📚 State Testing Begins Next Week! 📝
Our students have worked hard all year, and next week is their chance to show what they know! We appreciate your help in making sure they are prepared and ready to do their best. 💪🐂
✅ Testing Prep Reminders for Families
😴 Get a good night’s sleep each evening
🍳 Eat a healthy breakfast
⏰ Arrive at school on time each day
📵 Encourage students to stay positive and limit distractions the night before testing
Most importantly, remind your child to:
⭐ Take their time
⭐ Read carefully
⭐ Try their best
We believe in our students and know they are capable of great things. Let’s finish strong, Herd! 🖤🩶 #FutureReady #HERDStrong #StateTesting #BuffaloMiddle #TheHERD
Our students have worked hard all year, and next week is their chance to show what they know! We appreciate your help in making sure they are prepared and ready to do their best. 💪🐂
✅ Testing Prep Reminders for Families
😴 Get a good night’s sleep each evening
🍳 Eat a healthy breakfast
⏰ Arrive at school on time each day
📵 Encourage students to stay positive and limit distractions the night before testing
Most importantly, remind your child to:
⭐ Take their time
⭐ Read carefully
⭐ Try their best
We believe in our students and know they are capable of great things. Let’s finish strong, Herd! 🖤🩶 #FutureReady #HERDStrong #StateTesting #BuffaloMiddle #TheHERD
✨💫 A Heartfelt Thank You to Our Amazing Community 💫✨
As our fairytale-themed Teacher Appreciation Week comes to a close, we want to extend our deepest thanks to the families, businesses, volunteers, alumni, and community members who helped bring the magic to life for our staff. Because of your generosity, kindness, donations, and support, our teachers and staff felt truly celebrated all week long. 🍎🍿🍩🥤✨
From treats and meals to notes of encouragement and surprise deliveries, every contribution helped remind our staff how valued they are. We are so grateful to everyone who donated items, volunteered time, delivered treats, or helped behind the scenes to make this week so special.
It truly takes a village to support a school, and we are incredibly fortunate to have such a caring and supportive community surrounding our students and staff. Thank you for helping us celebrate the people who work every day to make a difference in the lives of children. 💛📚👑
As our fairytale-themed Teacher Appreciation Week comes to a close, we want to extend our deepest thanks to the families, businesses, volunteers, alumni, and community members who helped bring the magic to life for our staff. Because of your generosity, kindness, donations, and support, our teachers and staff felt truly celebrated all week long. 🍎🍿🍩🥤✨
From treats and meals to notes of encouragement and surprise deliveries, every contribution helped remind our staff how valued they are. We are so grateful to everyone who donated items, volunteered time, delivered treats, or helped behind the scenes to make this week so special.
It truly takes a village to support a school, and we are incredibly fortunate to have such a caring and supportive community surrounding our students and staff. Thank you for helping us celebrate the people who work every day to make a difference in the lives of children. 💛📚👑
✨📖 And They All Lived Happily Ever After… 📖✨
Today, our Teacher Appreciation Week fairytale came to a magical close! 💫 We were so thankful for Buffalo Playmates, who brought a delicious donation of donuts for our staff to enjoy this morning. 🍩
Teachers also received the final epilogue to our story along with a Once Upon a Popcorn Bar filled with fun toppings and treats. 🍿✨ Adding even more fun to the day, Mr. Watkins dressed as a prince and visited the classrooms of teachers who had “kissed the frog” earlier in the week to give them a much-needed break! 👑🐸
We also wrapped up the week with a special game featuring treats for staff members who “caught the Gingerbread Man,” and our staff received thoughtful gifts donated by our wonderful families and community members. 🎁💛
A heartfelt THANK YOU to everyone who helped make this week so meaningful for our staff. Your generosity, support, and kindness helped remind our teachers and staff just how appreciated they truly are. Our fairytale may be ending, but the gratitude we feel for our school community will last far beyond this week. ✨
Today, our Teacher Appreciation Week fairytale came to a magical close! 💫 We were so thankful for Buffalo Playmates, who brought a delicious donation of donuts for our staff to enjoy this morning. 🍩
Teachers also received the final epilogue to our story along with a Once Upon a Popcorn Bar filled with fun toppings and treats. 🍿✨ Adding even more fun to the day, Mr. Watkins dressed as a prince and visited the classrooms of teachers who had “kissed the frog” earlier in the week to give them a much-needed break! 👑🐸
We also wrapped up the week with a special game featuring treats for staff members who “caught the Gingerbread Man,” and our staff received thoughtful gifts donated by our wonderful families and community members. 🎁💛
A heartfelt THANK YOU to everyone who helped make this week so meaningful for our staff. Your generosity, support, and kindness helped remind our teachers and staff just how appreciated they truly are. Our fairytale may be ending, but the gratitude we feel for our school community will last far beyond this week. ✨
✨📖 Our Fairytale Continues… Day 4 of Teacher Appreciation Week! 📖✨
Today’s chapter was filled with sweet surprises and thoughtful moments for our amazing staff! We loved welcoming back BMS alumni who are now juniors at Spring Valley High School as they delivered Sleeping Beauty’s Dreamy Donuts to teachers and staff. 🍩✨
At lunchtime, Giovanni's of Lavalette generously donated pizza for our Enchanted Lunch, helping make the day even more magical! 🍕👑
To end the day, our current 7th and 8th grade students delivered heartfelt notes of appreciation along with Fairy Godmother’s Magic Wands to staff members—a reminder of the impact our educators make every single day. 🪄💫
Thank you to everyone who helped make today so special as our Teacher Appreciation Week fairytale continues!
