Bear Tracks Weekly

Dear BSE Families,

Our scholars had a grand time celebrating Reading Day! The day was filled with fun, creativity, and excitement for reading. From the engaging activities to the smiles seen throughout the building, it was clear that our scholars truly enjoyed every moment.

We also enjoyed a wonderful Black History Month Program that was both meaningful and inspiring. Our scholars did an amazing job celebrating history, culture, and achievements through their performances and participation.

Thank you for supporting a love of learning and helping make special moments like these so memorable. We are so proud of our scholars and the enthusiasm they bring to school each day!

Principal Lumpkin

We are so proud of all of the scholars who participated in the Black History Month Program!!!

What a wonderful time to come together as a school and celebrate the theme of "100 Years Strong".

Scholars have been learning a lot throughout the month about Black History and how we need to be the change that we want to see in the world!

Bear Tracks will feature a few classrooms each week to spotlight things that are happening in our building.

This week I visited Ms. Brooks' and Ms. Finch's 1st Grade classroom during their T.W.I.G. session. T.W.I.G. sessions are held on Tuesdays and are a component of Leader in Me. These sessions provide dedicated times to work on their individual W.I.G.s (Wildly Important Goals) that they set for themselves. They keep track of these in their "Leadership Binders".

Scholars also have a time at the end of the session where they check in with a partner to hold each other accountable and celebrate progress and growth.

It was Math Time in Ms. Forbes' 3rd grade classroom!

Scholars were working on interpreting data from a variety of graphs and reviewing important terminology when talking about the data!

Mr. Truitt's class showed Engage in Learning over the last few weeks in math, resulting in a 100% pass rate on their End of Module Assessment in Math this past week. Way to go scholars!

• Wednesday, March 11th: Early Dismissal @12:20pm - Scholar-Led Conference Day
• Thursday, March 12th: No School for Scholars - Scholar-Led Conference Day
• Friday, March 13th: No School for Scholars and Staff

The annual Cake Auction and Chili Dinner will be March 19th at 6 PM. Admission is FREE and Chili Meals can be purchased for $5. There will be a silent cake auction and live cake auction.

Spring Pictures will be taken on March 19th. All scholars will take class pictures. Class pictures are $13. They can be purchased online or send money to the homeroom teacher with the following information included: Homeroom Teacher Name, Scholar Name, Parent Name, Parent Phone Number, Parent Email Address, Scholar Grade, and Quantity of pictures purchased.

Please join us for the 5th Annual MAC Fest. It is a day full of celebrating Music, Art, and Culture!

Bring your family and friends to enjoy this special celebration with each other! Attendance to the event is completely free!

Saturday, March 21, 2026

11AM-2 PM

Barnett Shoals Elementary

You really don't want to miss this event!
-School-wide art show
-Grade-Level Musical Performances

-Community Performances

-Hands-on activities

-Food trucks
-Pop-Up Park & so much more!

Please take a moment to submit digitally using our Google form.
➡️ Student participant form ➡️ https://forms.gle/zsHnL9NLVQKRDuXt8
➡️ Family/Community participant form ➡️ https://forms.gle/yGKZvn9EkLoasLND9

📢 We have some great resources available at Barnett Shoals!

🔗 Complete this link to reach the Family Engagement Specialist, Ms. Flores.

🥫 We have a food pantry with a lot of shelf-stable food available to your family FOR FREE!!!

📝 Use the optional space on the form to ask about other resources. We have laundry machines, educational resources, household products, and clothing!

Saturday, February 28th:

• 8:00am: iServe Ministries @ Hilsman Middle School – 870 Gaines School Rd, Athens, GA 30605