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Open House on 9/11/25 at 6pm
Dear JBMS Parents & Guardians: It is our pleasure to invite all parents & guardians to the Jabish Brook Middle School Open House, to be held on Thursday, September 11, 2025 from 6:00 - 7:30 pm. The Jabish Brook Middle School Open House is an open format...
8th Grade Only- Washington DC information
Attention Rising JBMS 8th Graders and families: We have been approved to hold the 8th grade trip to Washington, DC for the 2025-2026 school year! We are excited to receive approval early and start fundraising! We wanted to push out information to you...
School Calendar
September 2025
Tuesday September 16
- 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
- District PD
October 2025
Wednesday October 1
- 7:00 am – 10:00 am
- Picture Day
Tuesday October 7
- 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
- School Site PD
Wednesday October 8
- 7:30 am – 12:00 pm
- Early Release- Release for 12pm
Monday October 13
- All Day
- Columbus Day- No School
Tuesday October 14
- 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
- District PD
November 2025
Tuesday November 4
- 7:30 am – 3:00 pm
- Full Day PD- No school
Friday November 7
- All Day
- Grades Close- First Term
Monday November 10
- 7:30 am – 9:30 am
- Picture Retake Day
Tuesday November 11
- All Day
- Veteran's Day- No School
Wednesday November 12
- 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
- School Site PD
Friday November 21
- All Day
- First Term Report Cards Issued
Wednesday November 26 – Friday November 28
- Thanksgiving Recess- No School
December 2025
Tuesday December 2
- 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
- School Site PD
Wednesday December 24 – Friday January 2
- Winter Recess: No School
January 2026
Tuesday January 6
- 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
- School Site PD
Wednesday January 14
- 7:30 am – 12:00 pm
- Early Release- Release for 12pm
Friday January 16
- All Day
- 2nd Term Grades Close
Monday January 19
- All Day
- MLK Jr Day: No School
Tuesday January 20
- 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
- District PD
Friday January 30
- All Day
- 2nd Term report cards issued
February 2026
Tuesday February 3
- 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
- School Site PD
Monday February 16 – Friday February 20
- February Recess: No School
March 2026
Tuesday March 3
- 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
- School Site PD
Wednesday March 11
- 7:30 am – 12:00 pm
- Early Release- Release for 12pm
Tuesday March 17
- 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
- District PD
April 2026
Friday April 3
- All Day
- Good Friday: No School
- Term 3 Grades Close
Tuesday April 7
- 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
- School Site PD
Tuesday April 14
- 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
- District PD
Thursday April 16
- All Day
- Term 3 Report Cards issued
Monday April 20 – Friday April 24
- Spring Recess- No School
May 2026
Tuesday May 5
- 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
- School Site PD
Wednesday May 13
- 7:30 am – 12:00 pm
- Early Release- Release for 12pm
Monday May 25
- All Day
- Memorial Day: No School
June 2026
Tuesday June 2
- 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
- School Site PD
Friday June 12
- All Day
- Final Term Grades Close
- Last Day of School w/o snow days
Friday June 19
- All Day
- Juneteenth: No School
Monday June 22
- All Day
- Last Day of School with 5 Snow days
All registrations for Belchertown Public Schools are processed at our Central Office
Please find printable registration paperwork for all schools here or email Christina Aponte at caponte@belchertownps.org
Grades: 7-8
62 North Washington Street Belchertown, MA 01007
Phone: (413) 323-0433
Fax: (413) 323-0450
School Hours 7:35AM (Student must be in Homeroom)
2:10PM Dismissal Procedure Starts
Main Office 7:00AM – 3:00PM School Year
(Please contact the school for summer hours)
Mr. Thomas K. Ruscio, Principal truscio@belchertownps.org
Ms. Sarah Strout, Assistant Principal sstrout@belchertownps.org
Officer Jason Krol, Resource Officer jkrol@belchertownps.org
Ms. Diane McKelvey, School Nurse dmckelvey@belchertownps.org
Ms. Jennifer Parker Guidance Counselor 8th Grade jparker@belchertownps.org
Mr. Alex Davis Guidance Counselor 7th Grade ddavis@belchertownps.org