As a reminder, pick up and drop off times have changed for Route 39 and Route 107 beginning Thursday, January 4. Notices were sent home prior to Christmas break. Please check your child’s backpack for the new bus arrival and drop off times.
The Bryant School Board meets monthly. Following each regular meeting, Bryant Public Schools will provide a School Board Recap. We hope this short summary will provide parents and community members with user-friendly information about decisions being made at school board meetings. Links to the December 2023 meeting recap:
English: https://5il.co/2b0ln
Spanish: https://5il.co/2b0lm
The Bryant School Board has approved the 2024-25 school calendar. School will begin on Monday, August 19.
Next week parents will receive a survey about calendar options for the 2025-26 school year. Be sure to check your email.
2024-25 Calendar (English) https://5il.co/2axf8
2024-25 Calendar (Español) https://5il.co/2ay47
Paid Interpreters Needed for Parent/Teacher Conferences
Help us connect with our non-English speaking families by serving as an interpreter. If you are an adult 18 years or older who speaks English AND Spanish, Vietnamese, Chinese, Tagalog/Filipino, Arabic, or another language, we would love to visit with you.
Contact Courtney Chalmers in the ESOL Department at cchalmers@bryantschools.org to learn more about our interpreting services. Conferences are coming up in February!
BMS is a Purple Star School!!
The Purple Star School program is designed to help schools respond to the educational and social-emotional challenges military-connected children face during their transition to a new school and keep them on track to be college, workforce, and life-ready.
During Red Ribbon Week this year, Bryant Middle School raised $1,226.67 for a local recovery program. Students participated in a "Change War". Each morning, change brought to school would be weighed and recorded. The class that brought the most change in weight was the winner! Congratulations to Mr. Burchfield's 6th grade class and Mrs. DeLoach's 7th grade class.
Recovery Centers of Arkansas provides multiple levels of treatment and rehabilitation services to those with a substance disorder. This money will go to their Sober Living program. This provides individuals with a clean, safe, drug-free environment while they are progressing successfully in recovery.
Great job to all of the students for competing in the Bryant Middle School Spelling Bee. Congratulations to our winners. Caleb and Tristen will be competing in the Saline County Spelling Bee January 26, 2024. Thank you to Sarah Heer of Arkie Travels, a travel blogger and content creator in Arkansas, for being our pronouncer.
1st Place-Caleb Wise, 7th grade
2nd Place-Tristen Rea, 6th grade
3rd Place-Taryn Sadler, 6th grade
Our monthly district e-newsletter, Success Happens Here, is one way we share important information with our parents and community. Please visit one of the links below for the December 2023 edition:
English: https://5il.co/29v5t
Spanish: https://5il.co/29v5s
Bryant Public Schools’ new Strategic Plan 2.0 outlines the district’s focus areas over the next few years based on four priorities: Safety and Student Supports; Student Learning; Career Readiness; and Highly Qualified Personnel.
In the spring of 2023, all stakeholders were surveyed to help determine the goals and priorities for the Strategic Plan 2.0. It was important to the Bryant School Board and the district that areas identified by our stakeholders were a direct result of the data collected in the survey. The new plan includes the specific priorities indicated in the survey, provides actions to achieve the goals, determines methods to monitor and evaluate progress, and identifies desired outcomes. Specific data, including student achievement, will be included as part of the appendix (as it becomes available) to monitor progress of the priorities.
Visit bryantschools.org/strategicplan2.0 to view the video and read the new plan. We are excited about the district’s renewed focus which will lead us to LEARNING FOR ALL ... SUCCESS FOR ALL.
The Bryant School Board meets monthly. Following each regular meeting, Bryant Public Schools will provide a School Board Recap. We hope this short summary will provide parents and community members with user-friendly information about decisions being made at school board meetings. Links to the November 2023 meeting recap:
English: https://5il.co/298j6
Spanish: https://5il.co/298j7
Bryant Public Schools is celebrating the completion of our new Administration Building and Board Room at 1511 N. Reynolds Road. Join us TODAY for our Open House from 4:00-5:30pm. Public is invited. We can't wait to show you our latest facility!
November 16 is National Parental Involvement Day, the perfect day to host an open house for The Parent Center! Drop in TODAY from 11am-4pm to see the new location at 350 School Drive. Meet the staff and check out all the great resources offered to our parents.
🎧 New Podcast Episode 🎧
On the next episode of the Hornet Hour Podcast, Dr. Alex Berry talks with Jessica L. Wilson at Bryant High School about her time as a teacher and how she is preparing her students to become future teachers. He also visits with Beth Jaime about the many ways the Parent Center serves families in our district.
Listen here ⇉ bryantschools.org/podcast.
Bryant Public Schools is celebrating the completion of our new Administration Building and Board Room and we want you to join us! The Open House is tomorrow, Thursday, November 16, from 4:00-5:30pm. Public is invited.
Want to know what's going on at BMS in November? Check out our monthly newsletter!
https://5il.co/28ehc
Annual Thanksgiving Lunch: Tuesday, Nov 14, 2023
The holidays are just around the corner … that means it’s time for the traditional Thanksgiving lunch at Bryant Schools! On Tuesday, November 14 parents, guardians, and family members can enjoy a delicious holiday meal with their student(s). The menu includes chicken dressing, mashed potatoes, green beans, applesauce, roll, and dessert.
Student lunch times are as follows:
6th & 7th Grade 11:25-11:55
The tickets are $5.00 per guest. Current students will be charged through their lunch accounts as usual. Tickets go on sale Monday, October 30. Tickets should be purchased at the school office where you will be having lunch. Please note tickets must be purchased in advance; the deadline is Friday, November 10. Due to the number of meals, we are not able to make exceptions. Guests must have a ticket to be served.
Each year, the Bryant Food Service Department does an excellent job serving all our favorite Thanksgiving dishes. We hope you will join us for this long-standing holiday tradition.
October is National Principals Month! ⭐️
We are excited to celebrate Bryant Middle School principal Dondre Harris. Mr. Harris works hard to serve the students, staff and families at BMS. Thank you, Mr. Harris, for being a great leader!
The Bryant School Board meets monthly. Following each regular meeting, Bryant Public Schools will post a School Board Recap. We hope this short summary will provide our parents and community members with user-friendly information about decisions being made at school board meetings.
Links to the October 2023 meeting recap:
English ⇉ https://5il.co/27g4p
Spanish ⇉ https://5il.co/27g4r
Support BMS Cheer and Dance teams!
