BES Newsletter

Wednesday, October 16 - Picture Day

Friday, October 18 - No school for students

Thursday, October 31 - Costume Parade/Classroom Parties

As you know, our system sends out automatic emails each morning if your child is absent that day. We have found that sometimes it may also send you an email if your child arrived late to school that day. Our team is working to correct this issue.

Our new system sends these notifications out differently and shows that it is coming from my email. If you have questions about an automated attendance email, please contact beatt@basd.net.

Bellefonte Elementary has the opportunity to partner with Tides to provide in-school grief support groups for any interested Bellefonte Elementary Student who has experienced the death of a loved one. Tides is a local grief support, awareness, and education program.
The group will be facilitated by Tides school outreach staff in partnership with the school counselor. All sessions will be held during the school day so no additional transportation will be required. While the meetings are held during the school day, every effort will be made to minimize disruption to your child’s academic work.
The groups will begin with four weeks of sessions covering the following topics:
-Coping Skills
-Sharing Feelings
-Sharing Memories
They will use books and other resources and engage in a variety of activities on the topics of grief and loss.

If you are interested in your child participating and would like to learn more, simply contact either the Tides program, Mrs. Reese, or Ms. McClatchey. For more information about Tides services, mission, and history, visit their website at www.tidesprogram.org

The PBIS team is excited to announce that we will be highlighting two of our diamond ticket winners each month in the main hallway. These students will be our "Really Rad Raiders" and have their picture and a few fun facts posted in the main hallway display case by Mr. Baughman's office.

Be sure to check it out next time you are in the building!

Start Time: 1:30 pm

The map above shows the parade route. The red line is the path the students will take, the yellow line is where parents can line up to watch. We will have warm apple cider available out front for anyone who comes to watch the parade.

The parade will be held outside weather permitting and family members are welcome to come and line up along the parade route to view the parade. If the weather is poor that day, the parade will be moved inside and will be for students only. Either way, we will broadcast the parade on Facebook Live so that you can view it if you are not able to make it. I will send out a text message and an email that morning to alert you if the outdoor parade is cancelled. We estimate that the parade should take approximately 15-20 minutes.

As we have in the past, we are coordinating with the Bellefonte Police Department and our School Resource Officers to have marked police presence outside of the school during this time. If you see marked police cars present, they are just there as an added precaution and to see all of the costumes!

When the students return to their classrooms, they will take part in their classroom party until the end of the day.

Your child may bring their costume to school for the parade. Students will be given time to change into their costumes prior to the parade and classroom party. Parents are not permitted to come in to help their child change into their costumes.

All Halloween costumes should still follow the school dress code. The dress code can be found on page 39 of the BASD Elementary Student/Parent/Guardian Handbook.

No weapons or replica/look alike weapons of any kind can be part of a student's costume here at school. This includes all types of toy guns, swords, projectiles, etc...

We also ask that costumes avoid excessive makeup and that costumes are able to be put on quickly overtop of clothes and do not require a change of clothing. Our bathrooms cannot accommodate large numbers of students needing to change in a short period of time.

If you are unsure of whether your child's costume or an item on their costume is appropriate for school, or just have any general questions, please contact Mr. Baughman or Mr. White at 814-355-5519.

Artists are busy creating projects for the Art to Remember fundraiser! Look for your students' order forms to come home around October 28!

Orders will be due Monday, November 11. All orders are online.

Thank you for your support!

-Mrs. Stover

School Counseling News from Mrs. Reese

As a continuation of our universal screeners, along with our academic assessments, progress monitoring, and our PBIS programming at all BASD Elementary Schools, students will be participating in a brief screener to assist us in addressing the social and emotional well-being of our students.

This assessment, Insights Student Measurement, directly measures students’ social and emotional competencies including how well they understand others’ emotions and perspectives, solve social problems, and manage emotions. It will be administered in October.

If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Baughman.

Family Needs Assessment

We are looking forward to supporting your child's academic and social/emotional growth this year. The School Counselor, Mrs. Reese will address each of those growth areas in classroom and school-wide activities. In addition, individual and small group counseling will address these areas more specific to the individual needs of students. Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey to best be prepared to serve you and your students.

