Newsletter December 12-16

General Announcements

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Attention All Parents: To comply with Alabama’s new Erin’s Law, Hoover City School counselors and administrators have created a plan to provide basic child sexual abuse prevention lessons for all students in K-5th, 7th, 9th, and 11th grades. Parent information sessions are scheduled for January 10th at 6 p.m. at Hoover High School and January 12th at noon at Spain Park High School. At these sessions, parents can view the lessons that will be presented to students at each school. Please click here for more detailed information on HCS’s plan to implement Erin’s Law, including the option for your child to NOT participate.  Click here for this information in Spanish. Brock’s Gap 5th grade students will receive this letter along with their report card on Thursday, January 4th.  If you choose for your child to opt out of these lessons, please return the letter to your child’s homeroom teacher by January 13th. Permission Letter for Erin's Law

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Coley Robichaux

Counselor, M.A., NCC

Brock's Gap Intermediate School

(205) 439-1624

• December Fundraisers 

Book Drive - All month we have been collecting books for a school in Louisiana affected by flooding. We are continuing to collect new and/or gently used books. These will all be donated to the school for use in classrooms and the library as they rebuild. The deadline for this drive has been extended to December 15th. Books can be dropped off in the school lobby by the big TV.

Also...an easy way to support BGIS....Download the free app “Planet Fundraiser” to your phone.  There are several merchants who are participating.  You simply snap a picture of the receipt into the app, and Planet Fundraiser gives a portion of the proceeds back to the school. These are merchants that you use every day!  We encourage you to utilize this easy resource to raise money for Brock’s Gap!!

Important Dates:

• Tuesday (13th) - ​Pokemon Club Meeting 3-​4PM​ (Room 207)
• Tuesday (13th) - Earth Savers Science Club Meeting 3:15PM (Maynard’s Room)
• Tuesday (13th) - Fall/Winter Choir Concert 6:30-8PM (Competition Gym)
• Wednesday (14th) - deadline for eNews information to Renee Stewart
• Wednesday (14th) - First Priority Meeting 7:30AM (Choir Room)
• Wednesday (14th) - Lego Robotics 3-4PM (Room 103)
• Thursday (15th) - Guys Read Club 7:20AM (Library)
• Thursday, December 15th- Holiday Celebration on the Explorer Hall
• Friday, December 16th - 11:00 Student Dismissal (Lunch will be served at 10:00 AM)
• Winter Holiday - NO SCHOOL! - December 19 - January 2

Hope you and your family have a wonderful holiday season!

Newsletter December 5-9

General Announcements

• Tomorrow night is Pie Five Spirit Night!  Go get a yummy pizza for the family and earn some money for our school!  You must present your flyer for proceeds to come back to BGIS, but there will be some there if your child's flyer doesn't make it home. :)

• 5th Grade Students can now sign up to be on Broadcast Team in the spring! Here is the link. They will need to sign up by Friday afternoon. Any student that signs up can come!  Mrs. Fogleman will get a schedule out to the students before the holidays. 

tinyurl.com/BGISbroadcastapp

• December Fundraisers 

1. Toy Drive - BGIS Student Council (SCA) and BUCS Club are collecting new unwrapped toys for a school-wide toy drive. This is open to all 5th and 6th graders. All toys must be turned in by Wednesday, December 7th. 6th graders remember that instead of bringing a toy to the dance as in past years, you will need to bring your toy to school by Wednesday...because of pick up schedules this is a little different than in past years. We need everyone to participate. Toys should be turned in to homeroom teachers and will be collected by SCA members.  

2. Book Drive - All month we have been collecting books for a school in Louisiana affected by flooding. We are continuing to collect new and/or gently used books. These will all be donated to the school for use in classrooms and the library as they rebuild. The deadline for this drive has been extended to December 15th. Books can be dropped off in the school lobby by the big TV.

Also...an easy way to support BGIS....Download the free app “Planet Fundraiser” to your phone.  There are several merchants who are participating.  You simply snap a picture of the receipt into the app, and Planet Fundraiser gives a portion of the proceeds back to the school. These are merchants that you use every day!  We encourage you to utilize this easy resource to raise money for Brock’s Gap!!

Important Dates for the Week of December 5-9

• Monday (5th) - BIC Club Meeting (Room 124)
• Tuesday (6th) - ​Pokemon Club Meeting 3-4pm (Room 207)
• Tuesday (6th) - BGIS Spirit Night Pie Five Pizza 
• Wednesday (7th) - First Priority Meeting 7:30AM (Choir Room)
• Wednesday (7th) - Lego Robotics  (Room 103)
• Wednesday (7th) - BUCS Club 
• Thursday (8th) - Ms. Katie Jane will visit and meet with 5th grade groups next week to discuss what is going on at the Hoover Public Library and share some holiday ideas for literature. She is always a wonderful presenter for our students focusing on current adolescent literature. Don’t be surprised if they come home with some new requests for holiday gifts!

Upcoming Important Dates:

• Thursday, December 15th- Holiday Party on the Explorer Hall
• Friday, December 16th - 11:00 Student Dismissal (Lunch will be served at 10:00 AM)
• Winter Holiday - NO SCHOOL! - December 19 - January 2

Please click on the link below for the latest BGIS eNewsletter. 

http://images.pcmac.org/SiSFiles/Schools/AL/HooverCity/BrocksGap/Uploads/Publications/eNews___12.02.16.pdf