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PrST STd U.S. PoSTage PaIdCadIllaC MI PerMIT #147Buckley Community Schools

305 S. First St. l PO Box 38Buckley, Mich. 49620

ProUdlY ServIng BUCKleY

October 2010

Issue #2

305 S. First Stre

Buckley, Mich. 496

Its hard to believe itsalready November.The school year just

got going on September 7.Were off and running

Several events are coming up, including Parent/Teacher

Conferences on November 16 and 18. We also have some half

days of school coming up: November 18, November 19, and

November 24. School will be dismissed at 11:45 a.m. on those

days.

Thanksgiving break will be Thursday, November 25 and

Friday, November 26. Winter sports practices will also begin,

with high school girls basketball beginning on Monday,

November 8. High school boys basketball will begin a week

later.

Please watch theBear Facts for additional information

about upcoming events at BCS!

Get Set Go!

Schoo Year Update 1Growth Pan 2My Schoos Coo / PTO Info. 2Pen Pas in Third Grade 3Fitness Focus 3New Computer Casses 3News Briefs 3Cross Country Begins Eary 4Voeyba Digs for Pink 4Updated Schoo Caendar 5The Bear Chair 6Music Schedue 7Schoo Directory 7Winter Athetic Schedue 8

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PTO movingforward

Growing planning

As Buckley Community Schools continues to grow, we are faced with new ideas

on a regular basis. Our school enrollment continues to increase and this is a

problem. Certainly, its a good problem to be faced with in our current economic

climate, but it is a problem nonetheless.

Our class sizes have traditionally been reasonable. One item that we are proud

of is that we can offer small class sizes. Those class sizes have gone up, and

because of the rising class sizes, the Board of Education approved making part time

teachers full time at its September meeting.

The main goal in making the teachers full time was so we could reduce our

class sizes at different times in kindergarten, second, third, and fourth grades,

Principal Todd Kulawiak said. With classes around 27 or 28 kids, we felt it was

important to try to reduce those classes, especially with relation to language arts

and mathematics.

Buckley out of room

Our school is a K12 building, and its run out of room. We have teachers teaching

in classrooms that at one time were used for other purposes. For example biology

is taught in the former elementary computer lab (located in the high school part of

the building).

Some elementary classrooms are too small to accommodate 28 students. We do

not even have the classroom space even if we could hire an additional teacher.

Options

The School Board and administration has met to discuss the class size issue and the

issue of growth. The student count is 13% larger than just three years ago. We have

10% of our students from Schools of Choice.

The Board of Education met on Saturday, October 30, to discuss the districts

growth and what options may be possible. Please watch theBear Facts and districtwebsite (www.buckleyschools.com) for additional information. Furthermore,

Kulawiak also updates families with Friday information every Friday afternoon. If

you are not on the Alert Now list and would like to be, please contact the ofce at

(231) 2693325.

Communication is important to the school district. In addition to Bus Notes

being available online every week and the daily announcements available daily on

PowerSchool, we include frequent updates via Twitter, on our website, and the

school district blog.

If you have any questions regarding the school, please contact Kulawiak

or Superintendent Rick Heitmeyer. They can be reached by phone or email,

[email protected] or [email protected].

The Buckley Community

Schools PTO is on the move

or some may say, hasnt stopped

moving!The PTO had a great kick off, which started

with giving the Bear Pride shirts to every student and staf

member. Blue really looks good on everyone! The PTO

has taken in its rst order for Spirit Wear watch for

another order just before Christmas.

The students have enjoyed a Scholastic Book Fair,

character assembly, popcorn Friday, move-a-thon and

very cool Bear Pride store!

Be sure not to miss

Family Movie Night, starring Toy Story 3 is Friday,

November 12, at 7 p.m. in the small gym. This event is

free and all are welcome just bring your blanket orchair. We will have

a concession stand

available.

December is lle

with lots of holiday

cheer watch the

website for updates

on Santas Secret

Shop and our

Christmas Basket Rafe at the concert.

Please help us continue to serve the students by

sending in all of those Grand Traverse Mall receipts and

helping with the special events for

My Schools Cool!!!

Our Box Tops, Campbells and

Spartan label competition are

also under way

send them in today!

Looking Forward

Board of Education

Membership 201011PresidentDave Buck

VicePresidentLew ChalkerSecretaryHollianne McHugh

TreasurerKell TysonTrusteeKen Gibler

TrusteeMatt BreithauptTrusteeMatt Simon

Pubished by BCS

Superintendent: Rick Heitmeyer

The Bear Facts is pubished six timesduring the schoo year from AugustMay. If you have any suggestions, orquestions, please contact the ofceat (231) 2693325 between the

hours of 8 a.m.4 p.m.