School Counseling Needs Assessment for Families

Please make sure to continue to notify your child's teacher and our Main Office Secretary if your child's dismissal is changing. Sending an email to their teacher as well as dchapman@basd.net is the best way to make sure that all of your bases are covered. Thank you for all of your help!

Please Help Stop The Spread Of Head Lice - Check Your Student At Home Frequently:

We need your help! An important link in the chain to prevent the spread of head lice is parent involvement. Please check your student’s heads frequently (once or twice a week) even if they have no signs of lice. Parents should examine their child’s head, especially behind the ears and at the nape of the neck, for crawling lice and nits if their child exhibits symptoms of a head lice infestation. If crawling lice or nits are found, all household members should be examined for crawling lice and nits every 2–3 days. Persons with live (crawling) lice or nits within ¼ inch or less of the scalp should be treated. Please contact the school nurse if you have found lice at home.

Signs and Symptoms: Head lice and head lice nits are found almost exclusively on the scalp, particularly around and behind the ears and near the neckline at the back of the head. Head lice or head lice nits sometimes are found on the eyelashes or eyebrows but this is uncommon. Head lice hold tightly to hair with hook-like claws at the end of each of their six legs. Head lice nits are cemented firmly to the hair shaft and can be difficult to remove even after the nymphs hatch and empty casings remain.

Head lice move by crawling; they cannot hop or fly. Head lice are spread by direct contact with the hair of an infested person. Anyone who comes in head-to-head contact with someone who already has head lice is at greatest risk. This can happen during play at school, at home, and elsewhere (sports activities, playground, slumber parties, camp). Personal hygiene or cleanliness in the home or school has nothing to do with getting head lice

While head lice are certainly a nuisance, they are not a medical or public health hazard and are not known to spread disease. Please check your student’s head once or twice a week at home. We do not have an outbreak at the school at this time, so please help keep BE lice-free.

Please click on the file below for the cafeteria menu for the month of September:

Anyone who plans on volunteering in our buildings during the school day or at school-sponsored events, must become a registered volunteer and be approved by the School Board. Examples of volunteering opportunities that you must be an approved volunteer for include but are not limited to:

• Field Trip chaperones

• School dance chaperones

• Classroom/building helpers

• Volunteering at classroom parties

• Field Day volunteers

• Holiday Shop volunteers

• PTO/Parent Group events in the buildings during school hours

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Registered volunteers will be approved by the Bellefonte Area School District Board of Directors after they have submitted the following documents:

1. Volunteer Form

2. Statement of Confidentiality

3. Residency Affidavit & Arrest/Conviction Report

4. PA Child Abuse History Certification

5. PA Criminal History clearance

If you plan on volunteering at all during the school year, it is best to get this process completed early.

HOLIDAY STORE NEWS:

Many, MANY thanks to those that were able to attend the Kick-off meeting and Inventory Night this past week! We were able to get all items donated to date counted and ready for this year's store!

At this time, we are in most need of Baby, Sport/Outdoor/Teams, Mens/Electronics and Pet items. We have a very good selection of Womens/Jewelry/Spa, Kids and Decor. No more candles please. Donations should be marked "For Holiday Store" and dropped off at the elementary school reception OR email besholidaystore@gmail.com to arrange pick-up/drop-off.

Other supplies needed for crafts and the store are on the Amazon Wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/7F6YME0SU6XB?ref_=wl_share

Craft Night NEXT Week!

Bring a hot glue gun and scissors (if able), No skills needed! Use the elementary school front entrance and go to the conference room. Kids may attend, however, they are not to use hot glue guns due to safety concerns.

Wednesday, September 25th, 6:30-8:00pm - Fishing Bobber Ornament

Next Inventory Night

We sort, count, and label items made, purchased and donated to the holiday store. Meet at Elementary School Gym Entrance.

Thursday, October 17th, 6:30-8:00pm

Be sure to like and follow us on Facebook for more updates and information on all of the great things happening here at BES!

https://www.facebook.com/bellefonteelem

100 W. Linn Street

Bellefonte, PA 16823

Website: https://www.basd.net/Domain/388

Phone: 814-355-5519

Fax: 814-353-5338

Attendance Email: beatt@basd.net