The first nine weeks was fast and furious. So many wonderful things have happened in just a short amount of time. In addition to a smooth start to the school year, Boushall was the recipient of Altria’s generosity. Forty Altria volunteers came and beau-tified our school. We are also the Renaissance School of Business and Technol-ogy. Along those lines, our students will learn how to operate a school store and learn the many facets of supply and demand and balancing a budget. These are just a few of the spec-tacular things happening at Boushall. I welcome all parents to join the PTA and volunteer in the school. It takes a strong partnership between home and school to elevate student achieve-ment.

The next nine weeks is also filled with a number of ac-tivities that will showcase our student’s talents. I hope each and everyone of our parents will visit Bou-shall to see first hand what our students are accom-plishing.

Mrs. Widad Abed

Las primeras nueve sema-nas pasaron rápidamente. Tantas cosas maravillosas han pasado. El año escolar empezó con Boushall fue recipente del labor artistic de 40 voluntaries de Altria quienes embellecieron nuestra escuela. Somos la escuela de Comercio y Technología. Nuestros estudiantes tienen la opor-tunidad de trabajar en una tienda escolar y aprender las destrezas de comercio y finanzas. Estos son al-gunas de las cosas espec-taculares pasando en Bou-shall. Invito a todos los padres a unirse al PTA y ser un voluntario en la escuela. Se necesita la co-operación entre hogar y escuela para aumentar los logros de los estudiantes.

Sra. Widad Abed

A MESSAGE FROM OUR PRINCIPAL

STUDENTS OF THE MONTH

ESTUDIANTES DEL MES

SEPTEMBER

6TH GRADE

Ajeyie Peebles

7TH GRADE

Aisha Turner-Overall

8TH GRADE

Alexandra Howard

Adriona Thompson

OCTOBER

6TH GRADE

Eder Rivas

7TH GRADE

Tanaya Barnes

8TH GRADE

Alex Cephas

November/December 2011 B o u s h a l l M i d d l e S c h o o l N e w s l e t t e r

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Nov 8 Election Day

Día de elecciones

Nov 9 End of 9 weeks

Fin de 9 semanas de clase

Nov 10 School Store opening

Abertura de la tienda escolar

Nov 23 Early Dismissal

Mediodía de clases

Nov 24-25 Thanksgiving Holiday

Días feriados-Acción de Gracias

Nov 30 8th grade Business stu-dents’ Jr. Achievements/Finance

Park trip

Viaje al Parque de Finanzas

Dec 1 Application deadline for the Maggie Walker and Appomattox Regional Governor’s Schools and

Thomas Jefferson IB Program

Último día para entregar las applicaciones para las escuelas superiores Maggie Walker, Appomat-tox y Thomas Jefferson Programa IB

Dec 14 Trip to U of R - 7th and

8th grade intermediate band

Viaje de los estudiantes de la banda intermedia de 7mo y 8vo grados a la Universidad de Rich-mond

Dec. 13 PTA and Winter Concert. Reunion de padres y maestros y el Concerto Navideño.

Dec 19 Winter break

vacaciones de invierno

Dec Choir performance at City

Hall

Jan 3 School Resumes

Regreso a la escuela

Jan 16 Martin Luther King Holiday

Días feriado de Martin Luther King

IMPORTANT NUMBERS

Boushall Middle School

780-5016

Bus Transportation

674-1234

RPS Public Information

780-7100

Website

www.richmond.k12.va.us

Rising Eagles

Students at Boushall are Respectful,

Responsible & Ready to Learn

and our teachers are Caring, Committed and

Creative.

I Station

Icre cream parties are held every

month for all our

I Station students in Tier 1. I station is a computer reading intervention pro-gram designed to

assist each student in improving read-ing comprehension.

The ice cream is provided by our Truancy Depart-

ment. Each student has the ability to

move to Tier 1 read-ing level by focus-

ing on the inverven-tion lessons and

completing ninety minutes of com-

puter instruction.

Greetings from the Boushall Science

department, our young student scien-

tists, and our teachers Ms. Minott, Ms.

Anderson, Ms. Manson, Mr. Asante,

Ms. Flippen, Mrs. Baylor-Holmes and

Mrs. Logan-Reilly. You should have re-

ceived a course syllabus for your

child’s Science class that outlines the

curriculum and class expectations.

Sixth grade covers a wide range of gen-

eral science topics. Seventh grade

science focuses on living things and

the environment. Eight grade sci-

ence is physical science, primarily cov-

ering matter and energy concepts.

