BPES Newsletter
Week of December 9th
Mark Your Calendar
Friday, December 13th - 5th Grade House Meeting
Saturday, December 14th - Santa's Breakfast
Friday, December 20th - Last Day of 2nd Nine Weeks and 2nd Semester
Monday, December 23rd - Friday, January 3rd - Winter Break; No School
Monday, January 6th - Students Return to School
The Bluff Park House Store is a Great Holiday Gifting Option!
The House Store is now open for business! The House Store will open every Thursday morning at 7:10 a.m. until 7:35 a.m. in the cafeteria. Kindergarten friends will have a special day and time to purchase items from the store.
Students can purchase the following items:
White tube socks with the following colored stripes:
Red, green, blue, purple, black, or pink - $5.00
Baseball caps in the house colors - $5.00
Sparkly pom poms in the house colors - $4.00
Shoelaces in the following colors:
Red, red-orange, orange, yellow, green, blue, light blue, turquoise, purple, pink, magenta, hot pink, white, and black. - $3.00
Bandanas in the house colors - $2.00
All sales are final. Cash only, please.
Santa's Breakfast
December is almost here, and that means it's time to get ready for Santa's Breakfast! Our annual show will be Saturday, December 14th, in the lunchroom. Come celebrate the holidays with us at Bluff Park with chicken biscuits, hot cocoa, and music performed by K - 3rd grade students! Second and third grade will perform at 8:30, and kindergarten and first grade will perform at 9:30. There will be extra parking at Shades Crest Baptist Church, with a shuttle running from there to the school. We look forward to seeing you there!
Mr. Keyton
Flu Season
We are approaching flu season. Currently our school is not seeing many cases of the flu.However, we have started monitoring numbers daily. Please partner with us, as you monitor your children when they have symptoms of illness, to be sure that they do not attend school while they have fever. Common flu symptoms include:
Fever or feeling feverish/chills.(Temp of 100.0 or above)
Cough.
Sore throat.
Runny or stuffy nose.
Muscle or body aches.
Headaches.
Fatigue (tiredness)
Some people may have vomiting and diarrhea, though this is more common in children than adults.
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The Alabama Department of Public Health urges the general public to follow these actions to avoid getting and spreading the flu:
* Stay at home if you have a fever, and for at least 24 hours post fever without fever-reducing
* Wash your hands often
* Cover your cough and sneeze
* Clean and disinfect your environment
* Consider getting the flu vaccine
Parents, please notify the school nurse if your child has been diagnosed by a physician with the flu. You may call the Health Room at 439-2830 or email Nurse Melanie at mjourdan@hoover.k12.al.us to report any cases.
School Digital Citizenship
K-5 Family Tips for Internet Safety. Click HERE for tips on how to help boost kids' safety, privacy, and security when using the internet.
Spanish with Senora Gaines
Hola mi familia de Bluff Park! I hope everyone has a Feliz Dia de Accion de Gracias. In honor of this American holiday, my 3rd, 4th and 5th grade amigos listened to a story about thanks (Gracias Sr. Panda) and learned some ways to say that something is tasty in Spanish. My 1st and 2nd grade amigos also listened to Gracias Sr. Panda and watched a video about a pavo (turkey) and a granjero (farmer) who have a duel of guitarras. My Kindergarten amigos listened to the same story, but we also practiced passing each other ‘food’ at the table in Spanish with a Thanksgiving poem entitled ‘La cena’ (dinner).
I have been introducing a ‘frase de semana’ to my 1st - 5th grade amigos in class. I encourage them to use their Spanish whenever they are able to outside of class. Last week we had ‘Me encanta’ [may-en-cahn-tah] which is ‘I love it.’ This week is ‘Claro que si’ [klah-roh-kay-see] which is ‘Of course.’
Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns at mgaines@hoover.k12.al.us.
Gracias for all you do,
Profesora Melany Gaines
Connect with PTO
Check out our newly updated PTO website at https://bpespto.weebly.com for information on ways to get involved, this semester’s calendar of events, teacher fun fact sheets, details on this year’s initiatives, board meeting minutes, and more. Additionally, join our Facebook page — search “BPES PTO” — to stay in the loop and get regular updates on school and PTO activities.
If you have questions about PTO or have an area in which you’d like to get involved, feel free to reach out to bluffparkpto@gmail.com.
Santa's Breakfast
PTO November Newsletter
Bluff Park Elementary School
Website: https://www.hoovercityschools.net/bluffpark
Location: 569 Park Avenue, Hoover, AL, USA
Phone: 205 439 2800
Facebook: facebook.com/bluffparkelem
Twitter: @BluffParkElem
Equal Educational Opportunities
(Notice of Nondiscrimination for all Mass-Distributed Publications/Mass Communications)
Updated 2018
EQUAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
(Board policy, 6.6) No student will be unlawfully excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination in any program or activity offered or sponsored by the Board on the basis of race, ethnicity, color, disability, creed, national origin, sex, immigrant or migrant status, non-English speaking ability, or homeless status. All career and technical education opportunities are offered to all students regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, or disability. The district also provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups.
Mrs. Claire Jones-Moore, IDEA Coordinator
Mrs. Anna Whitney, Section 504 Coordinator
Dr. Debra Walker Smith, Title I Coordinator
Dr. Autumm Jeter, Title II Coordinator
Dr. Debra Walker Smith, Title III Coordinator
Dr. Tera Simmons, Title IX Coordinator
Hoover City Schools
2810 Metropolitan Way
Hoover, AL 35243
(205) 439-1000
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
(Board policy, 5.14.1) The Board is an equal opportunity employer. Personnel actions and decisions will be made without regard to factors or considerations prohibited by federal or state law (as such laws may from time to time be amended), including but not limited to race, gender, age, disability, national origin, citizenship, and religious preference. Subject to the limitations set forth in 4.6.2, the general complaint (grievance) policy (4.6.1) may be used to present any complaint alleging unlawful discrimination or harassment. Inquiries regarding compliance and complaint procedures can be directed to:
Mary Veal, Equal Opportunity Employment Coordinator
Hoover City Schools
2810 Metropolitan Way
Hoover, AL 35243
(205) 439-1000