All CONTENT

COPYRIGHT MMIX BY BCS

Thank you toeveryone whosupports your

school!

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Take baby steps when changingyour routine

Computers provide opportunityNew classes available to BHS students

More often than not it is human

nature to want to make things

work, or make things right, or

make things better all at once.

An all or nothing attitude. That

may work in some situations butmost solutions come in small

steps, baby steps. The same is

true when it comes to our health.

Even though diet ads will try to convince you that they have the answers YOU c

take control by making small adjustments in your eating and lifestyle habits. B

making one change a week, or even one a month, you could quickly see and fe

the difference. Here are just a few ideas:

Pack your own lunch and include whole grain bread and lean turkey or

chicken along with some fresh veggies.

Take a 10minute walk during your lunchtime.

Substitute fresh fruit or vegetables for your morning and afternoon snacks

instead of candy bars, chips or donuts.

Replace your high calorie soda, energy drink, or cappuccino with green tea

avored water.

Resolve to turn the TV or computer off and get some sleep!

Dont try to do it all at once! Make your changes gradually so that they can

last a lifetime!

n By JACK LedFord, PhysiCAL eduCAt

Buckley Community Schools has introduced a new class in the high school this school year.

The new class is called Computers III. Students are allowed to take this class as an elective

after they have completed computers I and Computers II successfully. Students may choose

from a variety of computer subjects they are interested in and complete the assigned work

in a quarter. This quarter students are working on Photoshop, Paint, Sketch-up, Word,

game design, robotics, claymation. Students pictured in the photo are Haley Morairty, Haley

Baldinger, and Paige Gokey.

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Parent/TeacherConferencesParent/Teacher Conferences will be

Tuesday, November 16, from 57 p.m.

and Thursday, November 18, from 13

and 57 p.m. Elementary conferences

will be scheduled ahead of time;

secondary conferences will be rst come,

rst served. We are looking forward to

your visiting the school.

Early dismissalSchool will be dismissed at 11:45 a.m.

on November 18 for P/T Conferences.

November 19 and November 24 are also

halfdays.

Christmas BreakChristmas Break will begin at the end of

the school day on Friday, December 17,

2010. School will resume on Monday,

January 3, 2011.

Real writing with penpals from third gradeto high school

Third grade students rst reading program unit was

about friendship. A few of our stories in our text and

supplemental texts involved pen pals.

Dana Monks, third grade teacher, thought it would be

a fun idea to have pen pals. So, third graders have been

corresponding with high school students in Kelly Mikulas

high school English class!

The students

have learned

how to write

a friendly

letter and have

improved their

sentence and

letter writing skills. Moreover, the students have beenwriting letters and sharing pictures back and forth every

week.

The students think this has been a fun way to learn

writing skills as well as get to know someone new! We will

be nishing our pen pal activity when we go down to the

high school wing to meet and visit with our pen pals, read

them a story, and have a treat!

A big thAnK you to Mikula and her students forparticipating with the third grade class on this fun and

educational activity.

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Cross country runners beginrunning in the elementary

The month of October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

National campaigns have been going for a few years now,

and the Buckley

volleyball teams got

into the act with

the second annual

Pink game.

Volleyball players

sported pink

jerseys, socks, and

shoelaces. Coaches

and ofcials wore

pink, and the

court lines andgame ball were

even converted to

pink for the event.

Spectators entered

the crowded lobby

where they placed

bids on silent

auction items. The

names of those

lost and those that

are ghting on were honored with posters, a moment of

silence, and a sustained standing ovation.

When the evening was nished, fans were treated towins over Mesick by both the JV and varsity teams, and

approximately $3,000 went toward breast cancer. On

behalf of the community, the volleyball teams were proud

to make donations to Amy Larson and Hannah and Lydia

Kastenschmidt.

The community of Buckley has once again shown

its support for its friends and the school. We sincerely

appreciate the generosity of our local businesses and

community members. Go Bears!

The cross country program at Buckley is built around a strong tradition. Cross

Country is a demanding sport and Buckley is known in the area for producing very

good distance runners.

One goal as the team entered the season was to create enthusiasm among our

team members and to generate interest that would help add new members to the

teams.

Im happy to say that it worked, said Coach Ken

Wicker. The varsity teams have their biggest groups

in many years and are doing a great job competing this

season.

As we come to the end of our season, both teams are

really coming into their own. Both groups nished third in

the nal Conference jamboree held in Buckley on October

12, behind perennial powers Benzie and Kingsley, he

added.

The boys team placed 11th out of 40 teams in the Class

D state championships and the girls team ran very well

and would have been a top10 team as well. Nine of the 11athletes who competed had season or lifetime best time in

this meet.

