All students in grades 1st-5th will be completing their iReady test in the next couple weeks. These assessments help our staff determine students' current learning level and provides us with next steps for instruction so that we can meet the individual needs of each student. Your child's teacher should be communicating the specific date for your child's assessment so you can help him/her prepare.

We have an open seat on our SBDM Council for a minority parent.

What is SBDM? A process that involves councils that set school policies that are consistent with district board policies. The goal is to improve student achievement and help schools meet their goals. SBDM councils may cover topics such as curriculum, instruction, assessment, budgeting, staffing, and school organization.

The Council meets once a month after school.

Per state policy, a parent on SBDM is defined as:

A “parent” means a parent, stepparent, or foster parent. Guardians also qualify as parents if the student lives with them and they have a court order giving them legal custody. A parent council member will be the parent of a student pre-registered to attend the school during the parent's term of council service.

If you are interested in serving in this position, please reach out to Mr. Mullins!

Have you joined your child's Room? Having access will allow you to communicate with the teacher, see newsletters and other updates, and be in-the-know. All BCPS schools are now using Rooms for parent communication, so if you have multiple children in different schools, you only need to download one app for access to all of their accounts.

Step 1: Navigate to your device's App Store and install the Bullitt County Public Schools App

Step 2: Set your notifications so you receive updates from your chosen school(s). You may choose multiple locations.

Step 3: If you connected to Rooms last year, you're ready! If you have not used Rooms before, be looking for your invite via text or email. If you don't receive it, your child's teacher can generate a welcome code for you so you can join.

The image below has several helpful links where you can learn about Rooms and how to get connected. If you need additional help, please contact us!

Looking to order LJES spirit wear? PTA has you covered! The online spirit wear store is open for another week. Different colors, different designs, and all are Bulldog approved! You can find the spirit wear store HERE.

The week of September 9-13, 2024 will be BCPS Goes Gold for Childhood Cancer Awareness across our schools! Each school will be doing a donation drive during the week along with designated dress up days for students and staff. Don't forget to scan the QR code below to order your t-shirt to wear at the BCPS high school football games on September 6th, to kick off our BCPS Goes Gold week, and September 13th to close out the week.

Donations for the hospital and the families receiving treatment are being collected at every school. Our school is collecting non perishable, individually wrapped snacks. Students may bring donated items in to the office any time. We will collect them and they will be picked up from the school at the end of BCPS Goes Gold week.

Examples of non perishable, individually wrapped snacks:

• granola bars
• trail mix packets
• jerky
• snack cakes (like Little Debbie's)
• popcorn
• individual bags of pretzels and chips
• nut

All Ice Cream items: 1.25

Switch Drinks: 1.50

Rice Krispies: 1.00

Baked Cookies: .75 / 2 for 1.00

Chips .75

Choc. Chip Cookies .75

Chex Mix: .75

Fruit Snacks/ Roll Ups .75

Water Bottles 10oz: .75

Choc. Tiger Bites .50

Cheez It .50

Goldfish .50

Adult meals:

Breakfast 2.90

Lunch 4.85

Items can change at anytime due to availability of getting

those items on the delivery truck.

Ms. Willis, our school counselor, is always available if your child or your family has needs that involve counseling in any way. She is here to support your child's transition to school, address barriers to attendance, and provide counseling for a wide array of issues. If you wish to speak with Ms. Willis regarding any of these topics, she can be reached at jami.willis@bullitt.kyschools.us.

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