayscisd.net/zone2023. Click headline or "Read More" for full story.

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Hays History Day - Parent & Community Informational Meeting

Hays CISD is excited to announce the second annual Hays History Day will be held on January 20, 2024. Our district History Day competition is in conjunction with the Texas History Day competition hosted by the Texas State Historical Association and the National History Day organization. History Day's purpose is to equip students with college and career ready skills of collaboration, research, writing, and innovative thinking that come from the study of history and civics. It is a wonderful way to incorporate Social Studies and Reading and Language Arts state standards into innovative projects. The competition is open to students from grades 4 through 12. Please join us for more information at a parent and community meeting on Thursday, September 21 from 5:30pm to 6:30pm at the Barton Middle School cafeteria. We will discuss the theme for this year's project and options for student projects. Please click headline or "Read More" for additional details.

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Hays CISD to Dedicate New Fine Arts Wing at Dahlstrom MS to Honor Longtime Music Educator Leroy Gerdes

Hays CISD is proud to announce that the new fine arts wing at Dahlstrom Middle School (DMS), which includes the school’s new band hall and music rooms, will be named after Leroy Gerdes. Gerdes, who taught and directed bands for 44 years, including 34 in Hays CISD, was the original band director for DMS in 1985, when the campus opened. Though he was a band director at several schools in the district, including the then – Hays Middle School and Barton Middle School; he spent most of his Hays CISD career at DMS. He retired in 2019. “Leroy works hard for all of the right reasons. He is a very humble man who strives for success in order for his students to become life-long lovers of music, and to feel good about themselves and their accomplishments,” said Gerald Babbitt, retired Hays CISD Director of Bands and Music, and namesake for the district’s Performing Arts Center auditorium. Click headline above or "Read More" for complete News Release.

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SMART Tag

Hays CISD uses the Secured Mobility Authorized Ridership Technology (SMART) tag system for all students who ride the bus to and from school. Each of our buses is outfitted with a tablet equipped with a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) reader, mobile connectivity, and GPS. Students place their campus-supplied SMART tag ID badges on the tablet's sensor when loading and unloading their bus. Our bus drivers also benefit through improved safety and automation of tasks, better enabling them to focus on the safe transport of students. Specifically, the SMART tag wireless system transmits information to our transportation staff to include the location of each bus, the names of students on board each bus, notification of an approaching bus, and the ability to view a student’s ridership activity. The SMART tag system also offers parents a bus tracking feature through a secure Parent Portal. Parents can register to receive ‘SMART Alert’ text messages notifying them their child is 10-15 minutes from his/her bus stop. The ‘SMART Alert’ will also notify parents in the event of a bus delay or interruption in service due to a mechanical issue, traffic, inclement weather or crash. The portal may be accessed from any device with a web browser. Click headline above or "Read More" for additional information about the SMART Tag system.

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