Bushy Bear Tales
Volume 17 - June 28, 2019
Bushy Park Elementary
Terri Via, Assistant Principal
Email: molly_ketterer@hcpss.org
Website: bpes.hcpss.org
Location: 14601 Carrs Mill Road, Glenwood, MD, United States
Phone: (410) 313-5500
Twitter: @hcpss_bpes
Field Day School Photo June, 5, 2019
From Mrs. Ketterer:
Special thanks to our PTA for the special events, delicious food, special times with the students and community fellowship! Thank you to our outgoing PTA President Eileen Dietz who has been key in bringing consistency to our initiatives with her care and energy! Thank you to our incoming PTA President Randee Wilding for his attention to details while sharing his enthusiasm! They have been a united team and this has resulted in a smooth transition!
Welcome Mrs. Bialeski and Mr. West !!
Our principal, Ms.Bialeski, is an outstanding educator and leader and is transitioning from her role as assistant principal at Manor Woods Elementary School. Ms. Bialeski has been an educator for 15 years and in that time, has served as a classroom teacher and a team leader in 1st, 4th and 5th grades, an instructional specialist, and an assistant principal in both Montgomery County and HCPSS.
Welcome to Keith West as our incoming assistant principal. Mr. West is an amazing leader who is currently serving in the role as assistant principal at Thunder Hill Elementary School. Mr. West has been in education for 28 years working as a 5th grade classroom teacher, 4th/5th grade team leader and assistant principal in HCPSS.
Both administrators have come to Bushy Park frequently in the past few weeks and are already settling into their new home!
SAVE-THE-DATES
August
- 27 Back-to-School: PTA/Admin Meeting I @ 4:30-5:00 p.m. in the Cafeteria
- 27 Back-to-School: Grades 3-5 Back-to-School Presentation @ 5:00-5:30 p.m.
- 27 Back-to-School: Grades 1-2 Back-to-School Presentation @ 5:45-6:15 p.m.
- 27 Back-to-School: PTA/Admin Meeting II @ 6:30-7:00 p.m. in the Cafeteria
- 29 Kindergarten Orientation & Open House @ 2:30-3:30 p.m.
- 30 RECC & Pre-K Orientation & Open House @ 10:30-11:30 a.m. in the Classrooms
- 30 New Families Orientation @ 1:00-2:00 p.m. in the Media Center
- 30 Open House for Grades 1-5 @ 2:00-3:00 p.m.
We have been collaborating with parents, students and staff to reflect how we can ensure our school is a place where students are valued, respected and loved for who they are.
This section of our newsletter will highlight actions that connect to this goal. In the coming weeks and months, we will continue dialoguing with all stakeholder groups to move forward with responsive action.
FEATURE: Buddy Helpers Request KINDNESS POSTERS This Summer
WHO: Students Coming Into K-5th Grade
WHAT: Create a Kindness Poster
WHEN: Posters will be accepted between July 15-August 22
WHY: We want to spread messages of kindness by posting messages throughout the school that will be up for our Open House and through the first weeks of school.
OUR GOAL: 50 or more posters
HOW BIG: Paper Size 18" by 20" or larger
PRIZES GIVEN FOR EVERYONE WHO CREATES A POSTER !!
Spotlighting Classroom DOJO Students
The following students were recognized for May 31st. Congratulations to:
- KINDERGARTEN
- Mrs. Bohn's Class- Donnie Swan
- Mrs. O'Leary's Class- Sabine Gustafson
- Mrs. Powell's Class- Grant Gruver
- Mrs. Wilson's Class- Clint Laird
- 1st GRADE
- Mrs. Bruner's Class- Sky Moon
- Mrs. Hintz' Class- Kendall Kavakos
- Ms. Huyetts' Class- Nate Wildesen
- Mrs. Lambros' Class- Jude Ward
- Mrs. Payne's Class- Robert Parrish
- 2ND GRADE
- Mrs. Follmer's Class- Allyssa Landry
- Mrs. Hogan's Class- Sophia Hwu
- Mrs. Keats' Class- Ansh Bhutani
- Mrs. Stumpfl's Class- Hannah Berger
- 3RD GRADE
- Ms. Griffin's Class- Liam Friedman
- Ms. Hewitt's Class- Grant Christy
- Mrs. Hovis' Class- Ronia Kazemi
- Mrs. Pickett's Class- Chloe Whatley
- 4TH GRADE
- Ms. Lyter's Class- Brett Barney
- Mrs. Perry's Class- Marci Frye
- Mrs. Richmond's Class- Zoha Qamar
- Mr. Wilson's Class- Miguel Bryant-Sanchez
- 5TH GRADE
- Mrs. Cole's Class- Julia Carey
- Ms. Landry's Class- Brett Fulton
- Mrs. Little's Class- Ryan Koblyski
- Mrs. Stanton's Class- Ashlyn Freishtat
- Mrs. Yakscoe-Markle Class- Nate Wessel
Thank You to our BPES Leo Club !!
Our new administrators came and received a warm welcome from the entire school! This special occasion gave them the opportunity to see all students, staff and many parents! Both Mrs. Bialeski and Mr. West shared their excitement in joining the Bushy Park Family!
Congratulations Bears Cricket Players
- Vishnu Almli
- Ethan Clark
- Myles Clark
- Sai Dudyala
- Armaan Hyder
- Hunter Moreau
- Nishil Rajani
Most Spirited Player: Ethan Clark
Best Batter: Vishnu Almli
Most Improved Player: Sai Dudyala
Welcome to the 2018-2019 GT WEEBLY, A Celebration of Learning!
Please join us in celebrating the year by browsing through our adventures. The website is organized first by the type of class (GT MATH, GT CURRICULUM EXTENSION UNITS, GT SEMINARS). Just select the box for the class and then pull down the menu for the grade level you’d like to view. Under the grade, select the unit you’d like to view.
There is also a section that includes general information on GIFTED EDUCATION including lots of helpful resources for parents.
The final section, ENRICHMENT INTERACTIONS, is designed for you to send feedback to the students. You can ask them questions about their learning experiences or provide well-deserved praise for all their hard work. We’ll be reviewing all the feedback in class during the last week of school. We look forward to hearing from you.
We hope you enjoy the website as much as we enjoyed the learning experiences!