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Veterans Kindness Project
Veterans Kindness Project - Ms. LaRoche’s classes are collecting goods for our local Belchertown Veterans through October 24th. Boxes will be in the lobby for the collection. We are collecting: winter gloves, winter hats, slippers, warm slipper socks, bagged socks,...
Red Ribbon/ Spirit Week
B.O.A.T is sponsoring Red Ribbon Week - it will start on Monday, October 21st: Monday: Peace Out to Drugs - Wear Tie Die Tuesday: Team Up Against Drugs - Wear your favorite sports team jersey Wednesday: Rally in Red - Wear red flannel Thursday: Make Good Choices...
OCTOBER NEWSLETTER
Wondering what fun is happening at JBMS? Take a peek at our newsletter. OCTOBER NEWSLETTER
School Calendar
October 2024
Friday October 25
- 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- School Dance
November 2024
Friday November 1
- All Day
- First Term Grades Close
Tuesday November 5
- All Day
- Full Day PD- NO School
Monday November 11
- All Day
- Veteran's Day- No School
Tuesday November 12
- 12:30 pm – 1:00 pm
- Pathfinder 7 and 8th grade
- 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
- School Site PD meeting
Friday November 15
- All Day
- First Term Report Cards
- 7:30 am – 9:00 am
- Retake Picture Day
Saturday November 23
- 7:00 am – 3:00 pm
- Craft Fair- JBMS
- 7:00 am – 3:00 pm
- PTO Craft Fair- JBMS
Wednesday November 27 – Friday November 29
- Thanksgiving Recess- No School
December 2024
Tuesday December 3
- 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
- School Site PD meeting
Monday December 23 – Wednesday January 1
- Winter Recess
January 2025
Tuesday January 7
- 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
- School Site PD meeting
- 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
- School Site PD meeting
Wednesday January 8
- 7:35 am – 12:00 pm
- Early Release Day
Friday January 17
- All Day
- 2nd Term Grades Close
Monday January 20
- All Day
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Tuesday January 21
- 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
- District PD Meetings
Friday January 31
- All Day
- Report Cards to be issued
February 2025
Tuesday February 4
- 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
- School Site PD meeting
Friday February 7
- 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- School Dance
- 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- School Dance
Monday February 17 – Friday February 21
- February- No School
March 2025
Tuesday March 4
- 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
- School Site PD meeting
Wednesday March 12
- 7:35 am – 12:00 pm
- Early Release Day
- 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
- Student showcase
Tuesday March 18
- 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
- District PD Meetings
April 2025
Tuesday April 1
- 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
- School Site PD meeting
Friday April 4
- All Day
- 3rd term grades close
Tuesday April 15
- 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
- District PD Meetings
Friday April 18
- All Day
- Good Friday- No School
Monday April 21 – Friday April 25
- Spring Recess- No School
Friday April 25
- 10:30 am – 11:30 am
- Issue Report Cards
May 2025
Tuesday May 6
- 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
- School Site PD meeting
Wednesday May 14
- 7:35 am – 12:00 pm
- Early Release Day
Monday May 26
- All Day
- Memorial Day- No School
June 2025
Tuesday June 3
- 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
- School Site PD meeting
Friday June 13
- All Day
- Grades Close
- Last day of school if NO snow days!!
- 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- School Dance
Thursday June 19
- All Day
- Juneteenth- No School
Monday June 23
- 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 7th Grade jparker@belchertownps.org
Mr. Alex Davis Guidance Counselor 8th Grade ddavis@belchertownps.org
Updated Information for 24-25 School Year
Washington DC Field Trip 24-25 School Year
GRADE 7 & 8 2024-2025 SUPPLY LIST
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