Blackford County Schools

Just a reminder that Monday, September 7 is Labor Day and there will be no school for students. Have a safe and enjoyable weekend, Bruins!

It was picture day today at B.I.S. Here are Mrs. Rebecca Taylor's 4th grade students waiting for their turn to be in front of the camera. Looking sharp, Bears! #ChooseBCS

Our Northside Cubs have been working hard this week in Mrs. Lorri Smith's 2nd grade class. They've also been playing hard, too, during some gorgeous outdoor recess time! #CubFun

Students are off to a great start this Friday in Mrs. Jessica Barker's Kindergarten class at MES. The lesson is about the four seasons! Keep up the good work, Kodiaks! #ChooseBCS

Make a difference in a child's life- work at Blackford County Schools! To apply, send a letter of intent and resume to the supervisor listed. https://bit.ly/3lKkpZ6

BCS will operate on a 2 hour delay Tuesday, September 1st 2020 due to fog.

It's game ON in Mrs. Carma Reidy's class at BIS! Students had a deck of cards and would turn over 1 card at a time to make the greatest place value number they could. Students then were challenged to write their number using words, models, standard form or expanded form.

It's Free Read Friday in Ms. Maclaine Leaird's English 11 class at BJSHS. Students had the opportunity to read a good book and enjoy the sunshine after working hard all week! #FreeReadFriday #ChooseBCS

It's a busy Friday at Blackford Intermediate School! Mrs. Michelle Lochner's 5th grade class is working on using their context clues to understand words they don't know. Looks like they're working hard. Good job with the masks, kids! #BruinSpotlight #BISBears

They're taking the show out of the gym and into the classroom! It's "Virtual" Community Day at Montpelier Elementary today! Be sure and check in with us today at 2 p.m. here on Facebook as we join Mr. Fox and the Kodiak crew for the all the shout-outs and fun! #CommunityDay

A friendly reminder for each and every day of school ...

Blackford County Schools is still in need of bus drivers, food service staff, and substitute teachers. Make a difference in the life of a Blackford County Child... join us! Check out our latest openings: https://bit.ly/3jkYrcW

Can you guess what number Jessica Barker's kindergarten class at Montpelier are working on this week? 🙂 Mr. Yencer shared good news at the school board meeting that this year's Kindergarten class has 137 students! That's one of the largest classes BCS has seen in a while!

Good morning, The phones here at BCS are currently down. As soon as the issue has been repaired, we will let you know. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Reminder: Students will not be at school at all tomorrow due to the At-Home Blended Learning Day. Student(s) will be receiving more information from their teacher/school about plans for the students' at home work day. Please share.

Across the district, students and staff have been working hard to prepare for this Wednesday’s At-Home Blended Learning Day. Please mark your calendars and note that on Wednesday, August 26, students will not be at school, but classes will still be in session at home. Students will access and complete work through their devices. Lunches will not be served. If you have questions about the day, please contact your student’s principal. Elementary Parents: If you have not signed and returned your student’s Chromebook permission form, please do so as soon as possible.

Check out the latest BCS job openings here: https://bit.ly/2QaYtYu BCS currently needs bus drivers and substitute teachers ASAP. Join us!

We need your help. We had an online mask sale through Sportsform, a 3rd party vendor a few weeks ago. The masks arrived and folks received an email from the vendor to call us and make arrangements or pick them up. We want to make sure everyone receives the mask(s) they have ordered and paid for. If you know any of the folks listed below, please ask them to call us at C.O.- 765.348.7550, or stop by and pick up their mask. Thank you! Doris Barr Mandy Barton Elisha Batten Michelle Bell Daniel Bowman, Jr. Kelly Cale Holly Clevenger Andrea Coons Anne Cunningham Debra Dodd Melissa Fannin Gail Hawkins Brandi Jackson Susan L. Jones Jonne Koger Gayle Marcum LeeAnn McHaney Christina Miller Patricia Montgomery Ashley Roberts Rachel Slone Angela Smith Michelle Stein Wendy Verboncoeur Lisa Wells Kristin Whitesell Trudy Wolfe

How devoted are our Blackford School Board members??? Check out board member Chris Smith as he conducts a hands-on quality control inspection of the new playground equipment at Blackford Intermediate School. #BackInBlackford

The School Board was on the road last night to Blackford Intermediate School. Once business was complete, Principal Kevin Biddle took the board on a tour of recent renovations, both inside and out, to the former junior high building which is now home to our grades 3-6 students