Ninth grade advanced Science is earth

science. Every class regularly engages

in “hands-on” laboratory experiences.

The department goal for this school

year is that 100% of Boushall students

complete an independent, inquiry

based project for display in the school

Science Fair. The Science Fair will take

place at the end of February. You are

welcome to visit our Science labs and

see our young Scientists in action. We

thank you for your support.

6th and 7th grade 'Math Student Teach-

ers' teach mini math lessons to their

classes. Each student chose a different

topic from our first nine weeks SOL and

presented an interactive, student created

lesson. Peer teaching help students in-

teract and develop their math skills.

We, as a Mathematics department, strive

to involve all the students in the learning

process.

Go find your student. Ask them to

tell you what these words mean:

problem, hypothesis, procedure,

data, conclusion, control, constant,

independent variable, and depend-

ent variable. They should be able to

tell you!

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MATH

DEPARTMENT

Science Department

Science Homework for Parents : )

Books into

Movies

Harry Potter

and the Deathly

Hallows by J. K.

Rowlings

Dairy of a

Wimpy Kid:

Roderick Rules

by Jeff Kinney

The Chronicles

of Narnia by C.

S. Lewis

Flipped by Van

Draanen

Percy Jackson

and the

Olypians: The

Lightining Thief

by Rick Riordan

Coraline by Neil

Gaiman

Find these

titles on our

Media Center

“Men love to wonder, and that is the

seed of science.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Language Arts Department

The 25 Book Campaign is in full swing.

The students are asked to read each

night and track their progress on the

reading log provided by their reading

teacher. There will be nine week goals to

meet as well as prizes for students who

are meeting the goals. parents are en-

couraged to read with their children to

enforce the importance of reading.

History Department

On October 20th, eight student repre-

sentatives from the eighth grade at-

tended the Prejudice Awareness Summit

at VCU. Students learned how to identify

prejudice and how to address it in con-

structive ways. Students also learned

about the ramifications of prejudice in

our society and how to educate their

peers in creating a more accepting school

community. Patricia Moreno, Gloria Casti-

llo, Rakeem Green, Alex Cephas, Eliza-

beth Gamino, Jermaine Gordon, Ciarra

Richards, and Fayshawnna Peay look for-

ward to bringing their new found anti-

prejudice knowledge back to Boushall.

Is your child not working to po-

tential due to behavioral, emo-

tional, and/or academic issues?

They can’t seem to focus, re-

fuse to participate, complete

class work /homework, initiate

verbal or physical conflict with

peers and staff, and require

continuous redirection. Are they

also displaying negative behav-

iors in the home and commu-

nity? Could they benefit from

having a professionally trained

and caring counselor assisting

them throughout their school

day to decrease negative behav-

iors and work towards accom-

plishing personalized goals? If

so, Y.C.A.P.P. and Life Coach

Community Service are excited

to be partnered with students,

parents, and TC Boushall Mid-

dle School to provide therapeu-

tic services to students that

provide support in the school

and home setting. For more

information call 780-5016 and

speak with Ms Routier our CIS

coordinator.

In the month of October, I Have

a Dream Foundation volunteers

distributed over 18,000 books

to Richmond and Henrico

Schools. Boushall received over

1,600 books including popular

titles such as “The Red Queen’s

Daughter, The Young Bond Se-

ries, Camp rock series, and the

Jonas series. Students received

at least two books for their per-

sonal libraries

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TEAM UP Team up is an afterschool

program combining sports with

academic remediation.

Applications are available. See

Coach Minor for more info.

Therapeutic Day

Programs

Representatives from Maggie Walker Governers School and Thomas Jefferson IB program met with our 8th grade schol-ars. These students also re-ceived Appomatic Governers School applications. Deadline is December 1, no exceptions. Applications for Richmond Community, Open High, Franklyn Military Academy will be distributed at a later date. Our counselors Mr. Joseph Smith and Mr. C.E. (Chip) Bailey are available if you have any class, scheduling and/or personal concerns. For change in address or tele-phone number please contact Ms. C. Green CIS operator.

4-H GARDEN CLUB

On October 19th the 4-H Gar-

den Club met. Officers were

elected and Dr L. Morrow gave a

presentation on our Garden’s

progress. Members then went

and harvested vegetables. Mr.

Joseph Smith helped with the

meeting.

On October 21 our club was

contacted about getting official

recognition. A field trip to

Virginia State University is being

planned. It will take place after

Thanksgiving. If you are inter-

ested in the club, see Mr. Gra-

ham, Room 281.

GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM 08 grade Szhanesha Becoat,

Najkemia Davis, Ciarra Ellis,

Jahkira Brown 07 grade De-

stani Warden, Destiny Brown,

Arreon Broadnax 06 grade An-

drea Bartelle, Jamiara Sauders

Moniyah Johnson

These young ladies are part of

Boushall eagles girls basketball

they have worked hard and

showed improvement each

game with their skill and deter-

mination these young lady will

succeed. We wish them all good

luck in the future goals—Coach

Holmes and Coach Drumgold

BOUSHALL

CORE

VALUES

WISDOM

COURAGE

JUSTICE

COMPASSION

INTEGRITY

RESPONSIBILITY

HOPE

GUIDANCE CORNER

This three tier program is offered to 6th grade students from

Monday thru Thursday, and includes mentoring, enrichment and

remediation, . 6th grade students who are not participating in

Higher Acheivement please see Ms. Routier for more information.

Applications are available and spaces are limited.

AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES

Boushall School Store

Students will be able to spend

their hard earned eagle bucks

at our newly established School

Store. A special thanks to Altria

who generously equipped our

store. Chosen students will

have an opportunity to work at

the store and learn valuable

business and budgeting skills.

EAGLE BUCKS

Students now have the opportu-nity to earn these bucks by mak-ing strides, showing improvement, and demonstrating the core val-ues. These bucks can be re-deemed at our Boushall School store for exciting incentives and entrance to special events.

GOT BOOKS?

MIDDLE SCHOOL RENAISSANCE

Los Principios

Fundamentales

Sabiduría

Valor

Justicia

Compasión

Integridad

Responsabilidad

Esperanza

LOCKERS

Lockers will be distributed the week of November 4th. Stu-dents will be given designated time to go to their lockers.

Se distribuirá los armarios a los estudiantes durante la semana del 4 de noviembre. Habra tiempos designados para ellos utilizarlos.

Regular attendance is vital for stu-dent achievement and is the re-sponsibility of the student and parents / guardians.

Excused absences are those that resulted from: *Illness or medical appointment absence with a doctor’s note *death in the family *religious observances *required court or any other gov-ernment ordered appearances. When returning to school, the child must bring note to the atten-dance office with the reason of the absence. Failure to do so will produce unexcused absences that will lead to school and possible legal intervention.

El progreso satisfactorio escolar depende de la asistencia regular de los estudiantes y es la responsabilidad del estudiante y los padres. Ausencias justificadas incluyen:

*ausencia por una enfermedad con una nota medica.

*Servicio funerario para un miembro de la familia.

*Días religiosas.

*Verificación escrita de razones perso-nales como: asistencia a corte, o asis-tencia a citas con agencias estatales.

Al volver a la escuela el niño tiene que entregar una nota con la razón de su ausencia a la oficina. La falta de una escusa valida podría resultar en intervenciones escolares y posibles problemas legales.

Boushall Middle School

Attendance Policy

On October 1st we had our first semiannual school yard sale promoting community involvement. See you soon at our upcoming spring yard sale.

People came from near and far to find good deals.

Muchas personas vinieron buscando buenos precios.

Mr. Whitaker bringing in the crowds

El Sr. Whitaker atrayendo el público.

Ms. Potee spending her hard earned money. La Srta Potee gastando su dinero.

On October 22 over 40 Altria lead-ership volunteers came with paint brushes and other supplies and lavished our building with their ar-tistic abilities.

Altria painted our awesome boulder, donated by Luckstone Rich-mond. Pintaron nuestra roca grande donado por Luckstone Richmond.

The gym entrance and ramp. El area de la educacion física y pasillo.

Póliza de Asistencia

BOUSHALL YARD SALE VENTA AL AIRE LIBRE BOUSHALL

OUR BOUSHALL PARTNERS

En octubre John y Pamela Voekel los au-tores del libro “Jaguar Stone” dieron una presentación a los alumnos de sexto gra-do sobre el mundo de los indios Maya. Los alumnos aprendieron sobre como sobrevivir en la selva. Vieron sus maes-tros comer GUZANOS.

Famous authors visit Boushall

In October John and Pamela Voekel

authors of the Jaguar Stone series

presented an exciting lively presenta-

tion to our 6th grader bringing them

into the world of Mayan Indians. Stu-

dents learned about survival skills

and even got to see their teachers

eat WORMS.