Blytheville Elementary School
November 18- 22
CHICKASAW P.R.I.D.E.
Chickasaw P.R.I.D.E.
Personal Responsibility, Respect, Integrity, Disciplined,
Engaged
VISION: Engage Everyone Everyday
MISSION: BES will educate the whole child through an engaging curriculum preparing them for the next level in their journey.
BES Faculty and Staff Handbook 2019-20
Website: https://www.blythevilleschools.com/o/bes
Location: 216 East Moultrie Drive, Blytheville, AR, United States
Phone: (870) 763 - 5924
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BlythevilleElementary/
This Week:
Nov 18: Student Climate Surveys Due, Novice Teacher PD 3:40- 4:45 in room 119
Nov 19: Staff Meeting 3:40, PTO Meeting 5:00, Teacher Climate Survey due, Secret Santa Questionnaire due
Nov 20:
Nov 21: AR Field Trip
Nov 22: Dental Screenings, Core Team Meeting 10:00 AM, IXL Celebrations
Nov 25-29: Thanksgiving Holiday
Upcoming Events:
Dec 2:
Dec 3: Staff Meeting
Dec 4: Leadership Team Meeting
Dec 5:
Dec 6: Core Team Meeting 10:00 AM, Angel Tree Donations Due
Dec 12-18: Secret Santa Gift Exchange
Holiday Payroll Schedule
Please make note of the holiday payroll schedule. It is altered from our regular payroll dates. You will need to plan accordingly as there is an extended amount of time between the December 18th and January 15th checks.
November 22
December 6
December 18
January 15
Staff Spotlight
School Climate Surveys
Student Climate Survey
Please get your students (homeroom only) to complete the Student Climate Survey with the link included in the email that was sent to you. An announcement will be made on Monday morning (Nov. 18) to start the Student Climate Survey following the morning announcements. You may copy the link and share it with your homeroom class. For classes with 8:00 specials, you will need to take the survey at 9:30 AM. The survey consists of 21 questions. Please read and explain each question to your class so they understand what each question is asking. Also encourage students to answer questions honestly. This survey will be taken again in the spring.Educator Climate Survey
Teachers, please complete the Fall Educator Climate Survey by Tuesday, November 19th. For documentation purposes, you will need to either screen-shot or print off the “survey complete” page and turn it in via email or place in my office mailbox. The survey consists of 50 questions and should take approximately 20 minutes.
This survey is designed to provide our school with data useful for fostering a positive learning and working environment that promotes academic success among all students. Responses are anonymous, so please be honest so we collect accurate information.
PBIS & Behavior Chart
Please make sure you are following the PBIS expectations. Staff are required to wear lanyards in order to have PRIDE bucks accessible to give to students displaying appropriate behavior. Students who are demonstrating appropriate behavior should be receiving several PRIDE bucks. This is an opportunity to reward the students that demonstrate appropriate behavior so that they don’t feel left out. Also, ALL students should be given the opportunity to shop at the PBIS Store on the allotted days. PBIS is a school wide as well as a district wide initiative. It is not an option. Please note the PBIS store days on your calendar and allow students time to shop.
Teachers are also required to use the behavior charts and Home School Communicator folders to document behavior. Please make sure you are documenting notices of concern and documenting misbehavior. If students are not on red, they will NOT be seen by any member of the referral staff. If you need more folders, please contact the office.
Reminders
Parent Communicator Folders
Folders with behavior calendars must be sent home with students each week and monitored. This is a way to keep parents informed about student's behavior and academic progress. Please send home newsletters, graded work and any correspondence from the school.
Special Classes/Pullouts/Counseling
Special classes and Interventions are mandatory, so please do not keep students from attending. Also, be mindful that many of our students receive therapy from counseling agencies for various trauma and mental health issues. These are services that are provided to our students to help with some of the behaviors and and mental health issues that they are dealing with. This is a form of support that has been provided to us that we need to allow.
D.A.B Check-In, Check-Out
Please allow D.A.B. students to check in and out with their mentors when the announcement is made. It is difficult to keep track of students when they are not allowed to leave the classroom at the appropriate time.
Hoodies/Hoods
Students are permitted to wear clothing with hoodies but the hood cannot be over their head in the school building (hall or classroom).