Both groups were looking strong and had high

expectations as we headed to the regional championships

at Benzie. We look forward to qualifying for the State

Championships and representing Buckley against the best

runners in the state, the coach added.

One key element to Buckleys success is that many of

our varsity runners have been involved with cross country

since elementary school. Buckleys runners develop a

knowledge of the sport at an early age and it has helped the

team stay competitive at the varsity level. Of the 17 junior

high and varsity runners, 13 were involved in the elementary program, according

to Wicker.

Varsity runners include Paul Spitzer, Drew Burmania, Logan Walters, Austin

Burmania, Michael Rosek, Braxton Bliss, Jordyn Garza, Haley Morairty, Kayla

Traylor, Mariah Guernsey, Kendra Duby and Haley Baldinger.

Elementary Cross Country

Buckley offers an excellent opportunity to participate in an elementary cross

country program. The program was started seven years ago and is designed to

introduce running in a fun, informative way and provide a healthy physical activity

for the young students in our district.

The program has seen as many as 50 kids per practice session and is consistently

around 40 kids per session. The past two years have seen the expansion of theprogram by adding competitions with other schools. Buckleys elementary runners

had the opportunity to compete in six competitions with athletes from other

schools.

Our young runners did very well, said Wicker. This exposure to these

competitions helps introduce our young athletes to the joys of competition and

helps to continue the tradition that has been built to establish Buckley as a leader

in our area.

He added that our elementary group has some exceptional talent and if they

continue on as a team, they could be outstanding and help to carry the Buckley

running program to new heights.

We had several runners do an outstanding job in their races, highlighted by

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September Highlights

7 First day of school for students;school dismissed at 11:45 a.m.

1317 AIMSweb Testing

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February Highlights

17 MME/PLAN/EXPLORE: pretesting activities

2125 No school, Presidents Week

October Highlights

1214 MEAP testing

16 PSAT 1920 MEAP testing 2529 NWEA testing

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March Highlights

13 MME/PLAN/ EXPLORE testing

10 P/T Conferences, 1-3 and 5-7 p.m.AND Community Appreciation Night

2831 No school, Spring Break

November Highlights

1 No school for students StaffDevelopment Day

25 NWEA testing 5 End of 1st quarter 212 Imagine-It or MLPP Benchmark 16 P/T conferences, 5-7 p.m. 18 School dismissed at 11:45 a.m; P/T

conferences 1-3 and 5-7 p.m. 19 School dismissed at 11:45 a.m. 24 School dismissed at 11:45 a.m.

2526 Thanksgiving Break, no school

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1 No school, Spring Break 4 School Resumes 8 End of 3rd quarter 22 No school, Good Friday

December Highlights

2031 Christmas Break, no school

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May Highlights

2 NWEA testing 30 No school, Memorial Day

January Highlights

3 School resumes

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June Highlights

23 Exams, school dismissed at 11:45a.m. 3 Last scheduled student day

The school day for students in grades 712 is 8 a.m.3:07 p.m. and 8:05 a.m. 3:12 p.m. for students pK6.

We will be in session for 160 full days and nine half days for a total of 169 school days.

School Phone Number: (231) 2693325 / School Website: www.buckleyschools.com

Buckley Community Schools

201011 School Year Calendar

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Thursday, April 28, 2011 7 p.m.Big

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5th Grade Band, 6th Grade Band, MS/HS Band

Yu musicis mki isStudents and parents, we are very excited to have several music performances scheduled

for the 2010-11 school year. We will offer three band concerts and two elementary

concerts. Listed below are the concert dates, times, and locations along with who will

be performing in each concert. Please mark your calendars! We have many musically

talented Buckley Bears, and we look forward to sharing our music with you in ourconcerts to come!

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Buckley Community Schools

Keeping you informed is a top priority at Buckley and is wh

we have adopted the Alert Now Notication Service. This

service allows us to send a telephone message to you provid

important information about school events or emergencies.

We would like to use Alert Now to notify community memb

of school events and various updates. As a community

member, you may be added to the Alert Now phone list by

contacting the school and providing us with a contact phone

number. Please call today to be added to our Alert Nowfamily, (231)

2693325.

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Denver Cade and Ridge Beeman winning the nal league jamboree races

against elementary runners from the schools in the Northwest Conference,

he said.

Cade placed rst at the Traverse City Invitational against the best

elementary runners in the area. Other outstanding performers this season

in grades three through six were Austin Harris, Bobby Thifault, Dillon

Hankins, Brock Beeman, Tyler Francisco, AJ Garza, Gable Shadoff,

Makayla Luther, Camryn Ensor, Samantha Wicker, Haley Garza,

Emilee McIntyre, Ronny Butrey, Abby Wicker, Montana Yens, Nora

Ramsay, Megan Wilkie, Molly Pahl, and Evie Shadoff.

