Boushall Middle School Newsletter

Second Quarter 2013
Boushall Middle School Newsletter
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Feb 5 Job Shadowing Day, 8th grade
Business Information and Technology
Día de observacón professional para la
clase de tecnología computarizado de 8vo
grado
WE ARE NUMBER ONE IN THE CITY !
A MESSAGE FROM OUR
PRINCIPAL MS. ABED
Feb 6 John Marshall Courts field trip,
Ms. Billet’s 8th grade civics
Viaje a la corte juvenil para estudiantes de
8vo grado.
Feb 12
8th gr SOL mock writing test
Examen de práctica de escritura SOL, 8vo
grado
Feb 7 MCV/VCU Medical careers field
trip, 6-7th grade Middle School Renaissance
Viaje al hospital MCV para una orientación
sobre las carreras medicas. Estudiantes de
6to y 7mo grado del programa Middle
School Renaissance
Feb 8 MacArthur Memorial, Norfolk
Field Trip, Mr. Bowser’s 7th grade history class
Viaje al Museo de MacAurthur en Norfolk
para estudiantes de historia del señor
Bowser
Feb 11 Capital One Financial Literacy
Field Trip, 6th grade
Viaje de apredisaje de finanzas de Capital
One para estudiantes de 6to grado.
Feb 14 Valentines Day Dance for
qualifying students
Baile de San Valentín para estudiantes
sobre salientes
Feb 18
Presidents Day Holiday
Día feriado, Día de los Presidentes
Feb 27 Black History Month Program
6:00 pm
Programa de Historia de la raza Negra
Mar 12 Coffee with the Principal
Café con la principal
March 14-15 Parent Teacher Conference Days
Días de reunión de padres y maestros
March 19 8th grade SOL writing multiple choice test
Examen de SOL de escritura de selleccion
multiple de 8vo grado
March 21
8th grade SOL Writing Test
Examen de SOL de escritura de 8vo grado
Mar 29 Teacher Work Day No classes
No hay clases, día de trabajo de maestros
First semester flew by very
quickly. We just completed
the second nine week
benchmarks and I am happy to report our students
have made significant
gains. As we begin second
semester, I would like to
encourage all parents to
take more of an active role
on checking on their children’s homework and class
activities. We are gearing
up for the first Standards of
Learning test which is the
08 Writing and Multiple
Choice test in March. We
want all our students to
understand the importance
of passing the SOL’s. Please
have a conversation with
your child everyday about
academics. I would also like
to invite all parents to our
Black History program
scheduled for February
27th at 6:00. Please come
out for a fun filled educational program. As always,
thank you for all the
support you give us in
educating your child
and in molding them to
be respectful, responsible, and ready to learn
students.
Que rápido paso el primer
semestre. Acabamos de completar los examines del segundo period académico y estoy
feliz de informarles que nuestros estudiantes siguen progresando positivamente. Animo a todos los padres a verificar que sus hijos hagan las
tareas y otras actividades
escolares. Nos estamos preparando para el examen SOL de
escritura para del 8vo grado.
Queremos que todos nuestros
estudiantes entienden la importancia de pasar los examines SOL. Aseguresen que
todos los días tengan una
conversación con su hijo sobre
sus metas académicas. Les
quiero inviter a todos los padres a disfrutar de nuestro
programa de historia de la
raza negra el 27 de febrero a
las 6. Gracias por todo el
apoyo que ustedes nos dan en
moldeando su hijo para ser un
ser respetable, responsible y
listo para aprender.
6TH GRADE
Jasmine Scott
Jasmine is
friendly,
hardworking, helpful
and a team player. She
is a quick learner and is
always eager to learn.
7TH GRADE
Sha’Reese Johnson
Sherry’ is respectful,
polite, cooperative, and
a team player. Her goal
is to become a doctor.
8TH GRADE
Jessica Ramirez
As a scholar since the
6th grade Jessica has
demonstrated all the
qualities of a model
Boushall student. The
eighth grade team is
proud of Miss Ramirez.
