Bixby Public Schools

Spartan Stadium is officially SOLD OUT for tonight's game! To watch our Bixby Spartans take on the Trojans, fans can access the live stream at the link below for $18 or listen on the radio on 1430am the Buzz! Go Spartans! http://varsitystream.com/bixby-spartans/home.html

For the first time in Spartan history, our varsity FB team has earned a spot in the USA Today's Super 25 National High School Rankings. Congratulations to Coach Montgomery, his coaches, our Spartan athletes, and everyone involved in supporting Bixby Athletics and BPS! https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/highschool/2020/09/01/high-school-football-rankings-national-super-25/5672196002/

Number of the Week: 543! At BPS, we have 543 students who speak a second language! This graph represents the 40 different second languages spoken by these students. What an interesting visual representation of our number of the week!

@BixbySpartanFB starting the year off STRONG vs 6A1 Union Redskins. 13 - 0, early 2nd quarter. @BixbyPS #okpreps

Spartans, Please see the link below for an important update from Supt. Miller relative to post-Labor Day plans. Have a wonderful weekend! https://www.bixbyps.org/article/296842?org=bixby-public-schools

Spartans: Don't forget to grab your tickets to tonight's football game! Kickoff is at 7 PM! See you under the Friday Night Lights! Purchase Tickets: bixbyps.info/tickets Review Protocols: https://www.bixbyps.org/article/295186?org=bixby-public-schools

Sometimes the greatest lessons are taught by students. Thank you, Sydney, for reminding us that challenging times are simply an opportunity to grow. "I want to look back on this year and be so grateful and thankful, look back and think, regardless of the circumstances, I made the best of this bad situation and had a great year with all my friends and learned a lot and grew a lot," Bush said. https://ktul.com/news/local/bixby-senior-staying-positive-about-distance-learning

Spartan Fans, Our coaches and athletic teams have done an outstanding job throughout summer camps and the return to school in mitigating the spread of COVID-19. As we welcome our community back into Lee Snider Stadium, we need your help to ensure these mitigation efforts continue. Thank you for helping us keep our community safe and healthy as we gather under the Friday Night Lights to cheer on our Spartans! See here for details on ticket sales and stadium protocol: https://www.bixbyps.org/article/295186?org=bixby-public-schools

It's Tuesday, Spartans! Time to enter your Grab & Go Meal requests for next week! See the link below for instructions and details for both Distance Learning and Spartan Connection Academy! https://www.bixbyps.org/article/292627?org=bixby-public-schools

Peach Jar Pro Tip! Access Notification Settings from any Peachjar Email: - The default flyer delivery frequency is set to "Daily." - This means each flyer will be sent within 24 hours of  being posted. - To change your delivery frequency, you can click “Manage Delivery Preferences” at the bottom of any Peachjar email. - Additionally, if you have created a parent account, you can log in to your Peachjar account, click “My Account” and then “Notification Preferences”. You can also make changes related to school site notification preferences here as well.

Spartans, see the link below for Grab & Go Meal Procedures for both Distance Learning as well as Spartan Connection Academy. Flyers have been sent out via Peach Jar as well! Families will need to complete the meal request form on Tuesday 8/25 for the week of 8/31. https://www.bixbyps.org/article/292627?org=bixby-public-schools

Athletic Event Ticket Protocols/Instructions Click Here for Details: https://5il.co/k1ba.

Spartans, see the link below for an update from Supt. Miller on our experiences with the first cohort this week. We have enjoyed a successful reopening so far and look forward to welcoming cohort RED (last names L-Z) on Monday. Students enrolled in our Spartan Connection Academy will also begin programming Monday. Have a great weekend! https://youtu.be/jf_WINSAoHc

Early Release Schedule & How it Applies to Distance Learning Days: - Early Release Fridays begin on Friday, August 21st which is a Distance Learning Day. - Students in grades K- 6 will follow their regular distance learning schedule found in the distance learning guide, specific to your child's teacher's schedule. - Students in grades 7-12 can tune into their classes according to the Early Release Friday Bell Schedule which can be found here: https://www.bixbyps.org/o/bixby-high-school/page/school-day-schedule--17. - For specific students who are on campus, transportation will run according to the Early Release Friday schedule for their school site. School Day Schedules can be found on each school site's webpage under Explore/School Day Schedule. - Please contact your school site with any questions.

Spartan Family, Due to much media coverage at our school sites this morning as we began our first day, and out of our commitment to ensuring accurate information is communicated, we are sharing this press release both with our school family as well as local media. Please keep in mind, with any future incidents, according to our Return to Learn Protocol, BPS will notify via text message only those individuals who are directly affected or may have come in contact with a student or staff member testing positive, pursuant to health department guidelines and federal privacy laws. See here: https://5il.co/jqd0

Spartans, a few important updates about meals! **All families should ensure their child's My School Bucks meal account has funds OR send a check to school on your student's first day. We would like to avoid cash if possible.** Grab & Go Meals are back on distance learning days as well as for Spartan Connection Academy students! Traditional Students: - Students will be charged for meals at their normal rate! - Families should have received an email and a text today with a form link to request meals on their cohort Friday (distance learning day). - We will have more info to come on the procedure for Grab & Go meals beginning 8/31 for distance learning! Spartan Connection Academy Students: - Students will be charged for meals at their normal rate! - Grab and Go Meals are available to you beginning 8/24 when SCA starts school! - Details and flyer with link and instructions will be sent to SCA families tomorrow afternoon!

Spartans, please see the link below for a video update from Supt. Miller. Video: https://youtu.be/6dx3aijQJq8 Important Document Links referred to in the video: Distance Learning Guide: https://5il.co/ihrp Protocols Flowchart: https://5il.co/jk64 Student Screening Checklist: https://5il.co/id0h Return to Learn Webpage: bixbyps.info/returntolearn

Supt. Miller is a tough man to surprise, but tonight, we pulled it off! Congressman Hern attended our Board of Education meeting to honor Mr. Miller as the United States House of Representatives Veteran of the Month! Spartans, please join us in celebration of Supt. Miller as we thank him for his many years of service in the United States Marine Corps and now for his service to our community as BPS Superintendent. Mr. Miller, we are so proud and grateful that you're a Spartan! Also, a huge thanks to Congressman Hern for taking the time to visit Bixby!

Spartans, please see the link below for the latest Return to Learn update from Supt. Miller! Stay tuned later this week for a video update as well! Have a wonderful day! August 10th Update: https://5il.co/jbqh

2020 Back to School at a Glance has been posted at the link below! bixbyps.info/2020backtoschool Specific communication on all of these events will be coming from school sites as well! It's another great day to be a Spartan!