Panther Pride Bulletin

At Battle Creek Middle School, all members of the learning community (students, parents, families, colleagues, and partners) are valued and respected. All members learn through culturally responsive teaching and learning. All members meet and embrace high academic and social expectations and beliefs that learning is collaborative and life-long. All members interrupt instances of inequalities and injustice.

Greetings Battle Creek Middle School Families,

Thank you for helping with E-Learning Day on Wednesday. It was a bit challenging for some of our students to navigate, but eventually they found their way to their classes. It has been a little while since we had an E-Learning Day so our students and teachers are out of practice, but overall, it went as well as it possible could for the first E-Learning day this year.

With school pivoting to an E-Learning day on Wednesday, our Spring parent/teacher conferences has been rescheduled to Wednesday, March 19 from 4:00 - 7:00 pm. This is the last conference of the school year, so we hope to see everyone there. If this time and date does not work for your family’s schedule, you can always get progress report from your student’s teacher by emailing them individually.

With Spring Break around the corner, our 8th graders who will be going to Washington D.C. are revving up final fundraising efforts. The DC students will host the annual BCMS staff versus student basketball game on Thursday, March 13. All snack sales will go towards remaining cost. Please come watch the much-anticipated game and buy snacks to support our DC students. This is the trip of a lifetime for them so we would appreciate your support to make this a reality for them.

Does your daily commute take you along HWY 61 from I-94 to Lower Afton? If so, Minnesota Department of Transportation would like your input at their public meeting on March 18 at 5:00 – 6:30 pm. See the flier below for more information.

Hello BCMS Families and Students,

We are excited to announce our upcoming basketball game:

Event: BCMS Staff vs. Students Basketball Game

Where: Battle Creek Middle School, Lower Gym
Date: Thursday, March 13th, 2025
Time: 3:30 – 4:30 PM (All students must be out by 5:00 PM)
Tickets: $1 per ticket

Additional Info: Enjoy snack sales that will be supporting our students going to Washington D.C. Families and students are invited to watch and cheer on both teams. We hope to see you there for some fun and friendly competition!

Mr. Raboin & Ms. Kildahl

Here are some photos from our Voyageur Outward Bound cross-country ski trip today! It was all of their first times skiing, and they did amazing!

St. Paul Public Schools has teamed up with Children’s Dental Services to offer dental care for students during the school day. Services may include exams, x-rays, cleanings, fluoride treatments, sealants, fillings, crowns, extractions, and other necessary procedures. Due to insurance and treatment policies, Children’s Dental Services cannot see students who already have a current dentist. If you would like your child to receive care from Children’s Dental Services, please have your child visit the school nurse to obtain a parent consent form. Consent forms are available in English, Spanish, Hmong, Karen, and Somali. For any questions about their services, you can contact Children's Dental Services by phone at 612-843-0202 or via email at schoolbasedcare@childrensdentalservices.org.

Muslim students who are fasting and wished to have safe place to stay during Ramada can check with Ms. Orensten to hang out in the Library during Ramadan. If students plan to pray or take a dinner home, sign up with Ms. See in the main office.

These scholars are Mastery Award recipients. They have scored 100% on their Linear Equations Quiz 1, on March 4, 2025. This was a difficult concept to grasp. But these scholars were able to be excellent anyway. One other thing to note, is I put questions from previous units on other quiz. They are remembering what has been taught!

Way to go:

Scholar Shavon Asberry

Scholar GaoNou Thor

Scholar Angle Ray

Scholar Boe Reh

Scholar Vincent Vue

Scholar Samuel Roman

Scholar Savannah Vang

Scholar Lucky Lee

Scholar Adan Rosas Mendoza

8th Grade: Rayne Berry (Ms. Corri)

7th Grade: Lee Dee (Schwartz/Zhang)

6th Grade: Matthew Vang (Ms. Sauve)

Winners have been awarded their certificates and a cross body bag. Next month's prize will be different, so encourage your students to keep up with their planner and they too could be next month's winner!

Did you know Sunray Library offers homework help to SPPS students?

Click on this link to see what resources they have to help your student: https://sppl.org/homework/

In addition to homework help, Sunray Library also have an abundant array of resources for your family. Be sure to check them out over break.

Be sure to thank those women who has inspired you this month.

Interested in getting a free bag of food every Friday through the Every Meal program? If so, sign up today. You can enroll or opt out at anytime. No private information will be collected. No qualification required. Anyone can sign up.

You may sign up for a bag here: https://forms.gle/QDbas64P3kuoo3K2A

If you signed up your student to get a bag, please talk to them so they know it will be placed in their locker every Friday. Check their website for more information: https://www.everymeal.org/

If you have any questions, please contact Ms. See at see.vang@spps.org for more information or to enroll.

PARENT’S RIGHT TO KNOW TEACHER AND PARAPROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Under the Every Student Succeeds Act, parents have the right to request information regarding the professional qualifications of their student’s classroom teachers and paraprofessionals. Parents who would like to receive this information should write to the Human Resource Department, Attn: ESSA Teacher Qualifications, Saint Paul Public Schools, 360 Colborne Street, Saint Paul, MN 55102-3299. You have the right to ask for the following information about each of your child’s classroom teacher(s).

• Information about whether the teacher has met state qualification and licensing criteria for the grade levels and subject areas in which the teacher provides instruction;
• Information about whether the teacher is teaching under emergency or other provisional status through which state qualification or licensing criteria have been waived;
• Information about whether the teacher is teaching (subjects or content) in which proper certification is held by the teacher.
• Information about whether the child is provided services by paraprofessionals and, if so, their qualifications.

Hmong

Karen

Somali

Spanish

Email: oulia.yang@spps.org
Website: spps.org/BCMS
Location: 2121 North Park Drive, Saint Paul, MN, USA
Phone: 651-293-8960
Facebook: facebook.com/bcmspanthers