Ice Fishing Derby - December 28th - Info.

Attached is information about an upcoming Fishing Derby.

Fishing Derby

Spirit Week!

Here is what the 6th Grade Student Council planned for this week's "Spirit Week":

Spirit Week!

December 16th-20th

    

Monday - Hobby Day  

(Wear an outfit to show your passion for a hobby) 

Tuesday -Mismatched Clothes 

(Wear your wackiest outfit)                                                                

Wednesday  - Decade Day

(Dress like you’re from a different decade)

      

 Thursday - Formal Day

(Dress in your fanciest clothes)

  

Friday - Red, Green, White Day   

(Wear a holiday-themed outfit)

*Hats are allowed ONLY on Friday*

35th Annual District Writing Contes

It's that time of year again!  Those students who wish to enter the writing contest need to join the Google Classroom that has been set up for the 8th grade entries.  Info. is below.  Any questions?  See Mrs. Norton.

REPORT CARDS WERE HANDED OUT TODAY!!

REPORT CARDS FOR TRIMESTER 1 WERE HANDED OUT TODAY!!

Philadelphia Trip Information

The students met with Mr. Miremadi today and he gave an overview of the summer trip to Philly.  Each student was given a handout with all of the necessary information.

Clan Breakfast - Friday, the 20th

Fraser Clan will be having a clan breakfast on Friday, December 20th.  There will be a sign-up sheet in Mrs. Norton's room.  Any questions?  Send an email to Mrs. Norton at dnorton@gmail.com

Sign-Ups for Swim Club Are Taking Place!

The 2020 BEMS Swim Club is now open for enrollment.  Please use the following link to find the Sign-up form and the Medical Release form.  If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Laprise at BEMS.

https://sites.google.com/a/bonnyeagle.org/bemsathletics/forms

Demonstration Speeches Start Tomorrow in ELA!

Due to today's snow day, Demonstration Speeches will start tomorrow instead of today.  All students have known AT LEAST two weeks in advance of the day that they are scheduled to present.  All presentations (whether oral or digital) must be ready.  Final copies of informational papers are due on the day of the presentation.  All info. can be found on students' Google Classroom accounts.  Mrs. Norton did a presentation for each class to show what the expectation is; she also posted a copy of her speech on Google Classroom.

Good luck!!

Reminder - Delayed Start Day on Wednesday, December 4th!

Hope everyone is enjoying the snow day today!  Reminder - tomorrow is a delayed start day!

News Worth Sharing!

Here's some news worth sharing from our administration:
"Shout out to Fraser Clan! Long time substitute teacher covered a day this week and her comment was “What an AWESOME Clan!” That was one of my favorites to cover! Great Staff Great Kids."

Wednesday, November 13th - Late Arrival Day

Reminder - Monday, the 11th, is Veterans Day.  Wednesday, the 13th, is a Late Arrival Day.

Reminder - Fundraiser Is This Thursday!

Information has already been sent home about our upcoming fundraiser.  However, if you haven't seen it, here's a copy of the informational letter. Here is also a copy of the pledge sheet that the students can use to record.  Our hope is to raise enough to do several memorable field trips, with enough money left over to do some fun clan activities.

Learning Lab Link

Here is the link for Learning Lab.  Please use it to sign up to stay after to get work done.

Fraser Fundraiser - Th., November 7th

Information has already been sent home about our upcoming fundraiser.  However, if you haven't seen it, here's a copy of the informational letter. Here is also a copy of the pledge sheet that the students can use to record.  Our hope is to raise enough to do several memorable field trips, with enough money left over to do some fun clan activities.

FYI - Parent-Teacher Conferences

Info. regarding Parent-Teacher Conferences has been sent via Synergy (please check to see if your correct email is listed with Synergy!).  We created our schedules for parents/guardians to meet with their child's HR teacher.  The HR teacher will have a report of progress from the other teachers regarding academics and behaviors.  If parents/guardians send an email directly to me (dnorton@bonnyeagle.org), wanting to schedule a conference with all of the teachers, I will accommodate as best I can.

Wednesday Is a Delayed Start Day!

Reminder - Wednesday, October 23rd, is a delayed start day!!

Reminder - Upcoming Fundraiser

If you have not yet read and signed the attached letter regarding Fraser's upcoming fundraiser, would you please do so?
Your support is greatly appreciated!
Fundraiser Info. Letter

Important Info. About PT Conferences!

A few important updates:

Sign ups for parent conferences are coming soon... they are scheduled for November 7th and 13th. Sign ups are done through your parent vue account in Synergy. Is your synergy account up and running? If you have never accessed your account, please email Kim Aiken at kaiken@bonnyeagle.org.

