Black Diamond Middle School

The Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) Meeting is on Tuesday 4/29/2025 from 5:30pm - 7:30pm at Dallas Ranch Middle School Library. Agenda: • Review of LCAP Educational Partner Feedback • Budget Overview for Parents • LCAP Budget Alignment Feedback Please join us! Childcare and refreshments will be available.

Attention BDMS Students and Families! 📢 🍧 Exciting News: The Kona Ice truck is rolling into BDMS tomorrow! 🎉 Get ready to treat yourself during lunchtime with refreshing Kona Ice. Don't forget to bring your funds to enjoy your favorite flavors! See you there for a cool and delicious treat! 🌟

We are excited to invite you to attend our AUSD AVID Family Night on Tuesday May 6th, from 5:30 - 7:30pm at Antioch High School. Participate in AVID team building activities, enjoy a spaghetti dinner, hear our AUSD AVID students speak about the AVID impact, and celebrate what our AVID programs are doing across the district. The event is open to AVID students and their families as well as any students or families interested in our AVID programs. Let us know you are coming to celebrate with us by completing the survey so we can prepare for your attendance. https://forms.office.com/r/2t5gaWf55F

Hello everyone, It's Back!! Our annual rummage sale will take place Saturday, May 3rd at BDMS in the parking lot. We need a lot of donations to help make this event successful. Ask your family members, friends, neighbors and anyone you know to support our school and donate items to sell. They can sell their own items and purchase a space for $25.00 and keep the proceeds or they can donate items, and leadership will sell the items. We cannot accept large appliances, but everything else should be ok. If it is furniture, it must be presentable. No holes, tears or dirty items. Students can come and see me with their donations. I will be providing Diamond Dollars to those students who donate items, and their name will be entered into a drawing for a goodie basket. PLEASE SEE ATTACHED FLYER. If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to me. Thank you! Kindly,

Please click the link below to access Lincoln Families Resource Page: https://padlet.com/AlexisCSC/resources

Hello everyone, It's Back!! Our annual rummage sale will take place Saturday, May 3rd at BDMS in the parking lot. We need a lot of donations to help make this event successful. Ask your family members, friends, neighbors and anyone you know to support our school and donate items to sell. If you would like, you may purchase a space for $25.00, sell your items and keep the proceeds or you can donate items, and leadership will sell the items. We cannot accept large appliances, but everything else should be ok. If it is furniture, it must be presentable. Students and parents can come and see me with their donations. Thank you in advance for your support! Anna Hernandez (925) 727-8908

UC Family Informational Night

A Song for Cesar Movie Event

Resource guide and information for undocumented students and families.

Hello everyone, Our annual rummage sale will take place Saturday, May 3rd at BDMS in the parking lot. We need donations to help make this event successful. Ask your family members, friends, neighbors and anyone you know to support our school and donate. You may also purchase a space for $25.00, sell your items and keep the proceeds or you can donate items, and we will sell the items. We cannot accept large appliances. Furniture must be presentable. Students and parents can come and see me with their donations. Thank you in advance for your support! Anna Hernandez (925) 727-8908

Martin Luther King Salute to Greatness January 20th 1:00-3:00 PM Join us at Deer Valley Highschool's Theater to listen to key note speaker Otha Thornton and AUSD's MLK Art and Essay Winners Performances.

Join us for a day of bettering or community on January 20 from 9:00AM to 1:00PM in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. This Year's Services: - Senior Center Day of Engagement @ Antioch Senior Center -Antioch Community Park Revitalization Project @ Antioch Community Park -Fremont Elementary School Community Project @ Fremont Elementary Register at https://www.antiochca.gov/mlk-day/ or email: Recreation@antiochca.gov

Update Coming Soon to the AUSD app! Parents/guardians who have already created a Rooms account will be able to access app features like chat and announcements in a new, streamlined way! Updated Look Coming Soon: https://5il.co/34ids Download for Android https://bit.ly/3OPbJ4o Download for iPhone https://apple.co/3N8P3Lw

After school tutoring for Math (Foley), English (Fea), and ELD (Kratina) will be cancelled for the next two weeks due to iReady testing and minimum day schedule. When we return from break, we will have updates on our tutoring program. Sincerely, BDMS Teachers

After School Tutoring with Ms. Kratina, Mrs. Fea, and Ms. Foley is cancelled today. Tutoring will resume on Thursday October 17th.

Good morning families! As we close out the quarter, we will be cancelling our After School Homework Club and Tutoring Sessions today ( Thursday October 3rd). However, we would like to remind you that today is also our family reading intervention night. RSVP link can be found on our website.

Parent Teacher Conference Week: The staff at BDMS would like to invite all parents and guardians that would like to meet to discuss their student's progress. Conferences will be held from Monday September 23 to Friday September 27th from 1:15 PM to 3:00PM; appointments are not required. Conference Process: All teachers will be stationed in the cafeteria allowing parents and guardians to rotate to the teacher's that they need to talk to most. Appointments are not required, but if you are unavailable to meet during our conference week and would like to schedule an alternative date, please contact one of your student's teachers to schedule an alternative date. Each family will receive a copy of their student's progress report, iReady results, and information regarding the Reading Intervention Night A station for questions regarding Echo will be available if you are still experiencing any issues or have questions about how to utilize Echo to support your student's academics.

Have you signed up for an Aeries & Echo account? Level up your communication with your student by signing up for an Aeries and Echo account to get an inside look on your student's attendance, classwork, and grades. Check the BDMS News Feed to see how to get signed-up. https://www.antiochschools.net/o/bdms

The East County Community Partners is hosting a Health Resource Fair on Saturday September 21st from 10:00 AM- 2:00 PM at the Community Center (213 F St, Antioch, CA). - Resources and information will be available -Games and Activities -Free Giveaways -Community -Food Trucks

Welcome Back Everyone to the 2024-25 school year! It’s that time again to make sure our students come back to school with the necessary supplies they need to be successful. This giveaway was founded by my daughter Claryssa when she was in the 6th grade at Black Diamond and now she is a college graduate in a Masters program for Clinical Counseling, and is still planning and organizing this amazing event. Stuff the Bus is 12 years strong!!! The event will be at Dallas Ranch and will feature the Golden State Warriors Dance Team and so much more. Register at: https://linktr.ee/4evermefoundation Thank you, Velma Wilson Parent Liaison “Involved parents=Successful students”