Blytheville Elementary School
May 27 - June 3
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.
Strategic Plan
Our school plan can be found here.
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/
SUMMER IS ALMOST HERE!
Please see the information below regarding EOY information and procedures.
JEANS ALL WEEK
Week at a Glance
May 27: Memorial Day - No School
May 28: 5th Grade DARE Graduation @ 9:00 AM; DARE Celebration @ 1:30 PM; 4th Quarter Attendance Celebration, Ebony Brown's Classroom Science Fair; BES Step Up Night 5:30 - 6:30 PM
May 29: 5th Grade Graduation Practice; 4th Quarter Honor's Assembly: Farewell Fiesta Potluck
May 30: 5th Grade Graduation @ 9:00 at Blytheville High School Auditorium
May 31: Fun Day
June 3: Last Day of School
Upcoming Events:
RISE Days for Literacy/Social Teachers are as follows: July 9 &10; July 16 & 17; July 23 & 24
If you have not received email confirmation of your session dates, please contact Mrs. McCustion.
RISE Days for Math/Science Teachers are as follows: July 30, July 31, August 1
If you have not received email confirmation of your session dates, please contact Mrs. Starks.
Office Referrals
Do not send students to the referral room. They are out roaming the halls. Please refrain from putting office referrals in UNLESS it is a serious incident that requires immediate attention.
End of Year Expectations
End of the Year Checklist - Must be completed before you leave on June 3, 2019.
Students may only assist in the process of dismantling the classroom beginning May 30th to ensure school does not turn into a free-for-all. Instruction must be planned and still continue. Please use this time to teach standards you didn’t have time for or review of standards that need remediation. All curriculum and supplements must be left in order and easily located. You will have to check out all curriculum items with an IF. Closets must be organized and neat for incoming teachers.
DO NOT MOVE FURNITURE OUT OF CLASSROOMS NOR TRADE FURNITURE WITHOUT AN ADMINISTRATOR'S CONSENT!
Sg360, our Custodial Services will start summer cleaning on the evening of June 3, which is also the last day of school. They will start off by pulling furniture from classrooms to the hallway to begin the preparation for stripping and waxing the floors. Please make sure rooms are packed and personal items put away. Do not move furniture around. Leave it in its present location. The cleaning company will start in the 5th grade building and work their way inside and through the main building. I will send out an email to staff once floors are complete.
CURRICULUM GUIDES, CONNECTION MATERIALS, & TEACHER MANUALS
Remain in Classroom. (Tell where the manual is located in your room.)
ROOM INVENTORY
Should be completed and a copy maintained for your files.
EMERGENCY BACKPACKS (GRAY BACKPACKS)
All emergency kits are to remain in the room in a prominent location. If you do not have one or need more red and green cards, please note it on paper and bring it to check out point.
AIR CONDITIONER
Make sure that your AC is turned off. If you work in your classroom this summer keep the temp. 72 or above and turn off when you leave
MAINTENANCE NEEDS
If you have anything in the room that needs to be fixed or repaired please list on sheet of paper and turn in to Mrs. Brown.
GENERAL CLEAN-UP
Please have room packed up and labeled by room number. DO NOT put names on furniture. Rooms should be left as clean and tidy as possible. If you remove items from the wall, please remove in such a way paint is not removed at the same time. You may leave bulletin boards up if you wish. DO remember, if not attached firmly, things may fall off the walls when temperature changes occur. The school cannot be responsible for items that fall and get misplaced. Take home personal items if they cannot be locked up. Classroom refrigerators must be clean, defrosted and unplugged. All food items must be discarded.
Thanks for finishing the year strong!
4th Quarter Honors Assemblies
The 4th Quarter BES Honors Assemblies are scheduled for next Wednesday, May 29th for 3rd & 4th graders only.
The schedule will be as follows:
Brown, Culp, Whitley, Marshall -- 8:20-8:50
Curtis, Bradley, Murphy, Gurley -- 8:55-9:25
Williams, Vincent, Branson, Flood, Dawson -- 9:45-10:00
Sawyer, Haney, Latting, Trucks -- 10:05-10:35
5th Grade will receive rewards at graduation. Please list student awards on their name card so that the person announcing names at graduation can call those awards at that time. Please refer to the example that was sent via email by Megan Davis.
Step Up Night
On May 28, 2019, we will be welcoming families to our building for Step Up Night. Families and students are invited to join us from 5:30 - 6:30 PM. We will be sharing information with parents and students to ensure a successful and smooth transition. Families will hear about the transition from Blytheville Primary to Blytheville Elementary as well as tour the building.
Please greet families as the enter the building and discuss the positive things that are happening at Blytheville Elementary. Classrooms should be presentable and welcoming to families and students. We want to make sure we provide a great first impression!
