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• WED, October 1 Attenance Count Day - every student gets a Donut during LC!

• FRI, October 3 FREE Dress FriYAH!

• MON 10/6 through Friday 10/10 Spirit Week

• TUES 10/7 & WED 10/8 - Interim Testing #1

• WED October 8 Lifetouch Photo Re-Take Day

• THUR October 9 Fall Family Conferences 4:30pm-7:00pm

• FRI October 10 FREE Dress FriYaH, Quarter 1 Celebration & Movie Night!

• MON October 13 NO SCHOOL

• WED October 15 Collaborative School Meeting 5:00pm in #104

• THUR October 16 Fall Choir Concert 5:30-6:30pm

• THUR October 23 Fall Band Concert 5:30-6:30pm

• THUR October 30 Students may wear costumes, see below for rules/expectations

• FRI October 31st NO SCHOOL

Yeti Families,

We've had a great first 30 days at Bear Valley Middle. Every year we make gains culturally and academically! 

Here's a couple questions you can ask at home:

~"Are you on track?" This means - No Ds or F, 93% or higher attendance, No major behavior incidents, and iCap is up to date (this happens in LC). 

~"How did your unit assessment go?" - As of now, your student has had unit assessments in most of their core classes (Science, Math, Social Studies, Language Arts) 

Also, our first Interim Assessments for Social Studies, Science, Math, and Language Arts are NEXT WEEK on Tuesday 10/7 and Wednesday 10/8!

How can you help your student prepare? 

~Ensure they are off technology at night and get SLEEP!!!! 

~Ensure your student is on time so they can get all the testing time they need to do well. 

Thank you for being amazing families. I am so lucky to lead BVMS, and my door is always open if you want to chat about anything ;)

Rachael Sutherland, your proud Principal

Lifetouch will be back on Wednesday the 8th for retakes!

If you bought a package that you are unhappy with, your student must bring that envelope back on 10/8 so the photographer can order a new package!

Students will ONLY be allowed to take a retake photos if:

1. They were absent and/or not enrolled yet as of 8/28/25 as that was our 1st picture day.

2. If their family requests via the Lifetouch Retake signup form

3. They they bring their photo package to Mama Yeti when they arrive.

Please join us for our open house style spring family conferences on Thursday 10/9 from 4:30-7:00pm (check-in ends at 6:45pm).

• Upon arrival, families will receive a packet that will include the students most recent progress report and other helpful resources.

• Please use this this Interpreter sign up form for any family that needs an interpreter during the teacher visit time! Please take advantage of this free support! 

• Each teacher can provide families 5-7 minutes to help recap the students grades, glows and grows in their class.

• Chairs will be in hallways to allow families to wait

• A QR reader will be available for families to request an additional time via a phone call or possibly a face to face meeting depending on the student's needs/concerns.

• As families leave, a sweet treat will be provided!

We invite ALL our 8th grade families to join us at 5:30pm during Fall Family Conferences for a 30 minute Continuation meeting in the Auditorium.

The goal of this meeting is to ensure families understand all the expectations to be ON TRACK to be able to participate in all the Celebration activities as well as walking the stage on Wednesday 5/27/26.

Addressing the behavioral and social-emotional needs of our students is critical to ensuring their well-being and healthy development, their access to safe and welcoming schools, and their ability to engage with grade-level texts and tasks. Universal behavioral and emotional screening is a proactive and systematic way to determine appropriate supports for students.

In Denver Public Schools, we use the Behavioral and Emotional Screening System (BESS) to screen all students for behavioral and social-emotional risk. This screener is completed by students, teachers, and parents/caregivers at the beginning and end of each school year. The screening results will support data-driven decision-making across all tiers (levels) of supports in school buildings, in order to meet students’ needs as appropriately as possible.

Action Needed: BESS Parent/Caregiver Form - If you haven’t done so already, please take a few minutes to complete the BESS for your student. Our fall parent/caregiver screening window is open through October 31st. Please go to tinyurl.com/bessparent to complete your student’s screening today. You will need your student’s ID number and date of birth to log in.

If you'd like to learn more about the BESS and universal behavioral and emotional screening in Denver Public Schools, please review the BESS Overview for Parents/Guardians document.

Thank you so much for your participation!

If you need your student's 6 digit ID, please call the main office!

1. Go to tinyurl.com/bessparent

2. Enter your student’s DPS ID and date of birth (MM/DD/YYYY)

3. Complete the screening form.  

4. To learn more, visit tinyurl.com/bessoverview

Starting on October 3rd we will be hosting FREE dress Fridays. Our hope is that we can continue to offer this incentive to students throughout the year, every Friday. If we feel students are unable to meet the guidelines we will stop offering this reward.

FREE Denver Health Vaccine Clinic in our school’s community. It is located at Rocky Mountain Prep SMART (3201 W. Arizona Ave, Denver, CO 80219) from 3:30-6 pm.

Please click HERE for all the details!