Fall 2025 Bemis Junior High School Parent/Teacher Conference Information

Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held on Thursday, October 2, 2025, from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and on Tuesday, October 7, 2025, from 4:30-7:30 pm We will be using SchoolSoft again to schedule conferences. As with the fall conference format, families have two options for conferences, remote or in-person.

Please schedule your conferences depending on the type of conference you prefer.

• Thursday, October 2, 2025: In-Person conferences from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.  
• Tuesday, October 7, 2025: Remote Conferences from 4:30-7:30 p.m.

BOTH In-person and virtual conferences require an appointment. “Drop-in” conferences are not available.  Please do not come to the school during in-person conference times unless you have a confirmed appointment in SchoolSoft. 

We ask that you are prompt for in-person appointments and know that to keep all our parents on track for their scheduled conferences, parents and teachers will need to keep to the five-minute conference time allotment.

The first time you use the Conference Manager, you will be required to register and create a parent account. This only takes a minute or two to complete. You will continue to use this same account for the duration of the time you have children in school, so please save your password for future reference.

Please note - while you can register at any time, the window to book an appointment will not open until 5:00 p.m. on Friday, September 26, 2025.  The appointment window will close on Tuesday, September 30, 2025, at 8:00 p.m.

To create an account, or if you need a reservation refresher, please use the following steps:

 PARENT GUIDE TO CONFERENCES

1. Go to the following website https://utica.schoolsoft.com.
2. Register for a parent account. To register, click the REGISTER NOW button and complete the registration page. Once registered, you will be able to immediately log in to the Conference Manager. An email will also be sent to the address you specified. This email restates your username and password and should be saved, as you will use the same username and password when booking future rounds of Parent-Teacher Conferences. If you forget your password, you can reset it using the FORGOT PASSWORD link under the login button.

After registering you can log back into Conference Manager after 8:00 a.m. on Friday, September 26, 2025, to select your teachers and conference times. This can be done up until 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 30, when the window will close. These instructions are below.

3. Click the BOOK NOW button and select a conference date in the date drop-down that appears. Then, select the teacher(s) you wish to meet with and click the NEXT button.To coordinate bookings involving multiple teachers, select all the teachers applicable to your child(ren) with whom you wish to meet.
4. Click on an available time slot for each teacher you selected and complete the booking form that appears. You should see the booking appear in the summary list on the right-hand side of the screen. A confirmation email is sent for each booking you made or subsequently canceled. You will also receive a reminder and conference itinerary by email.
5. Confirm your appointments have been booked by looking at the “CURRENTLY BOOKED CONFERENCES” box on the right of the screen or click on the MY CONFERENCES tab. Only appointments that appear in the CURRENTLY BOOKED CONFERENCES box or on the MY CONFERENCES page are confirmed bookings.
6. When finished booking, click the log-off button located at the top right of the browser window. You will have the opportunity to provide feedback regarding the use of the Conference Manager to the school administration through a user survey before completely exiting. We appreciate you completing the survey as this helps guide our decision-making regarding how conferences are booked in the future.
7. VIRTUAL: Just prior to your scheduled conference time, you will receive a link to your video conference. At the appropriate time, click on the link and the teacher will admit you to the room.
8. IN-PERSON: Print/screenshot your conference itinerary email so that you have it with you to check in at conferences. 

If you have questions, please contact us at 797-2500.

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Food Allergy Form 

Students with food allergies that wish to use school meals must have a Special Dietary Needs form filled out and signed by a physician. Forms must be submitted to the office of Food and Nutrition Service. Accommodations can only be made through this form. This form must be updated every year to ensure accuracy. Since all schools have vegetarian options available, parents do not need to fill out a form for this option.

 2025 - 2026 SCHOOL YEAR 

Good afternoon, Bemis Parents and Guardians.

I am writing to inform you of our registration process that was designed to streamline our student information gathering. Please follow this link for directions to logon to PowerSchool’s Unified Classroom to complete and submit your child’s required information for the 2025-2026 school year. IMPORTANT: The deadline to submit the completed forms is 12:00 noon Monday, August 18, 2025.