Please plan to be at Step Up Night unless you are not planning to return for the 2019-20 school year. If you will not be returning, you are not required to be at Step Up Night.
Farewell Fiesta
On Wednesday, May 29, 2019, we will have a Farewell Fiesta to honor our retirees and staff that are leaving. Please come celebrate these awesome teachers as we say farewell to each of them as they start a new chapter in their life. The Farewell Fiesta will be in the BES library at 3:30 PM. The link for the Fiesta Potluck is listed below.
Farewell Fiesta Potluck - May 2019
Happy Retirement to Mrs. Young, Ms. Patterson, & Ms. Jacks
Placement Forms
In order to ensure accurate records for placement, there are some concerns regarding placement forms that need to be addressed. Please read the email that was sent out by Mrs. Starks in its entirety even if you have completed your forms.
Please let Mrs. Starks, Mrs. McCustion or Mrs. Davis know if you need support.
Teachers' Lounge
Teacher Laptops & Student Chromebooks
- All student Chromebooks should be the Chromebook cart and charging. Please ensure the power cords are organized and not tangled as technology will be updating some of the Chromebooks over the summer. The carts should remain locked in your classroom.
- You do NOT need to disconnect any of your technology equipment. The technology department will take care of that for you :)
- Staff that are leaving BES, please make sure you turn in laptops, bags, and chargers to the office by the end of the day on June 3, 2019.
****All laptops will be updated to Windows 10 in August. Please save documents to your drive to keep from losing important documents.
TECHNOLOGY INVENTORY
Place smart board pens and erasers in zip lock bags and place in the computer desk that locks. It is very important that the inventories are accurate. The office has your inventory list. Please make sure you update and add any item(s) you have received this year including any AV equipment and/or materials.
TECHNOLOGY REPAIRS (AV REPAIRS)
If you have any malfunctioning technology equipment, it is your responsibility to do a work order, print out a copy of submission ticket and turn in at check out.
Snacks
Cloth Furniture For Flexible Seating
The medically fragile classroom and the teacher's lounge will be the only exception. If you are not sure about a piece of furniture, please ask.
TESS - Reflect on Goals for Next Year
SUMMATIVE EVALUATIONS
Summative evaluations were completed on some teachers this year by Mrs. Walker and Ms. Adelowo. They will conference with each teacher on summative/career tracks. They will be signed off and filed in office.
Analyze the progress that you are making toward the accomplishment of your goal. If progress is not being made, revisit your professional growth plan and make the necessary adjustments.
To what degree did I achieve my PGP? What factors played a role in this? In terms of the Framework of Teaching, which practices should be a priority for me in the coming school year? Why? What adjustments do I want to make to my instructional practices for the coming year? Why? What do I most need to do at this point in time to grow in my effectiveness as a teacher?
Once you have reflected over your current practices, answer the following prompts to help you determine steps you can take throughout the summer and into next school year to help you meet your goals:
- Review your past year - What will you want to change for next year, and what steps can you take to help you do that?
- Professional Learning - What kinds of new learning experiences can you do to help you meet your growth goals? CLICK HERE for Professional Development Opportunities.
- Organization - What could you organize to help you structure your tasks and environment better for next year?
- Self-care - What could you do to build self-care more purposefully into your life during the school year, when you need it the most? CLICK HERE for Self-Care Resources - Mindful Teachers - Self-care is far from self-indulgent, especially among those of us who are committed to serving others. It isn’t about being selfish or shirking our responsibilities. It’s about figuring out what aspects of our work and schedules we have control over and making choices about how to most effectively spend our time and energy. Here are tips, links, reflections, and mindfulness practices to help you cope with the common challenges faced by educators and other helping professionals.
Summer Professional Development Flex Hours
Please remember that all teachers are required to get 12 Flex hours of professional development during the summer that has been agreed upon by the principal. It should be completed prior to our August 6th beginning workshops since they represent two days of your contract and therefore can't be completed any day when school is in session or you are on a contracted day.
Please give documentation of your completion of those hours to your building principal on or before August 6th so they may turn that in to admin. Don't forget to enter the hours in your Shoebox account if you attended something out of the district or our co-op area. CLICK HERE for Professional Development Opportunities.
The Flex Hours form is linked below. It must be signed by the principal approving your flex days. Please remember that you must get 12 hours of PD this summer to count as your flex days. These must be pre-approved before we leave for the summer. Please print this form off and fill it out and return it to either Mrs. Walker or Ms. Adelowo. If you have questions please feel free to let me know. I have some of these printed out in the office if for some reason you can't print it.
If you would like to attend PD with Casey, please sign up for the sessions using this link: Link Here