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Happy National Special Education Day!
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Today we celebrate the incredible work of our four outstanding special education teachers at BNI —
Kelsey Plummer
Becki Kidd
Cierra Reece
Angie Row
Thank you for the patience, creativity, and love you pour into your students every day. Your dedication ensures that every learner at BNI is seen, supported, and empowered to succeed. ❤️
We appreciate you more than words can say!

BNI is proud to announce our November Teacher of the Month…
MRS. MIKKI BAILEY
We are so lucky to have her on our 4th grade team and the kids agree! Check out a few of the many things her students had to say about her:
🔴 “Mrs. Bailey is nice and kind. She is very helpful and she helps me with some things that I'm bad at and things that I don't understand. I LOVE MRS. BAILEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
⚪️ “because when i don't understand something she help me and she very kind and GREAT she the best teacher ever in the world mrs. bailey.”
🔵 “THE BEST TEACHER IN THE WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and it is true”

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Happy Substitute Teacher Appreciation Day!
Today we celebrate the incredible substitutes who step into our classrooms with flexibility, patience, and a heart for our students. At BNI, we are so grateful for the way you keep learning moving forward, support our teachers, and show up wherever you’re needed.
Thank you for your dedication, your adaptability, and the positivity you bring to our school community. We couldn’t do it without you! Go, Spartans!!

Our annual Spartans Serving Spartans initiative is officially underway, and this year we are serving over 450 kids and 220 families!
Thanks to a generous community partner offering a Season of Giving Holiday Shoppe, we're able to meet more needs than ever before.
There are several ways to help! See the district's newsletter below for more info, and visit bixbyps.info/sss for sign-ups, donation options, and details on how you can support our families this holiday season.
Thank you for showing what it means to be a Bixby Spartan! ❤️💙 Wishing you a warm and joyful holiday season!
Newsletter: https://bixbyok.edurooms.com/engage/bixby-public-schools/newsletters/spartans-serving-spartans-2025

Our Spartans will be taking on the Union Redhawks for the first time since 2020 this Friday in the playoffs here at HOME! Don't miss it! See below for details on game entry and the latest edition of Friday Night Bites! https://bixbyok.edurooms.com/engage/bixby-spartan-athletics/newsletters/athletics-playoffs-info-11-21

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Presenting....
BNI's 25/26 Teacher of the Year....
MR. ZACH ROBERTS!!!
Mr. Roberts is a kind, faithful, and beloved teacher. We could not be more thrilled for him to represent BNI. Congrats to you, Mr. Roberts.



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#whatsupwednesday
Check out Mrs. Patton's 5th graders creating food webs from a Monterey Bay ecosystem.








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It’s School Psychology Week and we’re celebrating our incredible school psychologists at BNI — Mackenzie Allen and Stephanie Beasley! 💙❤️
Thank you for the care, support, and expertise you bring to our students each day. You make such a difference in helping our Spartans learn, grow, and thrive! We are grateful for you.

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Check out Mrs. Burkholder's science students dissecting chicken feet to learn about how tendons, muscles, and bones work together to enable movement. Students manipulated tendons on the ventral and dorsal side of the feet to see the difference between flexion and extension. 🐓

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Happy Related Service Providers Day!
Today we celebrate our incredible team of specialists who make a world of difference every day: our Speech Pathologist - Kati Hartin, our Occupational Therapist - Casey Cale, and our Physical Therapists - Allie Michael & Holli Todd!
Thank you for helping our students find their voices, build confidence, and reach new milestones. Your care, creativity, and dedication do not go unnoticed!

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Drumroll, please….
Voted on by the students of BNI…
Presenting October’s Teacher of the Month…
ERIN PATTON
Mrs. Patton is a 5th grade science & social studies teacher at BNI. She loves her students deeply and enjoys cultivating strong relationships with them. Check out a few of the things her students had to say about her…
🔴 “she is really nice and she makes everything more entertaining than it is”
⚪️ “because even tho I dont have her she is still super sweet to me”
🔵 “because she is sweet and kind and makes teaching fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

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Ms. Jones’s class worked in building simple circuits using a few components— a wire, lightbulb, and a battery!— some of our curious young scientists even took it a step further to explore parallel and series circuits!
Way to go Ms. Jones’s class! Your curiosity and creativity really shine!









Cheers to our principals - Mrs. Libby VanDolah & Mrs. Natali Davidson - the hearts of our school community! Your leadership, dedication, and care make our school a wonderful place to learn and grow. We’re so grateful for all you do for our students and staff every day! Happy Boss’ Day to our amazing principals!

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Chills & Thrills in the Library