Student Tdap and Meningitis Vaccination Clinic has been rescheduled to December 6th from 7:30am - 9:30am. More information to follow.

Fraser Clan Fundraiser Info.

Please read the attached letter about our upcoming fundraiser.  This fundraiser will enable us to plan field trips and fun activities for Fraser Clan.

Picture Re-take Day - Th., Oct. 31st

Picture re-take day is Thursday, October 31st.

Reminder - No School on Friday, the 11th, and Monday, the 14th!

Reminder - due to Teacher Inservice Day and Columbus Day, there will be no school on Friday, October 11th, or on Monday, October 14th!

A Note From Mr. Christensen About Social Studies Class

Here is a note from Mr. Christensen - if you would like to connect to his google classroom site to find out what's going on in class, please read it!

f you would like to be a guardian for your student's google classroom site, which has all assignments, please email me at jchristensen@bonnyeagle.org with the email you'd like me to use. Thanks!

JC

Winter 1 Sports Sign-Ups

Here is the link to sign up for Winter 1 Sports:

Wednesday Is Delayed Start Day

Reminder - Wednesday, September 25th is a Delayed Start Day!

Fraser Clan Military Service Recognition - Friday, Nov. 8th

Fraser Clan is hosting its annual "Military Service Recognition" in conjunction with Veterans Day.  If anyone in the clan would like to invite a relative or family friend, either actively serving in the military or retired, we would love to have them come and spend some time with us on the morning of Friday, November 8th (the Friday before Veterans Day), and share their story.  Click here to see to form that we have students fill out and use to introduce their invited guest.  Our tentative starting time will be at 9:15.  More details to follow!  Please send Mrs. Norton an email with any questions.

Thank you!

"Book Bingo" - Mrs. Norton's LA Clas

Students are going to the library this week to select a book for Sustained Silent Reading.  We have also talked about Book Bingo  and the criteria that is required.  Students received a Parent/Guardian Letter detailing the  project; this needs to be signed and returned to Mrs. Norton by Friday.

Reminder - Back to School Night Tonight!

Reminder - tonight is "Back to School Night"!  We look forward to meeting the parents/guardians of our students.  The event is from 6:00 - 7:00.  Our classrooms are located in the upstairs front wing.

Mr. Christensen - Social Studies

Mrs. Norton - Language Arts

Ms. Rancourt - Science

Ms. Tremblay - Math

Mrs. Chamberland - Resource Room

Hope to see you!

Student Packets - What to Bring Back

Students received Info. Packets today.  Please make sure that you take a look at what's inside.
Please complete, sign, and return to your child's HR teache:
the gold paper from Technology
the tan paper about Publishing Student Info.
the blue form with Health Update Info.
the white form about Vaccinations if you wish to have this done.
the yellow form about Teeth if you wish to have this done.
the two Volunteer forms if you wish to volunteer.

Risky Business - Info. for Parents/Guardians

Message from Mr. Crick - please read

Hi-

The tech dept. will be here Friday to put in your rooms all of the devices students have had their parents approve.

So far only half have filled out the form.

Please remind your students that the link to this form was emailed out last week to parents' email addresses or to the student email if the parent did not provide one, and that this needs to be completed for them to get their device.

If the parent/guardian did not get the form the parent/ guardian will need to email me and I will resend it to their address.

Many Thanks-

Jim

--

Jim Crick - MLTI Tech Lead

District Technology Specialis

Here's to a great school year!

Here's to a great school year!  We in Fraser Clan are looking forward to meeting  our students tomorrow!

Meet Mrs. Patenaude - Intensive Functional Academics Teacher

I am Kara Patenaude, Intensive Functional Academics for BEMS.  This is my 4th year in the district, as well as my 4th year in southern Maine.  I graduated many years ago from Hampden Academy, KVCC, and UMF. I ran a car rental agency at the Bangor Airport before deciding to change careers.  I have two high schoolers of my own in the district. We live in Hollis with my husband, dog Googie, and cat Lexi. Outside of school, I enjoy camping, and since I am on the road traveling when I’m not at school, I enjoy a good audiobook to help with the ride. 

Yearbooks on Sale!

You can go ahead and order your yearbook now!  If you order by 9/27/19, the cost will only be $21.00 - after that, the cost will be $25.00. You can order though Jostens Yearbook Website, or by calling 1-877-767-5217.

Mark Your Calendars - Picture Day!

Mark your calendars!  School Picture Day is going to be on Thursday, September 12th!

Meet Ms. Rancourt - Fraser Clan's Science Teacher

Hello and welcome back.  I am anticipating an exciting year for us all.  Eighth grade is a unique time where the habits of school become really important because we all want to give you the skills necessary to be successful in high school.  I look forward to working with you all.  Power Through Fraser!

