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 Families,

We hope your family enjoyed a much-needed Winter break. It’s good to be back at school with routines and a set schedule. This week, we are easing back into school. We are reviewing school work and school expectations. Most of our students are excited to get back into the classroom and be learning.

With Winter break behind us, we are looking forward to many upcoming events planned for the remainder of the school year. We are already working on several things for January. Check out our upcoming events:

Flipside Showcase – Wednesday, January 22, 2025 from 3:30 – 5:00 pm

This event is for all our Flipside students to showcase what they’ve learned/done in their Flipside classes from crochet to K-pop and cooking classes. Come see your student showcase their art, skills and talents.

History Day Showcase – Thursday, January 23, 2025 from 9:00 – 3:00 pm

See the notes below from your Social Studies teacher below for details.

Check what period your student has Social Studies class so you can attend while your student is present with their board. All boards will be on display throughout the day, but you may want to see it when your student’s class is present.

Winter Open House – Wednesday, January 29, 2025 from 4:00 – 6:00 pm

This is an Open House for prospective students interested in attending BCMS in the Fall. If you have younger students who will be attending BCMS, this is your chance to see the school.

Coffee with the Principal – Friday, January 31, 2025 from 9:00 – 10:00 am

Come in and enjoy a cup of coffee with Principal Yang. She will be covering school updates, the School Continuous Improvement Plan, and answer any questions you may have.

Follow us on social media for the latest updates.

We are writing today to share some awesome updates for 6th & 7th grade social studies! The Social Studies and ELA departments are excited to announce our 2025 History Day Showcase event! This showcase celebrates our students who have created some fantastic research projects. They have been working on their projects for over a month, and we would like to invite you all to celebrate their achievements and learn about what they have researched!

• When: Thursday January 23, 2025

• While all poster boards will be up throughout the day, your student will be present during their Social Studies hour. Please check their schedule if you would like to attend while they are present.

• Where: The upper gym of BCMS

• What: 6th & 7th grade Social Studies students will be by their tri-fold boards during their class period to present their projects to visiting classes, staff, and families. Students who opted to compete will have their projects judged for a chance to advance to our regional competition.

Please feel free to stop by and support your superstar student and celebrate their big accomplishment with them!

-Mr. Raboin, Ms. Schwartz, Ms. Sanders, Ms. Lipe, Ms. Kildahl

Calling all families of 8th grade Panthers! Would you like your child to experience the trip of a lifetime? Are they interested in seeing new things? Send them on the Washington, D.C. Trip this April with Mr. Raboin and Ms. Kildahl! If you missed our informational meeting, you can see the slides we presented here. We talked about the itinerary, the logistics, and the fundraising aspects of our trip. Feel free to check out our trip website, where you can enroll your child in the trip. Reach out to Mr. Raboin (nicholas.raboin@spps.org) and Ms. Kildahl (allison.kildahl@spps.org) if you have any further questions.

The Mastery Award is for scholars who have perfect score on the unit exams. Many scholars declare they will be next to be a part of the Mastery Awards. This is by far the most difficult exam. Congratulation these four scholars.

Scholar Shavon Asberry

Scholar Brianna Priego Roldan

Scholar Averie Einfeldt

Scholar Soriya Thao

8th Grade: Savannah Vang from Toegel and Mace's Foundation

7th Grade: Oliver Torres Zeferino from Hart & Sander's Foundation

6th Grade: Nathan Vang from Thomas & Xiong's Foundation

Winners have been awarded their certificates and a pack of UNO Flip. 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.

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.

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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