BG eNews
February 16, 2022
Notes from Principal Klueppel...
2/21 - Presidents' Day Holiday (No School)
2/23 - Early Release (2:10 Dismissal)
2/25 - End of 2nd Trimester
3/4 - Teacher Work Day (No School)
3/23 - Early Release (2:10 Dismissal)
3/28 - 4/1 - Spring Break
Parents, please send any communication or test results to bel-nurses@d303.org to ensure that all of our Bell Graham nurses receive this important information pertaining to your student(s)
Cold Weather:
Please be sure to send your child with a warm coat, gloves, and a hat to school each day. Students go outside for mask breaks, PE, and recess. Students have outdoor recess unless the outside temperature with windchill is below 0.
2021-22 Illinois 5Essentials Survey
The 2022 Illinois Parent Survey closes March 11, 2022.
Please see the link below to take the survey. If you have any questions, please call 5Essentials Client Services at 1-866-440-1874. Thank you in advance for your participation.
Symptom Guidelines for sending your child to school
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PARENT TRIVIA NIGHT
Mark your calendars! Trivia Night is happening Saturday February 19th at the St. Charles Moose Lodge. Doors open at 6pm and trivia will begin at 7pm.
Please have one member of your team email your team roster and name to Andrea Benavidez at andrea.getten@gmail.com.
You can still purchase tickets at the door but the price increases to $30!
ASE
Thank you to everyone who signed their child(ren) up for the PTO's After School Enrichment Program! We have hundreds of students signed up each week to participate. This will be a fun month! BUT.....we still need more manpower from our parents.
PLEASE take a peek at the signup genius and sign up for a day or two to help us out.
Here is the link:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090f4fa5ab2da0ff2-asevolunteers4
If you signed up for classes, please keep an eye on your email for class reminders.
Volunteer Fingerprinting Protocol
SHIELD Testing
If you changed your mind about your initial response to SHIELD testing, you can go back to the portal and update your response.
YOU WILL ONLY BE NOTIFIED OF POSITIVE TEST RESULTS
(no news is good news)
Health Office Email Address
Parents, please send any communication or test results to
bel-nurses@d303.org to ensure that all of our Bell Graham nurses receive this important information pertaining to your student(s)
Health Office
Forms needed for the school year:
K: Up to date Physical, Immunizations, Dental and Vision as well as a Health survey
2nd: Dental (due by May)
3rd: Updated Health survey
New students to Illinois: Physical and Immunization, Dental and Vision on Illinois forms.
All forms can be found at the district website in the health services tab.
Remember to pack extra masks for your students in case they misplace theirs or they get dirty. If you do not want your child to wear school issued clothes in the event their clothes get soiled please send a spare in your child's backpack.
Please call the Health Office any time 8-3 if you have any questions or concerns this school year. If you have any Covid-19 related questions please call the health office at 331-228-2104 or refer to the district website.
Picking up your child early?
How to Report Baker Station Absences
If your child will be absent on a day they would normally attend Baker Station, you need to email your site directly bellgraham@stcparks.org or email Angela Coppola, Baker Station Coordinator at acoppola@stcparks.org , ALL absences must be reported by 12:30pm on the day of your child’s absence. The St. Charles Park District and Baker Station staff does not receive this information from the individual school sites.
Attendance Line
Bell-Graham Resources
Bell Graham Elementary School
Website: bellgraham.d303.org
Location: 4N505 Fox Mill Blvd St. Charles, IL 60175
Phone: 331-228-2100
Facebook: facebook.com/BellGrahamElementary
Twitter: @BellGrahamD303