BB&N Middle School Family Checklist
Please note: there are key documents on the MS Quickstart site
for both parents/guardians and students to sign BEFORE the first day of school
Before the first day of school, did you...
☑️ Mark your calendar for the MS 'Ask a Parent Zoom' on Thursday, August 27, at 6 p.m.
☑️ Help your child complete the Technology Checklist.
☑️ Complete and sign the Community Expectations Documents & Academic Honesty Policy (AHP) by the first day of school (September 8, 2026)
The Community Expectations Document (CED) and Academic Honesty Policy (AHP) are important documents that outline expectations of how we work together as a community as well as our expectations around academic integrity. We will build on this understanding through conversations and activities during the school year. We expect that you and your child/children will complete this form and sign it by the opening of school in September.
Reminder - please fill out one form for each child if you have multiple children enrolled at the Middle School.
☑️ Complete: the "Getting to Know Your Child" form that was emailed to you in June
The information from that form is essential to our efforts to learn as much as possible about your child and their learning style and challenges. If you have not yet done so, please take a few minutes to complete it.
☑️ Re-establish routines at home
The first weeks of school can be exhausting for everyone. Anything you can do to help your child get back into the school-year rhythm can make the transition easier. This might include: establishing a wake-up time, morning routine, and/or bedtime.
☑️ Discuss transportation plans with your child
Drop-off and pick-up are busy, and logistics can be challenging on our urban campus. The Middle School is nestled into a neighborhood street in Cambridge. Families and cars all need to follow the directions of our staff and faculty in the parking lot and on Sparks Street. Our students walk, bike, arrive by bus and T, and are dropped off by parents. Our middle schoolers are learning greater independence. We are an urban school, and you must discuss transportation logistics and after-school plans with your child.
If you are interested in BB&N Transportation but have not yet made those arrangements, please click here.
☑️ Purchase basic school supplies
On the first day of school, your child/children should bring:
- laptop (unless attending the tech orientation after school on 9/8)
- backpack
- pencil case with pencils, highlighter, etc.
- refillable water bottle
Students will not need any other supplies on this first day. Please consult this brief list of supplies your child will need for school. Please be sure to label all of your student's supplies clearly before the first day of school. Your child's teachers may also indicate additional supplies needed during the opening week of school.
☑️ Add the number for our MS Attendance line to your phone - (617)-800-2306
Make sure you have this number handy! Anytime your child will be absent, arrive late, or need to leave early from school, you must call and leave a message at our MS Attendance line. We do ask that whenever possible, you do not schedule any appointments during school hours, which includes during sports practices and games.
Reminder - The attendance line is monitored via email. Please leave a voicemail.
☑️ Sign the 2026-27 Broad Field Trip Permission Slip form
Before the first day of school, please be sure to fill out our 2026-27 Broad Field Trip Permission Slip form. This covers all of our standard field trips & off-campus visits throughout the school year.