Eagles Flight Plan for the Week Ahead |
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Positive Vibes and Shoutouts
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Shout out to Mark Bills Teacher of the Week! Mrs. Dare Shoutout to our parents and students for their commitment to battling chronic absenteeism we are at 94.5% daily attendance and we are down to 14.6% chronic absenteeism for the year. Great work, you are crushing it and we will be honored at the board meeting 11/10/25 for being the #1 school at reducing chronic absences in the 1st Quarter. |
A huge thank you to everyone who purchased from the book fair. Also a huge shoutout to all the staff who donated to the coin war. Thanks to your generosity, we were able to help many students get the books they wanted, even if they were a little short. Our in-person book fair brought in $2,633.72, which is just a bit below last year’s total of $2,800. The online fair is still open through the 20th, and I’ll have flyers for students on how to shop online;
I never expected to spend so much time counting coins this year, but now I know I can borrow a coin counter from the librarian at Northmoor if we do this again next year!
Final Coin Counts by Group:
Amistad: $13.32
Reveur: $18.95
Isibindi: $164.74
Altruismo: $214.67
Total Raised: $411.68! This amount is included in our overall sales total and was used to help students who were a little short or couldn’t purchase a book on their own.
For those who would still like to purchase online:
Please use the following link or QR code to shop our online fair! Even though the in person fair will close Thursday afternoon, online shopping can continue through 11/20. Please share with family and friends as well!
https://www.scholastic.com/bf/markbillsmiddleschool
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Monday 11/24 Homework help 7/8 w Mrs. Barnes, Basketball Practice 2:40pm-4:00pm , Craft Club w/ Mrs. Brown, Cheer Monday, Boys Basketball 2:30-4 1st Annual Turkey Bowl at Lunches * Bring a pair of long socks for flags :)
Tuesday 11/25 Amazing Shake Mark Bills Finalist 9-10:30am **No homework help Tuesday, Boys Basketball 2:30-4:00pm Card Club w M.r Carpen
Wednesday 11/19-Thanksgiving Break No School Boys Basketball 1:00pm practice
Thursday 11/20- Thanksgiving Break No School
Friday 11/21- Thanksgiving Break No School Boys Basketball 1:00pm Practice
Sports Physicals- Due before participation in practice or games for students’ sports seasons.
Clear Backpack are mandatory now in all middle schools, we have many available if you need one.
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You may have already heard some new procedures in the classrooms as your students come home to share their day with you. We have made it our goal to add new aspects to the classroom to make all of us 1% better in different areas in our development of our future leaders. You will see:
Students standing to share answers with their classmates (speaking to an audience, building their confidence) Students celebrating their classmates in the classroom ( building community and confidence) Students using hand signals during lessons ( to show understanding, that they are in agreement, or that they have a different thought/answer) Students doing the right thing all the time to help another person ( builds community, demonstrates empathy, spreads positive vibes) Students earning everything grades, House Points, Honors ( develops grit, a sense of accomplishment, and a commitment to hard work) Teachers facilitating and teaching all these practices (so we develop leaders in our schools and community) Teachers making lessons fun and meaningful ( we can have really intentional and amazing lessons that add depth of understanding)
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The Amazing Shake is Coming to Mark Bills and a Peoria Public Schools District Competition!
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We are also going to add a personal development and leadership activity this year at Mark Bills known as the Amazing Shake. Students will be competing in a variety of scenarios and role playing activities where they will focus on their manners, discipline, respect and professional conduct. Students will learn to develop the nuances of professional human interaction as they are taught skills such as: "how to give a proper handshake", "how to work a room", "how to give a successful interview", and "how to remain composed under pressure." The goal is to prepare our students so they are able to present themselves exceptionally well for opportunities of today as well as those that will come in the future.
We have already kicked off the first lessons of developing a proper handshake which hopefully you will start seeing in your students' interactions outside of school. Feel free to practice at home and help your students understand the real world value of these soft skills throughout their lives.
Winners of our in-house competition will compete against the best in the District in December with the possibility of attending the global Amazing Shake competition at Ron Clark Academy.
Update: Finalist for the Mark Bills Amazing Shake Tuesday Nov. 25th 9am :
5th grade:
Journie Smith, Majik Jordan, Dimonei Ward, Keon'tay Harvey, Ella Cotter, Olive Morris
6th grade:
Tearia Brown, Deangela Washington , Nyzire Alexander, Charlie Craghead, Brielle Montford, Kemira Baham
7th grade:
Niveah Minor, Mackenna Hayden, William Vasquez, Joy Banegas, Sienna Slater, Mariah Jones
8th grade:
Marli Lowmack, Landan Hope, JP Nelson, Andrew Pratt, Chris Bigger, Eli Powell
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Save The Date: Varsity Girls Basketball Tournament |
Tournament Schedule
All Games Played at Woodruff
Game 1
Tuesday, November 25 • 4:00 p.m.
#3 Sterling vs. #6 Glen Oak
Game 2
Tuesday, November 25 • 5:15 p.m.
#4 Mark Bills vs. #5 Annie Jo Gordon
Game 3
Tuesday, December 2 • 4:00 p.m.
Winner of Game 1 vs. #1 Elise Ford Allen Academy
Game 4
Tuesday, December 2 • 5:15 p.m.
Winner of Game 2 vs. #2 Rolling Acres
Game 5 – 3rd/4th Place Game
Thursday, December 4 • 4:00 p.m.
Loser of Game 3 vs. Loser of Game 4
Medal & Trophy Ceremony will immediately follow the 3rd & 4th Place Game.
Game 6 – Championship Game
Thursday, December 4 • 5:15 p.m.
Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4
Medal & Trophy Ceremony will follow the Championship Game.
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Science Fair Research Club |
Are you interested in science research? Have you signed up or still need to sign up? Our first meeting is this Wednesday after school 2:30-4pm in Room 117 with Mrs. Dawson. 6th-8th graders passing their science class are welcome! We will be outlining our ideas and starting our research plans. |
The House System at Mark Bills is up and going strong. We are using it to support our Social Emotional Learning for our students as a partner program with our 7 Mindsets program. The House System includes a huge emphasis on developing the whole student so we can really help develop our students into leaders of the community. Soft skill development, community service, peer relationships, teamwork, etc,, are important mindsets we want to strengthen in our your leaders. Our first house meeting, for Team R
eveur was a huge success, it had great energy and it was great to see our students from all grade levels coming together for a common goal.
** Make sure HOUSE SHIRTS are only worn on house days, otherwise it's the standard uniform or spirit wear shirt for all other days.
House Parent Letter
Houses Description
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House of Amistad Bracelet Fundraiser |
Our very own House of Amistad raised and donated $540.00 for the Susan G. Komen Foundation, for the fight against breast cancer. Awesome job AMISTAD!!! |
New Parent and Community Groups Starting This Year
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We are introducing new parent and community group opportunities to strengthen our Mark Bills Family. We are kicking off our "Men of Mark Bills" and "Women of Mark Bills" campaigns this year, challenging our Mark Bills Families to volunteer 10 hrs to our school activities and celebrations. We will order t-shirts for our volunteers for our events. Activities will include: Our Welcoming of students days, games we host at Mark Bills, after school clubs and events. All of these opportunities are to spread the positive vibes of our school and strengthen the relationships we have with our students, staff and school community. If you are interested in learning more about activities throughout the year. you can stop in or email:
tyler.hesh@psd150.org
henry.bolden@psd150.org
schanda.brown@psd150.org
Thank you in advance and let's bring all the support and positivity our students need to be successful.
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PTC Volunteer Concession Sign Ups
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