BBMS Information https://mail.hcpss.org/owa/?ae=Item&t=IPM.Note&id=RgAAA... BBMS Information no-reply Sent:Tuesday, March 17, 2015 10:17 AM To: Claire Striebich Bonnie Branch Middle School March 17, 2015 PTA - International Night Festival There is excitement in the air about International Night! Please join us on Wednesday, March 18th from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. for a fun filled evening. Here is a taste of what is in store for you! There will be performances from Belly dancers, Indian Song, Traditional Korean Instrument, Irish Step Dancing, a bagpipe and more. There will also be country displays throughout the Hallways and many crafts such as Henna art, International bookmarks, origami, face painting, International Photo both and more. Try your hand at Chinese Jeopardy or the Chopstick contest and win a gift certificate to La Madeleine. Free raffles throughout the night to Tersiguel's, Royal Taj, Pei Wei, Green Valley, Houlihan's and more. There will be cultural food from all over the world as well as food donated by local area restaurants. There will be something for everyone in the family and it is all free. G/T NEWS Congratulations to all eighth-grade students who participated in the Howard County History Day Competition this past Saturday at Reservoir High School! Hundreds of students from all over HCPSS competed after putting in hours and hours of historical research and development. We are very proud of our students and the results! FIRST PLACE Tyler Prevost, Griffin Shirodkar, & Lance Weiner Group Exhibit on Jackie Robinson SECOND PLACE Kelsey Crane & Sara Elchynski Group Exhibit on Nelson Mandela THIRD PLACE Austen Roberson 1 of 3 3/17/15 10:18 AM BBMS Information https://mail.hcpss.org/owa/?ae=Item&t=IPM.Note&id=RgAAA... Individual Website on Stalin THIRD PLACE Katelyn Pearson Paper on Martin Delaney These students also competed and did a phenomenal job at the competition: Aliza Jacobs Ceoli Jacoby Michelle Nicklin Brandon Tringa Rebecca Warwick SPRING PICTURES If your student had Spring Pictures taken, the pictures are being sent home this week. If you are keeping the pictures, you may pay online at mylifetouch.com or by returning payment to BBMS. Please return any portraits you don’t purchase to school. Community Notices – the following events are neither sponsored nor endorsed by the Howard County Public School System. Let's go out to the ball game! - “Lions’ Night” at Camden Yards for family and friends of Howard HS on Friday, May 1st, 7:00 pm. The Orioles will play the Tampa Bay Rays. Come out and support our very own JROTC Color Guard as they present the Flag at the beginning of the game. A portion of the ticket sales go towards JROTC activities for Howard HS Cadets Tickets are $16 (more than a $10 savings below online purchase!) Lower Reserved Sections 69-75, Rows 4-13. Purchase tickets in the Howard High School cafeteria starting March 17th or contact JROTC at 410-313-2878. STEM - School is out, STEM is in! Looking for a fun opportunity to let your child explore the world of robotics? Kids age 9-14 are invited to our robotics workshop to be held on March 27, 1:30-5:00 at Maryland Center for Entrepreneurship, 9250 Bendix Rd, Columbia, MD. Kids will build robots and let them battle each other in a competition circle, Sumo-wrestling style. Whose robot will prove the strongest? Register through this link: http://tinyurl.com/n5gnzje. For more information on the workshop, please visit: http://tinyurl.com/otre8np. Offered through STEMaction and Horizons 4-H club. Howard High School Boys Lacrosse Camp - The Lions' Pride Boys' Lacrosse Camp will take place July 13-16, 2015. For more information e-mail Coach Creighton @ [email protected] 2 of 3 3/17/15 10:18 AM BBMS Information https://mail.hcpss.org/owa/?ae=Item&t=IPM.Note&id=RgAAA... Bonnie Branch Middle School | 4979 Ilchester Road Ellicott City, MD 21043 | (410) 313-2580 | bbms.hcpss.org Howard County Public Schools would like to continue connecting with you via email. If you prefer to be removed from our list, please contact Howard County Public Schools directly. To stop receiving all email messages distributed through our SchoolMessenger service, follow this link and confirm: Unsubscribe SchoolMessenger is a notification service used by the nation's leading school systems to connect with parents, students and staff through voice, SMS text, email, and social media. 3 of 3 3/17/15 10:18 AM