BMS March News

BIXBY MIDDLE SCHOOL

DATESTOREMEMBER

March

EARLYRELEASEDAYS

1,8,15,29

MARCH13 PARENTTEACHER CONFERENCES

MARCH18-22 SPRINGBREAK NOSCHOOL

MARCH25 NOSCHOOL MARCH27 PARENTTEACHER CONFERENCES

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ADMINISTRATIVECONTACTS

ROWLAND VERNON Principal Administration

P: 918.366.2201

E: rvernon@bixbyps.org

RICHARD WALLACE Assistant Principal (G-O) Administration

918.366.1705

E: rwallace@bixbyps.org

MIKE BLAIR Assistant Principal (A-F) Administration

P: 918.366.1788

E: mblair@bixbyps.org

DENISE MAGUIRE Assistant Principal (P-Z) Administration

918.366.2236

E: dmaguire@bixbyps.org

Good afternoon Bixby Middle School Families!

Another busy month has flown by! Does the month of February or March seems shorter than the other months to anyone? Our focus for the month of March contains a crucial element that can determine success in the ever changing environment our students currently navigate. Problem-solving skills in academics, career preparations or even social interactions often serves as the base to build future success. Providing multiple opportunities for students to learn processes and techniques that foster their approach and confidence with problemsolving skills has now become more important than ever. Confidence in their approach to instill the perseverance needed to overcome the obstacles life places in front of them is especially important. Thank you for joining with us and creating those experiences with our students! Enjoy our newsletter and all of the successes our students are creating here at our Middle School!

Students of the Week!

OF THE WEEK!

StudentsoftheWeek! StudentsoftheWeek!

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StudentsoftheWeek!

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SKILLFUL APPROACH TO ANXIETY MANAGEMENT

WE ALL HAVE ANXIETY, SOME MORE THAN OTHERS. IT HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS AN OVERESTIMATION OF A PROBLEM WITHOUT THE SKILLS NECESSARY TO MANAGE THIS PROBLEM. WHEN THESE DISTRESSING THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS ABOUT FUTURE EVENTS BECOME OVERPOWERING AND DISRUPT DAY-TO-DAY FUNCTIONING, IT CAN POSE CHALLENGES. NEGATIVE THOUGHTS, SUCH AS ANTICIPATING SOMETHING BAD, FEELING INADEQUATE, OR WORRYING ABOUT OTHERS' NEGATIVE OPINIONS, CAN FUEL ANXIETY'S TENDENCY TO CREATE A FRIGHTENING NARRATIVE. THESE CAN ESCALATE LEADING TO A CASCADE OF CATASTROPHIC THOUGHTS. PER LYNN LYONS, ANXIETY EXPERT, IT IS IMPORTANT TO INCLUDE THESE THREE THINGS IN YOUR PLAN. FOCUS ON THE THREE EX'S. EXPECT IT, EXTERNALIZE IT, AND EXPERIMENT. ANTICIPATE THAT THE WORRY WILL SHOW UP AND BE READY TO ADDRESS THESE FEELINGS. EXTERNALIZE IT. SEPARATE YOUR WORRY FROM YOUR IDENTITY. UNDERSTAND THAT YOUR WORRY IS A PART OF YOU AND NOT THE WHOLE MAKE UP OF WHO YOU ARE. EXPERIMENT BY IMPLEMENTING YOUR PLAN GRADUALLY WITH SMALL TASKS.

