BES Parent Update

This year you will see a few new faces to BES! We are so excited to welcome 2 new classroom teachers. Miss Brooke Harkless who is teaching Kindergarten and Mrs. Samantha King who is teaching 2nd grade. Both are in their first year of teaching and bring knowledge, a heart for kids and excitement to their classrooms!

Also new to BES this year are 3 new paraprofessionals! Alyssa Mulholland, Alison Ulicny and Itzel Hernandez (not pictured0> The are supporting students throughout the day at BES!

In the mornings buses will drop students off on Senter between 10th and 11th Streets. Please allow room for buses to pull up and park West of the Old Gym.

After school the buses will use the playground to load and will exit on 10th at Senter. Thank you for keeping the spaces by the cafeteria and East of the Old Gym clear for the buses to come into and exit the playground. Parents may use the space West of the Old Gym during pick-up times.

Students will start testing this week using MAPS. The results from this first testing gives teachers a baseline for each student and results are shared with families during Parent Teacher Conferences in October. We will test again before Christmas Break and then in early May. It is always helpful if you encourage and reassure your child that it is important to take their time and just do their best. We know that Cougars Can Do Hard Things!

• Kinder takes Math and Reading only. They only participate in December and May. The test is read aloud to them.
• 1st grade takes Math and Reading at all three benchmark periods and the test is read to them.
• 2nd-4th take Math, Reading and Language Usage at all three benchmarks. The test is no longer read to them.

This is a fun way to help our Kindergarten students learn their colors. They notice when our halls and rooms are filled with the color of the day!

• Wednesday, 8/26 is Wear Red!
• Thursday, 8/27 is Wear Blue!

Looking Ahead to the Next Week

• Monday, 8/31 is Wear Yellow!
• Tuesday, 9/1 is Wear Brown!
• Wednesday, 9/2 is Wear Green!
• Thursday, 9/3 is Wear Purple, Pink or Gray!

Monday

• Breakfast-Cinna Mini, Orange, Milk
• Lunch-Cavatini, Broccoli, Peaches, Garlic Knot, Milk

Tuesday

• Breakfast-Pancakes, Sausage, Applesauce, Milk
• Lunch-Burrito Bowl, Tortilla Chips, Pears, Milk

Wednesday

• Breakfast-Oatmeal Round, Banana, Milk
• Lunch-Sub Sandwich, Chips, Fruit Cocktail, Milk

Thursday

• Breakfast-Biscuit Sandwich, Apple, Milk
• Lunch-Pepperoni Dip Sticks, Pizza Sauce, Green Beans, Pineapple, Milk

Subject to change for deliveries or product availability. Changes are communicated through district texts.

September

1- Wear Brown Day

2- Wear Green Day

3 - Wear Purple, Pink or Gray Day

7 - No School- Labor Day

8- Wear Orange

9 - Picture Day!

10 - Picture Day!

11 - School in Session, Wear Black or White

28 - Homecoming Week!

Kindergarten families showed up to see classrooms, read together and have a little fun! This time helps make the first day of Kindergarten even better!

Having extra smiling faces welcome students into the building the first day of school makes it so much more exciting! Thank you to the senior athletes, Board Members and Superintendent for spending your morning at BES to start the year off right!