On Wednesday, August 20, 2025, we will be hosting our Spartan Registration Day events. Students will have their school photos taken (please wear school appropriate clothing for the photographs) and receive their school identification card and lanyard. 7th graders and new 8th grade students will be issued their school owned laptop for this school year. Student schedules for the 2025-2026 school year can be viewed using your PowerSchool account just prior to the Spartan Registration days. NO SCHEDULE CHANGES WILL BE ALLOWED!

All returning Bemis students who will be in the 8th grade kept their laptops over the summer. New Bemis 8th graders will receive their school issued laptop computers and a charger during the 8th grade registration on Wednesday, August 20, 2025, from 8:00-10:00 am. All new Bemis Virtual Academy 8th grade students and all 7th grade Virtual Academy students will receive their laptops on Wednesday, August 20, 2025, from 8:00-10:00 am. All Bemis seventh graders will receive their UCS laptops during the registration session on Wednesday, August 20, 2025, from 11:00 am-3:00 pm.

IMPORTANT: We will NOT distribute UCS laptop computers to students who do not complete the required forms in PowerSchool!

UCS will continue to offer insurance for district laptops. I am strongly encouraging the purchase of the $20.00 insurance plan using PaySchools, which can be accessed by following this link: https://mi50010997.schoolwires.net/device Please note: the final date to enroll in the optional device insurance program is Friday, September 5, 2025.

Since all required “books” will be digital, below is a very general supply list:

• A string backpack for students to carry their laptop, charger, earphones

• A notebook and writing instrument(s)

A limited amount of Bemis string backpacks will be available for purchase on August 20, 2025, for $20.00 each.

During the registration session your child will have their photo taken for their school identification card they are expected to wear at all times during the school day. Please access the link to the Kaiser Studio order form to choose your child’s school photographs package. Bemis ID code for Kaiser Studio orders: 2526BEMISJR

During the 2025-2026 school year, students will be sharing lockers with another student and the lockers will be assigned the first day of school during their sixth hour class. Students will be able to use full-sized backpacks to bring items to and from school, but they must leave them in their locker and use a string backpack during the school day. Since students will not have their locker until the last hour of the first day of school, they may use a full-sized backpack to carry their lunch and gym clothes if needed all day on Tuesday, August 26, 2025.

Please take the time to review our 2025-2026 Utica Community Schools Parent and Student Handbook with your child before their first day of school this year. This is an important document outlining policies and procedures that all students must follow during the school day and at school sponsored activities/events.

This school year, breakfast and lunch will be offered to all students. Additional food and drink items will be available for purchase. Please follow the link to access the UCS Family Portal at https://utica.familyportal.cloud/ for more information.

Please follow the link to order your 2025-2026 Bemis Junior High School Yearbook beginning at $38.00 each.

Also linked to this message is the 2025-2026 MHSAA Medical History/Pre-participation Physical form. Please be aware that our team sports require a participation fee application which will be due once final sport teams have been determined following our tryout processes.

On Wednesday, August 20, we will have medical doctors and medical interns who will provide physicals for a donation of $25.00. Eighth graders can obtain a sports physical from 8:00-10:00 pm. Seventh graders will be able to secure an athletic physical from 11:00-3:00 pm.

For those who cannot attend their assigned registration times, we will issue laptops to those students who require one the first day of school, Tuesday, August 26, 2024, during their first hour class. School identification cards and school photos will be taken during picture retake day, which is Wednesday, September 15, 2025. A temporary student photo identification card will be issued to students during the first day of school.

On behalf of the staff at Bemis Junior High School, we are looking forward to seeing our returning students as 8th graders and meeting our new students on Wednesday, August 20, 2025.

Mr. Yaw

Bemis Junior High School Principal 

2025 - 2026 Calendar 

August 25, 2025   NO SCHOOL – Professional Development

August 26, 2025   First Day of School for Students (1/2 day Elementary; Full day Secondary) 

August 29, 2025   NO SCHOOL    

September 1, 2025  NO SCHOOL – Labor Day

September 17, 2025  NO SCHOOL – Professional Development

The Macomb County Public Schools common calendar will be observed by UCS on the following dates:

Thanksgiving: Nov.27, 2025

Winter Break: Dec 23-Jan 1, 2026

Spring Break: March 30-April 3, 2026