Opening ceremonies for reading month.
An Evening with Holocaust Survivor Irene Miller
Bloomingdale Middle and High School is honored to welcome Irene Miller, Holocaust survivor, author, and educator.
Families and community members are warmly invited to attend a special community presentation by Irene Miller.
Irene Miller shares a powerful message of courage, empathy, and the strength of the human spirit. Irene’s story of survival and her distinguished career in healthcare and advocacy offer lessons for us all.
🗓️When: Thursday, March 12th
📍Where: Bloomingdale Middle/High School Auditorium
Bloomingdale Middle and High School is honored to welcome Irene Miller, Holocaust survivor, author, and educator.
Families and community members are warmly invited to attend a special community presentation by Irene Miller.
Irene Miller shares a powerful message of courage, empathy, and the strength of the human spirit. Irene’s story of survival and her distinguished career in healthcare and advocacy offer lessons for us all.
🗓️When: Thursday, March 12th
📍Where: Bloomingdale Middle/High School Auditorium
Breakfast with Books was a wonderful success at Pullman Elementary! We loved seeing so many families join us this morning to spend time reading with our students. Thank you to everyone who came out to support our young readers and help make the event such a special start to the day!
A BIG congratulations go out to our 7th/8th grade band and our high school band today!
The bands traveled to Coloma to participate in the annual MSBOA Band Festival, where they performed music for a panel of judges to receive a rating. Both bands did a phenomenal job and walked away with fantastic results!
The 7th/8th grade band received a division 2 rating, and the high school group earned a division 1!
Congratulations to the bands and to Mr. Arking for their hard work!
The bands traveled to Coloma to participate in the annual MSBOA Band Festival, where they performed music for a panel of judges to receive a rating. Both bands did a phenomenal job and walked away with fantastic results!
The 7th/8th grade band received a division 2 rating, and the high school group earned a division 1!
Congratulations to the bands and to Mr. Arking for their hard work!
From the Mat to the Motor City! 🤼♀️
We are incredibly proud to announce that Evalyn Hegelmann is headed to the MHSAA Individual State Wrestling Finals this weekend at Ford Field!
Best of luck this weekend, Evalyn!
Go Evalyn!
We are incredibly proud to announce that Evalyn Hegelmann is headed to the MHSAA Individual State Wrestling Finals this weekend at Ford Field!
Best of luck this weekend, Evalyn!
Go Evalyn!
⚾️🥎 Still thinking about baseball or softball? Come to Open Gym!
March 7, 14 & 21 – Bloomingdale MS Gym
⚾️ Baseball: 9–11 AM
🥎 Softball: 11:15–1:15
Players can come try it out — you can still sign up!
Grades 1-6
March 7, 14 & 21 – Bloomingdale MS Gym
⚾️ Baseball: 9–11 AM
🥎 Softball: 11:15–1:15
Players can come try it out — you can still sign up!
Grades 1-6
📚Library Time at Pullman Elementary
📚20 minutes a week
📚Students in grades K-5 love being read to, checking out books, and reading their books. The librarian, Samantha McMillin, also engages the students in additional enrichment activities, including “Would You Rather” questions, letter-and-word dance parties, and knock-knock jokes.
📚20 minutes a week
📚Students in grades K-5 love being read to, checking out books, and reading their books. The librarian, Samantha McMillin, also engages the students in additional enrichment activities, including “Would You Rather” questions, letter-and-word dance parties, and knock-knock jokes.
💚 Daddy Daughter Shamrock Shake Sneaker Ball 💚
📅 March 14, 2026
⏰ 6:30–8:00 PM
📍 Bloomingdale Elementary Gym
🎟 Tickets (purchased at the door):
• $15 per couple
• $20 for 3 or more (Immediate family only)
✨ Ticket price includes:
• DJ
• Light refreshments
• Photo booth with one printed photo per family
📸 Additional photos available – $5 each
🌸 Corsages – $3 each
📅 March 14, 2026
⏰ 6:30–8:00 PM
📍 Bloomingdale Elementary Gym
🎟 Tickets (purchased at the door):
• $15 per couple
• $20 for 3 or more (Immediate family only)
✨ Ticket price includes:
• DJ
• Light refreshments
• Photo booth with one printed photo per family
📸 Additional photos available – $5 each
🌸 Corsages – $3 each
⚕️Cardinal Care with Nurse Lexi
⚕️School nurse, Alexis Field RN, BSN, provides: March - “Spring Forward” and Reset Our Sleep.
⚕️She offers strategies to help with our time change and sleep this month.
⚕️School nurse, Alexis Field RN, BSN, provides: March - “Spring Forward” and Reset Our Sleep.
⚕️She offers strategies to help with our time change and sleep this month.
"Measure twice, cut once!" Our 8th grade Maker Space woodshop students are currently working on making toolboxes / table centerpieces out of a single cedar fence picket, and finishing them with a hand-hewn custom handle.
⚾🔥 Cardinals Baseball & Softball Registration is OPEN! 🔥🥎
It’s time to get back on the field! We are gearing up for another awesome season of Cardinals Baseball & Softball — and we need YOU!
👧🧒 Divisions Available:
• T-Ball (Age 4–Kindergarten, co-ed)
• 8U (Grades 1–2)
• 10U (Grades 3–4)
• 12U (Grades 5–6)
💲 Register before March 1st:
• T-Ball: $35
• Baseball/Softball: $50
⚠️ A $20 late fee will be added after March 1st!
