Blackford County Schools

Here are more cozy reading scenes from Montpelier School during this week's Read Across America celebration. We sure are proud of all our great readers this week. Nice job, Bruins! #ChooseMES #ReadAcrossAmerica

What time is it in Mrs. Rachael Shadiow's class at MES? Our first graders demonstrate as they learn to tell time. What a creative and fun lesson! #ChooseMES

Spirit Week has been a blast as students dress up to show their support for our Blackford Bruins in sectional. Here, students from Ms. Sheri Hangber's class at Blackford Intermediate School proudly display their Bruin Spirit (and fun socks!) #BruinPride #ChooseBIS

Students in Mrs. Amanda Ehrhart's preschool class at Montpelier Elementary participated in Read Across America week with a snack after enjoying the book Green Eggs and Ham. #ReadAcrossAmerica #ChooseMES

Thank you to everyone who came out to support our amazing BJSHS Choir and Band during their concert earlier this week! We are proud of all their hard work. Great job, Bruins! #ChooseBCS

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What's better than a good book? Finding a cozy place to read it! Students in Mrs. Kari Crouse's class at Blackford Intermediate took advantage of some quiet time during the Read Across America celebration. They even had Mrs. Bauer and Mr. Rheinhart as special guest readers!

It's a parade of characters (wacky and otherwise) at Montpelier School this week as students celebrate Read Across America! Students and teachers dressed up as their favorite book characters and then got Wacky for Wednesday! #KodiakFun #ChooseMES https://youtu.be/SuChwuMabJg

Blackford Spotlight: Ms. Heidi Palmer's 6th grade ELA/Social Studies class at BIS also got in on the Read Across America fun today. Students brought in snacks and a good book. Taylor University student-teacher Taylor Marshall participated by reading to the students. #RAC

How fun does this look? Our Montpelier Kodiaks are celebrating the Read Across America program today by hanging out in some cozy (and dark) book-reading nooks in the school library. #ReadAcrossAmerica

Missing live music? We have just the ticket! Check out the BJSHS Choir and Band in concert Wednesday evening, March 3. The JH Choir and band kicks off the performance at 6 p.m. in the main gym, followed by our 9-12 musicians. (Scenes from last year's concerts.)

Students in Mrs. Yvette Rouch's classes at BJSHS were able to observe medical procedures in VR (Virtual Reality), with some help from Mr. Tobyas from Ball State University, using the Google Expeditions hardware. #ChooseBJSHS

WANTED: Future Blackford Bruins If you have or know of an incoming Kindergarten student for the 2021-2022 school year, be sure to complete the attached Kindergarten Round Up form: http://bit.ly/3dBs36d

There was some fun-filled pig-kissing going on at MES on Friday afternoon. To celebrate the successful completion of the school's fundraiser, Principal Jim Fox and teachers Lee Adrianson and Markus Clancy each smooched a little pig to the delight of the student body. #ChooseMES

The Read Across America program has officially kicked off in Ms. Julia Duncan's 2nd grade classroom at Montpelier School this morning. According to Mrs. Duncan, students are working on identifying the key details of a beginning, middle, and end of a story. Students were working on writing the beginning, middle, and end of the Cat and the Hat. They are so excited for the week! Keep up the good work, Kodiaks! #ReadAcrossAmerica

Check out the outstanding efforts of Mrs. Abby Fullenkamp's class at Northside! "We haven’t been able to go outside for recess since Christmas break. So, we found an inside recess project to complement our Black History Month unit. The kids worked so hard on this... They were so concerned about staying in the lines so the pictures would fit together perfectly. I’m so proud of them, and we learned a lot! - Mrs. Fullenkamp #BlackHistoryMonth

Cubs spread the ❤️ Northside has been working hard to show support and kindness to two groups: military members across the globe and children in foster care across the country. Students made 599 pieces of art and letters to spread this love across the world. #WeAreCubsProud

Warmer temps this week have allowed the Kodiaks in Mrs. Kylee Redford's class at Montpelier Elementary a chance to go outside for recess. According to Mrs. Redford, it's sidewalk chalk for the win! (Hurry up, spring! We like outdoor recess!)

WANTED: Future Blackford Bruins If you have or know of an incoming Kindergarten student for the 2021-2022 school year, be sure to complete the attached Kindergarten Round Up form: http://bit.ly/3dBs36d (To attend Kindergarten, current Indiana law states a child must be 5 on or before August 1st; however, a parent may contact BCS for more enrollment information/testing should the student turn 5 by October 1.)

Attention! The "Homecoming Hangout" movie/game night that was scheduled for Friday, Feb. 19 has been postponed. BJSHS Student Council is looking at other potential dates to host the event and we will keep you updated. We look forward to hosting this event at a later date!