Bullock Creek School District

BCEL's very own Leona was chosen as the Loon's Reading Program bookmark winner! Kids all over MIdland County submitted entries! Great job, Leona! Very creative!! We are so proud of you and are excited to have your creation marking the progress in our reading books during March is Reading Month and beyond!!

Mrs. Clare's Honors English 9 class had the opportunity to perform select scenes from Romeo and Juliet on the BCHS Auditorium Stage.

Financial math students listening to a financial advisor talk about investing.

BCEL's second grade students had the chance to do some public speaking this week through an authors share event! Parents were treated to the published works of their students as they bravely got up on stage to read their pieces! We are so incredibly proud of all the hard work that went into this event. Students planned, drafted, revised, and published their writing in order to be ready for authors share. Thank you 2nd grade teachers for all the work put into this experience for our kids and our families!

This week BCEL was filled with so many events and activities! We were feeling the love of Valentine's Day!! Ms. Terrill, one of our Young Fives teachers, organized a school-wide community service project. She, along with our other amazing classroom teachers, had BCEL students make Valentine's Day cards for the residents of Riverside. Ms. Terrill delivered our cards and art projects on Wednesday so that the residents could receive something special on a day filled with love! We sure do love to spread the love :) Thank you, Ms. Terrill, for organizing this project!

At the February 2024 Board of Education meeting, our Board of Education honored two outstanding Lancer Leaders. Mr. VanCise was presented by Mrs. Bradford and Mrs Brown as presented by Mrs. Moses and Mrs Clark. Congratulations to Mrs. Brown and Mr. VanCise!

Mrs. Dopp's class created maps of the Great Lakes using the snow as a canvas and spray bottles.

Our BCEL Lancers had quite the change in scenery on their hikes this week. Early in the week we had Winter Wonderland scenery and by the end we were carrying around our coats.

Happy National Counselor Week to Mrs. Jackie Fermoyle! Mrs. Fermoyle is Bullock Creek Middle School's counselor and works with students on a regular basis assisting in the academic, social and emotional well-being of our students. In addition to these things, her office is busy throughout the day with students stopping in to chat about different things, asking for advice on a given situation, checking in for a "chill" after having a rough night at home or popping in for a piece of candy or gum. Mrs. Fermoyle loves and cares about every student at BCMS and we are lucky to have her on our team. Her dedication to meeting the needs of our students is one of the things that makes BCMS a great place to be. Thank you for all you do Mrs. Fermoyle.

To end National Counselors Week BCEL wants to brag all over our very own superhero, Mrs. Clapp!! Mrs. Clapp not only supports our students and families but she adds positivity, spunk, and support to our staff and school culture!! BCEL would not be the same without the unwavering support of our Mrs. Clapp. The entire BCEL family wants to shout it from the rooftops: WE LOVE OUR MRS. CLAPP!!! Thank you for all that you do for us!!

Ms. Heider's Young Five readers were treated to an amazing experience today as they paired up with our 2nd-grade friends in Mrs. Napoli's class! These Little Lancers enjoyed reading books together, talking about the story they were enjoying, and learning from each other! We love it when classrooms collaborate to create lasting memories for our students! Thank you Ms. Heider and Mrs. Napoli for working together to provide this opportunity to your BCEL kids!

BCEL is so excited to meet all of our upcoming 24/25 Young Five and Kindergarten students tomorrow night at our open house/round-up event! We will greet families from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Registration tables will be set up in the gym to get all of the paperwork you will need to register your student. We will also have buses here for a bus ride, an informational session with the principal, and a time to meet the teachers, and explore our campus! We can not wait to see you all tomorrow night at BCEL from 6-7 pm!

A huge thank you to the BC/PR PTO for sponsoring author Johnathan Rand (Michigan Chillers & American Chillers) at Pine River on Friday. The students had a great time listening to Mr. Rand and learning how to write the spooky laugh!

Fifth grade students from Ms. Camp's classroom are very excited for the big football game!

Bullock Creek representing at kids day at the Midland Mall!!! It's a great day to be a Lancer!!!

Mrs. Lombard's 1st grade class enjoyed some time on our new sledges with our nature para, Ms. Stacie!!! Winter time is so much fun!!

Congratulations to the winners of the Pine River Elementary 4th grade patriotic art contest sponsored by the Great Lakes Bay Veterans Coalition. Mr. Blanchard presented each winner with a $25 gift card for Pizza Sam’s. They will compete against all local winners for the grand prize of a $50 gift card in May. Thank you to GLBVC and Pizza Sam’s for your support.

Mrs. Duhoski's 2nd-grade scientists are exploring the water cycle this week! Mrs. Dopp's 2nd-grade students are experimenting with the 3 states of matter and chemical reactions! These little Lancers are so engaged in their learning promoting student-led learning, purposeful conversations, and students having opportunities to experience peer questioning! What an amazing way to learn!!

Bullock Creek's TK/Y5s/Kindergarten Round-Up is coming up next week. Floyd Elementary will have their orientation on Wednesday, Jan. 31st from 6-7 pm and Bullock Creek Elementary will hold theirs on Thursday, Feb. 1st from 6-7 pm. Please, share this post to remind all prospective parents of the opportunity to come learn more about our nature programs at BCEL and Floyd. Thanks for helping spread the word!

Mrs. Napoli and Mrs. Dopp's 2nd-grade students at BCEL have had a blast sledding this week! Being out in nature releasing some energy before persevering on their winter benchmark assessments! Research shows that when kids can get outside in their natural environment increases performance on structured tasks in the classroom. Mrs. Napoli and Mrs. Dopp loved watching their students naturally live in the moment allowing the moment to be what it was; magical, silly, and adventurous!