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Student Assessment Information 

Dear Parents/Guardians of Bemis Junior High School Seventh and Eighth Graders,

All seventh graders will take the M-STEP (Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress) assessment in the areas of English and mathematics. The M-STEP measures your student's growth and progress on the Michigan Academic Standards. Those standards are available at the following web site: www.Michigan.gov/academicstandards.

Seventh grade students will be assessed on April 10, 2025, and April 15, 2025. The M-STEP will provide an accurate view of your child’s achievement levels and learning needs to help us identify areas where we can improve instruction.

 All eighth grade students enrolled in Michigan public schools will take the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test (PSAT) 8/9 state assessment this spring.  The PSAT 8/9 is the first exam in the SAT suite of assessments and will help families and the school staff see where students are in their overall achievement.

The PSAT 8/9 is comprised of two tests: reading and writing, and mathematics.  It is important that our students do their best as the assessment will provide families with important information on academic progress.  Eighth grade students will be assessed on April 9, 2025. 

In addition to the PSAT 8/9, eighth grade students will take the science and social studies M-STEP assessment. Eighth grade students will be assessed on April 10, 2025.

Please note the following changes to our school calendar:

Wednesday, April 9, 2025 – PSAT 8 and PSAT 9

8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. (Standard Testing Time)

• 7^th grade students will remain home and participate in asynchronous work for hours 1-6.
• 8^th grade students will report to their home school for a.m. testing
• 8^th grade students will be released at 11:30 a.m. and will participate in asynchronous work for hours 4,5,6.

Thursday, April 10, 2025 – M-STEP

8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. (Standard Testing Time)

• 7^th grade students will report to Bemis Junior High School for a.m. testing
• 7^th grade students will be released at 11:30 a.m. and will participate in asynchronous work for hours 1,2,3.
• 8^th grade students will report to Bemis Junior High School for a.m. testing
• 8^th grade students will be released at 11:30 a.m. and will participate in asynchronous work for hours 1,2,3.

Tuesday, April 15, 2025 – M-STEP

8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. (Standard Testing Time)

• 7^th grade students will report to Bemis Junior High School for a.m. testing
• 7^th grade students will be released at 11:30 a.m. and will participate in asynchronous work for hours 4,5,6.
• 8^th grade students will remain home and participate in asynchronous work for hours 1 through 6.
• Some 8^th grade students may need to attend Bemis Junior High School in the a.m. for makeup testing.
• 8^th grade students that attend a make-up test session will be released at 11:30 a.m. and participate in asynchronous work for hours 4,5,6.

This schedule is an additional measure to provide our students with every opportunity for success.  Additionally, it ensures that every student’s time in school is well spent. 

Additionally, students participating in PSAT 8 and PSAT 9 online assessments will be prompted to participate in the College Board Connections program and Big Future program.  Students will be instructed to opt out of these programs, unless the attached form is returned to your students’ first hour teacher by March 21, 2025.

For more information regarding these assessments, refer to the following links:

UCS Electronic Device Use Protocol for Statewide Testing

PSAT 8 and PSAT 9: College Board PSAT 8/9                  M-STEP: M-STEP Information for Parents

Please feel free to contact our offices with any questions or concerns.

Sincerely,

Thomas Yaw, Bemis Junior High School Principal

District Scheduling Presentation 

Student curriculum guides and scheduling forms can be found at:   Secondary / Student Curriculum Guide

2025-2026 Secondary Scheduling Information 

Course Selection 2025 - 2026 Grade 7 

Bemis Junior High School Homework Club

After-School Tutoring

 At Bemis Junior High School we are taking positive steps to help your child by offering one hour after school student tutoring sessions three days per week in our Media Center.  This program will be facilitated by Bemis Junior High School teachers, along with tutoring by current Henry Ford II High School National Honor Society members. Beginning next Monday, October 21, 2024, two Bemis Junior High School teachers will supervise and support students on Mondays and Tuesdays.  Each Wednesday, we will have a teacher supervisor and current Henry Ford II High School National Honor Society members tutoring our Bemis students.  This is an optional drop-in program, students do not have to attend each session, they do not have to attend every week. 

If your child attends any or all tutoring sessions, they will be expected to bring all necessary materials and books to the Media Center by 3:05 p.m. and remain until 4:05 p.m. Parents need to arrange to pick up their child by 4:10 p.m. If you would like your child to participate in this program, please complete the attached form and return it to the counseling office prior to your child’s first date of attendance.

If you have any questions regarding this program, please contact Mrs. Dolland-Head at: diana.dolland-head@uticak12.org.

Sincerely,

Mr. Yaw, Bemis Junior High Principal

Attachments:
 BJH_Homework_Club_2024-2025_Meeting_Dates_10-14-24.pdf (123.0 KB)
 Bemis_Homework_Club_Permission_Form_P2_10-17-24.pdf (173.2 KB)

Peanut/Tree Nut Safe Classroom

We are asking for your help this year in a very important matter. Your child is in a classroom where at least one student has an allergy to peanut and/or tree nut products. For that reason, we have made your child’s room a “peanut/tree nut safe classroom.”

Our students’ overall health and wellbeing are issues that involve all of us. Peanut products to avoid include peanuts, peanut butter, peanut flour and/or peanut oil. Examples of tree nuts that should be avoided include such things as almonds, cashews, macadamia, pecans and walnuts.

A student's allergy can be so serious that contact with even the smallest amount of a peanut product can cause a severe or even fatal reaction. There are a number of simple things you can do to help us to ensure a successful school year for all of our students:

• Do not send daily snacks that may contain/were processed on shared equipment with/ or manufactured in the same facility with peanut or tree nut products. Be aware that traces of nuts can be found in unexpected foods. Please check packaged food labels for content ingredients or potential allergens.
• If there is a classroom activity or celebration for which you are providing a special treat, please be sure to not send foods with peanut or tree nut products.
• Even though they may be delicious, we also must require that no homemade baked or commercially prepared bakery treats be brought to school.

This is a learning process for all of us. It is extremely important that we respect and adhere to these guidelines. If you have questions at any time about this issue, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Sincerely,

Thomas Yaw, Bemis Junior High School Principal