This page contains information targeted specifically for BMS Middle School students. School-wide announcements that might also impact the Middle School can be found on the Breakthrough Magnet School homepage.

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School will be closed on Monday, January 18 in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

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ATTENTION B.M.S. 8th GRADE PARENTS!
THE TIME IS HERE!

Our 8th graders must select the high schools they would like to apply to for next school year. Please attend a special informational meeting for you this Thursday, 1/14 from 6:00-7:30 in the Teacher Training Center (Room 206) at Breakthrough. Our teachers and Ms. Johnson will be present to support you. Further, parents of students who attended Breakthrough but now attend a variety of local high schools will also be there to provide more information and answer questions.

Each 8th grade student is bringing a blue flyer home which must be returned to school with your attendance plans.

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CT Science Center
CT Science Center Permission Slip

On Tuesday, December 15, the Middle School will be attending a field trip to the Connecticut Science Center in order to experience all the exhibits with particular focus on “Forces in Motion” in support of our Science units on Motion, Forces, Friction, Gravity, and Newton’s Laws. We will be leaving at about 8:45 AM and returning at about 1:45 PM. There is no cost to attend this trip. Travel for the trip will be by school bus.

Dress code requirements will apply for all students. Students may bring their own lunch that can be eaten at the museum or may order a school cold lunch in advance.

We are in need of parent chaperones for this trip. Please contact any one of the middle school teachers as soon as possible and indicate your interest on the bottom of the permission slip. Please return the bottom portion of the permission slip to your homeroom teacher no later than 8:20 AM on Friday, December 11.

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Dear Parents,

As parents of 8th graders we want to make sure each family takes time to visit the magnet high school that you would like your child to attend next year. The following dates and locations let you know when the open houses will be held at each school in December. During these information sessions you and your child will have the opportunity to visit the school, meet the staff and learn more about your High School of preference.

Capitol Preparatory Magnet School – December 9, 2009 at 6-8 p.m.
960 Main St. Hartford
(860) 659-9800

Hartford Classical Magnet High School – December 15, 2009 at 5-7 p.m.
85 Woodland St. Hartford
(860) 695-9100

Sports and Medical Science Academy – December 15, 2009 at 6-8 p.m.
280 Huyshope Ave. Hartford
695-6900

University High School of Science and Engineering – December 16, 2009 at 6-8 p.m.
351 Mark Twain Dr. Hartford
(860) 695-9020

Pathways to Technology – December 16, 2009 at 6- 8 p.m.
184 Windsor Ave. Windsor
(860) 695-9450

Sincerely,
Norma Neuman-Johnson, Principal
Orlando Marichal, School Social Worker

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The field trip to the Connecticut Science Center scheduled for December 9 has been postponed due to district testing. We are working with the Science Center to reschedule this trip.

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Grades will close on November 6th for the first quarter of the middle school year. Report cards will be distributed at the Fall conferences. Conferences will be scheduled between Monday,  November 16th and Friday, November 20th.

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On Wednesday, October 28th we will have our scheduled field trip to the Connecticut Historical Society to view a program on Slavery in Connecticut for our upcoming history unit on Slavery and Colonialism, and then visit the University High School of Science and Engineering as part of our high school guidance program.

Students who did not order a school lunch should bring their own cold lunch and drink. Soda is not allowed. 

Students should be in dress code, bring their notebooks, history materials, and writing utensils.

MP3 players will not be allowed on this trip.

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Breakthrough Magnet
High School Information Session
Parents/Students
Our Annual High School Informational Session will be held
When:  Tuesday, October 20th at 1pm
Where:  Breakthrough Magnet School

Please take advantage of this important opportunity to receive information regarding high school programs for your child.  I welcome you to participate as well as meet representatives from some of the following schools…

1. Capitol Preparatory Magnet Academy
2. Sport and Medical Sciences Academy
3. Weaver Public High School
4. Kingswood Oxford School
5. University High School of Science & Engineering
6. Pathways to Technology Magnet School
7. Connecticut International Baccalaureate Academy
8. Northeast Catholic High School
9. A.I. Prince Technical High School
10. Loomis Chafee School
11. The Taft School
12. Bulkeley High School
13. Glastonbury High School-Agro Science Program
14. Hartford Classical Magnet
15. Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts
16. Greater Hartford Academy of Math and Science
17. Suffield High School Agriscience Center
18. E.C. Goodwin Technical High School
19. Watkinson High School

Parents and guardians of middle school students, especially 8th graders, are strongly encouraged to attend with their child.

Any questions please contact
Mr. Marichal…..695-5705

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The middle school field trip to the Connecticut Historical Society and University High School of Science and Engineering is on Wednesday, October 28. While at the Historical Society, we will take part in a program entitled “Slavery in Connecticut.” To conclude our trip, we will tour the new facilities of the University High School of Science and Engineering in an effort to expose our students to some of the possibilities for school after Breakthrough Magnet.

The cost of this trip will be $1 per student. Permission slips must be signed and returned with $1 to a middle school teacher by Monday, October 26.

Click here to download a permission slip

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Math and Literacy night is on Thursday, October 8 from 6:00 P.M. until 7:30 P.M. Your childrens’ teachers will present games and activities that parents can do with their students to help their academic development at home.

Literacy

Math

• Links to websites with tutorials and games
• Worksheets of basic operations facts
• Math games and activities

Science

• Measurement game

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