Baechtel Grove Middle School

Hello BGMS Parents, Guardians, and Caregivers, This Wednesday is another opportunity to learn how to use the technology that students are using in their classes. The parent training takes place at 8:00 am in Spanish and 5:30 pm in English. We will also be available to answer any questions parents might have. Please call the BGMS office to reserve your spot today. Next week we will carry out Parent/Teacher/Student Conferences. The office should have already called to schedule a Zoom meeting with one of your student’s teachers were you will go into that teacher’s classroom, with your student, on their Chromebook, and meet with them about all of your student’s classes. Our goal is to meet with all of our parents with the purpose of letting you know their progress. Students will also talk about their goal for the rest of this trimester, and we welcome input from you, about your student’s learning. If we have not set up a Conference with you, yet, call the main office, and let us set one up for you. Progress checks, last week were sent to parents’ email addresses, or mailed for those without email addresses in our database. Here is the link to the BGMS Parent/Student Handbook, http://willitsunifiedca.apptegy.us/o/baechtel, look under Parent Resources. As always, call the main office if there are any questions. Thank you for your attention and goodbye. Hola, padres, tutores y cuidadores de BGMS: Este miércoles es otra oportunidad para aprender a usar la tecnología que los estudiantes están usando en sus clases. La capacitación para padres se lleva a cabo a las 8:00 am en español y a las 5:30 pm en inglés. También estaremos disponibles para responder a cualquier pregunta que los padres puedan tener. Llame a la oficina de BGMS para reservar su lugar hoy. La próxima semana realizaremos Conferencias de Padres / Maestros / Estudiantes. La oficina ya debería haber llamado para programar una reunión de Zoom con uno de los maestros de su estudiante, donde entrara al aula de ese maestro, con su estudiante, en su Chromebook, y se reunirá con ellos sobre todas las clases de su estudiante. Nuestro objetivo es reunirnos con todos nuestros padres con el propósito de informarles su progreso. Los estudiantes también hablarán sobre su meta para el resto de este trimestre, y agradecemos sus comentarios sobre el aprendizaje de su estudiante. Si aún no hemos puesto una conferencia con usted, llame a la oficina principal y permítanos poner una para usted. Los reportes de progreso, la semana pasada, se enviaron a las direcciones de correo electrónico de los padres o se enviaron por correo a aquellos que no tienen direcciones de correo electrónico en nuestra base de datos. Aquí está el enlace al Manual para padres / estudiantes de BGMS, http://willitsunifiedca.apptegy.us/o/baechtel, busque en Recursos para padres. Como siempre, llame a la oficina principal si tiene alguna pregunta. Gracias por su atención y adiós.

over 3 years ago, Maria De Los Munguia

If You Want Your Taxes to Stay Local, Choose Measure I Willits public schools are in desperate need of maintenance and repairs. Every single school in the Willits Unified School District leaks when it rains, and that’s just the beginning. The longer we defer maintenance, the more expensive repairs will become. The question is how do we, as a community, raise funds to pay for those repairs? In the upcoming election, there is a statewide proposition and a local ballot measure that address school funding. California Proposition 15 would only guarantee an additional $15,000 per year for Willits schools (or $180,000 over 12 years). Measure I would allow Willits schools to raise $17 million over 12 years. If Prop. 15 passes, California schools will get 40 percent of the revenue. Of that, community colleges will receive 11 percent. The remaining funds would be divvied up among K-12 schools statewide. Prop. 15 isn’t polling very well, so depending on it to fund local school repairs is a big risk, but even if it does pass, it only guarantees $100 per student per year, not nearly enough to pay for the upkeep required for Willits schools. It’s possible that more revenue could come our way, but there’s no guarantee. On the other hand, if Measure I passes, 100 percent of revenue would remain local and go toward repairing and maintaining Willits public schools, including charter schools. Because the general obligation bond will be issued in four or more stages, the school board can reduce the burden on taxpayers should economic conditions change or other funding, such as Proposition 15, become available. As a reminder, Measure I would cost property owners a maximum of $40 per $100,000 of assessed value (not market value) per year. Assessed value is determined by the Mendocino County Assessor and is listed on your property tax bill. If, for example, your house is assessed at $250,000, your overall annual bill would be $100 (that’s about $8 per month). With these funds, public schools in Willits would have the funds to responsibly fix what is broken and keep school facilities in good repair. Willits Unified projects include replacing broken furniture at schools districtwide, repairing the roof at Blosser Lane Elementary, purchasing portable classrooms at Brookside Elementary and cafeteria tables at Baechtel Grove Middle School, paving parking lots at Willits High and the District Office, updating science classrooms at Baechtel Grove and Willits High, and similar projects. Proposition 15 is a whole different deal. I’m not recommending a vote for or against Prop. 15; that’s a personal decision. I’m just letting you know that Prop. 15 is unlikely to provide the funds needed to maintain local schools. Please realize that a vote in favor of Proposition 15 does not replace the need for Measure I. With Measure I, you will be able to see your tax dollars at work here in Willits. In the last election, 162 people skipped over the school bond—leaving it blank rather than voting yes or no—presumably because they didn’t feel they knew enough to make a good decision. My goal here is to provide information so voters feel comfortable taking a position one way or another. Please don’t leave it blank. If you need more information, I am happy to answer any questions you may have. You can reach me at the district office at 707-459-5314.