JEFFEREY TONEY (8), SEBASTIAN JONES (7), ALEXIS MOORE (7), KENNEDY TIMMONS (8)

LIZZETE ACOSTA RANGEL (8) PALMER STEPHENS (8) JUAN HERNANDEZ (7) ABIGAIL EDWARDS (7)

JAI ROBINS (7) TYLER VAUGHN (8) KINLEY FULDA (7) ALISSON RIOS (8)

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BAILEY’S ICE CREAM

MARCH 8TH, 29TH

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BMS THEATRE

THE BMS THEATRE STUDENTS' PRODUCTION OF HONK! JR, WAS A GREAT SUCCESS! DIRECTED AND CHOREOGRAPHED BY TONI ROSS WITH MUSICAL DIRECTION BY DEBBIE BAKER. THIS HEARTWARMING TALE OF THE UGLY DUCKLING CAME TO LIFE AT THE BIXBY HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM MARCH 1-2. IT INCLUDED FUN CHARACTERS LIKE THE CAT, BULLFROG, GOOSE SQUADRON, AND MANY OTHERS IN THE DUCKYARD. THESE STUDENTS SANG AND DANCED THEIR WAY INTO THE HEARTS OF AUDIENCES. THE PRODUCTION WAS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE AMAZING BHS TECHNICAL THEATRE TEAM. THIS MUSICAL HAS A GREAT MESSAGE AND INSPIRED EVERYONE TO SEE THAT "IN THEIR OWN WAY, THEY ARE A SWAN!"

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SPARTAN HOOPERS

This was our second Spartan Hoopers Game. It is a great opportunity for our Special Spartans to play a game of recreational basketball along side our Middle School Basketball players. It's fun for all envolved!

I want to say a quick thank you to everyone who has helped me put this together Our Middle School Basketball coaches: Coach Kight, Coach Darr, Coach Evans, Coach Moyer, Coach George

Our Middle School basketball players and 9th grade Basketball Players

Lindsey Cooper for helping me organize and coordinate the event. Teachers; Amy Dennis, Emily Woodard, Michelle Spillars, Teresa Cash, and Meredith James,for all their help.

The Singer Family for Donating the Trophies Bixby Youth Basketball for Donating the player basketballs and banner Heather Howell and Middle School Student council

Bixby Buddies volunteer Tanner Cooper and Aaron Reinhardt for emceeing the event

And a Big Thank you to our Middle School Administration, Mr. Vernon, Mr. Blair, and Mrs. Maguire for giving me the opportunity to make this event happen!

And last but not least our Bixby Spartan Hoopers and their parents!!

Without all of your support none of this would have been possible!!

CHECK OUT STORY ON SPARTAN HOOPERS FOX 23 NEWS

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BMS LEADERSHIP

The BMS Leadership students have been discussing ways to show kindness, compassion, and empathy to others. We've been focusing on how to be empathetic to those who are often seen but not noticed.

We visited Autumn Park and Pioneer Village's low-income retirement communities. Many of the residents don't drive or have much interaction with people outside their dwellings, especially since COVID shut down previously available transportation options. Our students distributed over 100 handmade valentines to residents. Each door received a special message, and several residents came to say hello.

It was heart-warming to see our students visit with them and share a smile and welcome from our school. As we were leaving, one of the ladies thanked us quite loudly and said it was the most excellent thing that had happened to her recently. I looked over just in time to see her offer a hug to a couple of our 7th-grade girls. The next thing I knew, one of our young ladies had decided to give hugs to others in the room. It was a lovely thing to witness.

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ROBOTICS

Robotics traveled to Boulder, Colorado, to compete in a Signature Event. This event had competitors from 80 top public and private schools across North America. Our kids placed 13th out of 80 and won the Sportsmanship Award for their exemplary attitude, spirit, and willingness to persevere through challenges all season.

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ROBOTICS

The Robotics State Championship was this past Saturday, and our students SHOWED UP!! Three of our teams ended the Championship in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place. They took home the Judges Award for their perseverance, the design award for their engineering notebooks, and most importantly, the Excellence Award (highest honor). These achievements have qualified two of our teams for the 2024 World Championship, where they compete against 70 other countries!!

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SPEECH TEAM

THE BMS SPEECH TEAM COMPETED AT THE BIXBY GREEN CORN CLASSIC

WE CAME BACK WITH 12 INDIVIDUAL AWARDS AND 1ST PLACE IN NOVICE SWEEPSTAKES

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