Warmest holiday wishes from all of us at BEA! ❄️✨
May joy always find you wherever you are. We are so incredibly grateful for our students, families, staff, and the entire school community that makes Blue Earth Area so special.
Wishing everyone a safe, restful, and wonderful break! 🧣☕
May joy always find you wherever you are. We are so incredibly grateful for our students, families, staff, and the entire school community that makes Blue Earth Area so special.
Wishing everyone a safe, restful, and wonderful break! 🧣☕
❄️Enjoy your winter break, Bucs! ❄️
Rest up, have fun, and we’ll see you in the new year—recharged and ready to go!
Rest up, have fun, and we’ll see you in the new year—recharged and ready to go!
In the word TERRIFIC, those two "R"s stand for being Respectful and Responsible. And we can definitely say that our awesome December TERRIFIC Third Graders are nailing it every day in school! Huge congrats to each and every one of you—we're bursting with pride!
Thank you to the Kiwanis Club of Blue Earth for sponsoring this program; it is a joy to see how proud the students are when they are chosen for this award!
#beabucpride
Thank you to the Kiwanis Club of Blue Earth for sponsoring this program; it is a joy to see how proud the students are when they are chosen for this award!
#beabucpride
Our music department continues its tradition of community engagement this holiday season. Recent performances by the High School Concert Orchestra, High School Chamber Choir, and our 5th Grade students have reached local centers and businesses across Blue Earth and Winnebago. We are proud to see our students representing the district so well through the arts. 🎻📖
Mrs. Kafka's Class Tried Something New! 🤩
Where did we "travel" to today for our Holidays Around the World unit? The UK! We learned that apple cider is a popular holiday drink there, and the students were determined to find out what it tastes like.
Friday was the big tasting day! Most of the class absolutely loved trying apple cider for the first time. 🍎
Where did we "travel" to today for our Holidays Around the World unit? The UK! We learned that apple cider is a popular holiday drink there, and the students were determined to find out what it tastes like.
Friday was the big tasting day! Most of the class absolutely loved trying apple cider for the first time. 🍎
SAVE the DATE!
🎉 Family Bingo Day!🎉
Join us on January 10th at 2:00 PM in Pemberton Gym for an afternoon of laughs, luck, and family fun!
🍕 FREE pizza & drinks
🎁 Fabulous prizes
💲 NO cost to play — just show up and enjoy!
Bring the whole family and get ready for a great time together. We can’t wait to see you shout BINGO! 😄
🎉 Family Bingo Day!🎉
Join us on January 10th at 2:00 PM in Pemberton Gym for an afternoon of laughs, luck, and family fun!
🍕 FREE pizza & drinks
🎁 Fabulous prizes
💲 NO cost to play — just show up and enjoy!
Bring the whole family and get ready for a great time together. We can’t wait to see you shout BINGO! 😄
Blue Earth Area Schools will have a 2 hour late start on Wednesday, December 10, 2025
🎁🥫 BEA Food & Toy Drive Success! 🥫🎁
Students in Kindergarten through 5th Grade worked together to collect food and toys for our local food shelf and toy drive. Their kindness, generosity, and community spirit truly shine this season.
We are incredibly proud to share that our students collected an amazing 2,050 items! 💙💛
Thank you to our BEA families for supporting this wonderful cause—your contributions make a real difference in our community.
BUC Pride on full display! 🦅
Students in Kindergarten through 5th Grade worked together to collect food and toys for our local food shelf and toy drive. Their kindness, generosity, and community spirit truly shine this season.
We are incredibly proud to share that our students collected an amazing 2,050 items! 💙💛
Thank you to our BEA families for supporting this wonderful cause—your contributions make a real difference in our community.
BUC Pride on full display! 🦅
🤩🎉Congratulations to Mrs. Sickler and Mrs. Allard, winners of the K-7 Buc Pride Awards for October! Both were nominated by colleagues for their efforts and leadership.
Here are a few of the comments below to highlight them.
Mrs. Sickler:
⭐️Kim shows her dedication in such profound ways, I can hardly keep track. If a teacher has a question, she will not only answer that question, but come to you in person and ensure that everything is covered. She'll even throw together some resources for you! She is creative in her lessons with her students, she works hard at building individual relationships with them, she goes above and beyond to work with parents, and make sure her class's needs are covered. She's inventive, and resourceful. She's an amazing team player and is that type of person to make everyone feel not only involved, but valued. She is thoughtful and professional with teachers, staff, and families alike. She makes sure that we, as teachers, are taking care of ourselves and knows our rights and responsibilities as professionals and as human beings. She's an incredible PLC leader of leaders. Kim acts with selflessness, compassion, and understanding to everyone she meets. She truly wants Blue Earth Area to not only be the best place for educators, but for students and families. She sees potential in everyone and everything, and makes that potential become a reality.
