Blytheville Elementary School
August 26 - 30
CHICKASAW P.R.I.D.E.
Chickasaw P.R.I.D.E.
Personal Responsibility, Respect, Integrity, Disciplined,
Engaged
VISION: Engage Everyone Everyday
MISSION: BES will educate the whole child through an engaging curriculum preparing them for the next level in their journey.
BES Faculty and Staff Handbook 2019-20
Website: https://www.blythevilleschools.com/o/bes
Location: 216 East Moultrie Drive, Blytheville, AR, United States
Phone: (870) 763 - 5924
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BlythevilleElementary/
Aug 27: PTO Meeting and Ice Cream Social, STAR Testing
Aug 28: BES Staff Meeting 3:40 PM, STAR Testing
Aug 30: Core Team Leadership Meeting 10:00 AM
Upcoming Events:
Sept 2: Labor Day- No School
Sept 3: Tenaris Afterschool Program begins, Attendance Awareness Campaign Kickoff, Dibels begins, Coin Wars begin
Sept 4: PBIS Store, Building Leadership Team Meeting 3:40, Coin Wars
Sept 5: PBIS Store
Sept 6: BES Grandparents Day
Morning Duty
Start and End Time for All Staff
Eight Standards for Mathematical Practice
Why are we Teaching Genres at BES?
Check out this amazing website for teachig genres: www.raisethebarrreading.com
Students with strong genre knowledge are able to better comprehend books they are reading based on their previous experience within the same genre. When picking up a mystery to read, they can prepare to navigate clues in order to make predictions for the solution. With a science fiction novel, they can expect to be taken away to an exciting future with scientific and technological advances. This genre background knowledge helps them to make connections, and ultimately comprehend, a new book of the same genre.
EdReflect
Lesson Plan, Schedules & Classroom Rules
Detailed Schedules must be posted outside your classroom door and classroom rules/expectations must be posted inside your classroom.
Classroom Walk-throughs
Look-fors during walkthrough:
Evidence of Lesson Plan (current and posted by the door)
Standards-Based Learning Objectives posted (current and in plain view)
Exemplary standards-based student work displayed (strive for authentic on task engagement!)
Student Engagement (lesson should be upbeat and not a drag)
Effective use of transition time (maximize down-time, not just busy work)
Model, guided, or independent/group work (more collaborative grouping)
DOK/Higher level questioning
Check for student understanding
Instructional materials used (prepared and ready to maximize instructional time)
Classroom Management (positive behavior is reinforced/negative behavior addressed through redirecting)
Classroom Culture (positive student-teacher relationships)
Rules and Procedures Posted
Substitute Folders
All teachers are expected to maintain a RED FOLDER on your desk throughout the year.This will be an emergency lesson plan folder that will be used in the event that you cannot get lesson plans here by 7:30. The RED FOLDERS should be used in emergencies only. Within this folder there should be a scripted lesson, which anyone could easily follow, for each subject you teach. Also, include the following:
class list
daily schedule including special class times and the time you and your partner teacher switch, as well as dismissal times
scheduled bathroom breaks
recess
lunch time
duty assignments (afternoon)
drill procedures
transportation list that shows how your students get home
list of students that check in with the nurse at designated times
times students are pulled from the regular classroom for interventions, special education services or speech
Operational - Doors Locked
Notes from the Counselor
As we continue to implement the PLC model, it is essential for me as the school counselor and teachers to have a positive collaborative relationship. There are many different ways I can support teachers. I hope that we can all work together to meet the needs of our students to improve their academic achievement and emotional health. Here are “The Top Ten Ways School Counselors Can Support Teachers.” If you need to make a student referral for guidance counseling or consultation, you can fill out the Referral for Guidance Counseling Google Form. Reminder, guidance counseling lessons will begin on Monday, where I will be introducing myself to your students and informing them on how I can support them inside and outside of the classroom. Check the schedule to see when your class will be coming.
