Academic Offerings and Staff at Bonnie Branch Middle School
Bonnie Branch Middle School offers a strong academic program in Math and ELA with experienced teachers and staff. The Math and ELA departments provide comprehensive education in various subjects and levels. The school also has dedicated counselors and administrators to support student success. The ELA curriculum focuses on writing tasks, sentence structure, reading strategies, and summarizing nonfiction texts. Overall, Bonnie Branch Middle School aims to provide a nurturing and enriching learning environment for its students.
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Math & ELA in the Middle School Welcome to Bonnie Branch Middle School! Post it note parking lot
Who Are We? Holly Byron-Math teacher at Bonnie Branch Middle School 11 years of experience teaching math Taught Math 6, 7, 8, Algebra and Geometry GT Taught on grade level, above and GT Grew up in Howard County Laura Smith-Special Educator in ELA at Bonnie Branch Middle School 17 years of experience as a Special Educator Co-taught ELA Grew up in St. Louis Megan Valentine-ELA teacher and team leader at Bonnie Branch Middle School 11 years of experience teaching ELA Taught ELA 7 and 8 Taught and co-taught ELA Grew up in Howard County
Phelps Luck Staff Amanda Lardner Rachel Skinner 6 years in HCPSS Team Leader Taught 4thand 5thgrade 7 years in HCPSS Taught 4thand 5thgrade Shannon Rembert Laine Angle 5 years in HCPSS 5 years in HCPSS Taught 1st, 2nd, and 5th grade Taught 2nd and 5th grade
Counselors at Bonnie Branch Mrs. Germroth Last names A-K Mrs. Savage Last names L-Z
Administrators Phelps Luck Elementary School Michelle Leader, Principal Connie Fowlkes, Assistant Principal Sandra McGraw, Assistant Principal Bonnie Branch Middle School Drew Cockley, Principal Carol Ketterman, Assistant Principal Tiffany Carmean, Assistant Principal
Math & ELA at Bonnie Branch Math 6, 7, 8 (on grade level, above grade level, and GT) Algebra Geometry Accelerated Math (Middle School MIST or Elementary School MST can field these questions) ELA on grade level and GT
ELA-What do I need to know? Students should know how to Respond to all writing tasks in complete sentences. Use correct capitalization and end punctuation in every sentence. Restate a question/prompt when applicable for writing tasks. Structure a paragraph with a topic sentence, provide one to two examples with text-based evidence, explain that evidence, and provide a concluding or transition sentence. Identify parts of speech and understand how words function in a sentence. Identify and apply basic reading strategies (questioning, making connections, visualizing, making inferences, determining importance, and synthesizing). Identify the main idea of a nonfiction text. Summarize nonfiction texts of varying lengths.
Math Resources In middle school we encourage parents to be involved but we also want to foster independence. This balance can be tricky. Use of the Howard County Family Math website is encouraged. Learn Zillion and Khan Academy are reputable sites recommended by math teachers for additional support. Apps are also available for these sites. Graphing Calculator is recommended (not required) for Algebra I. There is an app for that! The BBMS Media Center has a few available for check out.
Skipping a Math Level? Canvas courses are strongly recommended. Open communication between home and school is highly desirable. Engage your child in math related conversations when possible.
The Lingo GT-challenges students with content two years above the on grade level curriculum and does so at a fast, rigorous pace One year above-moves quickly with material that is one year above the on grade level curriculum On grade level-challenges students with rigorous tasks on the current grade level MAP-Measures of Academic Progress PARCC-Federally mandated/state level testing for all middle school grades
Canvas Grade monitoring Communication between teachers, students, and parents Access to instructional materials Assessments Some 6th graders, more 7th graders and most 8th graders use the Canvas app
Parking Lot Questions Contact Information holly_byron@hcpss.org (Math) megan_valentine@hcpss.org (ELA) MIST contact: annmarie_varlotta@hcpss.org (math placement questions) GT Resource: janine_sharbaugh@hcpss.org (GT placement) Counselors: debbie_germroth@hcpss.org (A-K) margaret_savage@hcpss.org (L-Z)