Mrs. Allard:
⭐️Always willing to go above and beyond!
⭐️She is always willing to help out no matter what! She is very supportive and there for staff! If you have an idea she is always willing to listen!
⭐️She is always willing to help anyone who needs it. She is an amazing teacher who always takes the time to understand the kids and their learning needs. She always makes learning fun according to my own kid !
Here are a few of the comments below to highlight them.
Mrs. Sickler:
⭐️Kim shows her dedication in such profound ways, I can hardly keep track. If a teacher has a question, she will not only answer that question, but come to you in person and ensure that everything is covered. She'll even throw together some resources for you! She is creative in her lessons with her students, she works hard at building individual relationships with them, she goes above and beyond to work with parents, and make sure her class's needs are covered. She's inventive, and resourceful. She's an amazing team player and is that type of person to make everyone feel not only involved, but valued. She is thoughtful and professional with teachers, staff, and families alike. She makes sure that we, as teachers, are taking care of ourselves and knows our rights and responsibilities as professionals and as human beings. She's an incredible PLC leader of leaders. Kim acts with selflessness, compassion, and understanding to everyone she meets. She truly wants Blue Earth Area to not only be the best place for educators, but for students and families. She sees potential in everyone and everything, and makes that potential become a reality.
Mrs. Allard:
⭐️Always willing to go above and beyond!
⭐️She is always willing to help out no matter what! She is very supportive and there for staff! If you have an idea she is always willing to listen!
⭐️She is always willing to help anyone who needs it. She is an amazing teacher who always takes the time to understand the kids and their learning needs. She always makes learning fun according to my own kid !
💡Ms. Nagel’s 2nd graders were busy building today—Turkey Cages, to be exact! 🦃🔧 Love seeing their STEM skills shine, just in time for Thanksgiving!
#beabucpride
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Wishing our students, staff, and families a restful and joy-filled Thanksgiving Break! Enjoy the time to relax, recharge, and celebrate with the people you love. 🦃🍁
The "E" in the word TERRIFIC is all about being Enthusiastic, and boy, oh boy, our November TERRIFIC Third Graders are rocking that enthusiasm every single day at school!
Way to go, students—your enthusiasm lights up our school! Congratulations, we're bursting with pride for each and every one of you!
#beabucpride
Way to go, students—your enthusiasm lights up our school! Congratulations, we're bursting with pride for each and every one of you!
#beabucpride
This week, we’ve been celebrating American Education Week, and we want to give a big shout-out to the local businesses who helped make our staff festivities even more special!
☕ Thank you, Taher, for providing coffee on Monday.
🍪 Thank you, McDonald’s, for the delicious cookies.
🍎 Thank you, Blue Earth American Legion, for today’s apples!
We appreciate your generosity and support of our BEA staff! 💙💛
#AmericanEducationWeek #CommunitySupport #BEAProud
☕ Thank you, Taher, for providing coffee on Monday.
🍪 Thank you, McDonald’s, for the delicious cookies.
🍎 Thank you, Blue Earth American Legion, for today’s apples!
We appreciate your generosity and support of our BEA staff! 💙💛
#AmericanEducationWeek #CommunitySupport #BEAProud
🍎📖American Education Week is all about celebrating the amazing team of people who help our students learn and grow—from paras and office staff to bus drivers, the tech office, and students service workers. Each one plays an important part in supporting students and families and keeping our schools running strong.
Let's take a moment this week to thank the education support professionals who care for, support, and protect our students. They make public education possible every day. 👏👏👏
#beabucpride
Let's take a moment this week to thank the education support professionals who care for, support, and protect our students. They make public education possible every day. 👏👏👏
#beabucpride
📚✨ Author Visit Highlight! ✨📚
We were thrilled to welcome Mary Casanova to our school! Our 2nd and 3rd graders had a fantastic time learning about authors, how they write stories, and the creative process behind books.
This special visit was made possible through a partnership with Blue Earth Area Elementary School, Blue Earth Community Library, Friends of the Blue Earth Community Library, and the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Traverse des Sioux Library Cooperative, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.
Thank you to everyone who helped make this inspiring experience possible for our students! 🧡
#beabucpride
We were thrilled to welcome Mary Casanova to our school! Our 2nd and 3rd graders had a fantastic time learning about authors, how they write stories, and the creative process behind books.
This special visit was made possible through a partnership with Blue Earth Area Elementary School, Blue Earth Community Library, Friends of the Blue Earth Community Library, and the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Traverse des Sioux Library Cooperative, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.
Thank you to everyone who helped make this inspiring experience possible for our students! 🧡
#beabucpride
Stories, snacks, and smiles all around! 📖🍎
Our 3rd graders and their guests had a blast at Books & Bites! Thank you to our families, teachers, and SMIF for helping make this reading celebration possible through their literacy grant support!