over 3 years ago, Mark Westerburg

If You Want Your Taxes to Stay Local, Vote on Measure I Willits public schools are in desperate need of maintenance and repairs. Every single school in the Willits Unified School District leaks when it rains, and that’s just the beginning. The longer we defer maintenance, the more expensive repairs will become. The question is how do we, as a community, raise funds to pay for those repairs? In the upcoming election, there is a statewide proposition and a local ballot measure that address school funding. California Proposition 15 would only guarantee an additional $15,000 per year for Willits schools (or $180,000 over 12 years). Measure I would allow Willits schools to raise $17 million over 12 years. If Prop. 15 passes, California schools will get 40 percent of the revenue. Of that, community colleges will receive 11 percent. The remaining funds would be divvied up among K-12 schools statewide. Prop. 15 isn’t polling very well, so depending on it to fund local school repairs is a big risk, but even if it does pass, it only guarantees $100 per student per year, not nearly enough to pay for the upkeep required for Willits schools. It’s possible that more revenue could come our way, but there’s no guarantee. On the other hand, if Measure I passes, 100 percent of revenue would remain local and go toward repairing and maintaining Willits public schools, including charter schools. Because the general obligation bond will be issued in four or more stages, the school board can reduce the burden on taxpayers should economic conditions change or other funding, such as Proposition 15, become available. As a reminder, Measure I would cost property owners a maximum of $40 per $100,000 of assessed value (not market value) per year. Assessed value is determined by the Mendocino County Assessor and is listed on your property tax bill. If, for example, your house is assessed at $250,000, your overall annual bill would be $100 (that’s about $8 per month). With these funds, public schools in Willits would have the funds to responsibly fix what is broken and keep school facilities in good repair. Willits Unified projects include replacing broken furniture at schools districtwide, repairing the roof at Blosser Lane Elementary, purchasing portable classrooms at Brookside Elementary and cafeteria tables at Baechtel Grove Middle School, paving parking lots at Willits High and the District Office, updating science classrooms at Baechtel Grove and Willits High, and similar projects. Proposition 15 is a whole different deal. I’m not recommending a vote for or against Prop. 15; that’s a personal decision. I’m just letting you know that Prop. 15 is unlikely to provide the funds needed to maintain local schools. Please realize that a vote in favor of Proposition 15 does replace the need for Measure I. With Measure I, you will be able to see your tax dollars at work here in Willits. In the last election, 162 people skipped over the school bond—leaving it blank rather than voting yes or no—presumably because they didn’t feel they knew enough to make a good decision. My goal here is to provide information so voters feel comfortable taking a position one way or another. Please don’t leave it blank. If you need more information, I am happy to answer any questions you may have. You can reach me at the district office at 707-459-5314.

