Barren County Middle School

Arts in Education Week is September 15th-19th. BCMS students create, perform and experience the arts through art education provided by our skilled teachers, Susie Lucas, Sarah Vetter, Abigayle Bryant, and Mariah Thomas.
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AG Education Week Dress Up Days

Make sure you’re getting the latest updates from your child’s teacher! Double-check that your BC app is updated to Version 5.2.0. Open the app → More → Settings (gear icon) → look at the bottom for the version number. Please call Heather Gardner at the Central Office (270-651-3787) or your child's school if you need assistance with the app!
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Ag Education Week is September 15th - 19th, and we are excited to celebrate with our students through fun dress-up days!
Dress-Up Days Recap:

• 🐄 Moo-tastic Monday – Black & white or cow print

• 🚜 Tractor Tuesday – John Deere green, Case IH red, or tractor gear

• 💖 Turnip in Pink Wednesday - Wear pink for Superintendent Amy Irwin

• 👩‍🌾 Thank a Farmer Thursday – Farmer outfits (overalls, flannel, hats, boots)

• ❤️💛 Fields of Pride Friday – School spirit colors

Mrs. Gibson's 6th period class was peer mentoring one another as they dived in an activity about proportional relationships using tables.

Students in Mrs. Earls and Mr. Hensley’s science classes joined together to continue investigating the gas in a bath bomb. Students are working now to discover what gas is being produced. In order to find out, students have been learning about properties of substances, such as gases, to help determine the unknown gas being produced during the fizzing of a bath bomb. In the demonstration done below, students tested flammability and density of two known gases and collected data.
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Parents, please take a few minutes to complete this brief survey for the Youth Service Center. Thank you in advance for your support!
https://forms.gle/yCi37qRfK6f7USYa6

Students and faculty are enjoying dressing up this week to celebrate the BCMS Homecoming on Thursday, September 11th at Trojan Field. The 7th grade football game begins at 5:30. Both 7th and 8th grade homecoming ceremonies will begin immediately following the 7th grade game. The 8th grade football game will start after the ceremonies.

The Caregivers Support Group Meeting will be September 26th at 11:00 a.m. at the Barren County Extension Office.

Ms. Thomas's 7th grade music class demonstrated their music reading skills by writing rhythms together in a small group and then performing them on drums for the class! Great job of using creative thinking and teamwork!
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The BCMS Newsletter is now available at the link below.
https://sites.google.com/barren.kyschools.us/bcmsnewsletter/past-events

Students in 7th grade science investigated where the gas in a bath bomb comes from by testing the ingredients of a bath bomb in water. Students collected data through observations to determine if any of the ingredients produced a gas.

BCMS art teacher, Sarah Vetter, wanted to share a few photos of the middle school art show that she installed today in the Wedge Education Gallery at the Southern Kentucky Performing Arts Center in Bowling Green. This show includes over 120 works created by 7th and 8th grade art students in the first two weeks of school! It can be viewed through September 29th, whenever there is a performance at SKYPAC and from 9-5 Monday- Friday.

The theme for the show is “Who Am I?”. After reflecting on their personal identity, their place in the world and the influences that have shaped them, students were invited to create a work of art with those themes while experimenting with different media and techniques. These students come from a variety of experiences with art and Ms. Vetter's classes are fully inclusive of all ability levels. We are proud and excited to have this opportunity to exhibit.

September 1-5 is Subtitute Appreciation Week! To every substitute who shows up with flexibility, patience, and a heart for kids—thank you. You keep learning moving forward, support our teachers and staff, and step in at a moment’s notice. We’re grateful for the way you care for students, cover classes, and keep our schools running strong.
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BCMS students interested in joining the BCMS/BCHS Swim Team should, along with their parents, attend an information meeting at the Barren County High School library on September 23rd at 5:30 p.m.

BCMS Ambassador Program
Applications are now available in the front office for the 2025-2026 BCMS Ambassador Program. This is a great leadership opportunity for both 7th and 8th graders! If you have any questions about this program, please see Mrs. Moore or Mrs. Adams.

BCMS Beta Club is hosting a Back to School Dance on Friday, September 5, from 3:30 to 5:30 PM. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased in Mr. Hensley's room before 7:46 AM starting Tuesday, September 2. No tickets will be sold at the dance, and concessions will be available for purchase. Student pick up will begin at 5:30 PM using BCMS dismissal procedures, and the school dress code applies.

Mr. Drury’s 7th grade science class is exploring chemical reactions in closed and open systems using bath bombs!

The BCMS Beta chapter is thrilled to kick off this school year! If your child is proud of their good grades and believes in the motto "Let us Lead by Serving Others," we warmly invite them to join us. Membership dues are just $30, and your child can pick up an application in Mr. Hensley's room (Room #215), Mrs. Slinker-Phelps' s room (Room #135), or Mrs. Lucas's room (Room #Band). Please remember, both the dues and applications are due by Friday, September 5.