Blackford Primary School

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

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

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

Check out more of the wild and cute animals dressed up for Homecoming 2024! We sure appreciate the school spirit, Cubs! #BetterAtBlackford

We have wild (and really, really cute) animals on the loose today at BPS! The students are dressing up to help support their Blackford Bruins for Homecoming! Check out the school spirit in these wild animals! Looks like fun! #BetterAtBlackford

More decorated doors for your consideration... Our BPS students are making it tough on judges to select the best dressed door for Homecoming 2024. Great job, Bruins! #Homecoming2024

Oh, this is going to be a tough decision! They are decorating doors at BPS to get everyone fired up for Homecoming! Who will be the winner??? (We will share more doors tomorrow!) Great job, Bruins! #Homecoming2024

BPS staff kicked off the two-hour delay with Assistant Superintendent David Parker discussing Growth Mindset and Productive Struggle during his portion of staff training. We appreciate parent cooperation to allow for our professional development activities. #BetterAtBlackford

Tonight is the night! The September food pantry at Blackford Primary School is about to start. The doors will open at 5:00 p.m. As a reminder, it is open to any family with a student at Blackford Primary School. We hope to see you tonight.