over 3 years ago, Mark Westerburg

Hello BGMS Parents, Guardians, and Caregivers, There are six weeks left in this trimester 1. This is the midpoint in the trimester and we will be sending out progress reports this week. Please look in the US mail for a progress check for your student’s classes, from BGMS. Parent/Teacher conferences are two weeks away. We will be calling this week to set up times for parents to meet with teachers about the progress of our students. We know that our partnership with parents is based on communication, and we want to talk with both parents and students about their successes, please allow us to set these meetings to communicate student goals and strategies to accomplish them. The Student Council met this week and they will be leading students in whole school virtual activities to promote social connection with their peers. Kids Club is starting a Family Fitness time after school from 3:30 to 4:30 pm, in a couple of weeks. We hope the whole family will want to be a part of this exciting time focused on physical movement. The BGMS after school intervention classes will begin in two weeks as well. We will be helping students in Math and Language Arts virtually. We know that the situation we are in has caused families to be isolated. We hope that these activities will help everyone offset their isolation. We post all times and days to the live feed on our website, or call the office for more information. Thank you for your attention and goodbye. Hola, padres, tutores y cuidadores de BGMS: Quedan seis semanas en este trimestre 1. Este es el punto medio del trimestre y esta semana enviaremos informes de progreso. Por favor, busque en el correo de EE. UU. Una verificación del progreso de las clases de su estudiante, de BGMS. Faltan dos semanas para las conferencias de padres y maestros. Llamaremos esta semana para programar horarios para que los padres se reúnan con los maestros sobre el progreso de nuestros estudiantes. Sabemos que nuestra asociación con los padres se base en la comunicación y queremos hablar con los padres y los estudiantes sobre sus éxitos. Permítanos programar estas reuniones para comunicar las metas y estrategias de los estudiantes para lograrlas. El Consejo de Estudiantes se reunió esta semana y dirigirá a los estudiantes en actividades virtuales de toda la escuela para promover la conexión social con sus compañeros. Kids Club comenzará un tiempo de fitness familiar después de la escuela de 3:30 a 4:30 pm, en un par de semanas. Esperamos que toda la familia quiera ser parte de este emocionante momento centrado en el movimiento físico. Las clases de intervención después de clases de BGMS también comenzarán en dos semanas. Estaremos ayudando a los estudiantes en matemáticas y artes del lenguaje virtualmente. Sabemos que la situación en la que nos encontramos ha provocado el aislamiento de familias. Esperamos que estas actividades ayuden a todos a compensar su aislamiento. Publicamos todas las horas y días en la transmisión en vivo en nuestro sitio web, o llamen a la oficina para obtener más información. Gracias por su atención y adiós.

over 3 years ago, Maria De Los Munguia

Hello BGMS Parents, Guardians, and Caregivers, I want to thank all the parents who joined us for Back to School Night. It was good seeing you, even if it was on Zoom. BGMS does not have Parent/Teacher Conferences this week. These were moved to the week of October 26. We will have our first BGMS School Site Council meeting virtually this Wednesday at 3:30 pm. The Zoom link will be on the BGMS website on Tuesday of this week. All interested parents are invited to attend the meeting. Next week is the midpoint in this first trimester. Now is the time to look into our students’ Google classrooms and see if all assignments are being turned in. If you do not know how, I invite you Wednesday to the Parent Trainings on use of the technology in classes, 8:00 am in Spanish and 5:30 pm in English. Please call the office if you would like to attend. Ms. Munguia Hola, padres, tutores y cuidadores de BGMS: Quiero agradecer a todos los padres que nos acompañaron en la Noche de Regreso a Clases. Fue bueno verlos, aunque fue en Zoom. BGMS no tiene conferencias de padres / maestros esta semana. Estos fueron trasladados a la semana del 26 de octubre. Tendremos nuestra primera reunión del Consejo del Plantel Escolar de BGMS virtualmente este miércoles a las 3:30 pm. El enlace Zoom estará en el sitio web de BGMS el martes de esta semana. Todos los padres interesados están invitados a asistir a la reunión. La próxima semana es el punto medio de este primer trimestre. Ahora es el momento de buscar en las aulas de Google de nuestros estudiantes y ver si se están entregando todas las tareas. Si no sabe cómo, los invito el miércoles a las capacitaciones para padres sobre el uso de la tecnología en las clases, a las 8:00 am en Español y 5:30 pm en inglés. Por favor llame a la oficina si le gustaría asistir. Sra. Munguia

over 3 years ago, Maria De Los Munguia

Parents & Guardians next week was originally going to be our parent teacher conference week, but due to missing a week of school we have now moved it to October 26th through October 30th. Conference week will be minimum days with dismissal at 12:00. Please make note that this next Tuesday the 6th will remain a short day and the rest of the week is regular dismissal time at 12:50.

