CURRENT JANUARY EVENTS

January 1-3 Winter Holiday—No school

January 6 Staff Development Day—Student Holiday

January 7 Creations 3:00 pm;

January 9 Creations Art @ Museum, Drama 3:15 pm

January 13 Report Cards Issued; Chorus 3:00 pm

January 14 Creations 3:00 pm; Drama 3:15 pm

January 16 Twin Day, Drama 3:15 pm

January 17 BSIS Terrific Kid Ceremony 8:00 am;

Honors Band 3:30 p

January 20 MLK Holiday—No School

January 21 BSIS Doughnuts for Dad 7:15 am;

Creations CANCELLED; Drama 3:15 pm

January 23 Drama 3:15 pm

January 24 All A’s Celebration, Honors Band 3:30 pm

January 27 SIC Meeting 11:30 am; Chorus 3:00 pm

January 28-29 German Advanced Testing

January 28 Creations 3:00 pm, Drama 3:15 pm,

4H Club 3:30 pm

January 30 6th Grade Blue Hall @ Roper Mtn 8:30 am,

Drama 3:15 pm

January 31 Stepping into the Arts Day, 5th Grade @

Peace Center 10:45 am; Honors Band 3:30 pm

BEECH SPRINGS INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL 2019-20

February Events

February 3 Chorus 3:00 pm

Feburary 4 Spring Class Pictures, Creations 3:00 pm,

Drama 3:15 pm, Beta Club Induction 6:00

pm at Fine Arts Center

February 6 Drama 3:15 pm

February 7 Beta Club 7:15 am, 6th Grade Blue Hall @

Atlanta, 7:45 am, 6th Grade Green Hall @

Roper Mountain 8:30 am,

Photography 3:30 pm

February 10-14 Bus Driver Appreciation Week

February 10 Interim Reports, Chorus 3:00 pm

February 11 Creations 3:00 pm, Drama 3:15 pm

February 13 Drama 3:15 pm

February 14 BSIS Hoops for Hearts,

Photography 3:30 pm

February 17 Staff Development Day-Student Holiday

February 18 Creations 3:00 pm, Drama 3:15 pm

February 19-26 Book Fair

February 20 Drama Mini-Production, Drama 3:15 pm

February 21 Drama Mini-Production,

Photography 3:30 pm

February 24 SIC Meeting 11:30 am, Chorus 3:00 pm

February 25 Creations 3:00 pm, Drama 3:15 pm,

4H Club 3:30 pm

February 28 6th Grade Green Hall @ Atlanta 7:45 am,

Photography 3:30 pm Stepping into the Arts Day

Friday, January 31

On this morning, D5 students in the middle

and high schools, and the SC Governor's

School for Arts give demonstrations and

talk to our students about their visual and

performing arts programs. It is a chance for our students to

see what they have to look forward to in the upper grades.

There will be 11 different visual and performing arts programs

that participate.

UPCOMING FIELD TRIPS

Thursday, January 30 6th Blue Hall @ Roper Mtn

Friday, January 31 5th @ Peace Center

Friday, February 7 6th Blue Hall 6th @ Atlanta

6th Green Hall @ Roper Mtn

Friday, February 28 6th Green Hall 6th @ Atlanta

Friday, April 17 5th @ Carowinds

ADVANCED GERMAN TESTING: Advanced German

testing will be held January 28-29 during the school day.

Students interested will receive a study guide in German

class and will have access to review materials on Schoology.

Students who qualify for Adv. German testing will take the

Adv. German course at DR Hill and have the opportunity to

take German I in 8th grade, which is a high school credit

course. Any questions, please email Frau Poppe

at bethany.poppe@spart5.net.

If a current 6th grade student is interested

in going on the 2021 Germany Trip to

please contact Frau Poppe

at bethany.poppe@spart5.net. Students

must have finished 7th grade (and selected

to take German in middle school) in order to be eligible for

the trip.

NOTES FROM THE SCHOOL NURSE

If your child is throwing up, run-

ning a fever over 100.° degrees, or

has diarrhea the night before or

morning of school, please keep

your child home. Your child can

return when he/she has been symptom free for 24 hours

without any fever reducing medication.

Flu season is coming. Signs: fever, cough, sore throat, head-

ache, muscle aches, and vomiting. The Flu can be spread to

others when those diagnosed with the Flu don't cover their

cough or sneeze. Flu virus can be spread to others up to 6

feet away and can live up to 48 hours on surfaces. Clean and

disinfect surfaces in high touch areas frequently; counters,

door knobs, refrigerator door pulls, etc.

Flu shots can be obtained at your pediatrician/doctor, local

pharmacy, or the Spartanburg Health Department.

All 6th graders will need to get the Tdap vaccine before

starting 7th grade. This immunization is given around 11

years old. Your pediatrician/doctor, or Spartanburg Health

Department can administer them. Please inquire at your

child's next well-child visit or check-up appointment. Send

in your child's documented Tdap Immunization form to the

school for your child's records to be updated.

Your “one stop shop” for all news and

information related to D5 schools is available

on this one App. Access by searching

Spartanburg District 5 Schools through App

and Google Play Stores. From this App you can access the

Powerschool Portal, pay lunch fees, see calendars, access

Schoology, etc.

Box Tops for Education

Keep clipping and bringing in those box tops to earn money

for our school!

The next collection date is February

27. The winner in 5th ad 6th grade from each class by these

dates will win a pizza party. All classes who have over 500 box

tops will receive a sweet treat! Instructions: Be sure box tops

are trimmed up, not expired and on a sheet OR in a bag of 50.

If you do not have exactly 50, please label sheet or bag with

the quantity. Also, please keep BONUS box tops separate from

other box tops.

Vote for “Teacher of the Week” Each week you can go to www.fsioffice.com to cast your

vote for Teacher o f the Week . FSI Office will give the top

10 teachers a box of office supplies.

MY ENERGY KIT

CHALLENGE - Once

again, Beech Springs is

participating in an energy

conservation program from Duke Energy. You can

request a FREE Energy Efficiency Kit that contains

items to save energy at home (and money on your

electric bill). For every 100 requests for free kits, we

will automatically win $250! There can only be one kit

issued per household, so please make students aware

that if they have siblings, only one will be issued. But,

they can always encourage other relatives and friends to

request one and give credit to our school.

Also, if they have requested a kit before, they may not

be able to receive one this year due to the policy of only

being able to receive a kit every 36 months. Even so, we

encourage EVERYONE to request a kit because the

request will still count towards our 100! Go to the link

MyEnergyKit.org or call the hotline at 1-855-386-9548.

Beta Club Induction Tuesday, Feb. 4th at 6:00 pm

D5 Fine Arts Center

Qualifying students will receive membership

details from their homeroom teachers.

The National Beta club recognizes high academic achievement, promotes character and social responsibility, encourages service involvement to school and community, fosters leadership skills, and provides settings for your child to develop interpersonal relationship skills.

Membership is determined by grades earned during the first and second nine weeks of the school year. Your child earned all A's on their report cards or they had all A’s, with the exception of one B. To maintain their membership, they must continue to earn all A’s, with the exception of only one B, each nine weeks. If they receive two or more B’s, they will be on academic probation for nine weeks, with the assumption that they will pull that grade up to an A on their next report

card.

MONDAY, JANUARY 20—MLK HOLIDAY\

NO SCHOOL

TUESDAY, JANUARY 21—DOUGHNUTS

FOR DADS, 7:15 AM

Don’t forget to come for “Doughnuts for Dads” in our cafeteria!