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Bear Valley Middle School
Upcoming Dates!
Thursday 11/6 and Friday 11/7 @ 5:30pm (see below for ticket info!)
Yeti to Shine Theatre Proudly Presents - No Substitutes!
Adults $5 per night or $8 for both nights
Children, Students and Staff FREE
Tuesday 11/11 - Thanksgiving lunch (see below for ticket info!)
Monday 11/24 through Monday 12/1 - Thanksgiving Break!
Students return on Tuesday 12/2 as there is no school for BVMS on Monday 12/1
Friday 12/5 - One Yeti One Roar! (afternoon)
Thursday 12/11 - Winter Yeti Fest 5:00 - 6:30pm
Band & Choir Performances at 5pm
Integrated Arts and ELD student showcases
Cookies and Cocoa in the Cafe after performances!
Friday 12/12 Quarter 2 Celebration; Snow Ball Dance - 5:30-7pm
Students are eligible to attend if they: have NO Ds or Fs and no ISS/OSS
Friday 12/19 - 8th grade ON TRACK Continuation field trip to Round One!
Monday 12/22 - Monday 1/5/26 - Winter Break!
Students return on Tuesday 1/6/25
Principal Message!
Yeti Families,
We have made it to November! As we head into our next month of school, here are some things to ask your students:
1. Do you have any D's or F's?
2. Have you completed your iCAP assignments in LC?
3. Are you making it to class on time?
We are continuing to push for your Yetis to be ON TRACK. This means:
1. NO D's or F's
2. All iCAP assignments done
3. Attendance is 93% or higher.
4. No major behavior incidents.
We have decreased our tardies from this time last year by 64%. That is a HUGE WIN. Let's keep up our progress! Families, we need your support by getting you student to school on time. Every minute lost of learning will impact grades.
I am starting to meet with 8th grade students 1:1 about their on track status. This comes after an 8th grade assembly in which we re-set and named on track expectations at BVMS.
Lets FALL into November with a continual push for success,
Mrs. Sutherland :)
Yeti to Shine Theatre!
Ms. Santana, Ms. Romo & our Yeti to Shine Theatre club have been hard at work preparing our Fall performance of No Substitutes! We hope you can join us either on Thursday 11/6 and Friday 11/7 @ 5:30pm for a fun night of theatre!
Tickets for sale at the door (cash or card):
Adults — $5 per night or $8 for both nights
Children, students, and staff — FREE
Thanksgiving Lunch - Tuesday 11/11
This year our #yetitastic DPS Food Service Team will be serving our delicious Thanksgiving Lunch on Tuesday November 11th!
If you are interested in joining your child for this lunch, please click below to fill out the pre-order form. Please complete this form ASAP!
7th grade lunch, ticket check-in at 11:10 am (lunch from 11:19AM-11:50AM)
6th grade lunch, ticket check-in at 12:10am (lunch from 12:19PM-12:35 PM)
8th grade lunch, ticket check-in at 12:25am (lunch from 12:30PM-12:50PM)
Thanksgiving Lunch Ticket Pre-order form
BVMS students will automatically receive a FREE lunch if they choose to go through the line
Adult tickets are $7 each, limit 2 per family
Non-BVMS children tickets are $6
Choice Round 1
As reminder, all 8th grade families must participate in the DPS Choice application process to be placed in their desired high school for the 26-27 school year.
Current BVMS 6th & 7th graders DO NOT have to participate in this application process as you have automatically been reserved a spot for 7th and 8th grade for the 26-27 school year.
If you know of a family who is looking for their middle school for the 26-27 school year, please give them Mama Yetis number, 720-423-9663 or send them this Future Families website link that has our enrollment pamphlets for them to review and sign-up for a Student Council lead Open House tour in November, December or January!
The SchoolChoice timeline has changed! For the 2026-27 school year, the Round 1 window will open on Dec. 2, 2025 at 10 a.m. and close on Jan. 20, 2026 at 4 p.m. Families will be notified of placement results in late February.
Attendance Matters!
At BVMS, it is our collective responsibility as leaders, educators, families and community members that our students not only succeed, but thrive. One critical component of ensuring our students’ success is identifying and removing barriers that keep our students from coming to school each day. When students are not at school, they not only miss out on valuable learning opportunities for the time they were absent, but they can experience long-term impacts that hinder their development.
Regular attendance is key to student success. Please help us by scheduling appointments on non-school days whenever possible to avoid missed learning time. Together, we can keep our students on track and thriving!
Click HERE for additional resources including 'how sick is too sick' measures.
Gifted and Talented Programming
My name is Becca Glosser and I am the Gifted and Talented Program Coordinator here at Bear Valley. I’m on campus on Mondays this year and I look forward to supporting the community.
This year, we’ll continue to build on the strong foundation of collaboration that makes Bear Valley such a special place. Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you have questions about your student’s current identification status, our GT programming model, or to nominate your student for additional gifted and talented testing. rebecca_glosser1@dpsk12.net
GIfted and Talented Family Series Monthly Spotlight (PDF)
September 9th, 2025 - Supporting the Social Emotional Needs of GT Students - Supporting gifted kids' emotions: strategies for balance, confidence, and growth
October 7th, 2025 - The Value of Gifted and Talented Identification - Understanding GT identification pathways for the sake of equity for all DPS communities and your child’s potential.
Registration(Google Form) for upcoming virtual events. Attend meetings virtually throughZoom(Link).
FREE Dress Fridays!
On October 3rd we will started hosting FREE dress Fridays. Our students have shown great responsibility so we will continue to offer this incentive throughout the year, every Friday. However, if we feel students are unable to meet the guidelines in the future we will stop offering this reward.
