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Burrillville Middle School / A Feinstein Leadership School Volume 3, Issue 8 / April 2012 Dennis Kafalas, Principal

“Helping to better the lives of others is the greatest of all achievements”

Monthly Parent Newsletter

Feinstein Junior Scholars of the Month

Feinstein Junior Scholars (L-R): Madison Turner, Karissa Wright, Nicole Tufano, Leah Turner,

Michael DePalma and Nick Samek. Missing from photo, Jacob Jackson.

Bulletin Board 4/11/12 – Quarter 3 Report

cards sent home.

4/12/12-- Spring Picture Day

4/16 - 20/12 – Spring Break

4/24/12 – All grade 8

students to visit BHS.

5/4/12 – Spring Fling Dance

6:00 - 9:00; BMS gym.

Grade 6 Feinstein Junior Scholar, Joseph Buzdigian (L), has published two short stories, “Doomsday” and “Modern War” on www.wattpad.com, a webpage for writers. Joe has 497 “reads” on “Doomsday” and hopes to add more stories under the pen name,

“spongebob131”.

BMS Contacts

Main Office: 568-1320; Mrs.

Joyce Dupre, Office Clerk; Mrs.

Polly Lamarque,

Administrative Secretary; Mrs.

Ruth Pearson, Guidance

Secretary. Fax: 568-1317

BMS’ Joseph Buzdigian Publishes Digital Fiction

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Burrillville Middle School / A Feinstein Leadership School Volume 3, Issue 8, p.2 / April, 2012 Dennis Kafalas, Principal

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BMS Kicks Off Feinstein Spring Food and Pennies for Patients Drives

At left, grade 6 BMS Feinstein Junior Scholars (L-R) Joe Buzdigian, Simone Alvares, Josie Young, and Vanessa Arpin count coins for Pennies for Patients with Mrs. Louise Boucher (C) and Mrs. Carol Abruzzi (R).

Feinstein Junior Scholars, (L-R, FRT) Michael Lamoureux, Jonathan Genereux, Trevor Deschamps and (L-R, Back) Zachary Lefebvre, Garrett Briggs, Gretchen Carlson, Cassidy Dickey and Destyni Goetz, stand with the 539 cans collected for the Feinstein Spring

Hunger Drive.

“As a Feinstein Leadership School, we are committed to teaching

our students to be caring of others.”

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Burrillville Middle School / A Feinstein Leadership School Volume 3, Issue 8, p.3 / April 2012 Dennis Kafalas, Principal

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ABC Peer-Leadership Group Earns RI Governor’s Citation

Feinstein Junior Scholars and members of the A Better Community Peer-Leadership Club

(ABC) pose with club president, Mara Carlow (frt, fourth from R). Mara holds a citation from RI

Governor Lincoln Chafee to BMS’ Feinstein Junior Scholars for good deeds and,

“for spearheading the national Feinstein 1 Million annual campaign to fight hunger

that raised $1 billion to feed the hungry.”

March Madness

Winner Feinstein Junior Scholar, Conner Chambers (L), grade 8, was the winner in the Burrillville Youth Nutrition Service’s “March Madness” promotion. Conner holds the Kevin Garnett, Boston Celtics t-shirt he won as a result of a random drawing.

Parent Reminder All BMS Feinstein Junior Scholars have daily agendas that list all assignments and homework due. Please check with your scholar on a daily basis to be sure assignments are listed and completed in a timely fashion.