📅 Registration CLOSES MARCH 1ST — don’t wait! We need to get teams finalized, so please sign up ASAP and help us spread the word!
Register at: bdalecardsyouthsports.com
It’s time to get back on the field! We are gearing up for another awesome season of Cardinals Baseball & Softball — and we need YOU!
👧🧒 Divisions Available:
• T-Ball (Age 4–Kindergarten, co-ed)
• 8U (Grades 1–2)
• 10U (Grades 3–4)
• 12U (Grades 5–6)
💲 Register before March 1st:
• T-Ball: $35
• Baseball/Softball: $50
⚠️ A $20 late fee will be added after March 1st!
📅 Registration CLOSES MARCH 1ST — don’t wait! We need to get teams finalized, so please sign up ASAP and help us spread the word!
Register at: bdalecardsyouthsports.com
🧱2nd-Grade Pullman Elementary LEGO Club!
🧱Six second-grade students make up the Cardinal Master Builders Team, part of the FIRST LEGO League Explore program.
🧱This year’s theme, “Unearthed,” explores archaeology and the tools archaeologists use. Over the course of 6-8 weeks, these students build creative models and use block coding to make them move, light up, play music, and respond to motion sensors.
🧱This season wraps up with a special team project shared with their friends and family.
🧱To follow: https://www.facebook.com/share/1D9q43aBBv/?mibextid=wwXIfr
🧱Six second-grade students make up the Cardinal Master Builders Team, part of the FIRST LEGO League Explore program.
🧱This year’s theme, “Unearthed,” explores archaeology and the tools archaeologists use. Over the course of 6-8 weeks, these students build creative models and use block coding to make them move, light up, play music, and respond to motion sensors.
🧱This season wraps up with a special team project shared with their friends and family.
🧱To follow: https://www.facebook.com/share/1D9q43aBBv/?mibextid=wwXIfr
🏅🇺🇸 Olympic energy was HIGH in PE this week! Our students kicked things off with Olympic-style warm-ups inspired by winter and events like the Skeleton Race, Speed Skating, and even Snowboarding! — Teamwork, speed, agility, and lots of school spirit on display! They brought the intensity and had a blast competing.
We wrapped it all up with our Nitroball Tournaments, and Team Mexico came out on top in BOTH 6th and 7th grade classes! 🇲🇽🔥 Incredible effort, sportsmanship, and teamwork from everyone who competed.
So proud of the hustle, encouragement, and positive energy in our gym this week! 💪🎉
Now for a week of Floor Hockey to celebrate USA bringing home the gold! 🏒
What have our 6th and 7th grade Outdoor Education classes been doing this week? Nature journaling! Students made their own journals and have been going to different parts of the school property to write about what they see, sketch different aspects of nature, and make creative stories based on their surroundings!
Students in Mrs. Grover's class got to use headlamps for math time this morning!
🛠️Check out the Cardinals INC. store! 🛠️
Cardinals INC. is a high school class that combines small business and manufacturing, where students design and create products for sale. This class gives our students real-world experience in the design, manufacturing, and marketing of products.
To see our student entrepreneurs’ work, click the link below! Then, click SHOP.❤️🖤
https://cardinals-inc.square.site/
Cardinals INC. is a high school class that combines small business and manufacturing, where students design and create products for sale. This class gives our students real-world experience in the design, manufacturing, and marketing of products.
To see our student entrepreneurs’ work, click the link below! Then, click SHOP.❤️🖤
https://cardinals-inc.square.site/
🎉 Cardinal Pride Reward Day! 🎉
Our students at Bloomingdale Middle/High School who earned 18+ Cardinal Pride tickets celebrated with their choice of open gym, tech time, movies, art rooms, board games, cards, and guitar practice!
Shout-out to our students who lead by example every day. You’re showing our school and community exactly what Cardinal Pride looks like in action! ❤️🖤
Our students at Bloomingdale Middle/High School who earned 18+ Cardinal Pride tickets celebrated with their choice of open gym, tech time, movies, art rooms, board games, cards, and guitar practice!
Shout-out to our students who lead by example every day. You’re showing our school and community exactly what Cardinal Pride looks like in action! ❤️🖤
💯 Celebrating 100 Days of School! 💯
Our students at Pullman Elementary celebrated the 100th Day of School with fun games and activities! They’ve attended 100 days, marking 100 days of growth and learning.
Congratulations to our amazing students!
Our students at Pullman Elementary celebrated the 100th Day of School with fun games and activities! They’ve attended 100 days, marking 100 days of growth and learning.
Congratulations to our amazing students!
📊 What is Count Day and why does it matter for Bloomingdale Public Schools?
Count Day, on February 11, 2026, is a state-mandated attendance day that determines school funding. Strong student attendance helps ensure that schools receive the necessary funding for teachers, programs, and essential services.
Count Day, on February 11, 2026, is a state-mandated attendance day that determines school funding. Strong student attendance helps ensure that schools receive the necessary funding for teachers, programs, and essential services.
🎉 Congratulations to our January Students of the Month from Pullman Elementary!
You shine every day by showing your Cardinal PRIDE — being Positive, Respectful,
In-control, Dependable, and putting forth Effort.
We’re so proud of you! ❤️🖤🐦
You shine every day by showing your Cardinal PRIDE — being Positive, Respectful,
In-control, Dependable, and putting forth Effort.
We’re so proud of you! ❤️🖤🐦
