Due to the scheduled bridge closure on Buckwheat Street beginning tomorrow, 6/3; Bus #131 ( the Train Bus) will be approximately 10 minutes earlier for student pick-ups on County Route 17 and Buckwheat Street including the trailer park. Other roads may run a little later for their pick-ups in the AM and then afternoon drops offs.
We apologize for any inconvenience. If you have any questions, please call the Bus Garage at 518-529-6521. Thank you.
Don't miss our first ever Babysitter Safety Course right here at BMC!! We will be hosting it on Saturday, June 21st , 9:00 am - 12:00 pm. Register with Mrs. Benware at 529-7342, x6024 by June 18th. See you there!
NFEC, Malone campus only, is closed on Tuesday. No torch, new visions, and no boces students. Juniors who attend boces may leave at 11:05 am with a note from a parent. Seniors do not need to report until their first class at BMC.
Salmon River programs are open on Tuesday.
BMC School Budget Results
Budget -202 Yes, 33 No- Budget Passed
Bus Proposition- 181 Yes, 58 No- Bus Proposition Passed
Board of Education Members- Sara Ghostlaw- 157 votes, Dawna Langdon- 156 Votes
Morgan Dufrane- 122 votes. Sara Ghostlaw and Dawna Langdon elected to 3 year terms.
Thank you to everyone for their support.
Reminder to Families:
Reminder there is no school on Thursday, May 22nd due to an unused emergency day. Additionally, there is no school on Friday, May 23rd and Monday, May 26th in observance of Memorial Day.
We look forward to seeing you all back on Tuesday, May 27th!
Enjoy the extended break!
Today is School Budget Vote Day. Please come out and vote on the 25-26 Budget, Bus Proposition and Candidates for Board of Education Seats. Voting hours are 1pm to 8pm in the auditorium. Please enter at door 4. Thank you for your support.
The last PTSO meeting of the year will be held this Tuesday, May 13th, at 6:00 pm in the elementary Art Room. Please come and join us, as we have a lot of end-of-year business to finish up. We hope to see you there!
BMC has surplus items up for auction at Auctions International. Please be sure to click on the link for more information.
https://www.auctionsinternational.com/auction/42007
Dine Local. Give Back. Make a Difference.
Join us on Thursday, May 1st for the 2025 Meals with Meaning (formerly Taste of Malone) - a day when our community unites to make a difference! BMC has 100 students that benefit from this program. Please see the link for more information.
https://fieldstonefoundation.net/event/dine-local-give-back-make-a-difference/
Cornell Cooperative Extension Summer Program - July 7-August 15, 2025. Registration opens on May 1, 2025. Please see the flyer for more information.
It's Spring Fling time....the dance will be held in the High School Gym on Saturday, May 3rd from 7-10 PM. The photo booth will be there! Grades 7-12 are welcome to attend. If you're planning to bring an out-of-district student - please complete paperwork with Mrs. Cummings before April 30th.
School Bus Driver Appreciation Day
Reminder: Today is the last day before spring break. Our spring break will begin on Friday, April 18, and will continue through April 25. Monday, April 28th is a give-back snow day. All students will return to school on Tuesday, April 29th. Have a great break.
The Easter Egg by Jan Brett is out on the Story Trail! This book was part of our spring Read aloud and will be out there until 4/22, so there should be time to get out there, enjoy the spring weather and follow along for the story of Hoppi the bunny who learns that sometimes, doing what is kind is the best thing to do! Jan Brett is known for her detailed illustrations, so there is a lot to look at with this one!
I will also send the list of books for April and May so you can see what is coming up!
It's Spring Fling time....the dance will be held in the High School Gym on Saturday, May 3rd from 7-10 PM. The photo booth will be there! Grades 7-12 are welcome to attend. If you're planning to bring an out-of-district student - please complete paperwork with Mrs. Cummings before April 30th.
Shelter in Place
Good afternoon,
At about 1:20 pm today, 4/7/25, BMCSD did a Shelter in Place. Students stayed in their classrooms so that we could get medical assistance to staff member who needed it. Once we had the staff member taken care of we lifted the Shelter in Place at about 1:30 pm. The students and staff did a great job.
BMC ADMIN
The first book of the season is out on the story trail! I Yam a Donkey is our 2025 winner of our Picture Book March Madness. We started with 16 books and students in grades 3-6 went through 4 rounds of voting to choose this story of a frustrated, grammatically correct Yam and a silly Donkey with bad grammar as the winner!
Come and paint and snack with the PTSO this Sunday!!
BMC presents "Emma - A Pop Musical" on Friday, March 28th at 7:00 p.m. and March 29, at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. in the Auditorium. Tickets are $10.00 and can be purchased from any cast member or at Door 4.
Come and paint with the PTSO on April 6th! We've got food, raffles, paint and fun!! It will be a hoot!!
