Bullock Creek School District

Pine River is seeking a reliable and responsible adult who enjoys working with children to assist with lunch and recess supervision.

Things are coming together nicely at BCMS and will be ready for our students on August 19th!

🌟 Exciting Progress at Bullock Creek Elementary! 🌟

BCEL is looking great! We are truly making amazing progress on our construction updates! 🛠️✨

✅ Our new playground is absolutely beautiful and just waiting for our students to get out there and play!
✅ Inside the building, things are looking just as great — with shiny new floors, crisp, fresh paint, and a smart new lighting system that turns on with motion (yes, the lights literally follow you down the hall 😄)!
✅ We’ve also added new exterior lighting and a secure new door off the back of the gym storage area.

There's still work to be done, but the transformation is well underway, and it’s looking fantastic! We can’t wait for our Bullock Creek kids and families to see it all come together. 💛🖤

🌿 Celebrating Sustainability Champions! 🌿 We are thrilled to celebrate Tina Pretzer and Carri McGuire for their incredible work through the Sustainability Teacher Fellowship! This special program supports K–12 teachers in designing hands-on, place-based sustainability projects—and Tina and Carri brought that vision to life in the most meaningful way for our students. With support from professional development, community partnerships, and expert guidance through the fellowship, they created experiences that not only deepened students’ understanding of sustainability, but also brought our nature-based learning initiative to new heights. 🌱 Their projects connected classroom learning with the natural world, helping students engage with real-life environmental challenges and solutions—right in their own backyard. From building environmental awareness to fostering teamwork and problem-solving, their work strengthened the way we support our kids, both academically and emotionally. 💚 Thank you, Tina and Carri, for growing our sustainability efforts and planting seeds of curiosity, care, and responsibility in our students. Your impact is lasting, and we are so proud! 🌎✨

Great things are happening with the BCMS track and field team! Check it out! https://www.ourmidland.com/sports/highschool/article/creek-athletes-set-records-earn-regional-medals-20367476.php

As Bullock Creek School District closes another school year, we take a moment to recognize all of our 2025 retirees. Thank you all for your years of service and your commitment to our Lancer students!

🌞 Summer Update from BCEL - Mrs. Bredt & Ms. Cronkright! 🌞 We've moved over to the high school for the summer! 🏫✉️ If you need to reach us, please contact us by: 📧 Email: 🔹 bredtb@bcreek.org 🔹 cronkrightc@bcreek.org 📞 Phone: (898) 832-8691 We'll get back to you as soon as we can. Wishing everyone a fun, safe, and sunny summer! ☀️🌼🌴

🎉 That’s a wrap on the 2024–2025 school year! 🎉 BCEL ended the year with a fun-filled Field Day packed with games, laughter, bounce houses, and quality time with our amazing families. It was the perfect way to celebrate all the memories we've made together! As we waved goodbye to our buses one last time, we couldn't help but reflect on the joy, growth, and unforgettable moments we've shared this year. 💛 Wishing all our BC students, staff, and families a happy, safe, and fun-filled summer! 🌞 See you next school year

School's out for Summer!

The families had a fun-filled morning yesterday at Field Day at Pine River! We truly appreciate all the volunteers who made this day possible. A big thank you to Miss Hatch and Mrs. Little for planning such a wonderful event!

Congratulations to our Leading Lancers of May at Pine River!

Deb Waskevich, we are grateful for your 26 years of dedicated service to the Bullock Creek Transportation Department and the community. We wish you a wonderful retirement and all the best in your new chapter of life!

🎉☕✨ Fancy Day Fun in First Grade! ✨☕🎉 Yesterday, Mrs. Chappel's first grade class celebrated "Fancy Day" in style with a special tea party and an awards ceremony! 🫖🎖️ The event was a joyful way to honor all the incredible accomplishments and amazing growth these students have made throughout the year. From learning to read to becoming kind classmates and curious thinkers — they've truly blossomed! 🌟📚💡 Great job, first graders! We are so proud of how hard you worked and everything you've achieved this year! 💛👏

AP Biology students made a special visit to Pine River to teach some third graders all about Water Quality and its impact on the environment! Together, they explored the four essential elements of a healthy ecosystem — food, water, shelter, and space — and learned how water, both surface and groundwater, plays a crucial role in the health of plants and animals. Students got hands-on with a fun activity: creating their own filters to clean dirty water, all while applying the scientific method to test and improve their designs. A big thank you to Mrs. Crambell for organizing this engaging and educational experience!

AP Biology students made a special visit to Pine River to teach some third graders all about Water Quality and its impact on the environment! Together, they explored the four essential elements of a healthy ecosystem — food, water, shelter, and space — and learned how water, both surface and groundwater, plays a crucial role in the health of plants and animals. Students got hands-on with a fun activity: creating their own filters to clean dirty water, all while applying the scientific method to test and improve their designs. A big thank you to Mrs. Crambell for organizing this engaging and educational experience!

Our 6th graders went on their annual, exciting and fun-filled field trip to the Midland Roll Arena! They enjoyed skating with their friends, learning new tricks and cheering each other on. It was a memorable day full of laughter, fun and lots of energy!

On Thursday and Friday, the 5th graders from Pine River enjoyed their annual trip to Mystic Lake. A big thank you to the 5th grade teachers and chaperones who helped make this memorable experience possible. The students had a good time canoeing, practicing archery, playing team-building games, and participating in many other fun activities!

Students in our Project Lead The Way (PLTW) class programmed robots to trace the letters of "LANCERS" in our Care Center area. PLTW is a hands-on STEM program that empowers students to develop problem-solving and critical thinking skills through real-world challenges. These photos capture the excitement and teamwork as students brought their robotic calculations to life!

Last Friday, BCMS hosted the 5th graders from Pine River and Floyd Elementary for their annual 6th Grade Orientation. This year's theme was "Under The Big Top," and our Peer 2 Peer group got to run the carnival. Throughout the second semester, 5th-grade students were paired with 6th-grade pen pals and wrote letters back and forth. Students got to meet their pen pals, play some fun carnival games, learn all about the middle school, and get all their questions answered about life at the BCMS. It was a beautiful day, and all of the students had a blast. We are looking forward to welcoming you to BCMS in the fall.

Congratulations to Morgan Dukarski for winning the middle school Battle of the Books competition! She was honored at lunch by Miriam Andrus from the Grace A. Dow Memorial Library and presented with a trophy and a check for $250 in which Morgan will help spend in selecting some new books for our library. We are so proud of Morgan as this is the second year in a row she has won this competition.