Leaving Campus
BES Staff is required to sign-out when leaving the campus.Please do not abuse running errands throughout the day. Excessive time away from campus will result in time being docked from the employees day.
Students in the Hallways
Do not put students in the hallway.This is for the student’s safety as well as your own. If students are caught in the hallway, a reprimand will be given. Reminders have previously been sent about this issue.
PTO News
Adverse Childhood Experiences
The harsh reality for us is that a significant amount of our students at BES are affected by what many call, ACE’s or Adverse Childhood Experiences. Adverse Childhood Experiences examples include physical, emotional or sexual abuse; physical or emotional neglect; parental mental illness, substance dependence, incarceration; parental separation or divorce; or domestic violence; and they are adding more every day. Exposure to early adversity affects the developing brains and bodies of children. It affects areas like the nucleus accumbens, the pleasure and reward center of the brain that is implicated in substance dependence. It inhibits the prefrontal cortex, which is necessary for impulse control and executive function, a critical area for learning. On MRI scans we can see measurable differences in the amygdala, the brain’s fear response center. Children who are exposed to high doses of adversity are more likely to engage in high-risk behavior. High doses of adversity not only affect brain structure and function, but they also affect the developing immune system, developing hormonal systems, and even the way our DNA is read and transcribed. Early adversity dramatically affects our students, we have to recognize the adversity our students have experienced when trying to address their academic and behavioral concerns For more information, watch this engaging and informative video of Madine Burke Harris’s TED Talk about “How Childhood Trauma Affects Health Across a Lifetime”
Anxiety around the Holidays
With the holidays approaching, we are all ready for a much needed and deserved break from school. With that said, it is important to keep in mind that for our students living in poverty, the break from school can bring hidden challenges that we should be aware of. For some students, school is their safe place. There is a chance that some of our students may begin to feel a great deal of anxiety being away from school for a week or two weeks. This may be for a variety of reasons: lack of parental support or supervision, lack of meals, lack of a warm place during the cold nights, and neglect or violence in the home. Chronic stress can inhibit a child’s ability to manage his or her behavior and can affect language and memory skills. Let’s all remember when returning to school after break to be mindful that not all students had a large holiday meal and not all students received gifts over the holidays. We should use this time to build relationships with students and try to understand the causes of their behavior and reasons for potentially being disruptive. We can do this by extending empathy and grace. If you are in need of support or believe that your students may be in need of resources, please contact Mrs. Pierce or Nurse Russell.
PBIS
Recipients of P.R.I.D.E. awards exhibited exceptional behavior in the focus areas for which they were chosen. The following homeroom classes are our P.R.I.D.E. winners for the month of October:
Restrooms
3rd- Sawyer
4th- Curtis
5th- Buckley
Arrival/Dismissal
3rd- Williams
4th- Flood
5th- Minnie
Classroom
3rd- Brown
4th- Flood
5th- Hicks
Hallway
3rd- Washington
4th- Bradley
5th- Hobbs
Nurse's Corner
Attendance is important now that flu season is upon us! Follow these 5 steps when washing your hands. 1. Wet your hands with water. 2. Add soap to your hands and rub them together to create a good lather. 3. Continue to scrub your hands for 15- 20 seconds. 4. Rinse your hands underneath the water to get all of the soap off. 5. Grab a paper towel and dry your hands. Use the paper towel to turn off water to the sink and grab door knobs/handles on your way out of the restroom.
Weather Forecast
BES Backpack Program in Need
· Cheese or Peanut butter crackers
· Beef jerky
· Applesauce
· Pudding Cups
· Fruit cups
· Granola bars
· Cereal bars
· Single serving Chef-Boy-R-Dee items
· Ravioli/Spaghetti-O’s
· Single serving soups (with pull tab openings)
· Ramen noodles(in packages)
· Tomato juice
· Packaged nuts
· Pasta (any kind)
· Pasta Sauce
· Trail mix
· Fruit snacks
· Dried fruits
· Peanut butter
· Canned vegetables and fruit (with pull top openings)
· Macaroni and cheese
· Individually packaged chips/Pretzels/Goldfish
· Boxed juices
· Vienna sausages (with pull top lids)
· Pop tarts
· Individual packets of Oatmeal
· Bottled Waters
· Canned Tuna
· Bags of rice or beans
Any donations of these types of items would be greatly appreciated.