ARE YOU READY WILDCATS?!?! It’s time for the 100th day of school, when you ask?!? Thursday, January 29th!! WOOHOOO!!! Can you believe it?! After Thursday, we will only have 80 days of school left!!! 😳WOWZERS! Happy 100 days Wildcats!!
5th grade parents , today is the last day to submit applications for the specialty schools! Click on this link to register: https://www.bhamcityschools.org/page/specialty.
What is a specialty school? Our specialty schools challenges and enriches scholars with advanced curricula and dedicated staffs. Each school provides an atmosphere that enhances academic performance and encourages student leadership opportunities and responsibilities. To attend a specialty school, students must submit apply and are selected based on their most recent state assessment scores and other pre-selection criteria.
Do you know a high school student with a passion for leadership, history, or justice? BCRI’s Legacy Youth Leadership Program is a hands-on, 12-month experience that equips students with tools for civic engagement, personal development, and social change—grounded in Birmingham’s rich civil rights legacy.
🗓️ Program runs March 2026–March 2027
💰 $1,000 stipend for Summer Docents upon program completion*
📍 Open to high school students in greater Birmingham
📅 Application Deadline: February 9, 2026
🔗 Apply now: bcri.org/legacy
Please help us spread the word — tag a student, share with a teacher or parent, or repost to your network!
The deadline to apply is Friday, January 23, 2026. To get started, follow this link to create a Parent Portal profile and begin the enrollment process: https://www.bhamcityschools.org/o/bcs/page/registration
To learn more about Birmingham City Schools Specialty Schools and what they offer, please visit:
https://www.bhamcityschools.org/page/specialty
Barrett Elementary's Annual Spelling Bee is live. The Spelling Bee is for Grades 3rd-5th only. You can join us on Zoom using this link: Zoom ID: 885 9570 0010
📣Rooms Update! 📣
‼️PLEASE READ‼️Paper copies of the letter will be sent home today.
Welcome back! We hope you all enjoyed your Winter Break!
To provide a better way of keeping our parents informed and involved, our BCS app has been updated to give you one, single place to see all of your messages for all BCS schools. This means you can see messages from each of your children’s teachers in one central location. In the app, you can read, reply, or start new messages. Rooms, our two-way communication tool can be found on our BCS app. We will begin using Rooms on January 12, 2026. Rooms will help you stay connected with your child’s teachers and school staff. We will no longer utilize ClassDojo after January 9, 2026
To receive updates from BCS and Barrett Elementary, please be sure to download the BCS School App, available in the App Store and Google Play.
To access Rooms:
● If you do not have a smartphone, you can access Rooms on the web at id.thrillshare.com/
● If you have a smartphone, search for "Birmingham City Schools, AL" in the App Store or Google Play. After installing, enable notifications. Tap the Rooms tab and login with the phone number or email associated with your PowerSchool parent profile. (You can update your phone number or email via PowerSchool.)
If you have any issues downloading the BCS App, please visit www.bhamcityschools.org/page/app
Barrett Elementary's Annual Spelling Bee is this Thursday, JANUARY 8, 2026 @ 9:00 a.m. The Spelling Bee is for Grades 3rd-5th only. Please help your child study at home.
You can join us on Zoom using this link: Zoom ID: 885 9570 0010
Todas las escuelas de la ciudad de Birmingham permanecerán cerradas por las vacaciones de invierno desde el 22 de diciembre de 2025 hasta el 2 de enero de 2026. Los estudiantes regresarán a clases el 5 de enero de 2026.