8TH GRADE
Samantha Tate
Samantha’s very polite ,
cooperative respectful
and always cheerful.
She always treats you
with a smile. She is a
quick learner and is
eager to learn new
things.
Students at Boushall are
Respectful,
Responsible &
Ready to Learn
and our teachers are
Caring, Committed and
Creative.
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BOUSHALL CIVIC STUDENTS ATTEND PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION
Estudiantes de la clase de cívica atendieron la inauguracion presidencial
Three of our best 8th grade Eagles; Jessica Ramirez, Akiera Jones, Bryan Ruano traveled with Ms. Billet to
Washington DC to experience first hand the second inauguration ceremony for our President Barrack Obama.
Tres de nuestros mejores estudiantes de 8vo, Jessica Ramirez, Akeira Jones, Bryan Ruano viajaron a Washington, DC.
At the train station, we met up with
our superintendent Dr. Yvonne Brandon
Look who we ran into on our way to Capitol
Hill, Senator Tim Kaine and Anne Holton!
Almost there, even the bitter cold couldn’t
dampen our excitement,
Could one of these Boushall students
be the first African American female or
Hispanic President?
¿Podrá uno de estos estudiante ser el
el primer presidente hispano o
presidenta hispana o de raza negra?
We were interviewed by the Times Dispatch
and mentioned in a news article about the event.
At Capitol Hill we visited the office of Virginia
Representative Eric Cantor and his warm staff.
We will never forget this experience. Thank you
Dr. Beatty, Ms. Billet and everybody else who
made this memorable day possible.
BOUSHALL MUSICIANS SELECTED TO THE
RICHMOND ALL CITY MS BAND
Musicians from all Richmond Middle Schools auditioned to play in the Richmond City Middle School
band, We are proud to announced our Boushall representatives
8th grade
Jessica Ramirez,1st chair flute
Chablise Hammie, 6th chair flute
Teniqua Davis, 1st chair clarinet
Cherish Heckstall, 2nd chair clarinet
Afi Messan 7th chair clarinet
Miguel Hernandez, 9th chair trumpet
7th grade
Laquandre Page, 7th chair clarinet
6th grade
Chantel Hernandez, 8th chair flute
Jose Ramirez 9th chair trumpet
We all look forward to seeing them perform with the
Richmond City Middle School band in April.
DUPONT WRITING CONTEST WINNERS
BOUSHALL
CORE
VALUES
WISDOM
Our students participated in DuPont’s MLK Day Essay
Contest this year. Two of our students were selected as
winners. Congratulations Jessica Ramirez and Akiera
Jones!!! We look forward to having them share their essays with the Boushall family during our Black History
Month Program later this month.
EAGLE AMBASSADOR PROGRAM
Business Information and Technology
diantes de octavo grado observaron los trabajadores y profesionales
del departamento de correcciones.
COURAGE
JUSTICE
COMPASSION
INTEGRITY
Job Shadowing Day
Eighth graders shadowed workers and professionals from the Department of Corrections. Estu-
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CISR and the Guidance Department have launched the
Eagle Ambassadors program to assist our 8th graders
with educational endeavors and career exploration. We
host a Lunch & Learn Speaker’s Bureau each month
with community partners who will speak on their educational paths and career goals. It is an awesome way to
share nuggets of wisdom with the students regarding
the career choices and to help them broaden their horizons. Kudos to Ms. Harris-Lipford, Ms. Martin (both from
the AG’s office), and Ms. Harris (from CIS) for helping us
to have an awesome program launch!!
RPS District History Fair Winners
Congratulations to our many Richmond Public School
District History Fair winners. Chadr Smith and Diego
McFail, pictured below, from Mr. Bowser’s 7th grade history class, won first and second place respectively. From
Ms. Billets 8th grade Civics class, Masake Fofana won
1st place. We are proud of the efforts and achievements
of these students.
