Bettendorf Middle School

Our Epilepsy Walk on Saturday was a huge success! 💜
Just shy of $18,000 raised, 190 participants, neurologists sharing their expertise, and our incredible nursing team leading the charge.
Thank you to all who walked, donated, and supported epilepsy awareness!

🏗️ Thank you to everyone who joined us to kick off the 5-year Bettendorf Middle School Addition & Renovation Project with a groundbreaking ceremony! Exciting things ahead for our students and community. 💛🖤 We are #BETTerTogether! #BettPride

Join us this afternoon for the groundbreaking of the Bettendof Middle School classroom addition and 5-year renovation project - 1:30 pm on the Spruce Hills side of BMS. #BettPride #BETTerTogether

Join us Wednesday at 1:30 pm for the Bettendorf Middle School Groundbreaking!

This five-year, $33.7 million project is an investment in our students’ future — beginning with a new 12-classroom wing designed for collaborative, flexible learning environments. 💛🖤 #BettPride

Check out Bettendorf’s results in the 2025 Iowa School Performance Profiles! 🎉
Congratulations to our students and staff for performing above the state average in many categories.
🔗 https://bit.ly/Bett2025PerformanceProfile

#BettPride #BETTerTogether

🎥 We’re excited to share our new We Are Bett video — a celebration of what makes Bettendorf Schools special! 💛🖤

Hear from our students, staff & families about what it means to be part of the Bett community — inspiring classrooms, supportive friendships & dedicated teachers.

👉 Watch now: https://bit.ly/WeAreBett

#BettPride #BETTerTogether

💜 Join the Bett Nurses for the Epilepsy Awareness Walk — Sat., Nov. 8 on the BHS track!
🏃‍♀️ Gates open at 8 am, walk starts at 9 am.
Join our team and donate - http://bit.ly/47pmuSK
Order shirts through Oct. 29 - http://bit.ly/4o7CCPS
#BettPride #EpilepsyAwareness #WeAreBett

💜 Join the Bett Nurses for a Dine & Donate this Saturday, 11 am –3 pm at Meatball’s Sandwich Co. (2317 Cumberland Sq. Dr.) to support the Epilepsy Awareness Walk! #BettPride #EpilepsyAwareness

🚍 It’s School Bus Safety Week! Let’s reflect on the importance of safety on and around our buses.

🚨 Always stop when the stop arm is out—it’s the law and protects our students.

🙏 Thank you to our drivers and transportation staff for keeping kids safe!
#SchoolBusSafetyWeek #BettPride

🥪 It's National School Lunch Week! 🍎
Every day, the National School Lunch Program fuels nearly 30 million students across the country.

Let’s give a big THANK YOU to our incredible lunch teams for keeping our kids healthy, happy & ready to learn! 💛

#NSLW2025 #BettPride

Bettendorf 8th graders experienced real-world manufacturing skills at John Deere’s Manufacturing Career Day — from virtual welding to crane operation to creative building challenges. #BettPride #STEM

The Color Run deadline is FAST approaching with the last day for ALL Color Packet purchases on Monday 10/6 at 11:59pm.

To help purchase one of two ways:

Venmo: https://tinyurl.com/5n7m38bc OR by typing in the following: @BettendorfMiddleSchoolPTO *Please make sure you enter in the Student's name and grade

Cheddar Up: https://tinyurl.com/ms8jawhp

Color Packet Bundles:
1 packet = $10
2 packets= $20
3 packets= $25
5 packets= $40
7 packets= $55
10 packets= $80
or Color Bottle (3 packets worth) $30

It's School Custodian Appreciation Day! Thank you to our custodial staff for all they do to clean our schools and help support our students, staff and families! Your effort make a huge difference every day! We appreciate you! #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

October is National Bullying Prevention Month 💙
🌟 Schools and classrooms will also be doing lessons and activities to help prevent bullying. Join us in promoting kindness, acceptance & inclusion. Learn more ➡️ https://www.pacer.org/bullying/info/facts/ We are #BETTerTogether

Want a chance for more COLOR for the Color Run Remix on Friday October 10?!?! Dress up each day of homecoming week (and check in with the library every day you dress up) for an extra color packet!

Join our nurses for an Epilepsy Foundation fundraiser at Panda Express 10 am - 9:30 pm on Tues., Sept., 23. Ordering online - use code 3846891. In person - show this post

A Color Run is a fun-filled, high-energy event where students run the course and get showered with bursts of color! It’s also a chance to support awesome Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) programs like field trips, Where Everybody Belongs (WEB), and school-wide celebrations. Color packets and bottles are for sale now through Mon 10/6: https://my.cheddarup.com/c/color-run-27990/items. Notice the bundle pricing that gets you more color for less. Bundle discounts apply only when packets are purchased in a single transaction. The Color Run store is open now until Th 9/25: https://stores.inksoft.com/bms_color_run_fall_2025/shop/home Sign up to volunteer for the event: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4BADAE22A0FB6-58512120-color#/ #BMSColorRun #BulldogPride More info: https://bmsparentlink.weebly.com/bms-color-run.html