Last week, middle school students participated in the middle school Solo and Ensemble festival. Great Job MS!
Our Middle School staff had the opportunity to work with Steve Venture today! Some great progress on our work with learning intentions and success criteria! Thank you Steve!
On Thursday, April 13, 2022, our 8th grade students had the opportunity to participate in The Reality Store. The Reality Store helps teens start thinking about their future, what financial resources they’ll need for their desired lifestyle, and the role education plays in enabling them to achieve their personal and professional goals. In the Reality Store, students envision what their lives will be like when they’re in their 20’s/30’s … what jobs they’ll have, if they are single or married, if they have children, etc. They are given a “checkbook” with a deposit equal to one month’s salary in their chosen occupation. Students then visit booths manned by local community members at which they pay their monthly bills. At each booth, students make decisions regarding the standard of living they’ll assume. As they go from booth to booth in the store, they begin to see reality take shape. Students will get to see first hand if their goals can really become a reality.
BCMS would like to thank all of the volunteers that came out to help us with this event. Without your help, this event would not be possible!
The 7th grade class was given the opportunity to experience the Alden B. Dow Home and Studio where they worked on sensory writing pieces. The students took notes while touring the home and studio. Students then developed narrative short stories based on personal sensory details and historical information.
BCMS celebrated St. Patrick’s Day with a dance. A sea of green could be seen as students danced the afternoon away! Students had a great time dancing with their friends and consuming a large amount of pizza and pop. A big “thank you” to our students for just being awesome and to our teachers and staff who helped out so our students could have this great experience. It was a ton of fun!
Students at BCMS performed the play “Caught in the Web” at the Bullock Creek Auditorium. Actors and actresses did a great job sharing with the audience what the World Wide Web is really like.
Students at the Middle School celebrated 2-22-22 with Twin Day!
The 7th and 8th grade bands at BCMS had the opportunity to play at an 8th basketball game. They did a great job and the “pep” they added created an exciting atmosphere throughout the games that were played that evening!
BCMS’s February Theme was Self-Image/Self Worth.
Our Peer to Peer group helped with the following activities:
1. Valentines to all students which included a card, candy, and heart tattoo
2. Inspirational Videos shared in AC classrooms that related to positive self worth and self image
3. Postive mirror messages put on all the mirrors in the student bathrooms.
4. “Happy Grams” that students were able to fill out during lunchtime and were delivered to students at the end of the week.
5. Random Acts of Kindness Day celebrated on Friday. Students were greeted with a treat and a positive message to start their day.
6. “I am” name tags where students were asked to identify a positive trait they like about themselves and display these proudly on their shirt throughout the day.
Students at BCMS took part in a fundraiser to help raise money for a high school student battling cancer. Students paid a dollar to see who could toss a frozen fish the farthest. Over one hundred dollars was raised and students had a great time being outside and tossing fish. Thanks to Jeff Adamcik for putting this all together.
Mrs. Johnson’s 6th grade Social Studies classes are learning about different systems of government! Friday they worked in groups to build a straw tower, but there was a catch - each group had to follow a type of leadership and rules to represent a form of government. The students learned the pros and cons of each, and why some systems are more successful than others.
BCMS Student Council couldn’t let School Counselor Appreciation Week go by without showing our appreciation to Mrs. Jackie Fermoyle. Mrs. Fermoyle is the heart of BCMS. She oversees our Peer 2 Peer program, our state testing, and handles every high and low that can come with the tough middle school years. Mrs. Fermoyle is every student’s loudest cheerleader and greatest ally. We would be lost without her! Happy School Counselor Appreciation Week, Mrs. Fermoyle!
Congratulations to these BCMS students! They were nominated by their peers as Hallway Heroes. A Hallway Hero is someone who exemplifies the qualities of good leadership throughout the school. We are so proud of this group and look forward to aging to it in the coming months.
Today Mrs. Johnson’s 6th grade Social Studies classes learned about international economic interdependence. Groups of students represented different countries making bids to produce pencils for the United States. They found the best routes to get the materials (wood, graphite, paint, aluminum, and rubber) to their country for production and then back to the United States. They were surprised to discover that it takes the cooperation of so many different nations to make the pencils they use every day in school. Our tools for note-taking are truly a global effort!
This week, 6th, 7th and 8th grade art students created miniature gingerbread houses. They sketched designs based on donated supplies then built their house around a recycled milk carton. Finally, they decorated their festive houses (and ate a few treats along they way)!
Bullock Creek Middle School Spreads Holiday Cheer! BCMS Student Council completed their annual community service project this week. Students delivered holiday gift baskets to MidMichigan Medical Center on Thursday to show their thanks and appreciation for their hard work taking care of our community. Students filled the baskets with energizing snacks and homemade ornaments for the nurses, doctors and hospital staff. They had a wonderful time spreading holiday cheer to well deserving people at the hospital!
Congratulations to Gerard Wauldron! He was awarded a grant from the Longuski-Carter branch of Meemic Insurance. The plan for these funds is to provide two media outlets within Bullock Creek Middle School to display announcements and other things throughout the day.
Bullock Creek Middle School bands performed their Holiday Concert at the Bullock Creek Auditorium. A lot of time and practice was put into each piece. The bands played well, bringing the holiday spirit to all in attendance.
Let’s play some basketball! Last home game for these girls!
The BCMS Peer 2 Peer group organized a week of gratitude for our school. The theme of the week was “Attitude of Gratitude”. The students celebrated gratitude week by filling out fall leaves of things for which they were thankful. These leaves were used to decorate our Tree of Thankfulness which is displayed in our Care Center. Students were also able to participate in a Gratitude Station at lunch where students and staff could fill out thank you cards for someone special in their lives. BCMS will be delivering over 200 thank you notes to special people. Students also watched videos in AC related to gratitude and thankfulness and had classroom discussions.
