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Brentwood Middle
School Website
School Address
5324 Murray Lane
Brentwood, TN 37027
Phone: 615-472-4250
Fax: 615-472-4263
School Colors
Kelly Green and Gold
School Mascot
Viking
Principal
Dr. Kay Kendrick
Assistant Principal/Administrative Assistant(s)
Betty White
Bill Harlin
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Enrollment
Currently Brentwood Middle School has an enrollment of over 1000
students.
Pupil/Teacher Ratio
The pupil/teacher ratio for Brentwood Middle School is approximately
17:1.
School History
Our school opened in August 1972 with 850 students, and was named
Northside Junior High School with grades 7-9. The student population
over the next twenty years grew to over 1000. In 1982, the ninth grade
became part of the new Brentwood High School, and we became a middle
school with grades 7-8, and later grade six was added. Our enrollment
increased to over 900 students. With the opening of two additional
middle schools in the northern part of the county, our enrollment
averaged about 600 students. Rezoning in 2002, increased the student
body. In the 2005-2006 school year, Sunset Middle opened and decreased
enrollment by approximately 20 students. Brentwood Middle School’s
enrollment is currently 1003.
Brentwood Middle School
has a serious commitment to addressing the needs of adolescents as they
grow through the "middle years". Our academic goals of a year’s growth
in math and reading help our students realize their fullest potential
and become responsible citizens. Brentwood Middle School’s mission is
"BMS: Building toward Mastery and Success.” In 2006, Brentwood Middle
School was awarded the prestigious title of Blue Ribbon School of
Excellence by the US Department of Education.
Community
Brentwood Middle School benefits from supportive and involved parents who
encourage their children to excel and from community resources which
contribute financially and personally to enhance our programs and
curricula.
Parent/Teacher
Conferences
Parents will receive a progress report during the middle of each
quarter. Parents who have questions can address their concern(s) with
the teacher or the guidance counselors. Teachers will schedule
parent-teacher conferences each semester. All other parent conferences
are held at mutually convenient times.
Parent Support
Organization
BMS enjoys a very active PTO. Parents and faculty are committed to
working together to benefit our students. In addition to providing
funding for many school activities, they provided landscaping for our
school; organized school dances; sponsored after-school activities;
supported classroom events; and published a parent newsletter. The
Viking Athletic Committee is committed to providing time, talent and
money to help the student athletes at Brentwood Middle School to be the
best they can possibly be.
Library/Media
Center
The Media Center at BMS has thirty student computers, all with Internet
access. It also offers many local service programs, magazines, and
encyclopedia search mediums, small group viewings of videos and books on
tape for non-reading students. The media center is directed by one
librarian and one librarian assistant. In 2003-04 academic year, a noted
library analyst reviewed the Brentwood Middle School collection to
suggest books to discard and areas where books needed to be purchased.
Our school goal for the year is to purchase additional resources to
update our current library collection and to improve the library’s
appearance.
Academics
The curriculum at Brentwood Middle School includes the following:
Communication Arts; Math; Social Studies; Read 180; and Science.
Students also participate in Related Arts classes such as Computer
Technology, Technology Education, Music, Physical Education, Art, Drama,
and Spanish. We additionally offer students the opportunity to
participate in Spelling Bee Competitions; Destination Imagination; Metro
Interscholastic Mathematics Competition; Duke University Talent
Identification Program; DAR Essay Contest; Brentwood Women's Club Poetry
Contest; Williamson County Medical Center Art Contest; Citizens of the
Month; Writing Competitions; Forensics, and Geography Bee. Currently
Brentwood Middle measures student growth using TCAP (Tennessee
Comprehensive Assessment Program), YPP (Yearly Progress Pro), and IAI
(Individualized Assessment Index).
Tutoring
The Brentwood High School National Honor Society students tutor students
at BMS after school. This helps to build a stronger relationship between
the students at both schools. This program typically begins in
October. Many teachers tutor their teams after school. Please contact
your student’s teacher for specific information.
Guidance
The Guidance Department at Brentwood Middle School maintains a
comprehensive guidance program meeting the developmental needs of
students in grades six through eight. The school counselors plan the
activities and support the teachers in the Advisor-Advisee Program.
These activities are centered around issues that help students learn and
perfect skills relating to organization, accepting responsibility,
respecting others, developing good study habits, employing appropriate
decision making strategies, building positive self-esteem, and exploring
the world of work through interest inventories and other career
education resources.
Special
Education Services
We currently have the following Special Education professionals
available to offer support to students: special education teachers, a
speech language therapist, an occupational therapist, a physical
therapist, a school psychologist, a gifted consultant, a vision teacher,
a hearing teacher, and an English as a Second Language teacher. All
special education students are included in the regular education
program.