Meet Mrs. Chamberland - Fraser Resource Room Teacher

We're very happy to have Mrs. Chamberland join our team us our Resource Room teacher.  Here is a little something about her:

I have been a Special Education Teacher teaching in the district for 5 years, the last 3 years have been at Bonny Eagle Middle School. All 3 years have been in 7th grade with Argyll Clan, I am looking forward to a change and being in the 8th grade. This year I will service students in Fraser and all 8th graders in MacCallum Clan. I am proud to also live in the district and to be raising my family here. I have 2 boys who attend the high school, one is a junior and the other is a freshman. When not teaching, I enjoy watching my boys play soccer & lacrosse. I love the outdoors, cooking, the beach, gardening, and reading.

Meet Ms. Tremblay - Fraser's New Math Teacher!

We are super-excited to have Ms. Kayla Tremblay join Fraser Clan as our math teacher.  Her love of math, combined with her experiences and enthusiasm make her a very welcomed addition!!
Here is what she has to say about herself:

Hello!

My name is Kayla Tremblay and I am super excited to be joining the Fraser Clan

as the math teacher. Here’s a little bit about me. I graduated in 2018 from the

University of Maine at Farmington and received my Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary

Education with a concentration in...MATH! While I was at UMF I student taught at

Mt. Blue Middle School in the eighth grade and actually got to take over my math

class for not just one week, but five weeks out of the sixteen that I was with the school.

Last year I was a fourth grade teacher in Biddeford teaching math and STEM! I also have been

working for the Saco Recreation program as a Director for the teen program and other

weekend events. Some of my hobbies are dancing, hiking trails, watching sports,

crafting, and spending time with friends. I live in Saco with my parents and two international

students from China who attend Thornton Academy. My sisters are both away at

college and my brother is a junior in high school.

Meet Mrs. Norton - Fraser LA Teacher

Welcome to Fraser Clan - I hope that everyone has an amazing 8th grade experience!   I'm looking forward to my second year in 8th grade and to becoming better acquainted with some students and getting to know others.  I have taught 2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grades - I have to say, 8th grade is definitely one of my favorites!  I live in Gorham (until September 20th, when I move to Scarborough) with my husband and 13 year old golden retriever, Annie.  Both of my sons went through MSAD 6, but both are now grown up and we're "empty nesters" (well, other than Annie!).  In my free time I love to spend time with family, travel, cook, work out, run, golf, go to baseball games, and attend students' events.  Don't ever hesitate to contact me with a question or concern (or just to relay something good that's going on!). Let's make this year a fantastic one!

Meet Mr. Christensen - Fraser's Social Studies Teacher

Meet Mr. Christensen!

My name is Joshua Christensen, and I am Bonny Eagle through and through. My mother was a teacher in the district for nearly 40 years and my grandmother was a 40 plus year teacher in the South Portland area.  I graduated from BE in 2004, and after some time away at the University of Vermont getting my BA and Master's, I came home to find a teaching job and ended up back here, which has been awesome. I've taught in the Alternative Education program for  six years and am excited about my second year teaching in Fraser Clan at BEMS.  Music is one of my passions, and I play in a rock band that does shows all over Maine. You will likely hear me jamming to tunes with my team on a regular basis. -

Mark Your Calendars - Back to School Night

Mark your calendars - "Back to School Night" is Tuesday, September 3rd.  It runs from 6:00 - 7:00 pm.

LISTEN TO A MESSAGE FROM OUR ADMIN. AND MEET SOME NEW STAFF MEMBERS!

Check out this link to hear a few words from Mr. Harris and Mr. Oyster.  Also, meet a few of our new staff members!
Principal's Vlog #1

Great Opportunity for Girls on Wed., Aug. 21st

Check out this great opportunity for girls being held at Athleta in the Old Portland this Wednesday, August 21st!
http://events.athleta.com/0461-athleta-girl-2019?fbclid=IwAR2PLMFNrApe9Iu8DPwY0wuUaNybLNUTrOmCFcxwUUgQ1ROwSpNSdO2uUdI

Supply List

Here is our supply list for Fraser Clan.  It's also on the "links" section on the left side of the blog!  If you have any questions, feel free to send an email!

New Math Teacher Coming to Fraser!!

Fraser Clan is happy to announce that a  math teacher has been hired, pending a final meeting  with Superintendent Penna on Wednesday.  We are sure that this new addition to our team will be a wonderful one!  As soon as the meeting has taken place, we will announce the newest member of our clan.

It's Almost "That" Time!!

Well, August is here - let's make the most of these awesome days as the summer winds down!  We're looking forward to an amazing school year!