Blackford Intermediate School

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3rd Grade Newsletter

Lunch menu for Friday, November 6th: Beef/Cheese Nachos Conquest Fries Green Beans Choice Fruit Milk

Breakfast menu for Friday, November 6th: Cherry Frudels 2 Fruits Milk

Lunch menu for Thursday, November 5th: Tony’s Pizza Garden Salad/dressing Steamed Corn Fruity Sidekicks Milk

Breakfast menu for Thursday, November 5th: Banana Bread 2 Fruits Milk

Ms. Hangbers 5th grade class had fun voting today!

It's Election Day! The students have started to vote! They will get news reports throughout the day and find out the winner at the end of the day!

Lunch menu for Wednesday, November 4th: Hot Dog Tater Tots Baked Beans Chilled Pineapple Mini Ice Cream Sandwich Milk

Breakfast menu for Wednesday, November 4th: Urb Bar (Cinnamon Oatmeal) 2 Fruits Milk

Lunch menu for Tuesday, November, 3rd: Chicken Patty Sand Potato Smiles Cooked Carrots Choice Fruit Milk

Breakfast menu for Tuesday, November 3: Donuts 2 Fruits Milk

Third grade students in Mrs. Carma Reidy's class at BIS were given the STEM challenge to design a “broom” that will hold 5 candy pumpkins without falling over. We read the book, “Room on the Broom'', then each student was given 5 straws and a foot of tape to design a “broom” that would hold 5 candy pumpkins. The room was full of engineers carefully planning and working on their product. ZOOM ZOOM on our BROOM!! Way to go, Bears!

The third grade students in Mrs. Reidy class were given the STEM challenge to design a “broom” that will hold 5 candy pumpkins without falling over. We read the book, “Room on the Broom'', then each student was given 5 straws and a foot of tape to design a “broom”that would hold 5 candy pumpkins. The room was full of engineers carefully planning their product. We have quite a few engineers! ZOOM ZOOM on our BROOM!!

Election Day is coming up! On Tuesday, the students are BIS will be participating in a mock election. Each homeroom has decorated a ballot box and students will vote for their presidential candidate!

A Message from Superintendent Yencer I hope this message finds you and your family doing well. It continues to be a unique year at BCS, and we are so thankful for the support of our families and students during this unusual time. . I wanted to send a quick note to share that as Covid-19 cases rise across the state and within our county, we are monitoring daily the number of students and staff who are on quarantine for close contact or symptoms, as well as the number of positive for COVID-19. Health protocols in place in your student’s classroom, busses, and student spaces, as well as the hard work of our district staff, has helped us keep kids safe. As of today, there is only one positive student case across the district, and less than 2% of our in-person students are quarantined. We continue to send our daily information to the Blackford County Health Department, and share information frequently with the County Health Officer. The Indiana State Department of Health displays data in county-by-county format that looks at the number of cases (adjusted for population) and positivity rate (The percentage of tests that are positive). In the past several weeks our county numbers have increased, however, due to the outstanding efforts of our families, students and staff, our schools’ numbers have actually declined. Currently, we are not making any changes to our programming. We will continue to closely evaluate and monitor the situation. It is a good time to remember to stay diligent on your family’s health protocols such as engaging in social distancing, frequent hand washing, and proper face mask use. Most importantly, we would like to remind parents that if students exhibit symptoms to please keep them home. Thank you for your continued support of BCS. Stay safe, Bruins! -Superintendent Chad Yencer

Congratulations to the first quarter Honor Roll recipients from Blackford Intermediate School! We are proud of all your hard work!

Do you have a child with a disability? If so, the following information might be of interest to you. These free webinars are not affiliated with Blackford County Schools; however, we always want to share information that might be helpful for our families. Many parents state they worry about how their child with disabilities will be cared for when they are no longer alive. Interested in learning about the planning process and how you can have peace of mind? Below is a link to a FREE online educational webinar about special needs planning. Topics covered include an overview of SSI & SSDI, Medicaid & Waivers, ABLE accounts, special needs trusts, and other important considerations to help family members better understand how planning for a child with special needs is different both legally & financially. Click on the registration link (Located under the date that works for your schedule) to sign up. A confirmation email will be sent with login information. Please share with others you know that may find this information relevant and valuable Thursday, October 29th at 12:00 pm (CDT): https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8154525099202402831 Tuesday, November 3rd at 1:00 pm (CDT): https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5602500337018056463

Just a reminder that if your student plans on participating in the Blackford Youth Basketball program, the sign-up form must be returned to school by tomorrow, Wednesday, October 28.

The third graders in Mrs. Enos’ Class are conducting a seed search as part of their Science Lesson. Students cut open bean pods and tomatoes to discover the seeds. In their “think journals” students noted the number of seeds and described their characteristics (size, shape, color, texture, smell). We then created a graph to show the number of seeds, making a prediction as to the numbers of seeds we would find in the next pod!