Huskie News

January was Board Appreciation month! We thank our BCS Board for their time and efforts to provide a great educational atmosphere here at Breckenridge Community Schools!

Thank you Al Sanger, Lori Cross, Julayne Goward, Bridget McPherson, Shelly Sitts, Amanda Staley, and Kathy Wardell!

Big thanks to the Gratiot County Community Foundation for providing our school a grant to purchase a book vending machine to increase interest and promote positive behavior!

Elementary art students are getting their pieces started for their Safari Reading Month Adventures!

NWEA testing wrapped up this week and students worked diligently toward reaching the goals they had set for themselves or with the help of their teachers. MSTEP is up next beginning in mid-April, more to come on that later. Please be reading with your child at home, this is the #1 indicator proven by research to help create a successful reader.. Those in Kindergarten and First grade can always use additional work with the letters and sounds. If you are unsure of the sounds each letter makes, Jack Hartman does a great job of making the letter sounds correctly in a fun and engaging way, follow this link on Youtube Learning Letter Sounds | Version 2 | Alphabet Song for Kids | Phonics for Kids | Jack Hartmann

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In the next few months, our Title Team will be planning for our next Family Engagement night. The focus for this next event will be literacy. As always, these events are open to ALL students! More to come on that in February.

In March, we will again be celebrating March Is Reading Month, with an African Safari theme. Mrs. Cassady has once again been hard at work getting everything ready for our Read-A-Thon, which was very successful last year. This year we are excited to have an assembly taking place March 1. Our Wildlife Safari Assembly https://www.theanimalguy.org/, will be split into 6 groups offering a more personal experience for all the grade levels! We are very excited about the opportunity to have assemblies in our building again! Information about the specifics of reading month will be coming home from your child’s classroom teacher next month.

Title One Progress Reports will be coming home next week for those who have been in attendance and tested. If your child has been absent, we may need a few extra days to complete their testing, but their reports will be forthcoming as soon as assessments are completed. If your child participates in our Title One program, look for those reports soon.

As always, if you have any questions or need to contact our Title One Program, please feel free to reach out to me anytime at kmathers@breckhuskies.org or via the phone at 989-842-3182 and follow the prompts.

Educationally,

Ms. Kelli Mathers

Title One Teacher/Coordinator

Mrs. Wolfgang's middle school science classes dissected frogs today with the help of Mrs. Marr's high school students. The focus was on identifying the external structures and internal organs.

In Mrs. Aviña's spanish classes at the end of January, students made a Mexican craft called "Ojo de Dios" (Eye of God). They had fun combining yarn colors and making pom poms too.

At the beginning of the month, students made their own kings crowns, and others got to taste Rosca de Reyes, or Kings Bread. This is a special day in Spain and other Spanish speaking countries where kids get presents from the three wise men. They also indulged in some hot chocolate!

February 18 - 1/2 Day - PD Day for Staff

February 21 - Built-in Snow Day

February 22-25 - Elementary Book Fair

MS Boys Basketball

JV/Varsity Girls Basketball

JV/Varsity Boys Basketball

Wrestling

Bowling

Cheerleading

Schedules are subject to change.

Winter has certainly settled here in mid Michigan and the weather has felt like winter. However, work continues on the elementary addition. The weather has certainly slowed the progress some, but work has been plugging away towards our end goal. At this time, work is on schedule to be completed by the time school starts in August of 2022.

At the MS/HS, work has started on the North hallway classrooms and the HS locker rooms. The goal is to complete work on the North classrooms by spring break and begin on the South hallway during spring break. The center science classrooms and hallway work will take place during the summer. Work includes ceilings, lighting, paint, new whiteboards, cabinetry, and projectors and wiring.

We look forward to seeing each project being completed and the environment that our students and staff will be able to enjoy each and every day. Check back next month to see our latest construction updates.

-Wade Slavik, Superintendent

Did you know it's easier than ever to help your school out using the Box Tops for Education app? CLICK HERE to go to the website, which will provide links to download the app and instructions on how to get started!

Did you know that PowerSchool, our student information system, makes it easy for you to monitor your student's grades and attendance? You can also see the daily announcements so you will always know what is going on at the school. The PowerSchool app can be easily loaded onto your phone so the information will be at your fingertips. Click here for a quick video showing you how to set the app up on your phone. The school code is WMKP.

Did you know you can access the latest sports schedules, updates from administration, and lunch menus right from our new App?! The BCS app offers everything from documents to schedules to menus and more. Search "Breckenridge Community Schools" in your app store and download the app so you can stay in the know with all the happenings at Breckenridge Community Schools!

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Click HERE to download on Google Play.

Click HERE to download on the Apple App Store.

If your student stays home from school sick, or leaves school early, please keep them home until they have been symptom free for at least 24 hours.

If your student is a close contact of someone at school who has tested positive for Covid, we recommend wearing a mask for 10 days and testing on the 5th day since contact. If your student develops symptoms, your student may test, but must stay home until symptoms are gone. Rapid tests are available upon written request (E-mail or note) of the parent/guardian and will be administered by administration.

If your student is a close contact of someone at home who has tested positive for Covid, we require the student to test for 5 days after contact in order to stay in school.

If staff/students test positive, they must isolate at home for 5 days. They may return after 5 days if they are symptom free, but they must wear a mask for the next 5 days. If choosing not to wear a mask when they return after day five, they must isolate for the full 10 days.

Click here for more information about this year's school year!

Website: breckhuskies.org
Location: 700 Wright Street, Breckenridge, MI, USA
Phone: (989) 842-3182
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Breckenridge-Community-Schools-691994270900150/