RESPONSIBILITY
HOPE
Los Principios
Fundamentales
Sabiduría
Valor
Justicia
Compasión
Integridad
Responsabilidad
Student shadowed Mr. Abed and other professionals at Clough Harbour and Associates, a full
service engineering firm with 27 offices across
the United States. Estudiantes observaron al señor
Abed y los otros ingenieros de Clough harbor and Associates en su trabajo diario, Tienen 27 oficinas atraves de
todos los Estados Unidos.
Felicidades a nuestros ganadores de la feria de historia
del Distrito. Chadr Smith gano 1er lugar y Diego McFail,
2do lugar y son estudiantes de la clase de 7mo grado del
sr. Bowser, De la clase de civica de 8vo grado de la srta.
Billet, Masake Fofana gano 1er lugar. Estamos orgullosos de los esfuerzos y logros de estos estudiantes.
Esperanza
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HAVING FUN WHILE GAINING LIFE EXPERIENCES
RECOGNIZING OUR PARTNERS
Communities In Schools of Richmond is very
excited about the new and continued partnerIt has been an exciting 9 weeks. We have our part- ships this year at Boushall. Higher Achieveners working with us to expose our students to dif- ment and “I have A Dream” Foundation conferent ideas, careers, and life experiences. Some of tinue to support our students and the community.
those partners are: Art180
Capital One/Visa treated our students with a
FeedMore
Football Financial Literacy Kick-Off Rally with
Girl Scouts
Capital One, Visa Reps, Richmond Raiders,
Teen Cuisine
and Mr. Helms from the Washington Redskins.
Junior Achievement
CarMax provided a fantastic Leadership ProThe Science Museum
gram for our MSR students.
The Latin Ballet of Virginia
Westhampton Junior Woman’s Club has
Michael Taylor Design School
adopted one of our Special Education classes.
Girls for a Change / Camp Diva
Richmond Raiders are helping our boys with
100 Black Men of Greater Richmond
Project IMPACT.
The YMCA Richmond City Health District
MIDDLE SCHOOL RENAISSANCE PROGRAM
Future and Upcoming Activities
2/11 Capital One/Visa Football Game at Capital One
2/13 Field Trip to Michael Taylor Design Studio & School
2/24 Eagle Ambassador Lunch & Learn Speaker’s Bureau
2/27 Boushall Black History Program
Feb-May Boushall’s Virtual Race around the world
5/6 Girls For A Change Spring Showcase at Boushall
The students:
 Attended the presentation of “Volver” at The
5/18 Boushall’s SOLs and Community Carnival
Cultural Arts Center in Glen Allen
June Art180 Big Show
 Traveled to Hampton University for the EmpowBOYS BASKETBALL WIN THE CHAMPIONSHIP
er Me Tour (through Wells Fargo)
Received a guided tour of MCV
Participated in a design class with Michael Taylor
Performed for the community in the Art 180
Open Studio event, and
Hosted/presented their project at the
Girls For a Change Showcase.
Congratulations to Coach
It has been a busy year and we are only half way
Carter, Coach Lewis and Coach Hunter and the 2012/2013
done!!
BOUSHALL SOCCER TEAM TRYOUTS
Soccer tryouts are presently being
held and dozens of students have
already been selected. See Couch
Roe and Couch Sederbaum for
more information.
Boushall Boys' Basketball Team! The Boushall family is very
proud of the team's representation of our school. On February 12, 2013, the team won the Richmond City Middle School
Basketball Championship at George Wythe High school
against Martin Luther King Middle School, after working their
way through an outstanding season. Sean Haskins was the
tournament MVP. The Boushall Boys basketball players include Sean Haskins, Eyahlarmar Davis, Eugene Williams, Rahlee Perry and Qyan’te Parham the team starters and Cequan
Francis, Eddie Davis, Tiquan Brown, Jarec Brown, Ja’Quis
Sowell, Maurice Laster and Montrell Penn.