STARS
The STARS program at Brentwood Middle School is very active. The SEC
(Student Executive Committee) and the STARS Core Team (teachers) work
together in providing activities for the student body. These activities
help students to "take a right stand" when it comes to certain issues.
STARS support groups also meet every week. In addition, STARS is active
in many community projects.
Related Arts
Technology Computer
Laboratory
Sixth grade students will be introduced to Applied Computer Keyboarding
with lessons designed to help teach touch typing. Knowing how to key by
touch properly will help students use computers effectively for school
and personal activities.
After learning to key by touch, students will be introduced to Microsoft
Word. During the rotation, 6th graders will examine a
personal computer from boot-up to shut-down.
The seventh grade students will be taught that communication with
Microsoft PowerPoint is an integral part of becoming computer
literate. They will learn to connect and use peripheral devices such as
digital cameras, become proficient in managing files, and compose
documents for class projects using Microsoft Word.
Eighth grade students will master the skills necessary to create and
save a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. It is held that Excel is the most
widely used and the most powerful spreadsheet program available. These 8th
grade students will also be introduced to Microsoft Access databases.
They will be taught that information stored in a database can be quickly
analyzed, manipulated, and printed. As a culminating activity, students
will be assigned a capstone project to help develop critical thinking
and decision making skills.
Computer Applications
Computer Applications is a year-long class offered to eighth grade
students. In this class, students work to improve their keyboarding
speed and accuracy in preparation for the Keyboarding Exemption Test.
They also develop advanced skills in using Microsoft Word as they
prepare business documents. They apply their knowledge in using simple
databases and spreadsheets. Students will combine their knowledge and
skills and develop Internet search skills as they prepare multimedia
projects. Creating web pages and designing desktop publishing projects
are also topics covered in this comprehensive computer class. Students
will also have opportunities to utilize digital cameras, video cameras,
and scanners in the video production and editing section of the class.
As basic business and career topics are discussed at various times
throughout the year, students will not only learn about the concepts,
but they will also see the important role that technology can have in
many aspects of daily life.
Video
Production/Drama Broadcasting
This 8th
grade related arts offering is designed to give students experience in a
variety of media techniques. Students will learn the basics of video
production as they film, edit, and complete several projects. Students
will learn the basics of broadcasting including script writing and
interviewing. During the second semester, students will be producing a
weekly news broadcast for the school. Students enrolled in this class
will also have several opportunities to work with Brentwood High
School’s Channel 9 program.
Physical
Education and Health
In
Physical Education all students are required to dress in proper gym
uniforms. They take turns leading warm up exercises. Teams are formed
for competition within each class. A physical fitness test is given.
Students' grades are based upon dress and class participation....NOT
ABILITY. The physical education program encompasses many activities.
Stretching, exercising, and running are required everyday. Students are
given the Presidential physical fitness test. Students are involved in
numerous physical activities such as volleyball, basketball, table
tennis, ultimate frisbee, touch football, kickball. Also, students run
the half-mile each day.
In the health
classes students are informed about the hazards of tobacco and alcohol.
Students also explore the concepts of self-image, proper decision
making, and developing social skills. The sixth grade students will be
trained in CPR by local firefighters. The seventh grade students take
part in the DARE program taught by local law enforcement. The eighth
grade students will study nutrition and eating disorders in addition to
reviewing concepts from sixth and seventh grade. They will also learn
about the Red Cross and the services it offers. Students from Brentwood
High School’s “Teens in Touch” program also come to speak to the
students.
Art
Students
learn to apply the elements of value, texture, shape, line and colors in
studio lessons. Art history and rudimentary aesthetics are built into
each lesson, teaching students to really look at the world around them.
Art in seventh grade involves more than drawing and painting. From the
very first class we spend time analyzing, describing, interpreting and
judging various pieces of art, as well as reading and writing about
artists. Using these critiques, we also learn fundamentals of art
elements and principles: line, value, color, shape, composition, etc.
From this learning, seventh grade art students express themselves in
ways that engage their imagination, improve their organization and
coordination, and expand their problem-solving skills.
Studio 8 is an
intensive, year-long studio experiences which begin with drawing, using
Betty Edward’s Drawing On the Right Side of the Brain. We then
experience creative expression while strengthening observational skills
using a variety of media, including painting, sculpting, printmaking,
and graphic design.
Music
The goal of all levels of General Music classes is to broaden the
student's base of knowledge and appreciation for a variety of styles of
music through singing, listening, playing, moving, reading, and creating
music. The sixth grade students sing songs from the various cultures of
the world, using these songs to improve note-reading skills and basic
musicianship. Many of the songs are transferred to Orff mallet and
percussions instruments, enabling students to experience music making
and ensemble playing. In seventh grade, musicianship and note-reading
skills are continued with Orff instruments and beginning handbells.
