BPE Monthly
May 2021
It's (almost) a wrap!
May 3-7 - Teacher Appreciation Week
May 11 & 12 - STAAR Math & Reading Test
Dear Patriot Parents
I know you join us in celebrating BPE’s opportunity to add a little fun and excitement for our students to the year-end. We realize, however, that our veteran BPE families will notice a difference in our implementation of end-of-year events. Spoiler alert, this is where we embrace the idea of loving this year for what it is rather than being frustrated in it for what it isn’t.
As much as we love a cheering crowd for Field Days, that isn’t part of the plan for this year.
This year’s end-of-year events our parents/guardians are invited to attend include: Picnic with your Patriot on May 24th, Kindergarten graduation on May 25th, and Fourth Grade Send-off on May 26th or 27th. All other events will be student-only events.
Thank you for your support and understanding. I know you join us in looking forward to a more typical school experience next year.
All May Events with Family Inclusion - Please read the following information carefully
All events have a limited capacity, whether indoors or outdoors, to allow for social distancing. In an effort to simplify our processes, two wristbands will be issued to each student for each event. Guests must show their wristband when they check-in for the event they are attending.
We ask that our families honor a ‘two guests per student’ limit for our events.
For our students with a blended family, please reach out to your student’s teacher to let them know if you need two sets of wristbands to accommodate each set of parents/guardians.
Due to our capacity limitations, siblings who are BPE students will not be able to attend their sibling’s events (Picnic with your Patriot, Kindergarten Graduation, 4th Grade Send-Off) this year.
In an attempt to minimize traffic throughout the building, event check-ins for all events will be at the north end of the building (near the cafeteria).
We will adhere to KISD protocols related to wearing masks, practicing hand hygiene, and social distancing when possible.
May 17-21- College and Career Week Fun
May 24 - Picnic with your Patriot
Picnic with your Patriot - Check-in table(s) will be located outside at the driveway loop entrance/exit.
Students whose parents RSVP’d will be staged in an area near the double doors, awaiting the arrival of their guest(s) at the beginning of their lunchtime.
Students not dining with their parents/guardians will remain in the cafeteria for lunch.
This event will be canceled in the case of inclement weather.
May 25th - Kindergarten Graduation
9:30 - Rhodes, Smith, Wilson
Kindergarten Graduation - We will hold two graduation ceremonies in an effort to honor capacity limitations in the cafeteria where the graduation ceremony will be held.
Check-in station will be inside the double doors between the cafeteria and gym (north end of building)
Two guests per student. Contact your student’s teacher if wristbands are needed for a second set of parents/guardians.
Face masks are required for all guests
Social distancing encouraged
Due to our capacity limitations, siblings who are BPE students will not be able to attend their sibling’s events (Picnic with your Patriot, Kindergarten Graduation, 4th Grade Send-Off) this year.
May 26th & 27th - 4th Grade Send Off
May 26 @ 2:00 - Ball, Krider
May 27th @ 8:15 - 9:00 for Stegall/Macchio; 9:15-10:00 for Hazelwood/Portugal
Fourth Grade Send-Off - We will hold three send-off programs (one per team) in an effort to honor capacity limitations in the cafeteria where the send-off program will be held.
Check-in station will be inside the double doors between the cafeteria and gym (north end of building)
Two guests per student. Contact your student’s teacher if wristbands are needed for a second set of parents/guardians.
Face masks are required for all guests
Social distancing encouraged
Due to our capacity limitations, siblings who are BPE students will not be able to attend their sibling’s events (Picnic with your Patriot, Kindergarten Graduation, 4th Grade Send-Off) this year.
Order Supplies for the 2021-22 School Year. Deadline for orders is June 1st
May Lunch Menu
Kindergarten & 1st Grade Enrollment - Be sure to register for the 2021-22 School Year
Enrollment for students who will be new to Keller ISD for the 2021-22 school year, including new Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten students, will open Thursday, April 1, 2021.
Free full-day Pre-Kindergarten is available to students who will be 4 years old by September 1, 2021, and meet any of the following criteria:
- are unable to speak and comprehend the English language;
- are educationally disadvantaged (meaning, a student who is eligible to participate in the National Free or Reduced-Price Lunch program);
- are homeless;
- are the child of an active duty member of the U.S. Armed Forces;
- are the child of a member of the U.S. Armed Forces who was injured or killed while on active duty;
- are or ever have been in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services (foster care); or
- are the child of a person eligible for the Star of Texas Award.
Visit www.KellerISD.net/PreK for more information and to enroll beginning April 1. At this time, we don't anticipate having a pre-k unit on the Bette Perot campus.
Incoming Kindergarten who did not attend Keller ISD for the 2020-21 school year, but who are planning to attend in 2021-22 may also enroll beginning on April 1.
Enrollment in Kindergarten is open to any child in the district who will be at least 5 years old on September 1, 2021. First Grade enrollment is open to any child who will be at least 6 years old on September 1, 2021, and who is not currently enrolled in Kindergarten in Keller ISD.
Kinder Camp is scheduled for July 27 & 28 for incoming Kindergartners. BPES will provide additional kinder camp information to our kindergarten registrants.
Visit www.KellerISD.net/KinderEnroll for more information about new Kindergarten or First-Grade enrollment.
Additionally, new enrollment for all other students who plan to attend Keller ISD schools in 2021-22, but did not attend Keller ISD schools (either in-person or remote) during the 2020-21 school year, will also open on April 1.
Visit www.KellerISD.net/Enroll/New21 for more information on that enrollment process.
Families of current Keller ISD students who will attend again in 2021-22 can be on the lookout for annual registration information this summer.
