BJSHS students in Ms. Shelby Capper's 7th grade English class were hard at it today! They took advantage of the nice weather and put their figurative language skills to the test in a scavenger hunt. Students had to identify what type of figurative language was used from passages from The Outsiders.
Great work, Bruins!
Drop-Off and Pick-Up Traffic Changes
Over the next few weeks, BIS will have some temporary changes to our drop-off and pick-up procedures. A construction crew will be working on Conger Street and will be closing the intersections at Indiana Street (west entrance) and Werber Street (east entrance).
Phase 1 – Indiana Street Entrance Closed
The first entrance to be closed will be the Indiana Street (west) entrance. This closure is tentatively scheduled to begin Wednesday, August 26.
During this phase:
All vehicles will enter and exit through the Werber Street entrance.
Vehicles will follow the designated loop around the parking lot to drop off students.
After dropping off students, vehicles will exit through the Werber Street entrance.
We will maintain this traffic pattern until the construction crew reaches the Werber Street intersection.
Phase 2 – Werber Street Entrance Closed
Once the construction reaches the Werber Street (east) entrance, we will change the traffic pattern.
At that time:
All vehicles will enter through the Indiana Street (west) entrance.
Vehicles will follow the new designated traffic flow through the parking lot.
Vehicles will both enter and exit through the Indiana Street entrance.
Principal Fox is hopeful that these traffic changes will only affect BIS for approximately two weeks.
Welcome to Bruin Bites, a new food grab-and-go spot located at BJSHS! Whether a student needs a quick study snack, or wants to grab a few items to take home for the week or weekend, Bruin Bites is open to every single student. No questions asked, no sign-ups needed.
📍 Where: The Counseling Office
⏰ When: Open every school day
We’re all part of the same pack, and making sure everyone stays fueled and ready to learn is what we do. Drop by and check it out!
Have questions or want to donate? Contact Monica Solga by email at msolga@blackfordschools.org or by phone at 765.348.7560.
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Tonight's school board meeting takes place at 5:30 p.m. in the boardroom of the Administrative Offices. Don't forget, you can stream BCS Board Meetings here: https://www.youtube.com/@BCSBoardMeetings
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BCS seeks an Instructional Assistant at Blackford Primary School. If you, or someone you know, are interested in the position, send a resume to Principal Craig Campbell at ccampbell@blackfordschools.org. Please share this post and help spread the word about this job.
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Looking for a way to help instill those important back to school safety messages with your kids? Trudy Wolfe from the Blackford County Health Department can help!
She shares: We have an exciting special edition of Moms On the Move this week.
Join us this Thursday, August 13th for a walk on our Blackford Greenway Trail featuring officers from our Hartford City Police Department AND the Blackford County Sheriffs Office. We will set a 15-minute timer and take off walking at 6:30pm sharp (so be there beforehand to get your free raffle ticket). We leave from the Blackford High School Trail Head (by the tennis courts) to walk and talk with our local law enforcement about safety tips for back-to-school time. At the 15-minute mark we will pivot where we are and head back to the start for a total of a 30-minute walk.
Stick around after the walk for the free raffle drawing, our free beverage bar, and some Q&A with the officers.
We can’t wait to see you there.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OZMOrnJ0c1wpKwRDGkfpDGBnCP3uee9HSlDRSb3sz8o/edit?usp=sharing
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Please check out other jobs currently available at BCS:
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Day 2 at Blackford Jr.-Sr. High School brought much debate to Ms. Monica Myers' senior English class.
Students were given six minutes and 32 seconds to research Indiana's new Bell to Bell No Cell law .
Some students used infographics or read Governor Mike Braun's article, and some found statistics and current studies to learn the pros and cons of cell phones in school.
Socratic seminars have rich benefits for students through formal discussion, based on a topic, with an open-ended question. Students listened closely to the comments of others, thinking critically for themselves, and articulating their own thoughts and their responses to the thoughts of others. They learn to work cooperatively and to question intelligently and civilly, by way of "passing the bat."
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