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FREE & REDUCED-PRICE MEAL APPLICATIONS
Families must apply each year to participate in the free and reduced-price meal program. On Friday, September 27, students from families who have not reapplied will no longer be enrolled in the program, and will not receive free or reduced-price meals until a new application is submitted and qualifications to participate in the program are reviewed.
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BPAC - NOTE TIME CHANGE!
Join the BSD2 Bilingual Parent Advisory Council for its first meeting of the year on Thursday, September 26, from 6-7 p.m. at Tioga School, 212 W. Memorial Road in Bensenville. The meeting will showcase clubs and other opportunities available to students, parents and community members throughout the 2019-2020 school year. (NOTE TIME CHANGE!)
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BMS SPIRIT WEARHello Blackhawk students and families! The PTO webstore is now open to order your Blackhawk Middle School spirit wear. All orders must be placed by Monday, September 30. Your order will be available for pickup after October 14.
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EIGHTH GRADE PSAT
REMINDER: Eighth graders will take the PSAT on Saturday, October 5, at Fenton High School. Students should arrive by 7:45 a.m. and complete the test by 11 a.m. (12:30 p.m. for students receiving extended time). Eighth-grade students will be sent home with more information on the PSAT on Friday, September 27. Please be on the lookout for this important letter from Fenton High School.
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BMS LITERACY NIGHT
Students and families are invited to BMS Literacy Night from 6-7:30 on Tuesday, October 1. The evening will feature Skype sessions with "Spooky Middle Grade Authors" Kim VEntrella, Jonathan Rosen, Samantha Clark, and S.A. Larsen. Other activities include the Scholastic Book Fair, a poetry slam room, reading bingo, crafts, snacks, and - of course - READING!
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GIRLS BASKETBALL TRYOUTS
Tryouts for Blackhawk's seventh- and eighth-grade girls basketball teams will be held Wednesday and Thursday, September 25 and 26.
September 25
- Seventh Grade: 3:30-5 p.m.
- Eighth Grade: 5-6:30 p.m.
September 26
- Eighth Grade: 3:30-5 p.m.
- Seventh Grade: 5-6:30 p.m.
Click here for a complete 2019 BMS Girls Basketball Schedule.
Reminder: to participate in interscholastic sports, students are required to:
For more information, contact one of Blackhawk Middle School's Co-Athletic Directors, Ed Sullivan at esullivan@bsd2.org or David Ellett at dellett@bsd2.org.
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STEM ACTIVITIES ON EARLY RELEASE TUESDAYS
The Center for the Gifted is providing free after-school STEM programming for middle school students on early release Tuesdays at Bensenville Community Public Library. The activities will be available on a first-come-first-served basis to the first 60 BMS students in attendance.
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SIXTH GRADE CUPCAKES & CONVERSATION
Parents of sixth-grade students are invited to join an informal gathering with sixth-grade teachers and administrators at noon on Wednesday, September 25, in the BMS Learning Center. Parents can ask questions about the school, give suggestions, follow teachers' social media accounts, or just chat!
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SIXTH GRADE MURAL PROJECT
Sixth graders are invited to participate in a collaborative mural project with Chicago artist Jeff Abbey Maldonado. The students will have the opportunity to create a positive statement of empowerment through a youth-produced, outdoor mural that redefines their learning space. The design of the project will be student-led and focused on community and culture. The finished mural will be located on the eastside of Blackhawk Middle School, near Church Road.
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SUBSTANCE ABUSE & VAPING
Through its Full Service Community Schools Program, District 2 is partnering with Project HELP to offer a substance abuse and vaping workshop for students and parents in September.
Student presentations will be held by grade level throughout the day on Monday, September 23.
Parent workshops will be presented in Spanish on Friday, September 27, and in English on Monday, September 30. Both presentation will be held from 6-7:30 p.m. at Blackhawk.
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TRANSLATORS NEEDED
If you can speak a second language, you can assist students and families at our parent-teacher conferences and at other times during the school year. If you would be interested in volunteering your time as a translator, please fill fill out the form below and return it to your child's school.