over 3 years ago, Tiffany Klee

Parents & Guardians please make sure you're calling into the office and reporting every time your child will not be present in their class. The student notifying the teacher does not fulfill our attendance requirements. Please call the office if you have any questions.

over 3 years ago, Tiffany Klee

Reminder don't forget tonight is Back to School Night! We will be holding a Virtual Back to School Night from 5:30-7:00pm. Please join us on our Welcome Zoom Meeting. Here is the link: https://zoom.us/j/91832434056?pwd=UWI0WnVHTThUMFFjdjZKWjJRTHh5Zz09 ¡Este Noche de Regreso a Clases! Tendremos una Noche Virtual de Regreso a Clases a las 5: 30-7: 00pm. Únase a nosotros en nuestra reunión de bienvenida de Zoom. Aquí está el link: https://zoom.us/j/91832434056?pwd=UWI0WnVHTThUMFFjdjZKWjJRTHh5Zz09

over 3 years ago, Tiffany Klee

Hello BGMS Parents, Guardians, and Caregivers, I want to thank all of the parents who attended our Parent Trainings this week. I know that you are making sure that students are doing all they can to learn from home, and we are here to help you. If you would like to come to our parent trainings they take place every other Wednesday, at 8:00 am in Spanish, and 5:30 pm in English. Call the school to sign up. Our biggest event of the year so far will take place this Wednesday, September 30th, beginning at 5:30 pm, our Back to School Night. We begin with a Zoom meeting for all parents. The link is on our website http://willitsunifiedca.apptegy.us/o/baechtel. After the welcome, you will be able to go into each of your student’s classes for 10 minutes and the teacher will talk to you about the class. You just follow your childs class schedule, and use the regular class link. We hope to see everyone this Wednesday, on Zoom. Ms. Munguia Hola, padres, tutores y cuidadores de BGMS: Quiero agradecer a todos los padres que asistieron a nuestras capacitaciones para padres esta semana. Sé que se están asegurando de que los estudiantes hagan todo lo posible para aprender desde casa y estamos aquí para ayudarl.es Si desea asistir a nuestras capacitaciones para padres, se llevan a cabo cada dos miércoles, a las 8:00 am en español ya las 5:30 pm en inglés. Llame a la escuela para inscribirse. Nuestro evento más grande del año, hasta ahora, tendrá lugar este miércoles 30 de septiembre, comenzando a las 5:30 pm, nuestra Noche de Regreso a Clases. Comenzamos con una reunión de Zoom para todos los padres. El enlace está en nuestro sitio web http://willitsunifiedca.apptegy.us/o/baechtel. Después de la bienvenida, podrá entrar a cada una de las clases de su alumno durante 10 minutos y el profesor le hablará sobre la clase. Simplemente siga el horario de clases de su hijo y utilice el enlace de clases normal. Esperamos verlos a todos este miércoles en Zoom. Sra. Munguia

over 3 years ago, Maria De Los Munguia

¡Es hora de la Noche de Regreso a Clases! Tendremos una Noche Virtual de Regreso a Clases el miércoles 30 de septiembre de 5: 30-7: 00pm. Únase a nosotros en nuestra reunión de bienvenida de Zoom. Aquí está el link: https://zoom.us/j/91832434056?pwd=UWI0WnVHTThUMFFjdjZKWjJRTHh5Zz09 Después de la bienvenida, visitará cada una de las clases de sus estudiantes a través de los enlaces de las reuniones de clase que se encuentran en Google Classroom. Si no tiene acceso a Internet, puede estacionarse cerca de nuestra escuela y usar nuestro Wi-Fi gratuito. Únase para escuchar información importante sobre nuestro año escolar 2020-2021. Si tiene alguna pregunta, llame a nuestra oficina al 707-459-2417