Buljan Middle School Blog

Hello Bulldog Families, Congratulations  to Myles Nguyen, in 7th grade. He won first place in the VFW Essay contest for Roseville!  He wrote an essay about what it means to be an American and is now moving on to regionals. Buljan Spring Picture Day is Wednesday, March 9th.  Go to  http://www. campuscolorstudios.com/ Select Order School Pictures Select  BULJAN SPRING 2021-2022 Select your package Questions? Call (916)749-1026 and select Option 1 or email  services@billsmithphoto. com Click HERE for an order form. District English Language Advisory Committee  2/8 RCSD DELAC Meeting Slides   2/8/2022  Agenda & Minutes   ATTENTION 6th & 7th Grade families:  As a reminder, all students, even those who are returning back to their same school  MUST  complete the online registration process. Your attention to this is greatly appreciated and helps RCSD know how to best prepare to meet and accommod...

Students will be experiencing a change to the  Buljan   Bell   Schedule  on Tuesday following our upcoming three day weekend.  On February 15th, the STEP period will be removed from the daily  bell   schedule .  This change will continue through the end of the school year.  The minutes previously used for the STEP period will be added back to your 6 period  schedule .  Starting and ending  times  will stay the same [9:05 - 3:15].   Here is the link to the new  schedule .   Thank you, Mr. White, Mrs. Beardsley, & Mrs. Conway Be safe, Accountable, Respectful and Kind as you go throughout your day! Greg White  Principal  gwhite@rcsdk8.org  Nicole Beardsley  Assistant Principal: 8th Grade & 7th A-L  nbeardsley@rcsdk8.org Rachael Conway  Assistant Principal 6th Grade & 7th M-Z  rconway@rcsdk8.org 

Hello Bulldog Families ~ Your Bulldog will be experiencing a change to the Buljan Bell Schedule on the Tuesday following our upcoming three day weekend.  On February 15th, the STEP period will be removed from the daily bell schedule.  This change will continue through the end of the school year.  The minutes previously used for the STEP period will be added back to a 6 period schedule.  This change will help in preparing for the upcoming state testing as well as provide relief to staff who have had to cover STEP classes due to substitute shortages experienced by districts throughout the region.  Your student(s) will be informed of the change this week.   This Friday and every other Friday,  Snowie   King  will be here after school selling shaved ice. The yellow  Snowie   King  bus will be located on the grass behind the weight room. $4 for small, $5 for regular, $7 for  King  size and $1 for a marshmallow av...

Good Afternoon Bulldog Families, We are currently midway through the 2nd trimester.  We encourage you to sit down with your child and navigate Otus with them. Have your child share with you their grades and assignments in Otus to see how they're currently progressing in their classes. Students completing a Tangram Challenge in Mrs. Barrett's class. In an effort to provide access to real-time information on grades, assignments, and scores, parents/guardians can access the Otus Family account online, or through the Otus App.  Parents are also able to view student scores on their iReady Diagnostic assessment in Language Arts and Math.  Please see the guides below that give step-by-step instructions on how to use the website, app, and view data reports.  At the end of each guide is a video that helps explain the steps. Navigating the Gradebook on the Otus Website The website takes more clicks to see information but does have more details. Navigating the Gradebook on the...

The Bulldog Water Bowl Hello Buljan Families, From the entire staff here at George Buljan Middle School, we wish your family a wonderful holiday season and an exciting New Year!  Our staff will be enjoying family and friends as they take a well deserved break.  We are all looking forward to some time to recharge so that we can continue to successfully serve our students, families, and community into the new year. When we welcome our students back in 2022, our staff will hit the ground running by reviewing site and classroom behavior expectations.  We expect our Bulldogs to Be Safe, Accountable, Respectful, and Kind (B.A.R.K.)  We are confident that our students will continue to meet the B.A.R.K. challenge into the new year. George Buljan Middle School’s purpose is education, and safety will always be our top priority.  Thank you for partnering with us in preparing and encouraging our students to be their very best. Go ‘Dogs, Greg White George Buljan Middle Scho...

The Bulldog Water Bowl ~ Messages from your Principal Mr. White Hello Buljan Community, With the 1st trimester of the 2021/22 school year behind us, it is a great time to reflect on a successful fall.   iReady diagnostics: assessment results guided instruction and was used to create school wide goals. Building relationships: Staff and students were focused on the importance of building strong community in the classroom.   Teaching expected behaviors: Students were taught the behavior expectation of Being Safe, Accountable, Respectful, and Kind or B.A.R.K.! Social Emotional Learning: Second Step curriculum was used to foster a successful and supportive learning environment. There is an important part of the 1st trimester that is not mentioned above.  The contribution of our Buljan Families.  You prepare your students on a daily basis to give their best during the school day.  From getting them safely to school, to maintaining open communication with the...

Hello Bulldog Families, Please enjoy a few slides with student Soundtrap audio creations from 3rd Period Music Production, Happy Thanksgiving! Click HERE to listen.  Last week we had a successful Career Fair with 340 students completing the scavenger hunt through careers. Thank you to everyone that came to share their career with our students.  Here is a reminder about absences, in the event that your student is absent from school.  Attendance  1. Students are expected to be in school each day unless it is absolutely necessary that they be absent.  Students with excessive absences will be assigned a behavior contract, parent/guardian conference or referred to SARB.   2. When a student is absent, a parent/guardian or guardian should call the school (916) 771-1720 each day of the absence.  Please state the date, state and spell the student's name, your name, your relationship to the student, and the reason for absence.  If this is not pos...