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Nicholas J. Begich Middle School

Meetings, events and key dates

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Future Meetings & Key Dates

Date

Time Location Description
Oct 6 7:30 am Denny's Bartlett area principal meeting
3 pm   Administrative meeting
3-4:30 pm   Dance practice after school
    School messenger message delivered to all Begich families about the opening of online scheduling for Student-Led Conferences
Oct 6-10     Officer Rollins starts first session of DARE in PE classes.
Oct 7 3-4:30 pm   “In Our Own Words,” Tuesday and Thursday theater residency starts with Allison Warden.  See Megan Russell for details.
5:30-7:30 pm MPR Team Nitro, “I am” Cultural Festival
Oct 8 10 -10:50 am   Skills Alaska demonstration in Art LaRue’s class. Ten to fifteen Skills Alaska coordinators from around the state will visit and observe.
Oct 10     Spirit day for students and staff to wear school colors.
7:30 am Library Department Chair and Coordinators meeting
9:10 am Library ACT/Explore meeting for all eighth grade teachers with Kristidel McGregor
Oct 11 9 am - 3 pm   Building open
Oct 12     Building open depending on staff volunteers
Oct 13-16     Spirit week with daily themes and Thursday pep assemblies during fourth hour for seventh grade and seventh hour for sixth and eighth graders. Oct 13: Beach Day, Oct 14: Jersey Day, Oct 15: Twin Day, Oct 16: Class color day (orange-6th, green-7th, grey/black-8th, blue-staff)
Oct 15 6:30 pm Library PTSA meeting
      Deadline for completion of Model Proposals for alternative appraisals.  Please see your respective administrator if you have not set up your conference for this.
Oct 17     Grade assessment day.  No school for students.
Oct 20     New 1% for Art ravens will be installed at bus entrance.  Please designate one student form each core team to be the “raven setter.”
Oct 20-Dec 12     Interscholastic Girls’ Volleyball season
Oct 20-Dec 18     Second quarter
Oct 20-21     Selected Begich students will attend the “Celebrating 25 Years…Wisdom From Our Elders, Spirit of Our Youth,” AFN Convention, Dena’ina Convention Center.  Amber Thomas is coordinating this opportunity for our students.
Oct 20-24     Officer Rollins' second session of DARE in PE classes.
Oct 22 2nd hour Gym Sign up assembly for Top Cover with USAF Band of the Pacific
Oct 24     Conference hour staff meetings to evaluate first quarter.
    Team Adrenaline field trip to Performing Arts Center for Kahurangi: Maori Dance Show.
    Advanced art students field trip to museum.
Oct 27     Team Soul field trip to Performing Arts Center for Kahurangi: Maori Dance Show.
Oct 27-30     Great pumpkin contest for each grade level. For our Halloween celebration, each grade will have the opportunity to win a large pumpkin by correctly answering measurement and estimation math questions.
Oct 29-30 noon-3 p.m. & 4-7 pm   Student-led conferences and Book Fair
Nov 5     Honor roll recognition at all three lunches with bumper stickers and ice cream distributed by counselors.
Nov 6 7 pm MPR Dance recital
Nov 7 7:30-9 am MPR 4.0 GPA breakfast for quarter one with featured speaker Don Burrell.
Nov 11     Begich hosts Volleyball Jamborees in MPR and gym. Details forthcoming.  
Nov 13 7 pm MPR Band concert
Nov 17     ACT/Explore assessment for eighth graders
Nov 19 6:30 pm Library PTSA meeting
Nov 22     Fall Carnival (date changed from Nov. 15)
Nov 25     Begich hosts Volleyball Jamborees in MPR and gym. Details forthcoming.  
Dec 1-12     Officer Rollins' second session of DARE in PE classes.
Dec 4     Begich hosts Volleyball Jamborees in MPR and gym. Details forthcoming.  
Dec 13 noon - 4 pm   Begich Fine Arts Showcase at Barnes and Noble Bookstore with percentage of sales dedicated to Begich
Feb 3-4     Terra Nova assessment for eighth grade students.
Apr 2     Science SBA for eighth grade students.
Apr 7-9     SBAs for all three grades.

Updated October 6, 2008

 


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