Bullock Creek School District

On July 13th, the Bullock Creek School District was honored to receive $11,476.15 from the Physician Associates of MidMichigan Community Medical Foundation to purchase "Stop the Bleed" kits for each bus and our school buildings.

Mrs. Carloyn Brown, Floyd teacher and volunteer coach, would like to remind Floyd families that she is registering Floyd Cross Country runners all summer in preparation for the fall season. Please see attached for more information.

The free little library at BCEL is up and running. Stop by this summer to grab a book or 2 or 3! We will continue to fill it up all summer! Thanks to our own Jameson and Mattis for donating and for taking some new books with them! Continuing to read with your child over the summer is so important!! Read, read, and read some more!! We love to have visitors so make sure to stop by and grab a book!!

Make sure to check out the Midland Daily News article about our very own, Mary Napoli!!! She sure is extraordinary in every way!! We are so lucky to have her teaching, growing, and touching the lives of our BCEL students and families!!!! Congratulations, Mrs. Napoli!!! https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/bullock-creek-elementary-s-mary-napoli-named-18147676.php

Today the 6th grade celebrated Mr. Laughner's FINAL last day of school as our 6th Grade Math teacher. BCMS staff and students wish Mr. Laughner great thanks for all of his years of wisdom, always taking us on nature walks and his dedication to Bullock Creek Schools. Thank you, Mr. Laughner! Enjoy your retirement-- you will be missed!

Congratulations to all BCMS 8th grade students on a job well done! Last night these students were honored in a special recognition ceremony for all of their hard during their years at BCMS. We are proud of all of them and cannot wait to see what is in store for them as they enter their high school years.

Floyd 3rd graders were flying in Math Lab. They made paper airplanes and measured the the distances of four different trials. They also tested adding paper clips onto the planes to see how that impacted the distance.

Congratulations to the Floyd School 2023 Girls on the Run team! They successfully completed a 5K over the weekend. A big thank you to coaches Carolyn Brown, Emily Collison, Ellie Pretzer, Sami Clark, and Aubrey Brown, as well as all the parents and running buddies. We are proud of you all!

BCMS celebrated the Lancers who Lead recipients for the 2022-2023 school year with a *surprise* ice cream social and gift card raffle; including a special opportunity to silly string duel with Mr. Tomko! Congratulations to all the students who demonstrated leadership qualities, excellent attitudes and set a positive example for their peers.

Our May Leaping Lancers were so plentiful that we had to split them up into 2 groups. Today's group has shown grit and perseverance all year long working and growing as individuals. We are so proud of these little ones for pushing through different adversities and growing, not only as learners but as amazing little humans! Great job ya'll!!!

A big CONGRATULATIONS to the month of May BCMS Lancers Who Lead recipients: 6th Grade - Kiera Landrie, Henry Ware and Nadia Woodcraft; 7th Grade - Zane VanZile, Nariah Cunningham, and Carter Ryder; 8th Grade - Sofia Skym, Caden Barst Tayler Brandt.

Our 7th grade BCMS Math Lab students created carnival games to explore the difference between theoretical and experimental probability. These students had to construct the games themselves and then fellow BCMS students had the opportunity to actually play the games! The creativity and the brains of these students was amazing to see!

On June 2nd from 5-7:30, BCEL/Pine River PTo is putting on our biggest event of the year...COLOR THE CREEK!! This is always such a fun event to end our school year with. This year Color the Creek is getting even more special. Mrs. Bredt will be representing the organization Riding for Ryan. Along with her family, she will be handing out free bicycle flags to anyone and everyone who would like one. These free flags make kids so much more visible as they enjoy riding their bikes! Please, visit their website for more information on the organization or to donate to their cause.https://www.ridingforryan.org/about/our-story-purpose. We can't wait to see everyone at BCEL on June 2nd from 5-730. Make sure to stop by the Riding for Ryan booth before you leave for your free bike flag!!

Yesterday, our 2nd grade students from BCEL visited the nature areas at Floyd. They also participated in an activity with Floyd 2nd graders that was led by Mrs. Clark and Mrs. Clapp. Mrs. Napoli summarized our day so well in a note to her parents: "Today was simply the best. We got to be wild. We spent our day in the sunshine using our imagination. We smelled the earth. We felt the breeze. We witnessed and observed marvelous animals and plants. We heard birds and crickets chirping. Nature is such a blessing, and today we truly felt that! We’re so thankful for our adventures at Floyd Elementary!"

Congratulations to the BCMS Lancers Who Lead for the month of April! 6th grade - Travis Cooper, Seth Adams and Kaylee Lauf (*not pictured); 7th grade - Sarah Nothstine, Emersyn Keister and Brendan Plante (*not pictured); 8th grade - Alexis Wagner, Aiden Reiss and Ariel Urbain.

Yesterday BCEL was treated to a NED assembly! Students learned about Never giving up, Encouraging others, and always Doing their best all while being entertained by an amazing Yo-Yo'ist/magician! She kept the kids amazed while delivering these important messages!! We LOVED NED and all the cool yo-yo tricks!!!

Bullock Creek Middle School’s Peer 2 Peer group celebrated a fantastic year with other Peer 2 Peer members from around the county. Our P2P group spent the day at Dow Diamond enjoying the beautiful weather. Throughout the year, P2P has lead a depression awareness campaign that addresses issues related to depression and mental illness. Our group planned and carried out activities throughout the school year to coincide with monthly themes as a way to convey knowledge to their peers in order to reduce stigma, raise awareness, and encourage help-seeking when needed.

Congratulations to the BCMS Track and Field teams! The boys were crowned TVC champions and the girls finished as the runner up for the second year in a row! Pictured are the meet champions and the new school record holders for the 3200 m relay!

Bullock Creek 2023 Summer Volleyball Camp BC VB Camp is back!! Summer volleyball camp at Bullock Creek High School begins on Monday July 24th thru Thursday July 27th. Our goal is to develop each player’s individual skill level and ability to compete successfully in a competitive game situation. All sessions take place at Bullock Creek High School. Grades: Grade attending in the 2023-24 (Upcoming) School Year: 4rd grade thru 12th grade Dates: July 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th (Monday thru Thursday) Grade attending in the 2023-24 school year Times: 10:00 – 11:30 4th thru 8th grade girls Noon – 1:45 9th thru 12th grade girls Cost: $50 for 4rd thru 8th graders $60 for 8th thru 12th graders volunteering to assist in the morning session $70 for 8th thru 12th graders unable to assist in the morning session Camp Instructors: BC Varsity Volleyball Coach Taylor Krawczak and additional HS/MS coaches Registration: Turned in with any check payable to “Bullock Creek High School” at any Bullock Creek school office or mailed by July 14th to: Bullock Creek Summer Volleyball Camp 1420 South Badour Road Midland, MI 48640 Questions: Contact Coach Krawczak via email krawczakt@bcreek.org or phone 989-631-2418 ext:1571 **You may sign up for camp on day #1 (July 24th), but pre-registration is recommended** Registration Form (PDF): https://5il.co/1uk1n

One thing we look forward to each spring in our nature program is a visit from some interesting Herptiles (reptiles and amphibians). Ms. Allie from Chippewa Nature has been busy visiting classes at Floyd and BCEL with our special visitors.