Wicker said that all of our young running bears did an excellent j

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Middle SchooBearsBOYS BASKETBALL

Date Day Opponent Time Bus Time20-Nov. Sat. Kingsley 9:00 8:00

23-Nov. Tue. Manton 6:00 4:55

29-Nov. Mon. Kingsley 4:30

1-Dec. Wed. Leland 4:30 2:45

6-Dec. Mon. Frankfort 5:30

8-Dec. Wed. Glen Lake 4:30 2:45

15-Dec. Wed. Mesick 4:30

22-Dec. Wed. Manton 4:30

5-Jan. Wed. Suttons Bay 4:30 3:0010-Jan. Mon. Benzie Central 4:30

15-Jan. Sat. NWC Tournament

@ Frankfort 9:00 7:30

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Date Day Opponent Time Bus Time29-Jan. Sat. Benzie Central 9:00 7:55

31-Jan. Mon. Kingsley 4:30 3:40

2-Feb. Wed. Leland 4:30

7-Feb. Mon. Frankfort 4:30 2:55

9-Feb. Wed. Glen Lake 4:30

14-Feb. Mon. Manton 6:00 4:55

16-Feb. Wed. Mesick 4:30 3:45

23-Feb. Wed. Suttons Bay 4:30

28-Feb. Mon. Manton 4:302-March Wed. Benzie Central 4:30 3:20

12-March Sat. NWC Tournament

@ Buckley 9:00

Ticket Prices

ADMISSIONWILLBE $4 FORHIGHSCHOOLATHLET

EVENTSAND $3 FORJUNIORHIGHATHLETIC

EVENTS.

ANNUALPASSESAREAVAILABLEFOR$90 PER

FAMILY, $60 PERPERSON, AND $30 PERSTUDENT

PASSESAREGOODFORALLHOMEATHLETICEVENT

THROUGHOUTTHE 201011 SCHOOLYEAR,

EXCLUDING MHSAATOURNAMENTEVENTS.

Varsity BearsGIRLS JV AND VARSITY

BASKETBALL

Date Day Opponent Time Bus Time30-Nov. Tue. Northport 6:00

3-Dec. Fri. Boyne City 6:00

6-Dec. Mon. Manton 6:00 4:55

9-Dec. Thur. Kingsley 6:00

17-Dec. Fri. Leland 6:00 4:15

21-Dec. Tue. TC Christian 6:00

5-Jan. Wed. Frankfort 6:00

7-Jan. Fri. Glen Lake 6:00 4:15

14-Jan. Fri. Mesick 6:00

18-Jan. Tue. LL St. Marchy 6:00

21-Jan. Fri. Suttons Bay 6:00 4:30

26-Jan. Tue. Manton 6:00

28-Jan. Fri. Benzie Central 6:00

1-Feb. Tue. Kingsley 6:00 4:55

3-Feb. Thur. Leland 6:00

8-Feb. Tue. Frankfort 6:00 4:20

10-Feb. Thur. Glen Lake 6:00

15-Feb. Tue. Mesick 6:00 5:10

17-Feb. Thur. Suttons Bay 6:00

24-Feb. Thur. Benzie Central 6:00 4:45

2-March Wed. Districts @ Home TBD

BOYS JV AND VARSITYBASKETBALL

Date Day Opponent Time Bus Time7-Dec. Tue. TC Christian 6:00

10-Dec. Fri. Boyne City 6:00 3:39

13-Dec. Mon. Manton 6:00 4:57

16-Dec. Thur. Kingsley 6:00

6-Jan. Thur. Leland 6:00 4:11

8-Jan. Thur. Big Rapids CR 5:00 3:01

11-Jan. Tue. Frankfort 6:00

13-Jan. Thur. Glen Lake 6:00 4:29

20-Jan. Thur. Mesick 6:00

25-Jan. Tue. Manton 6:00

27-Jan. Fri. Suttons Bay 6:00 4:29

2-Feb. Wed. Benzie Central 6:00

4-Feb. Fri. Kingsley 6:00 4:57

9-Feb. Wed. Leland 6:00

11-Feb. Fri. Frankfort 6:00 4:27

15-Feb. Tue. Northport 6:00

*18-Feb. Fri. Glen Lake 6:00

23-Feb. Wed. Mesick 6:00 5:09

25-Feb. Fri. Suttons Bay 6:003-March Thur. Benzie Central 6:00 4:47

9-March Wed. Baldwin TBA TBA

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