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Greetings,

I want to start with a HUGE SHOUTOUT to all of the parents and students who came out last Saturday morning for a few hours to help move a tractor trailer load of mulch into a variety of areas near the bus lot. Thanks to PTSA and Pam Kiel, Beatification Chair, for coordinating this event. We have a couple of very busy weeks coming up with 5th grade feeder elementary schools coming to Bailey next Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Our Student Tour Guides and Leadership Ambassadors are excited to give our future Broncos a glimpse of a day in middle school at Bailey. The following week, February 18-22, is Family Involvement week with Book Fair, Davidson Basketball Game, Snack donation drive for Ada Jenkins,

International Night, and our Black History Month Program. Please check out the section below for more details about all of these events. On Tuesday, February 12 our School Leadership Team (SLT) will meet with Hough's School Leadership Team to discuss some current issues surround the social and emotional health of our students. This conversation will hopefully prompt more community based dialogue to understand and support some of the issues that our teenagers are currently trying to navigate. I will share some outcomes and other information with you in the coming weeks as we all try to help the next generation through their teenage years in a positive and productive manner. Create a Great 2019, Chad O. Thomas Principal

Dear Parents,

The flu season is here, and chances are, your family has been or will be affected. Please have a backup plan to implement to keep your child at home if he/she is sick. A sick child needs fluids and rest to recover. When students are simply medicated (Tylenol/Motrin) and sent to school, not only are they being put at risk, but other children are being exposed as well. If your child has a fever, please keep them home until he/she is fever-free for 24 hours WITHOUT having to use a fever-reducing medication to bring temperature down.

Please plan ahead for someone to be available to pick your child if he/she becomes sick during the day and you are unable to leave work. If your phone number changes, please update it in the front office. We are hoping for a safe and healthy second half of the school year!! Remember to wash your hands well and often with soap and water! If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact me at (980)343-1068. I appreciate the opportunity to take care of your children. Thank you, Nurse Jennifer Bailey Middle School

Family Involvement Week Community Service Project

As part of Family Involvement Week, all Bailey Middle School students will be taking part in a snack service project for the Ada Jenkins Center's LEARN Works program. The LEARN Works program is a well-respected, positive and productive program for students with academic needs who attend Davidson Elementary, Cornelius Elementary and Bailey Middle Schools. The purpose of the LEARN Works program is to partner with families, schools, and volunteers to support the academic progress of students and to advance family engagement.

We need your help to make this service project a success! Please consider donating packages (individual snack bag size) of the following snacks: applesauce, fruit cups, pretzels, popcorn, Chex mix, trail mix, animal crackers, Goldfish crackers and apple juice boxes. Please click on this link to sign up to bring in items. Please bring your donations to the Bailey PTSA Room (located beside the office) by

Tuesday, February 19, 2019. Thank you for your support!

Click here:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0d4fafaf2c7-bailey

Family Involvement Week

Family Involvement Week Is Almost Here

Schedule of Events

Monday February 18- Friday February 22

Scholastic Book Fair in the Media Center Monday-Thursday 8:45 am-4:00pm

Thursday during International Night 6:00-7:30 pm Friday 8:45 am- 2:00 pm

Check out the Bronco Times article for more information!

Tuesday, February 19 Bailey Fundraiser Night at Davidson College Men's Basketball Game

Davidson v. Dayton

6:00 pm, Belk Arena Tickets $10 (Must be purchased by February 5th for this price)

https://www.fevo.com/edp/Bailey-Middle-School-Night--Davidson-vs-

Dayton-HvaUvKPv

Check out the Bronco Times article for more information!

Wednesday,February 20

Bailey Gives Back Community Service Project

All students will participate in the snack program that will be donated to the Ada Jenkins LEARN Works after-school program.

Donations of snacks are needed. Please sign up to bring donations to the Bailey PTSA Room by

Tuesday, February 19th. Thank you! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0448ADAC2FAB9-adajenkins3

Check out the Bronco Times article for more information!

Wednesday February 20 Bailey Spirit Night at Whit's Frozen Custard 428 South Main Street, Davidson

12:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Purchase Whit's amazing custard today and support Bailey!

Thursday, February 21

International Night

6:00 pm - 7:30 pm, Bailey Middle School

Interested in hosting a booth for a country? Please contact Gina Wells at tgwells@carolina.rr.com.

Friday, February 22 Black History Program

3:00 pm, Bailey Middle School Gym

Various student groups will perform. Parents are invited to attend.

International Night

Bailey Middle School's annual "International Night" is scheduled for Thursday evening, February 21st. This annual event showcases and celebrates the diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds of the families at our school. This event is a great way to introduce Bailey students and their families to customs and traditions from all over the world. Every year the event gets bigger and better! We are looking for parents and students to volunteer as ambassadors for their country/region by decorating a booth, dressing in traditional clothing, and sharing art, food, music, games, etc. Bailey will provide

the tables for the booths. As an incentive to volunteer, students that participate with their families by setting up a booth will receive extra credit (bonus points) in their choice of subject. Students that attend the event and get their passport stamped will receive extra

credit in Social Studies. Contact Gina Wells for more information and to sign up for a booth, click here.

Congratulations to our Bailey BroncoBots who competed in the State Championships! The team scored their highest ever point total in

competition!

Band Notes

Date Change

The Pre-MPA BAND Concert will be on February 25th at 7:00 p.m. NOT the 26th. There is another event going on at Hough on the 26th.

Box Tops Collection

Bailey Band is collecting Box Tops For Education until February 15, 2019. Please place all Box Tops in an envelope and drop at the band room. Thank you!

Bailey Beautification Thanks!

Thank you to all the wonderful Bailey students, parents and staff that came out and helped mulch and plant flowers this past Saturday morning! The school grounds look great and we

truly appreciate your time and sweat equity. We will have another beautification day in the spring!

Character Ed Awards - January - Justice and Fairness Thank you so much to those that were able to join us for last week's Character Ed breakfast. We had

such a great turnout and we enjoyed celebrating all of January's recipients for the Character traits of

Justice and Fairness. We are so proud of your students and once again send a big congrats to the

following students:

Arango, Sebastian

Barringer, Rayna

Bellofatto, Grace

Bellofatto, Nicholas

Chavez-Ortiz, Jeff

Diehl, Brendan

Figueiredo, Aiden

Hibbeler, Brooke

Hull, Alexa

Kolkhorst, Noah

McColgan Charlie

Moses, Mackenzie

Nicodeme, Jolie

Perry, Victoria

Pescho, Evan

Rainey, Reagan

Raymond, Mia

Reino, Kate

Rode, Garrett

Rueb, Eryn

Russell, Hayes

Ruth, Emma

Sturgill, Madeline

Swartz, Michael

Thompson, Jack

Zamudio, Mark

BRONCO CALENDAR

Click HERE to see the BMS Master Calendar for 2018-19 Please note some dates are subject to change

February 12th SLT Meeting - 5:30 pm - Bailey Media Center

February 12-14th Elementary School Feeder Visits

February 18th School IN Session - Make Up "B" Day

February 18-21st Book Fair

February 21st International Night

February 23rd CMS CTE Fair - 11 am- 3 pm - Charlotte Convention Center

Bronco athletes and fans unite!

Please click HERE for Bailey sports news, schedules and permission slips.