Mrs. Duren's Blog

The Golden Bell Award is an honor that is bestowed upon a staff member for recognition of a “job well-done.”  When a staff member receives the award, their picture is taken and displayed in a showcase and they receive a huge golden bell  that they will pass on to the next recipient.  The Golden Bell recipient is responsible for selecting the next recipient of this award. The award is given at every staff meeting. We have five staff meetings: October 5, 2009, December7, 2009, February 1, 2010,April 12, 2010, and June 7,2010.

 Every month September – April, the Bunker teachers select two students per grade to be Students  of the Month.  The students are selected according to their academics and conduct in school.   Students selected for this honor, will have their picture taken and displayed in the main office and will receive recognition at the end -of -the year awards assembly.  Congratulations to the  students who were selected as November 2009 Students of the Month for Bunker Middle School!   You will also see these exemplary students mentioned in the Bulldog newsletter and  the Sand Dune, school newspaper.

Visit our website to get teacher contact information.   http://www.muskegon.k12.mi.us/schools/bunker/

Parents, visit our website fo find out what is happening at Bunker!

http://www.muskegon.k12.mi.us/schools/bunker/

We Have an after school program that runs four days a week, Monday – Thursday from 2:40pm- 5:30pm.   Students participating in this program have homework time and have the opportunity to do fun activities.   This program is funded by the 21st Century grant.  Ms. Taushauna Churchwell is the program coordinator, you may contact Ms. Churchwell at tchurchw@mpsk12.net.

International Baccalaureate at Bunker Middle School

• At the end of this year, we will be submitting our Application B to IB. What this means is we will send them a portfolio of teachers’ MYP-formatted units.
• An MYP-formatted unit consists of using current state-standards and additional IB-MYP instructional elements.   If you would like to see a sample unit and/or learn about MYP unit planning, please contact Mrs. Duren at 720-2302.
• Unlike the diploma Programme(DP) at Muskegon High School, MYP does not have a specific IB curriculum.

• As you may have noticed, non-core classes are on twelve-week rotatations to make sure students are exposed to a variety of experiences.

Take a look at MPS curriculum at http://www.muskegon.k12.mi.us/academics/.

Welcome to my blog! I’m Ardena Duren and I’m the Instructional Supervisor and IB Coordinator for Bunker Middle School.  I oversee curriculum and the MYP program at Bunker Middle School.   I believe that all children can learn if the learning environment is conducive to learning.    I look forward to working with students,teachers, and parents every day.