Off to a great start with Spirit Week! Loving the creativity and high energy for Wacky Wednesday! 🤪✨
🌟 Looking for a safe, fun, and reliable place for your student after school? The Boys & Girls Club has openings! It’s the perfect spot for kids to hang out, get help with homework, and make great friends in a safe, positive environment. 🚌 Bonus: Transportation is provided directly from school to the club! Spots are limited—reach out today to register your student!
Spirit week coming up!
Did you know that middle schoolers still need recess just as much as younger kids? 🧠⚡️
At the end of last year, we launched an initiative to bring outdoor recess time back for our middle school students—giving them a chance to step away from inside of the classroom , get fresh air, and burn off that extra energy.
It’s not just about fun, either: studies consistently show that daily brain breaks and physical activity actually boost focus, improve classroom behavior, and enhance learning. 📚✨
When we give our kids room to move, we set them up to thrive in the classroom!
Who else supports more recess time for middle schoolers? Let us know in the comments! 👇
Mr Ellison's class doing an egg drop project today. The students engineered a design to protect the egg! At least they hoped so.
6th Grade Parents
For the very first time, Bluefield Middle School is proud to invite eligible students to apply for the National Junior Honor Society (NJHS)!
We are thrilled to start this new tradition and give our outstanding 7th and 8th grade students the recognition they deserve for their hard work and dedication to academic excellence.
📩 Parents & Guardians: If your student was selected to apply, they have already received details on how to do so. Please encourage them to take this next step and submit their application!
Mid-terms are being sent home today. Please have them signed.
Congratulations to the Volleyball team as they defeated Tazewell in two sets! Go Bucs!
Buccaneers defeated Graham 20-7! Go Bucs!
October Lunch Menu
Girls volleyball in action tonight! Go Bucs!
Important Traffic Update Starting Tomorrow!
To keep our buses running on schedule and, most importantly, keep our students safe, we are updating our afternoon pickup process beginning tomorrow:
At 2:45 PM: Cars will no longer be allowed up the hill to prevent backing up into the main road. This is encouraging buses and cars to pass in the left lane into oncoming traffic.
If you arrive after 2:45 PM: Our school security officer will direct you to line up in the stadium parking lot.
At 3:15 PM: Cars in the stadium lot will be released to proceed up the hill.
We greatly appreciate your patience and cooperation as we implement these changes to make dismissal safer and smoother for everyone! Please help us spread the word by sharing this post. Go Bucs!
Show your Bucs pride! 💙 Shop official Bluefield Middle School apparel & 10% of every purchase goes back to our school! Order here: https://teamlocker.squadlocker.com/#/lockers/bluefield-middle-school-2648129 Go Bucs!
📸 Get ready to smile big! Fall Picture Day is coming up on Tuesday, September 22! 📸
WORKOUT WEDNESDAY! Station work!
At Bluefield Middle School, we are committed to keeping learning focused, active, and hands-on. This year, we are taking an intentional step toward reducing screen time in our classrooms.
Students will no longer be issued individual 1:1 laptops. Instead, laptop carts will be provided for specific instructional projects only when necessary. Research consistently highlights the benefits of this approach—showing that physical reading and writing on paper leads to stronger memory retention, deeper focus, and improved reading comprehension. Moving back to books, paper, and pencils keeps our focus centered on real classroom interaction and academic success.
We look forward to seeing our students thrive as we bring the focus back to basic classroom connection!
September Lunch
September Breakfast
Join the Bluefield Middle School Local School Improvement Council (LSIC)!
We invite all interested BMS parents to attend our initial LSIC election and organizational meeting:
When: Wednesday, September 9th from 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM
Where: Room A125
The LSIC plays a vital role in supporting our students, teachers, and school community. If you have any questions or would like more information, please contact Dr. Miear at mark.miear@k12.wv.us.
We hope to see you there!