Monday, September 1 - Labor Day, School Closed 

 

Thursday, September 4, 7 pm - PTA Meeting

                                                       Child care provided

 

Thursday, September 11, 5:30 pm- Family Picnic

                                                            Al Lopez Park

 

Friday, September 19 - Staff Planning Day

                                         School Closed

 

Thurs-Fri, September 25-26 - Upper Elem/Middle School 

                                        Retreat at Cedarkirk Camp

                                        Lithia Springs

 

               

New friends Elise M and Elise C in Ms Denise's class

Each year the playground mulch is replenished at the beginning of the school year.

Last week, a mountain of mulch was delivered and while the children have enjoyed playing on it, it still needs to be spread evenly on the playground.

On Saturday ,August 30th,  parents are invited to help.  Please come at 9 am and bring a rake and/or pitchfork if you have one.  

More hands will mean less time for everyone working. 

Child care is not provided.

Thanks in advance to those who can make it.

Back to work right away -  Madeline, Parker, Lucas & Ms. Misty

Lower Elementary is off to a great start!  

 

This week we have spent time getting to know each other with "Me Bags" and games. We have also been working on having good manners and respect for others and the classroom. There have been some changes in classroom procedures, but we all seem to be adapting well. 

 

The children are all receiving new lessons, and are working hard! All the children are very excited about learning.

   

Thank you so much to all the parents who were able to make it to last night's Orientation Meeting. If you were not able to attend, all the information will be sent home today in your child's folder. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us!  

 

We are looking forward to a wonderful year!

Trez & Michael paint their cushion covers after they have sewn them

We have had a wonderful first week of school in the upper elementary classroom. We have spent our time getting to know each other and have taken part in a number of community building activities. Students worked together to develop their job chart for the year as well as coming up with the classroom community's rights and responsibilities. In addition, we created a community tree with everyone's hand-print and learning animal. (The animal that relates to their learning style). We even sewed pillow cases for our sitting cushions.

 

Students also received their weekly planners, decorated the covers and learned how to utilize them to manage their time throughout the weeks and year.

 

Along with the team building activities, we have begun our academic and cultural study as well. Students completed their pre-tests for MobyMax in math and language and began their math studies with a lesson on proofing their operations, called 9 proof.

 

For cultural studies we had a presentation for the first and second great lessons, the origin of the universe and the coming of life. Students are excited about the projects associated with this lesson and in developing their own presentation for the first great lesson and the Great Lesson Play, which we will perform in the coming weeks.

 

We are very excited for the coming year and look forward to another great week.  

Middle School Science with Mr. Dick

This week was the first week of school!  It was really exciting to come back from a good summer.

 

We went over our schedule for the year and set expectations for ourselves. We also started off the year by writing a goal paper. We had our first spelling test on Friday.  

 

We started Earth Science with Mr. Dick.  We will have science class three days a week.  We also had our first Writing and Reading Workshop with the 6th grade students on Friday. At the end of the day on Friday, we went to Hubert Park with Upper Elementary. 

 

We are really excited for this year!                             by Nathan Hudgens and Lauren Robinson

"Bienvenidos todos!" (Welcome Everyone!). 

 

Our "batteries" are fully recharged with energy and ready to move forward with the Spanish Program! This week we had reviews at all grades at different levels.  It is always refreshing to see returning students retaining so much from last year and new students eager and excited to learn.

 

Next week you will read more detailed info per class and the now popular Trivia Fact!  

Every Friday morning you will find the coffee pot on the patio attracting coffee drinkers!  Feel free to stop in and get a cup of joe to go, or spend a few minutes visiting with other parents.  The coffee pot is put out a few minutes before 8 and remains after drop-off as long as there are parents enjoying it.

Buffalo Cheddar, Bacon Ranch, Caramel Corn with Almonds, Cashews & Pecans! Sound good? All of these fabulous popcorn flavors - and many more - will be on sale during the Cub Scout Pack 334 fundraiser. Pack 334 is comprised primarily of BPS boys.  {For information about the Pack, contact Karin Hoppmann or Rachelle Bedke.)

 

Pack members and parents will be taking orders for popcorn on the morning of Friday, September 5th at school, during Friday Morning Coffee time. An order form will also be available in the office al of September. Popcorn orders will be delivered to you the week of November 10th. Thank you for your support!