Community Donations/Volunteers

• School uniforms: khaki pants(no cargo), brown or black belts, blue collar shirts, and brown or black shoes.
• School supplies:crayons, paper, backpacks, pencils, and folders
• Volunteers needed to be mentors and tutors

Thank you in advance

**Please see administration

Community Involvement

When parents, families and members of the community are involved with schools, all children benefit. Adult participation sends the message that school is important and the work children do there is worthy of adult attention. Many people may want to volunteer, but don't know how to begin. They may believe the teacher do not want their help or they may not know how to fit one more activity into an already tight schedule. These situations present perfect opportunities for schools to reach out and provide advenues for parent, community members, local business and other provide support.
Research on community and family involvement with schools has consistently shown that such involvement adds to the quality of the schools involved and makes a difference in children's academic achievement.
Mississippi Department of Education

Activities
Muffins for Moms
Donuts for Dads
Adopt a Grandparents
Leadership Council
Warrior
Thanksgiving/Christmas can food drive

National Standards Implementation Guide: Standard 6-Collaborating With Community

Families and school staff collaborate with community members to connect students, families, and staff to expanded learning opportunities, community services, and civic participation.

Byhalia Middle School

Byhalia Elementary & Middle Schools, formerly known as Henry Jr. High, are community-oriented schools dedicated to the academic, social, physical and mental well-being of students. The teachers, staff and students of both schools have steadily made progress toward higher standards and academic excellence.
Byhalia Elementary and Middle School have assembled an excellent staff. One hundred percent of our teachers are highly qualified according to the No Child Left Behind Initiative. Various programs have been added throughout the year to further meet the needs of our students. Extracurricular activities abound at Byhalia Elementary and Middle School.
Various upgrades have been made to the physical plants of both schools during the summer months. Air conditioning has been installed, bathrooms have been renovated, the Reading Caboose has been renovated and new computers have been purchased and installed within, playground equipment has been purchased and lighting for the middle school gymnasium has been completed. Concerning academics, various computer software programs have been purchased, supplementary texts for the MCT II have been purchased, additional Smartboard (Mimio) Projector systems have been installed in various classrooms and new textbooks for certain grade levels have been purchased. Parents are encouraged to visit both of our school campuses to see what is taking place at their school sites.

