BIS Families: The BIS & Beyond After School Academy will be canceled two days next week, Monday February 12th and Wednesday February 14th. Please plan on either having your child picked up at dismissal or ride the bus home.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was an American Baptist minister, activist, and political philosopher who was one of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968. A Black church leader and a son of early civil rights activist and minister Martin Luther King Sr., Dr. King advanced civil rights in the United States through nonviolence and civil disobedience.
From our PTO. Just a few more days left for our BIS Joe Corbi’s fundraiser. The PTO is offering EXTRA prizes for top selling classrooms! It's easy to setup your students online selling profile!! Visit joecorbi.com “participant registration” and enter org ID# 20527 by February 14th. Thank you for your support!
Students explored a variety of lines and paper sculpting techniques to create “getting to know you” line design sculptures in 3D Art. #3RsBIS
Check out new artwork on display by some of our talented 5th Jr. Seahawk artists. #3RsBIS
It's Den Meeting Day at BIS. This month is all about kindness and compassion. Students are writing heart-felt thank you cards to share with our community heroes. #6Houses1School #3RsBIS
REMINDER: This school year, WCPS has adopted new safety protocols. Learn more about the protocols at https://www.worcesterk12.org/page/school-safety-protocols. #WeAreWorcester #SafetyMatters
Frederick Douglass was an American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. After escaping from slavery in Maryland, he became a national leader of the abolitionist movement in Massachusetts and New York, during which he gained fame for his oratory and incisive antislavery writings.
There has been a lot of information in the news and on social media about the upcoming budget. Please join us for a combined parent meeting if you have questions....
It's time to start thinking about yearbooks! 📘 You can pre-order yours online starting today! Orders will be accepted until May 6, 2024. Go to ybpay.com and enter ID Code 1693724 or simply use the QR code below! #BelieveImagineSucceed
James Mercer Langston Hughes was an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist from Joplin, Missouri. One of the earliest innovators of the literary art form called jazz poetry, Hughes is best known as a leader of the Harlem Renaissance. The Harlem Renaissance was the development of the Harlem neighborhood in New York City as a Black cultural mecca in the early 20th Century. The period is considered a golden age in African American culture, manifesting in literature, music, stage performance and art.
Tomorrow is Den Meeting Day! Jr. Seahawks can show House spirit by wearing their House shirt or color. #6Houses1School #3RsBIS
We will host our next Jr. Seahawk Safety Talk in partnership with the Worcester County Sheriff's Office on Monday, February 12, 2024 from 5:30pm- 6:30 pm. Our topic will be threat assessments. We want you to understand the steps we take to keep the BIS community safe in the event of a threat!
It's never too early to start thinking about the pathway to graduation. Mrs. Bankert, our school counselor and Mr. Horsman, WCPS Career Counselor are focusing on pathway planning during this month's 6th grade guidance lessons. #3RsBIS
Students in Mrs.DiMare’s class are researching influential leaders in celebration of Black History Month. #3RsBIS
The Arts are Alive at BIS. Mr. Geiger's class read an article about Congo, a chimpanzee who painted abstract art in the 1960's. Our 6th graders then painted their interpretation of emotions. Amazing work blending ELA and art! #ArtsIntegrationSchool #3RsBIS
National School Counseling Week 2024 is Feb. 5-9, 2024, to focus public attention on the unique contribution of school counselors within U.S. school systems. National School Counseling Week, sponsored by ASCA, highlights the tremendous impact school counselors can have in helping students achieve school success and plan for a career. National School Counseling Week is always celebrated the first full week in February. The 2024 theme is "School Counseling: Standards-Based, Student-Focused." #NSCW24 #3RsBIS
It's School Counselor Appreciation week!! This week highlights the tremendous impact school counselors have in helping students achieve school success and plan for a career. BIS is so grateful for Mr. Call and Mrs. Bankert!
Coretta Scott King was an American author, activist, and civil rights leader and the wife of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. As an advocate for African-American equality, she was a leader for the civil rights movement in the 1960s. King was also a singer who often incorporated music into her civil rights work.
Thurgood Marshall was an American civil rights lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1967 until 1991. He was the Supreme Court's first African-American justice. Prior to being seated on the court, he argued Brown v. Board of Education which resulted in the 1954 landmark decision rejecting the separate but equal doctrine and holding segregation in public education to be unconstitutional.