Students study American music styles including ragtime, blues, jazz and
pop, many of which are transferred to the classroom instruments. In
eighth grade, students concentrate on Western European music, from the
medieval period through the 20th century. Students experience the genres
of opera and musical theater. In addition, handbells are used to
encourage score-reading and ensemble participation.
Chorus
Students
learn to exercise proper singing techniques including posture,
breathing, sound production, vowel formation, and vocal health. They
build note-reading skills through the use of solfege (do-re-mi) as well
as note names. They apply these skills to learn pieces of choral music
incorporating all kinds of musical notation. Students study and perform
choral music from a variety of styles, time periods, and cultures. They
are encouraged not only to become independent musicians, singing and
interpreting music on their own, but also to work together as a team,
balancing and blending the sound for a unified performance. Performance
opportunities include a mass chorus event, honors choir, choral
festivals, and local concerts.
Band
The sixth grade beginning band is open to all 6th grade
students with no prior instrumental experience. This class will
concentrate on establishing tone production, rhythmic proficiency,
individual and ensemble intonation, and technical ability, as well as
preparation and performance of beginning band literature.
The seventh grade
concert band is open to all seventh grade students with at least one
year prior instrumental experience on the instrument chosen to play in
band. Special permission must be granted by the director if a
student wishes to join the ensemble with no previous experience on the
chosen band instrument. This class will concentrate on developing
tone production, rhythmic proficiency, individual and ensemble
intonation and technical accuracy, as well as preparation and
performance of intermediate band literature.
The eighth grade
concert band is open to all eighth grade students with at least two
years prior instrumental experience on the instrument chosen to play in
band. Special permission must be granted by the director if a student
wishes to join the ensemble with no previous experience on the chosen
band instrument. This class will concentrate on advanced tone
production, advanced rhythmic proficiency, individual and ensemble
intonation and technical accuracy, as well as preparation and
performance of intermediate/advanced band literature.
Eighth grade jazz
band is open to all students currently in the eighth grade band.
Special permission may be granted to those students not in the 8th
grade band who play piano, rhythm guitar, and bass guitar. This
class will concentrate on the basic articulations and scales necessary
in jazz playing. Special attention will also be given in the area of
jazz improvisation.
Drama
In the
sixth grade Introduction to Dramatic Arts class, students will focus on
the foundations of dramatic performance and production. Through the use
of exercises and presentations, students will understand and be able to
implement the basics of acting and production.
In the seventh
grade Dramatic Presentation class, students will focus on the
development of performance based presentation skills. Through the use
of a variety of exercises, students will be able to organize and write
speech presentations while developing more presentation confidence.
The eighth grade
Dramatic Arts class is on semester. It is an in-depth study of acting
skills and technical theatre. Students will also study directing,
playwriting, and television production. They will ultimately write and
produce their own one-act play.
Publications
As a
student in this class, you are a member of the school newspaper staff.
We have the responsibility of publishing the school-wide newspaper at
the end of each 9-week grading period. Topics covered include: print
vs. broadcast media, determining news value, types of news, interviewing
skills, and news writing 101.
Spanish I
In 8th
grade students may elect to take Spanish I to earn a high school
credit. In this class, students will develop the four basic skills of
reading, writing, speaking, and listening in Spanish; study cultural
topics such as greetings, home and family, health and leisure time;
learn to use the present tense of regular and irregular verbs; learn to
properly use direct and indirect object pronouns. They will also
present information, concepts and ideas to an audience of listeners or
readers on a variety of topics. Students will demonstrate an
understanding of the relationship between the practices and perspectives
of the culture studied and demonstrate understanding of the concept of
culture through comparisons of the cultures studied and their own. They
will reinforce and further their knowledge of other disciplines through
foreign language and use the language both within and beyond the school
setting.
Athletics
The sports program of Brentwood Middle includes cross-country, football,
soccer, volleyball, basketball, wrestling, baseball, softball, track,
tennis, cheerleading, and golf. Brentwood Middle School is also a member
of the WMAA.
Partnerships
Brentwood Middle School has eleven different school business partnerships. These
include Harris Teeter, Albertsons, Brentwood Chamber of Commerce, and
the Kroger Corporation.. In addition, Mark Bates Landscaping has
designed a blueprint for our outdoor needs and Special Olympics has
generously donated equipment to improve our technology. The City of
Brentwood contributes annually to updating the school’s technology
equipment.
Extra
Curricular Activities
The clubs and organizations offered by BMS are Newspaper; Yearbook;
DARE; STARS; Student Council; Chorus; Band; FCA; Forensics; Chess; Pep
Band; Bowling; Literary Magazine; Forensics; and National Junior Honor
Society.
Site Based Management
Brentwood Middle is now participating in site-based management. Our
building leadership team meets monthly with the administrative team to
provide insight into the school day and year. This team allows for both
vertical and horizontal teaming and collaboration. |
