Blackford Primary School

Greetings from Blackford Primary School. If your student participated in the PTO fundraiser sales, please be prepared to pick up your student's order between 3:15 and 5:00 on Monday, November 25th. The items will be in the main lobby of the school. Please do not pull into the main drive until 3:15 to assure all of our buses have departed.

How do we make the lesson memorable? By making it fun! First grade students in Mrs. Rachael Story's class had to recognize and grab the correct blended sound before their partner. Talk about some quick thinking! Great job, Cubs! #BetterAtBlackford

The School Board approved the 2025-2026 BCS Calendar during last night's meeting.

The second grade students at Blackford Primary School were given the opportunity to write Thank You notes to Richard (Dick) Thurman, Army 101st Airborne Vietnam Veteran. Mr. Thurman was a member of an Honor Flight on September 14, 2024. While on the flight home from Washington, D.C. they had a mail call. Mr. Thurman was given a packet of thank you notes and pictures written by the second grade students. Mr. Thurman wanted to come and thank the students personally for their kindness. He came to Blackford Primary School on Tuesday, September 12, 2024. Mr. Thurman discussed with the students what a veteran is, and why veterans should be honored. He also shared with the second graders about his duties while serving in Vietnam, the medals he was awarded, and even brought in his dress uniform for the students to see. #BruinProud

Your student's online safety has never been more important. Join us as we partner with Qustido to learn the latest in how to keep your student safe online. #BetterAtBlackford

Welcome back, Brody! BPS welcomed first grader Brody Gillihan back to school today by forming a human tunnel from the front entrance all the way to his classroom. It was an AMAZING day! #BruinProud

The votes are in! Mrs. Julia Hiatt's first grade class at BPS was excited for Election Day. We read the story Duck for President by Doreen Cronin. Students got to vote for who they thought should be president... Duck or Farmer Brown. They got to vote in the voting booth and the class voted by a landslide of 14 to 9. The class wanted Duck to be President!! We had fun making a vote and deciding on who they would want to run the farm. What a great lesson! Congratulations, Duck! #BetterAtBlackford

These amazing BPS staffers dressed up today to make Halloween festivities fun for their students! Thank you to the minions (and Gru) for all you do! We appreciate you! #BetterAtBlackford

Here are more scenes from last night's Family Literacy Night at BPS. Thank you to everyone who come out for the festivities! #BetterAtBlackford

What a great turnout! We sure appreciate everyone who came out to the Family Literacy Night at BPS. Special thanks to Mrs. Amber Crabtree for planning and executing such an incredible night. We thank you for continuing to support child's path to literacy! #BetterAtBlackford

Do you have littles (ages birth to 5) at home and can use some support? Check out the Blackford County Early Childhood Expo and Safety Fair this Saturday, November 2 at BPS. This is a family-friendly event so feel free to bring the kids! Join us! #BetterAtBlackford

HCPD held a "change war" amongst BPS classrooms for a chance to win credit to shop at the BPS Book Fair! All proceeds from the coin wars go to the HCPD Shop with a Cop Fund. Congratulations to Mrs. Cristi Aulbach's second grade class! They were very thankful for their books! Thank you to all of our students for your donations! Don't forget, you can still set up an e-wallet for your child to shop at the book fair....here is the link! https://www.scholastic.com/bf/blackfordprimaryschool

How about some really great news on a Friday afternoon?

They're decorating pumpkins in Ms. Kiley Eppard's preschool class at BPS today! Looks like fun! #BetterAtBlackford

BPS students learned about 4-H last week thanks to a visit from Ms. Kyli Penrod, Blackford County's 4-H Extension Director promoting 4-H Youth Development. During the visit, Kyli met with students during their library class to introduce them to 4H. In addition to talking about all things 4H, they also read the book, Creepy Carrots, and built a fence using toothpicks and marshmallows. Our students had a blast! #BetterAtBlackford

Thank you to local resident Kathryn Fenstermacher for sharing her amazing musical talents with Mrs. Erika Miller's 2nd grade class at BPS last week. Mrs. Fenstermacher is from Arts Place and provided a harp demonstration for the students. They even got the chance to play the harp! Mrs. Fenstermacher also shared info about an Arts Place scholarship opportunity for anyone interested in playing the harp. Interested? Call 765.348.4154. #BetterAtBlackford

Health Heroes will be at all Blackford County Schools on Monday, Nov 4, 2024 for flu shots. Permission slips will start going home with all k-6 students soon and any student in grades 7-12 may pick one up at the front office or health office. The permission form is also linked here. Just complete the form and return it to your school. Questions? Contact Corporation Nurse Amy Sargent at 765.348.7560 ext. 2000 https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1299/BCS/4937444/Health_Heroes_2024-2025_Indiana_Flu__1_.pdf

Attention families that attended the food pantry at Blackford Primary School on Monday evening. If you received one of the premade salads, please dispose of it immediately! The USDA has recalled these items. Do not consume!

Hartford City firemen were on hand at BPS today to share an incredibly important lesson with some of our youngest students- fire safety! As temperatures continue to trend downward and more people turn on furnaces and alternative heat sources, their message is a timely one. Please be sure to talk to all of your children about the importance of fire safety! Thank you to the HCFD for sharing your time and energy with our students! #BetterAtBlackford

It was a beautiful morning to release more butterflies at BPS! This time the butterflies came from Mrs. Sherry Thomas' kindergarten class! So pretty! Great job, Cubs! #BetterAtBlackford