Our 3rd graders and their guests had a blast at Books & Bites! Thank you to our families, teachers, and SMIF for helping make this reading celebration possible through their literacy grant support!
Today we honor and thank the incredible veterans among our staff for their service and dedication—both to our country and to our students.
#beabucpride
#beabucpride
AR Reward Glow Dance Party! 💡🎶
Students who reached their Accelerated Reading (AR) goals this quarter had a glowing good time at our AR Reward Party! Those who met their reading goals were invited to celebrate with a Glow Dance Party, complete with music, lights, and plenty of fun.
The gym was transformed into a glowing celebration as students showed off their dance moves and celebrated their reading success. 📚✨
We’re so proud of all our readers for working hard to meet their goals — keep up the great work, and we can’t wait to see who earns their spot at the next AR party!
#ReadingRocks #ARGoals #GlowDanceParty #BEAProud
Students who reached their Accelerated Reading (AR) goals this quarter had a glowing good time at our AR Reward Party! Those who met their reading goals were invited to celebrate with a Glow Dance Party, complete with music, lights, and plenty of fun.
The gym was transformed into a glowing celebration as students showed off their dance moves and celebrated their reading success. 📚✨
We’re so proud of all our readers for working hard to meet their goals — keep up the great work, and we can’t wait to see who earns their spot at the next AR party!
#ReadingRocks #ARGoals #GlowDanceParty #BEAProud
Frankie has been busy making her rounds at BEA! 🐾 From classroom visits to hallway hugs, our favorite therapy dog has a special way of making every space a little warmer and every day a little brighter. Whether she’s lending a paw to a student who needs a pick-me-up or sharing her happy energy with staff, Frankie brings a little extra joy wherever she goes.
Thanks for all you do, Frankie and Handler Ms. Albright—you make BEA an even better place to be! 💛
#beabucpride
Thanks for all you do, Frankie and Handler Ms. Albright—you make BEA an even better place to be! 💛
#beabucpride
🤩🎉Congratulations to Ms. Eckhardt and Mrs. Norman, winners of the K-7 Buc Pride Awards for October! Both were nominated by multiple colleagues for their efforts and leadership.
Here are a few of the comments below to highlight them.
Molly Eckhardt:
⭐️Molly is an excellent PLC Leader. She runs the meetings with leadership and care. Molly has been a great at leading our group to being productive and coming up with new ideas. She is also a great math teacher! Thank you Molly!
⭐️Molly is working hard to improve her class in many ways!!! She continues to research best practices, uses tech in creative ways in math, and takes advantage of manipulatives and gamification!! She is also doing an amazing job in her new leadership role in PLC/ MS PD. She keeps us all responsible, present, and on track- not an easy job!! Not to mention, she can handle the thousands of questions that are thrown at her (from staff and students) with grace!
Marnie Norman:
⭐️Marnie is a wonderful asset to BEAS. She consistently goes above and beyond to support not only her students but also her colleagues. She genuinely wants everyone to be successful and to reach their fullest potential. Marnie is continually learning new strategies and eagerly shares them with others.
⭐️We’re so lucky to have Marnie on our team! She’s amazing with kids and always brings so much knowledge, patience, and positivity to her work. She is the kind of teammate who’s always willing to lend a hand, share ideas, and go the extra mile to support both students and staff.
Congrats to both of our very deserving winners!
The Buccy heads were created and donated by Thomas Wallace.
#beabucpride
Here are a few of the comments below to highlight them.
Molly Eckhardt:
⭐️Molly is an excellent PLC Leader. She runs the meetings with leadership and care. Molly has been a great at leading our group to being productive and coming up with new ideas. She is also a great math teacher! Thank you Molly!
⭐️Molly is working hard to improve her class in many ways!!! She continues to research best practices, uses tech in creative ways in math, and takes advantage of manipulatives and gamification!! She is also doing an amazing job in her new leadership role in PLC/ MS PD. She keeps us all responsible, present, and on track- not an easy job!! Not to mention, she can handle the thousands of questions that are thrown at her (from staff and students) with grace!
Marnie Norman:
⭐️Marnie is a wonderful asset to BEAS. She consistently goes above and beyond to support not only her students but also her colleagues. She genuinely wants everyone to be successful and to reach their fullest potential. Marnie is continually learning new strategies and eagerly shares them with others.
⭐️We’re so lucky to have Marnie on our team! She’s amazing with kids and always brings so much knowledge, patience, and positivity to her work. She is the kind of teammate who’s always willing to lend a hand, share ideas, and go the extra mile to support both students and staff.
Congrats to both of our very deserving winners!
The Buccy heads were created and donated by Thomas Wallace.
#beabucpride