7th Grade Science

SEVENTH GRADE
CONTENT STRANDS:
Life Science (L) Earth and Space Science (E)
Physical Science (P)
COMPETENCIES and Suggested Teaching Objectives:
1. Compare and contrast structure and function in living systems. (L)
a. Compare and contrast plant and animal cells through investigations.
b. Describe the process of respiration and the use of its products.
c. Illustrate the parts of the digestive system and the interaction of each part.
d. Illustrate the parts of and interaction between the respiratory and circulatory
system.
e. Illustrate the parts of the excretory system and the interaction of each part.
1. Explore the processes of the reproduction and heredity of organisms.
(L)
a. Distinguish genes as sections of DNA molecules that carry the genetic
code for inherited traits.
b. Examine the concepts of homozygous and heterozygous traits.
c. Explain mitosis and relate it to an organism’s growth and repair processes.
3. Determine how organisms co-exist in their environment. (L)
a. Demonstrate that cells interact with their environment.
b. Investigate homeostasis as it relates to plants and animals.
4. Explore how environmental factors of population influence the
formation of an ecosystem. (L,E)
a. Describe the process of photosynthesis and the use of its products.
b. Design an experiment in plant behavior to include responses to water,
gravity, and light.
c. Investigate and research environmental concerns of the land, water, and
air.
d. Analyze the importance of biological diversity in communities and
ecosystems.
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5. Examine survival strategies of organisms over many generations. (L)
a. Apply concepts of adaptation by analyzing how organisms are classified into
groups and subgroups.
b. Research animal adaptations and behaviors as related to survival strategies.
c. Explain how natural and man-made pressures cause extinction.
6. Explore the composition and changes of the Earth system. (E,P)
a. Identify minerals by using any or all of the following tests: streak,
cleavage, fracture, hardness, specific gravity, and special properties.
b. Research and explain how crustal movements result in earthquakes, volcanoes,
mountain formation, etc.
c. Distinguish between chemical and physical weathering.
d. Identify how forces such as erosion and deposition create landforms.
e. Research landforms and fossils specific to Mississippi.
f. Compare properties and composition of salt water, fresh water, and brackish
water.
g. Investigate the interactive forces that produce weather to include moisture,
temperature, fronts, air masses, and cloud formations.
7. Explain the causes of lunar phases, eclipses, and Earth’s seasons. (E)
a. Distinguish between radiating objects (the sun and the stars) and reflecting
objects (the planets and their moons).
b. Characterize lunar phases in terms of their appearance, their visibility at a given
time of day or night, and their progression through time.
c. Illustrate the relationship between lunar phases and the phase angle between
the sun and the moon as seen from Earth.
d. Illustrate the alignments of the Earth, the moon, and the sun, which give rise to
solar and lunar eclipses and explain why these eclipses do not occur every
month.
e. Explain how the position of the earth in relation to the sun has an effect on
seasonal weather changes.
8. Investigate chemical and physical properties of matter. (P)
a. Determine and measure experimentally: boiling point, melting point,
density, and solubility.
b. Demonstrate understanding that chemical and physical properties determine a
substance’s identity.
c. Compare common metals, nonmetals, and metalloids by name, symbol, and
characteristics.
d. Recognize elements that will combine to form compounds.
e. Relate density to mass and volume.
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9. Investigate motions and forces. (P)
a. Using SI units, measure and graph the motion of an object by its position,
direction of motion, and speed.
b. Investigate Newton’s Laws of Motion.
c. Using the scientific method, design an experiment to test how different types of
surfaces affect friction.
10. Investigate the sources of energy. (P, E)
a. Investigate the sun as a major source of energy.
b. Compare and contrast how the three forms of thermal energy flow.
c. Research one or more of the sources of energy (nuclear, solar, wind,
geothermal, hydro).
Reprinted with permission from the National Science Education Standards,

Upcoming School Events

• August 2010: Back to School, Open House,and Night Dance
• September 2010:Labor Day Holiday and Progress Reports Issued
• October 2010:Report Cards Issued,Fall Festival,and Fall Break
• November2010:Mid-Nine weeks Progress Reports,Thanksgiving Fest,and Huntsville Trip
• December 2010:Semester Exams and Christmas Holidays
• January 2011:Report Cards Issued, National Assessment of Education Progress,and Martin Luther King Holiday
• February 2011:Mid-Nine weeks Progress Reports Issued and Presidents' Day Holiday
• March 2011:Report Cards Issued and Spring Break
• April 2011:Easter,Good Friday Holiday, Good Monday Holiday,and Mid-Nine weeks Progress Reports Issued.
• May 2011:Exams,Graduation,and Memorial Day

Byhalia Middle School Mission Statement

Our goal is to provide all students with the opportunity to excel in academics, athletics and social skills as that they my become postive, contributing member of our school and community.

Byhalia Middle School Vision

Byhalia Middle School aims to provide a quality education so that all students are able to reach their full potenial within a caring and secure environment.

Special points of interest

• Absolutely NO Tennis shoes of Any Kind.
• Absolutely NO Sagging Pants at Anytime.
• Shirts MUST Be Tucked In at All Times.
• Absolutely NO Fighting of Any Kind.
• Absolutely NO Cell Phones at Anytime.
• Do NOT Be Late to School.
• NO Exceptions. NO Excuses!

Byhalia High Five

1. Learn to RESPECT all people!
2. Always DO our best!!
3. TALK Through Our Disagreements!!!
4. HELP Others!!!!
5. IMPROVE School, Self, and Community!!!!!