Today’s chapter was filled with sweet surprises and thoughtful moments for our amazing staff! We loved welcoming back BMS alumni who are now juniors at Spring Valley High School as they delivered Sleeping Beauty’s Dreamy Donuts to teachers and staff. 🍩✨
At lunchtime, Giovanni's of Lavalette generously donated pizza for our Enchanted Lunch, helping make the day even more magical! 🍕👑
To end the day, our current 7th and 8th grade students delivered heartfelt notes of appreciation along with Fairy Godmother’s Magic Wands to staff members—a reminder of the impact our educators make every single day. 🪄💫
Thank you to everyone who helped make today so special as our Teacher Appreciation Week fairytale continues!
✨📖 Our Fairytale Continues… Day 3 of Teacher Appreciation Week! 📖✨
Today was just right in every way! We were so thankful to have community volunteers, including Johnita Jackson (Board of Education) and Delegate Ryan Browning, help deliver Goldilocks’ Just Right Cookies to our amazing staff. 🍪🐻
The magic continued with a Royal Refreshment Soda Bar provided by our wonderful office staff—such a fun and refreshing treat! 🥤✨ We also want to give a big thank you to Forge Heating & Cooling for bringing delicious hot dog donuts from Spring Hill Bakery—a unique and much-loved surprise! 🌭🍩
We are so grateful for the continued support from our community as we celebrate the incredible people who make our school so special. Stay tuned… our story isn’t over yet! 💫
Today was just right in every way! We were so thankful to have community volunteers, including Johnita Jackson (Board of Education) and Delegate Ryan Browning, help deliver Goldilocks’ Just Right Cookies to our amazing staff. 🍪🐻
The magic continued with a Royal Refreshment Soda Bar provided by our wonderful office staff—such a fun and refreshing treat! 🥤✨ We also want to give a big thank you to Forge Heating & Cooling for bringing delicious hot dog donuts from Spring Hill Bakery—a unique and much-loved surprise! 🌭🍩
We are so grateful for the continued support from our community as we celebrate the incredible people who make our school so special. Stay tuned… our story isn’t over yet! 💫
We would like to thank Forge Heating & Cooling of Huntington/Ceredo for their donation of donuts from Spring Hill Bakery for our staff this morning! Please check out their company using the QR code in the picture (linked here as well: https://forgeheating.com/).
The BMS Social Studies Team is hosting a raffle. All proceeds benefit the 26-27 Possum Festival! We have two great baskets available. Winners will be drawn at noon on Monday, May 18th. Tickets can be purchased from any of the social studies teachers at BMS and/or at the County Baseball Tournament on Saturday, May 17th.
✨📖 Our Fairytale Continues… Day 2 of Teacher Appreciation Week! 📖✨
Today was full of magical moments as we continued celebrating our incredible staff! Representatives from our central office helped spread the appreciation by delivering Enchanted Forest Trail Mix, followed by our admin team treating staff to a delicious Snow White–inspired apple bar. 🍎✨
We also enjoyed a wonderful breakfast provided by our amazing families, featuring a bagel bar, donuts, fresh fruit, and coffee/juices—such a perfect way to start the day! ☕🥯🍩
Thank you to everyone who helped make today so special. Our story isn’t over yet… stay tuned for more fairytale fun! 💫
Today was full of magical moments as we continued celebrating our incredible staff! Representatives from our central office helped spread the appreciation by delivering Enchanted Forest Trail Mix, followed by our admin team treating staff to a delicious Snow White–inspired apple bar. 🍎✨
We also enjoyed a wonderful breakfast provided by our amazing families, featuring a bagel bar, donuts, fresh fruit, and coffee/juices—such a perfect way to start the day! ☕🥯🍩
Thank you to everyone who helped make today so special. Our story isn’t over yet… stay tuned for more fairytale fun! 💫
✨📖 Once Upon a Time… Teacher Appreciation Week Began! 📖✨
This week, we’re celebrating our incredible staff with a fairytale-themed Teacher Appreciation Week! Each day, we’ll be adding to our story while showing our appreciation for the amazing work our teachers and staff do to support our students.
