This is a STEM Night Announcement! All students are invited to attend the STEM, Arts and Literacy Night this Wednesday at the high school from 6:00 – 7:30. There will be hands-on activities such as Catapults, Grape Smash, and Tower Challenge. A team from Saginaw Valley State University will be here to give tours of …
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Congratulations to BlitzCreek Team 3770
This past weekend, FIRST Team 3770 – BlitzCreek competed at the Michigan FRC State Championship in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Coming into the weekend, Team 3770 was ranked 75th of 411 Michigan teams. Over three days of competition, BlitzCreek was able to battle their way through qualification matches to finish 35th of 102 State Qualifiers. The …
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PreSchool Without Walls
PreSchool Without Walls Nature Kindergarten is becoming a national phenomenon, see this New York Times article: http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/12/31/fashion/outdoor-preschool-in-nature.html
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Zero Hour at Floyd has a Successful Beginning
At 7:40 a.m. – an hour earlier than the rest of the student body – approximately 40 third, fourth, and fifth grade students come through the door at Floyd Elementary ready to learn. These students are part of a pilot project to provide additional academic support in the areas of Math and Reading. Seven highly …
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To Costa Rica and back in one day? ¡Sí!
To Costa Rica and back in one day? ¡Sí! Recently students in the BCHS Spanish III / IV class had the opportunity to “travel” to Costa Rica when they participated in a virtual trip. Students packed their bags, grabbed their passports and headed on a plane to San José, the capital of Costa Rica, …
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LANCER LOUNGE RENOVATION
LANCER LOUNGE RENOVATION Bullock Creek High School was the recipient of a $5,000 grant from the Midland County Youth Action Council (MCYAC). The grant was awarded to Bullock Creek to renovate our Career Center into the Lancer Lounge. The goal with making this transformation was to promote a sense of community amongst our student body …
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Grant Support Enables New Nature First Grade
Grant Support Enables Bullock Creek Public Schools to Add Nature First Grade Bullock Creek Public Schools recently received a $496,000 grant from the Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow Family Foundation to expand the district’s nature-based Kindergarten program into First Grade at Floyd Elementary. Like Nature Kindergarten, the nature-based First Grade program will integrate nature …
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MITES State Convention Award Winners
Congrats to the following students and their hard work for the MITES state convention at SVSU. 5th Place Hunter B -bow Kelsey O -table 6th Place Matt L -bow 9th Place Brandon E -bow 10th Place Jeff P -table Honorable Mention Tyler EvEans-couch Jill J -bed Alexx D -cnc sign Jacob P -bowl Clayton D -table Kyle P -bow Alexx D -kitchen island Jerry B -pistol grips …
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BCHS Construction Trades Home in Parade of Homes May 16/17
Home Builders Association of Midland, Presents the Spring Parade of Homes this weekend. May 16th and 17th The Bullock Creek Construction Trades home will be open from 1pm to 5 pm both Saturday and Sunday. Come out and take a tour of this years home located at 1844 E. Stewart Rd. Students will be there to …
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Growing with the Children: Bringing Nature-Preschool Practices to Elementary Schools
Growing with the Children: Bringing Nature-Preschool Practices to Elementary Schools Rachel A. Larimore About eight years ago at this time of year, we were visiting nature-based preschools in the Midwest in preparation for opening the doors of our “Nature Preschool” at Chippewa Nature Center (CNC). Each site we visited had wonderful insights to share, and …
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