
🚌🚦 It's School Bus Safety Week! Let’s keep our students safe on their way to and from school. Remember to follow the law - STOP when the STOP-ARM is out! Together, we can ensure every ride is a safe one! #SchoolBusSafety #BettPride #SafetyFirst


📅 Today is an End of Quarter Early Release! Here’s the schedule:
PS: 11:20 am
HS: 12 pm
MS: 1 pm
Elem: 2 pm
The Administration center will close at noon. Elementary offices will close after students are released.
There is NO SCHOOL on Friday and Monday. Enjoy your fall break!


🚌🚦 It's School Bus Safety Week! Let’s keep our students safe on their way to and from school. Remember to slow on yellow and STOP on RED. Together, we can ensure every ride is a safe one! #SchoolBusSafety #BettPride #SafetyFirst


🚌🚦 It's School Bus Safety Week! Let’s keep our students safe on their way to and from school. Remember to stop for school buses and follow safety rules. Together, we can ensure every ride is a safe one! We are #BETTerTogether #BettPride


Join us in our heartfelt appreciation to our incredible technology staff! Our IT professionals work tirelessly behind the scenes to support students and staff. Thank you for your hard work and commitment to creating an effective and innovative learning environment! #BettPride


It's National Boss's Day, a special opportunity to recognize and appreciate our dedicated school leaders. Let’s show them how much we value their leadership and the positive influence they have on our school environment! We are #BETTerTogether #BettPride


Space available on the BMS 7th & 8th grade Spring Break Trip to Washington D.C. There will be an informational meeting for interested students and their parents on Monday, Oct. 14, at 6:30 pm in the cafeteria. If you have any questions, you can email Cheryl Johannsen - cjohannsen@bettendorf.k12.ia.us.


Join the Bettendorf girls and boys swim teams, along with Bettendorf Aquatics, to learn about swimming opportunities! Meet the swimmers on Thurs., Oct 10. Bring the flyer for free student admission to the girls' meet at 5:30, followed by a Meet & Greet at 7:30. #BettPride


Dine at Applebee's tonight and support the Bettendorf Middle School National History Day project! 🍽️ Just mention "BMS National History Day" when you order, and Applebee's will donate 25% of your bill to the project. Let’s make a difference while enjoying a meal! #BettPride


Help Bettendorf win the $2M T-Mobile prize! We're in the final stretch. The 16 finalists will be revealed on Oct. 10! Let’s show up for our community (and the little dogs! 🐾 .
Like our posts on Instagram 👉 Share your support using @BettSchools @TMobile #FN5GL #sweepstakes


From the mouths of babes! 💖 Check out the Paul Norton Elementary students sharing their thank yous to custodians on National School Custodian Day. To all of our custodians - Thank you! Your hard work doesn’t go unnoticed! #BettPride 👉 Watch here - https://bit.ly/3TVh6kp


🌟 October is National School Principals Month! 🌟 A huge thank you to our dedicated principals for their leadership, vision, and unwavering support for our students and staff. Your hard work inspires us all! 🙌 #NationalPrincipalsMonth #BettPride


Let’s finish strong! 💪 We’re still working to become a finalist in the T-Mobile Friday Night Lights contest. Help us by liking Instagram posts & sharing our need! Must tag: @TMobile, @BettSchools, #FN5GL, #Sweepstakes. More info: https://bit.ly/BettFridayNightLights #BettPride


Join us in wearing blue on Mondays in October to honor National Bullying Prevention Month to promote kindness, acceptance, and inclusion all week long. Share your photos
with our social media or email cmiller@bettendorf.k12.ia.us #BETTerTogether #BettPride


🌟 Wednesday is Custodian Appreciation Day! 🌟 A heartfelt thank you to our amazing custodians for their hard work and dedication in keeping our school clean and safe. Your efforts make a huge difference every day! We appreciate you! 🙌 #CustodianAppreciation #BettPride


🌟 October is National School Principals Month! 🌟 A huge thank you to our dedicated principals for their leadership, vision, and unwavering support for our students and staff. Your hard work inspires us all! 🙌 #NationalPrincipalsMonth #BettPride


NEW DATE - Oct. 16! The BHS Cheerleaders for the Little Bulldog Cheer Clinic will now be Wed. Oct. 16 at Mark Twain Elementary! It’s a great opportunity for kids ages 4-14 to learn cheers and have fun. Don’t miss out—sign up here: https://forms.gle/t8fjzsHF5KbhJjKx6! 🐶📣


Sarah Holbert from Cares Inc. recently visited to recertify our professional therapy dog team! 🐾 A huge shoutout to our dedicated handlers and their amazing therapy dogs for their hard work and commitment. Together, we are #BETTerTogether! 🌟#BettPride

Thanks to the Iowa Local Food for Schools grant from the IA Dept. of Agriculture, we can serve students food sourced directly from Iowa farms. On Thursday, BMS featured pork sausage links for breakfast. For lunch, students enjoyed a taco bar with food from farms across Iowa.

Hannah and her neighbors run a lemonade stand every year, and over the last 4 years, they’ve raised over $10K for charities! This year, they raised $4K, which was matched with $12K to donate to Trinity Health Foundation for breast cancer. 🍋💖 #BettPride #BETTerTogether