On Monday, we kicked things off by beginning our fairytale, sharing messages of thanks, and treating our staff to Prince Charming’s Chocolate Treasures and Happily Ever After Brownies. A special thank you to our wonderful parent volunteers who helped pass out the brownies and made the day extra sweet! 🍫✨
Stay tuned as our story continues throughout the week… 💫
This week, we’re celebrating our incredible staff with a fairytale-themed Teacher Appreciation Week! Each day, we’ll be adding to our story while showing our appreciation for the amazing work our teachers and staff do to support our students.
On Monday, we kicked things off by beginning our fairytale, sharing messages of thanks, and treating our staff to Prince Charming’s Chocolate Treasures and Happily Ever After Brownies. A special thank you to our wonderful parent volunteers who helped pass out the brownies and made the day extra sweet! 🍫✨
Stay tuned as our story continues throughout the week… 💫
Today we sent home letters with students about the WVGSA testing that will occur next week. This letter explains which tests your student will take as well as provides information about how to log onto the portal to review testing results. If you have any questions, let us know!
May is here! We're heading into the final stretch of the school year, and there's a lot happening! Check out our May School Counseling Newsletter for tips on supporting your student through state testing, celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week, and finishing the year strong. Plus, don't forget to take a look at this month's breakfast & lunch menus to help your family plan ahead. Together, we can keep our students focused, confident, and Future Ready through the end of the year!
On Friday, May 8th, BMS Student Leadership Council will be hosting a Pajama Day Fundraiser. Students who pay $2 will be allowed to wear pajamas on that day. Pajamas must be school appropriate. The grade-level with the highest percentage of students participating in Pajama Day will also receive a day of extra intramurals. Students can give payments to a Student Leadership Council student during Homeroom or Lunch all week. If students have any questions, they can ask a Student Leadership member in their grade. Flyers created by Teagan Collins and Ruby Perry
We would like to congratulate Benjamin Gue, a BMS 8th Grader, who competed in the Bass Fishing State Championship this past Sunday. He and his brother William are State Runner Ups and qualified to compete in the National Championship in July on Kentucky Lake. Their total boat weight for the tournament was 10.36 lbs. Ben caught the biggest bass for the SV Bass Fishing Team weighing in at 2.57 lbs. Great job and good luck Ben!
8th grade students are receiving handouts today to order 8th grade shirts! You can view the mock-up, see pricing, and place your order on the Graphic Solutions website https://buffalomiddle30.itemorder.com. Orders must be placed by Sunday, May 10th at midnight. Shirts will be distributed at school by Friday, May 16th.
Reminder! Herdiculture sale this Friday from 10:30-12:00. Hanging baskets $17, starter plants 3 for $5. If you would like to shop but this time slot does not work for you, feel free to stop by the office!
We are so proud of all our students who represented Buffalo Middle yesterday at the State Social Studies Fair in Charleston! Out of the six presentations, 4 placed! Great job to all!!
We are so excited to announce that 4 of the 5 Wayne County Golden Horseshoe winners are from Buffalo Middle School!
Congratulations to:
Jaxon Ballard
Bentley Ferguson
Jake Gregg
Jace Hager
We are excited to celebrate them on Tuesday, June 9th in Charleston.
Congratulations to:
Jaxon Ballard
Bentley Ferguson
Jake Gregg
Jace Hager
We are excited to celebrate them on Tuesday, June 9th in Charleston.
Please see attached flyers for information about camps the June Harless Center is offering for middle school students on Marshall University's campus this summer - Young Innovators Camp & Young Writers Camp!
Congratulations to our students who placed in the county-level Young Writers' competition. These students will be recognized at the board of education meeting tomorrow, Tuesday, April 28th at 6:00 pm.
ANNALISE SIMERMAN - 8th Grade - April 2026 Student of the Month! Annalise is consistently a great student. She always stays on track and is a pleasure to have in class.
