I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend celebrating all the moms and those who take on the role of mom to a child. I often referred to my students as “my kids,” and as they grew up and approached me as high school students and beyond, I still looked at them and remembered them as 7th-grade students. It is truly nostalgic. For most, I can remember exactly where they sat in my classroom. 

Can you all believe we have 9 school days left??!! That is wild to me! We still have so much to do (or at least I do). 

Awards Day will be on May 18th, and you will receive a message by May 12th if your child will be receiving an award. We made some changes this year to the criteria for some awards. A committee of teachers has put a lot of thought into this process. 

Here are the times:

8:45-10:00am = 6th grade

10:30-11:45am = 8th grade

1:00-2:15pm = 7th grade

Some other celebrations! We took our I Ready diagnostics and saw some great growth!! AND our ELL students did GREAT on their ACCESS diagnostics in February! We saw significant growth in that area and had 6 students exit the program! THAT IS HUGE!! A special thanks to Mrs. El Kaissi and all of the teachers who work with these students, and especially to the student who worked so hard.

Yearbook distribution is on Friday! Cultural Fair is May 19th!

The Champion Games for our AAS students were amazing this past week!! It was so much fun to watch them SHINE!

Please encourage your students to keep working and keep trying. While we are approaching the finish line, we have more to accomplish. 

Feel free to call or email me if you have any questions. 

With Pride,

The Bumpus Cultural Fair will be held on May 19th. This is an all-day event highlighting the different cultures here at Bumpus and in our community. We are looking for anyone who may be interested in sharing their cultural knowledge through demonstrations, customs, traditions, etc. If you might be interested in assisting with this event, please complete the form below.

Dear Parents/Guardians,

The end of the school year requires some housekeeping tasks throughout the school. The health room is no exception.  

An adult will be required to pick up any medications that your child may have in the health room, unless your child has specific written permissions to carry the medication on their person. Medications should be picked up by noon on Thursday, May 21, 2026 Any medications left at school will be destroyed after this deadline. No exceptions.

Tyra Walker, RN, MSN

School Nurse

Bumpus Middle School

Phone 439-2261

When a student is absent, a doctor's note or a parent note must be provided within three (3) days of the student’s return to school.

A parent note must include:

1. A written statement (with the student's FIRST and LAST name), the reason for the absence (emails without a signature are not accepted).

2. The date of the absence(s).

3. The parent’s signature.

Notes CAN BE EMAILED as long as there is a physical signature included to: bumpusattendance@hoover.k12.al.us

These are being submitted to our attendance office as incomplete. Please see the instructions below and a copy of the attendance form. We must receive these in a timely, complete manner.

Parents, please complete the section of the form marked for parents.

Students, please complete the section of the form marked for students. Have your teachers complete the section marked for teachers and have each teacher sign the form. All students MUST get their teachers signatures and assignments on the Anticipated Absence form before it can be approved by admin. Please return the completed forms to Mrs. Rush in the 2nd floor office after the assignments and teachers signatures are on the form. 

After all parties complete the form, please RETURN the COMPLETED form to Mrs. Rush in the 2nd-floor office or email the COMPLETED form to bumpusattendance@hoover.k12.al.us.

Anticipated Absence Form - Clicking on this link will allow you to download and print the document.