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EARLY DISMISSAL REMINDER
Tuesday is early dismissal day. Students are dismissed at 2 p.m. every Tuesday.
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Families must apply each year to participate in the free and reduced-price meal program
On Friday, September 27, students from families who have not reapplied will no longer be enrolled in the program, and will not receive free or reduced-price meals until a new application is submitted and qualifications to participate in the program are reviewed.
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District 2 Board of Education approves 2019-2020 budget
The budget authorizes about $37 million of spending, paid for with about $37.25 million in revenue. The projected surplus is about $234,000.
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TEACHEREASE: Online gradebook will replace printed midterm reports
On Friday, October 4, printed progress reports will be sent to parents to update them on their child’s progress approximately six weeks into the trimester. With the implementation of our online gradebook system last school year, this will be the last printed midterm report parents will receive. Trimester report cards will still be printed and sent home at the end of each trimester.
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TRANSLATORS NEEDED: BSD2 students and families could use your help
If you would be interested in volunteering your time as a translator, please fill fill out the form below and return it to your child's school.
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SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS: Help us paint a Portrait of a Graduate
District 2, Fenton High School, and Wood School District 7 are collaborating to create a profile of the knowledge and skills our students should possess upon graduating from high school.
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Here's how you can support the annual Bensenville Community Trunk-o-Treat
In previous years, the entire community has come together to participate in this awesome holiday celebration, and that support is what has made this event such an incredible success.
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Join the BSD2 Bilingual Parent Advisory Council for its September 26 meeting
The meeting will showcase clubs and other opportunities available to student, parents and community members throughout the 2019-2020 school year.
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FULL SERVICE: Early release Tuesdays now feature STEM activities for BMS students
District 2 is partnering with the Center for the Gifted and the Bensenville Community Public Library to provide after-school STEM programming for middle school students on early release Tuesdays.
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FULL SERVICE: BMS mural project pairs artist-in-residence with sixth-grade students
In partnership with Urban Gateways, District 2 invites Blackhawk Middle School sixth graders to participate in a collaborative mural project with Chicago artist Jeff Abbey Maldonado.
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HAVE QUESTIONS, GET ANSWERS: Join our free parent workshops every Thursday this fall
District 2 is partnering with Bensenville Community Public Library and Project HELP to offer a series of engaging and informative workshops for BSD2 parents with children of all ages!
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FULL SERVICE: Project HELP tackling substance abuse and vaping in September parent workshops
Register for a free workshop to better understand substance abuse and vaping in modern society. Learn what your children are being exposed to, the dangers of this exposure, and how to communicate and keep them safe!
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Food for Families returns for the 2019-20 school year
Does your family need food? Bensenville School District 2, in partnership with Fenton High School, Wood Dale School District 7, the Bensenville/Wood Dale Food Pantry, and Northern Illinois Food Bank, will continue to offer perishable and non-perishable food to families from 4-6 p.m. on the following dates this school year.
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Check out the new BSD2 Facebook page
We’ve rebuilt the District's Facebook page due to "technical difficulties” we’ve experienced over the past year with our previous page. Now we must rebuild our list of Facebook followers.
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CALENDAR UPDATE: There will be no school for parent-teacher conferences
There will now be no school for Parent-Teacher Conferences on Friday, October 25, and Thursday, February 27.
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NEED TO SEE A DOCTOR: Local clinics offer walk-in opportunities for medical exams, immunizations, and sports physicals
A variety of community resources are available to families whose children still need medical exams, immunizations, and/or sports physicals for the 2019-20 school year.
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FULL SERVICE: More great grant news for District 2
In September, Bensenville School District 2 received the U.S. Department of Education’s Full Service Community Grant for $2.5 million. The District is one of just 15 schools nationwide selected to receive this grant.
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‘Rise & Shine' with our new RISE Academies
New RISE Academies are coming to BSD2 schools in October, and their launch presents exciting opportunities for three special members of the our school communities to “rise and shine” as our schools' RISE Academy Site Coordinators.
