December Bowlesburg Newsletter
Winter Break and Classroom Parties
Winter break begins Wednesday, December 20th and goes through Tuesday, January 2nd. School will resume on Wednesday, January 3rd. It is up to the classroom teachers as to when they will schedule their Winter Break parties on Tuesday, December 19th. Also on December 19th the 3rd and 4th graders will be performing for their parents/guardians in the gym starting at 2:00 p.m. If you have question you may call the school at 309-792-2947.
Supporting Your Student at Home
Looking for ways you can help your student at home?
Lexia has many resources to support your child!
Lexia Read @ Home Activities are hands-on activity ideas to promote literacy development at home. These fun games and projects can be completed with items that families already have at home.
Kindergarten Literacy Building Activities
Grade 1 Literacy Building Activities
Grade 2 Literacy Building Activities
Grade 3 Literacy Building Activities
Grade 4 Literacy Building Activities
Grade 5 Literacy Building Activities
At-Home Activity Sheet
Use your child’s Core5 level as a guide and build reading skills through these at home activities!
Ask your student's teacher about Lexia Skillbuilders, Tracking sheets, and Choice Boards!
From the PTA
PTA will be meeting in the library on Tuesday, December 12th at 5:00 p.m. to assemble winter break activity bags for every student at Bowlesburg. They are looking for volunteers to help assemble the bags. The more people we have the less time it takes. PTA's next meeting will immediately follow on Tuesday, December 12th at 6:00 p.m. in the library.
Birthday Snacks and School Wellness Policy
If you or your student is planning to bring snacks to school, please follow the District Wellness Policy.
In accordance with the Wellness Policy:
1. ALL SNACKS PROVIDED AT SCHOOL WILL COMPLY WITH THE FEDERAL SMART SNACK GUIDELINES This means that we have to make sure that we are giving students healthy items such as: *fruits and vegetables *low sugar snacks *low fat snacks
2. ALL SNACKS/TREATS BROUGHT INTO THE SCHOOLS MUST BE PREPACKAGED (no homemade treats). Due to the increase in severe food allergies, all food must not only comply with the Smart Snack guidelines but they must also be packaged with a listing of ingredients. Fruits and vegetables do not have to follow this guideline. Healthy snacks are available to purchase from the Food Service Office on the district website.
3. WE ARE MOVING AWAY FROM USING FOOD AS INCENTIVES and FOODS FOR CELEBRATIONS. We want our students to know that celebrating a birthday doesn’t have to mean treats. It can be as simple as a teacher offering a special activity for that child to celebrate a birthday. Please see our website for more information regarding our new wellness initiatives.
Calendar of Events
- December 8th - PTA Movie Night 5:30 - 8:00
- December 12th - Student winter break bag assembly in the library at 5:00 p.m.
- December 12th - PTA meeting 6:00 p.m. in the library.
- December 19th - 3rd and 4th grade music performance 2:00 p.m.
- December 20th - January 2nd Winter Break. School resumes January 3rd.