Bear Tracks
Summer Series - August 11, 2017
A Note From the Principal:
Dear Bear Tavern Staff,
It is getting real! We are moving toward the middle of August! I am hoping that you are still enjoying every second of summer and finding time for adventures and special time with your loved ones, but that the excitement about a new school year is starting to grow!
I have seen and talked to a lot of teachers who reading, reflecting and preparing to tweak existing plans and implement some new ideas. The challenge ahead of us will be an exciting one and I can't think of a better team with whom to head into it! We have a lot of new tools, new colleagues and new improvements around the school to help us make it an incredible year. I'd like to welcome Beth Shackleton, who will be joining us in our STEM 5 position!
I want to put a special spotlight on the work that our Bear Tavern and District Custodial and Maintenance crews have been doing all around the school. Carlton, Phil, Donald and Basurt have been nothing short of incredible; moving entire classrooms and once and for all tackling the 208 storage room! They have cleaned and waxed the entire building, ripped out bushes and it's made a big difference. On top our the contributions from our BT Team, we've had district staff in painting hallways, replacing water fountains, expanding playgrounds, mulching, replacing tiles and carpets and more.
It is really inspiring to see such a big team of custodians, plumbers, painters and maintenance men come together to work seamlessly and smoothly. This does not happen everywhere; we are really fortunate to be in Hopewell Valley and to have the team that we have.
So please go out of your way to let Carlton, Phil, Donald, Basurt, Mr. Qunn and Mack know how much we appreciate them and all of the maintenance workers across the district that make our schools safe and looking great!
Remember the Following Dates:
Open House
Date: 8/31/2017, 9 AM – 10 AM
Kindergarten Orientation
Date: 8/31/2017, 11 AM – 12 PM
New Student Orientation
Date: 8/31/2017, 1 PM – 2 PM
First Day of School
Date: 9/7/2017
Back to School Night
Date: 9/19/2017, 6 PM – 9 PM
Sincerely,
Chris
Key Information:
IMPORTANT UPDATES - PLEASE READ:
- 2017-18 Bear Tavern School THEME! - I'd like to thank our school theme committee for crafting a really motivating and exciting theme and designing some incredible shirts for this year (we will order student shirts from Aztec and see if we can use the PTO's web based vendor for staff so that they can choose cuts, materials, etc.). Our theme is "Make Your Mark!" See below for some picture designs. Special thanks to Lori A. for her awesome sketches!
- Parents will see class lists and letters AUGUST 17th - CLICK HERE for info from Mr. Suozzo
- Classroom Use - It's TIME! You can get into rooms starting Monday. We'll give updates if any areas need to close or any special projects are going on, but assume you are OK next week.
- CHAIRS - (see below) - Our conference room makeover is almost complete (and when I say "our," of course I mean "Lauren's"). Our new chairs are in place making it a sleek and efficient. We have some really nice chairs that can be used in classrooms as teacher desks. First come, first served; bargain basement prices - just a cup of coffee for Lauren! Let us know if you want one.
- FLIPGRID and Twitter Challenges - Do it... Don't think about it, just do it...
New Guided Math Resources in the PD Library!