Notes from the Nurse
If you have a student in your classroom that turned 11 years old before Sept 2019, they are required to receive additional vaccine(s) unless they are otherwise exempt. Please remind parents to check their mail and student backpacks for letters regarding immunizations. Parents will need to call and make an appointment with their doctor or the health department and let the school nurse know once the appointment has been made. Students who have not received their vaccine(s) or have not made an appointment to do so by Aug 30, 2019 will not be allowed to return to school. If there are no appointments available before the deadline, parents should make an appointment for the next available date and call the school nurse with the appointment date and time. Again, this is only for students who have turned 11 years old before Sept 20.
Special Dietary Needs
Buddy Bench
Please discuss the purpose and importance of the Buddy Bench with your students as soon as possible. Remind students to always remember to glance over at the Buddy Bench to invite new friends to join in on the fun. Allison Turner, our parental involvement coordinator, would like to do some little videos of the kids talking about what the buddy bench means and how it can be helpful. She will be selecting students to participate in the video next week.
Cafeteria News
When students arrive to school late, they will be able to pick up a Grab and Go breakfast from the cafeteria and report to class. Please allow students the opportunity to consume breakfast immediately upon their arrival. Also, fresh fruit and vegetable snacks should be available for students starting this week. Snacks must be consumed the day they are distributed. Fruit bags must be returned to the cafeteria each day empty. Please do not return bags with snacks still in them (throw away any leftovers). Fruit cannot be withheld for behavior issues. Availability will depend on the arrival of the truck. We will make an announcement to inform you on the days snacks will be available.
TEACHER TABLE
Cost of Teacher Tray - $3.75
Child Abuse and Maltreatment
Student Attendance in TAC
All teachers must use TAC to record student attendance.
A student cannot be marked absent from a class until he/she has actually attended the class one time.
The following is the procedure we will use for recording attendance the first two weeks of school.
Monday, August 12 - Friday, August 23
Until the 10th day of school:
If the student has been present for at least one day in your class, use TAC to record student attendance. For students that are listed on your roster and have not shown up in class, please record their name on the attached sheet and keep until the 11th day of school.
Example 1:
If student John Doe attends your class on the first day and does not attend the second day, then he will need to be marked absent in TAC.
Example 2:
If student Jane Doe does not attend your class on the first or second day, you will write her name on the attached sheet. Once she does start attending you will write the date she first attended in the column labeled Date 1st Attended on the sheet. You will keep this sheet until the 11th day of school. You will then record any further absences in TAC since she has started attending your class.
Example 3:
If student Jack Doe has not attended your class but is listed on your roster you will not mark him absent in TAC, but you will record his name on the attached sheet and keep until the 11th day of school.
Monday, August 26: 11th day of school:
If a student is still listed on your roster in TAC and has not attended class at all, make sure the student's name is listed on the attached sheet and turn this sheet into your building office. This will allow the student registration staff to drop students that have not shown after 10 days and record the correct first date of attendance for those students that started coming to school after Aug. 12.
Please be aware that the roster you see in TAC is the same as the official roster in eSchool. If you have a student attending your class that is not listed on your roster, or if you have a student that is listed on your roster that has not been attending your class it is your responsibility to let your school office know this so the problem can be corrected.
Attendance for Staff
All staff members are required to contact an administrator in the event of an absence from school. Leaving a message does not constitute notification. You must speak with either Mrs. Walker (870-532-7866) or Ms. Adelowo (870-740-1526). If at all possible, contact should be made by 6:30 A.M. so that arrangements can be made to have your position covered for the day. In the event of a planned absence, a Request for Absence form should be completed and submitted to the office for administrative approval. After the absence is approved, the principal/designee should secure an approved substitute for the days needed. Detailed lesson plans must be provided for your substitute teacher.
*Remember, there is no substitute for a teacher!!!
If you have been absent from work and did not complete a request for absence form, you will need to sign a Return Slip. Return slips are available in the office or with the attached link. Your prompt attention is required.
Staff Instructional Day
Staff are required to be present from 7:40 - 3:40 each day.