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BCSVA Middle School Weekly Update
March 5-11
What is Happening this Week with Teaching and Learning?
- 7th Grade ELA: Students will begin work on their argumentative essay discussing education.
- 7th Grade SS: Students are continuing to explore the events leading up to WWII.
- 8th Grade ELA: Students are continuing to craft their essays arguing for or against universal healthcare.
- 8th Grade SS: Many students have completed their unit tests and are moving on to the Great Depression.
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8th Grade Transition to High School!
- Please join us for during the week of March 13th-17th during 8th grade ELA/Math/Science Zooms.
- Parents are invited to join these daily Zooms or to attend a Transition to High School virtual parent night on Wednesday, March 15th at 5 PM.
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Attendance
- Parents and Middle School Students - please be sure that your student is attending each synchronous session with their teachers,this attendance is required and marked in PowerSchool.
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Focus on student growth & NC Assessments:
NC CHECK-INS
7th Grade March 21, 2023
Students should arrive at 8:15
8th Grade March 21, 2023
Students should arrive at 12:15
Where: BCSVA Haw Creek Campus
10 Bethesda Road
Asheville, NC 28805
Testing should take approximately 2-3 hours.
Students should bring their school laptop and charger.
Communication & Relationships = SUCCESS!
Student grades are posted in PowerSchool weekly.
Students/parents will be reminded of your studentβs academic/course completion status in Edgenuity via weekly emails on Fridays.
Parents, PLEASE remind your students to check their BCS email DAILY!
BCS School-based emails are required to be checked by students at least once daily.
This is our primary mode of communication.
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Community Engagement and Learning!
Hop in the car or walk to your local Buncombe County Public Library!
You can find Ms. Ayers at Buncombe County Public Libraries (county-wide)!
Stop by and drop in from 1:00-3:00 PM.
Students will be able to connect with students from their area, learn to be library users, and build community relations.
BCSVA Ecology Club
Are you interested in learning more about environmental conservation?
Are you interested in participating in a virtual and/or in-person field trip?
BCSVA is working to connect our students and staff to the Asheville area with a focus on care for our local ecology & environmental conservation!
Thoughts of our work may be: Working on a salamander study at the Appalachian Highlands Science Learning Center!
Making a difference for the environment and appearance of our city by participating in a litter cleanup project on the Nature Trail at our school campus in Haw Creek!
Learn and understand the purpose of coral reefs, or go to the NC Arboretum or WNC Nature Center to learn more about environmental conservation or conservation of species-
If your answer is yes to any of these questions, please take a few minutes to fill out the short Club Interest Survey attached below.
Mr. Frees and Mr. Peragine are working to start a new club at BCSVA. Ecology Club!
We would love for you to help make it happen and be part of this engaging club!
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π BCSVA and BCS Happenings π
Messages from Office Staff-
Calendar catch-up! March 10th (Friday) will be a Teacher Work Day.
- This means that our teachers countywide will be working on Professional Development to focus on instruction and growth.
- Students are welcome to work through asynchronous coursework or take the day off!
Please mark your calendars for May 9th at Erwin High Auditorium at 6:00 PM focused on Gun Awareness in Schools and Homes presentation
The Parent Portal app is still not currently working. A ticket for repair has been issued to the State. You can get access to Parent Portal by using a computer or a browser on your phone. If you have any questions, please contact the office.
Buncombe County Schools 2022-2023 Calendar
AND...if you are a planner!
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π‘ REMINDERS- CLICK ON IMAGES BELOW FOR LINKS!
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What are YOU reading?
- We would love to KNOW & SEE which/what book (s) you are reading.
- Share a picture of you and your book OR draw an illustration of your book!
- We are creating a visual of our love of literacy each day with new connections you make when you read!
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π Upcoming Dates of Interest for March!
March 6- Virtual Lunch at 12pm
March 9- Baking Club at 12pm
March 10- OTWD-No School
March 14- Minecraft Club at 2pm
March 20-24- NC Check Ins
March 23- Bowling at SkyLanes ALL School Field Trip from 1pm-4pm
March 27-March 31- Mid-Terms at 8:30 am
March 28- NICS Club at 12pm
March 30- Stress Management at 12pm
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BCS VIRTUAL ACADEMY
Email: bcsvirtual@bcsemail.org
Website: bcsva.buncombeschools.org/
Location: 21 Trinity Chapel Rd Building #10 Asheville, NC 28805
Phone: (828) 255-5102
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bcs.virtual.academy/
Twitter: @bcs_virtual
Attributions
- NC Check-ins, https://www.abss.k12.nc.us/o/hres/article/904460
- Heart, https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/the-truth-about-your-heart
- What are you Reading, http://barrowselementary.blogspot.com/2016/07/what-are-you-reading.html
- Ecology Club, https://www.crestmem.edu/Page/90
- Teach and Learn, https://vdc.edu.au/vdc-news/good-teaching-and-learning-what-really-makes-a-difference/