January

1/5 ~ Students return to school

1/12 ~ 5:00-8:00 PTA Spirit Night @ Chick-Fil-A

1/13

~ 7:30 am All-Pro Dads

~ 9:00 am PTA Executive Board meeting

~ PTA Fun Friday: Blast From the Past

1/16 ~ MLK Holiday - no school

February

2/3 ~ DLD day #3

2/8 ~ PTA Spirit Night @ Main Event

2/10

~ 7:30 am All-Pro Dads

~ 9:00 am PTA Executive Board meeting

~ PTA Fun Friday: Dress to Impress

2/16-2/20 ~ Student Holiday (no school)

March

3/1 - 3/2 ~ Early Release Days: dismissal at 12:50

3/9 ~ 5:00-8:00 PTA Spirit Night @ Chick-Fil-A

3/17 ~ DLD day #4

3/30 ~ 6:00 pm PTA meeting and Spring Chorus concert

3/31 ~ Field Day

This link will take you to the handbook

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Y3hQYObsewE79RduwEljMWhTzaOLyi7L2TpNHFQZAwQ/edit?usp=sharing

Thank you to all of our BES families who supported our fall Book Fair!

We surpassed ALL of our expectations!

We were so grateful for all of our amazing volunteer help as well.

We truly couldn't have done it without all of you!

Our next book fair will be in May. Keep an eye on the Media page of our website for updates!

Reading challenges continue during this next semester!

For our kindergarten, first, and second grade students, we will have monthly coloring challenges.

Third, fourth, and fifth grade students should log the books they finish into our Beanstack online reading log.

Information on how to use Beanstack is on the Media page of our website under All About Reading.

Dear Parents and/or Guardians,

We all share a common goal for our children to be safe and protected from all harmful things. Related to that goal, school counselors are required to present annual personal safety lessons. The Think First & Stay Safe™ program is a research-based program that teaches specific personal safety education by way of interactive classroom lessons, slideshow, role-playing and corresponding activities. During the months of January-April, Ms. Rivas and Rivera, our school counselors will offer sexual abuse prevention and safety lessons to all K-5 students.

Additionally, related to the goal of creating a safe learning environment, House Bill 198 requires that each school system adopt a policy that addresses student suicide prevention. Gwinnett County Public Schools uses Lifelines Prevention, an evidence-based curriculum, to educate students in grades 5, 7, and 9 on the facts about suicide and students’ role in suicide prevention. During the months of January-March, our counselors will offer lessons from the Lifelines Prevention curriculum in our fifth-grade classes. Because one of the main objectives of this curriculum is to encourage our students to identify trusted adults in their lives to whom they can turn if they have concerns about themselves or their friends, we want to provide you with an outline of the three classroom lessons to make it easier for you to talk with your child about these important lessons.

For more information about either of these curriculums, please see review the enclosed links outlining the key concepts that will be taught. Contact your child's counselor, Holly Rivas (K-2) at 678-546-2178 or Sabrina Rivera (3-5) at 678-745-2195 to schedule a preview of the materials or if you have any questions or concerns. If you prefer that your child not participate in the sexual abuse (K-5th grade) and/or suicide prevention (5th grade only) lessons, please write and sign a note indicating your preferences and send it to your child’s teacher or school counselor.

Links:

English Child Lures Parent Letter: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dSvNrjxh9XjJPlNUQvtIVHjpyirnlHby/edit

Spanish Child Lures Letter: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ikj1zTCEQXzl1ZzSXep6kKUAfRewXWvS

Korean Child Lures Letter: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NAxoRndseqi4UhV-atZ6RUs41nRYtnjK/edit

Child Lures Overview: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1v8xWBIMqyQM-4mKkXDbgkeh482zlzy_o/edit

English Lifelines Suicide Prevention Parent Letter: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1X_5HIJ2W5vCkMbp9vL04QiJLTFWzomau/edit

Spanish Lifelines Suicide Prevention Parent Letter: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ikj1zTCEQXzl1ZzSXep6kKUAfRewXWvS

Korean Lifelines Suicide Prevention Parent Letter: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NAxoRndseqi4UhV-atZ6RUs41nRYtnjK/edit

Este mensaje contiene información acerca de las lecciones de seguridad personal y prevención del suicidio que serán presentados a los estudiantes en el segundo semestre escolar. Si gusta recibir más información en español, por favor contacte a Sabrina Rivera al 678-745-2195.

Welcome back Burnette Family!

We hope you had a wonderful holiday break and are getting back into the swing of things! ???? We just wanted to send a quick reminder of some upcoming dates:

Thursday, January 12th: Spirit Night at Chick Fil A! Come out and show your school spirit at the Moore Road location! 5-8pm.

Friday, January 13th: BLAST FROM THE PAST day!! Dress up for school in your favorite era... will it be the 50's? 60's? 80's or other?? Show us what you got! Don't forget your $1! (Unless you purchased the yearbook bundle)

Friday January 13th: ALL PRO DADS meeting in the cafeteria 7:30am

Friday January 13th: PTA Meeting at 9am in the PTA room. ALL ARE INVITED!! We hope to see you all there!!

Also one more thank you to our wonderful volunteers who took the time and effort to provide wonderful Holiday parties for our kids and staff. Thank you so much! See you all soon!