Special Weather Related Procedures
For the safety of staff and students we will not go outside the building when there is lightning or hail. The district uses Pocket Perry as our designated weather resource for identifying severe weather conditions. We will not dismiss students when there is hail or lightning within 10 miles of the campus. If we are currently experiencing these types of weather, remaining in the building is the safest place to be. The awnings are effective protection from sun and rain, but they do not protect against lightning and hail.
Safely releasing our students during severe weather will be a slow process. Please expect delays and help us by being patient with this process. The safety of our students is always our first priority.
Rainy Day or Severe Weather Arrival
When there is lightning in the area, parents may wait until the weather has cleared or parents may park and walk their child up to the building. District staff will not be outside to receive students but will be at the doors of our normal drop off locations. Staff members will greet students as early as 7:40 A.M. at the cafeteria/gym doors or the double doors leading into the kindergarten and 2nd-grade hallways. Students will proceed to their homeroom. Breakfast will be served in the cafeteria as usual.
If there is heavy rain but no lightning or hail, the front loop will taper to one lane of traffic in front of the awnings. You will be directed to pull as far forward as possible before stopping to drop off your child in front of the 2nd grade or kindergarten awnings. Do not plan to stop in a specific location. Staff will ensure your child travels through the building to the appropriate location. We promise to get them to where they need to go. The dropoff loop adjacent to our cafeteria on Dalton will function as usual.
Severe Weather and Rainy Day Dismissal Procedures
In case of lightning in the area at the time of dismissal: This is the only scenario in which there is a walk-up option for pick-up
When there is lightning or hail we will not release students out of the building until a parent comes up to the dismissal hallway and escorts them to their vehicle. Parents may not wave from the car for their child to be dismissed. Parents may wait until the weather has cleared or parents may park along the curb at the pick-up location and walk up to the appropriate dismissal hallway (carrying their pick up sign). Students will be seated in their dismissal hallway. Siblings will be located in the pick-up location of the youngest sibling. Remember to bring a car sign for each of your students, walk up to the entry doors of these locations to request their student(s).
- Kindergarten (and siblings) in the Kinder hallway;
- 2nd & 4th grade (and siblings) in 2nd-grade hallway;
- 1st grade & 3rd grade (and siblings) in the 1st-grade hallway;
- Walkers/bikers in the gym - parents may approach the doors between the cafeteria and gym to get their student(s).
- Daycare/commercial transportation students will be loaded onto daycare buses/vans when lightning has not been detected in a 10-mile radius of the school for a sustained period.
If your child walks or bikes home, please make arrangements for pick-up. If you are unable to pick-up, make arrangements to have someone who is on your emergency contact list pick-up. If that isn't an option, you will need to contact our office at (817) 744-4600 with the name of the individual you have authorized to pick up your child today.
Heavy Rain (NO Lightning or hail) - This year, there is not a walk-up option for pick-up
- Walkers and bike riders will be held in the gym until the rain subsides unless other pick-up arrangements have been communicated through the office @ (817)744-4600. If you would like to pick up your student, please call the office before 3:00 PM to let them know you or a designee will be driving through the grade level car rider pick up area. Parents/designees must have the student's car sign or be an approved contact in order for the child to be released to them.
- Kinder & their siblings will wait in the kindergarten hallway. Students will be loaded into their vehicles through the normal car pick up line. Parents must have their car sign in order for the child to be released to them.
- 1st & 3rd grade (and siblings) will wait in the first-grade hallway. Students will be loaded into their vehicle through the normal car pick up line. Parents must have their car sign in order for the child to be released to them.
- 2nd & 4th grade (and siblings) will wait in the second-grade hallway. Students will be loaded into their vehicle through the normal car pick up line. Parents must have their car sign in order for the child to be released to them.
Be sure to contact the office @ (817) 744-4600 no later than 3:00 to provide alternative dismissal arrangements for your student.
Download Keller ISD App
Keller ISD is pleased to announce our new mobile app, designed specifically to keep families better informed and connected to what's going on in our schools.
The new KISD mobile app is now available for both Apple and Android devices.
The app will deliver real-time school news to a smart-device for fast, up-to-date access. Features of the app include:
- The latest district and school news
- Push notifications about breaking news, closures, weather, events, and more
- Photos from school events
- Maps with school locations, phone numbers, and staff information.
The app is FREE and available for download today. Just follow these steps:
- From a smart-device, go to the iTunes App Store® or Google Play®
- Search "Keller ISD"
- The select the "Keller ISD" app for free download.
Keller ISD's new mobile app is just a few taps away. Download it today!
Birthday Celebrations!
Change of Dismissal Time
Mark your Calendar!
May 3-7 - Teacher Appreciation Week
May 11-12 - STAAR
May 13 - STAAR Make-up
May 17-21 - Book Fair (In-person for students)
May 17-19 - Field Day (Students only)
17th
Careers on Wheels for K (10-11)/1st (9-10)
2nd gr Field Day (9:00-10:40)
4th gr Field Day (12:30-2:10)
18th-
TCC Career Presentations by Zoom in the classroom for 2nd-4th grade
1st gr Field Day (9:00-10:40)
3rd gr Field Day (12:30-2:10)
19th- Kinder Field Day (10:30-12:45)
May 20-21 - Bad weather Field Day make-up options
May 24 -
Senior Walk/breakfast (7:25-8:25)
Picnic with your Patriot Day (10:35-1:45) - During normally designated lunchtime
May 25 - Kindergarten graduation
May 26 - Sack Lunch Day
Pride Rallies
Yearbook & Autograph t-shirt distribution/signing
Ball/Krider send-off- 2:00 - inviting parents/guardians
May 27 - 4th-grade send-off; Sack Lunch Day - Early Release @ 12:25
Stegall/Macchio (8:15-9:00); Hazelwood/Portugal (9:15-10:00)