BPE Monthly
May 2022
Thank a Teacher
Summer Slide is Real. Small adjustments at home will prevent the loss of learning.
Ideas for Reading with Elementary Students
Encourage your child to read another one
Find ways to encourage your child to keep reading. If he or she likes one book, find another book with a similar subject or by the same author. Ask a librarian or teacher for book suggestions.
Take turns reading
Once your child can read, have him or her read aloud to you every day. You can take turns – you read one page and your child the next.
Make connections to your child's life
Help your child make connections between what he or she reads in books and what happens in life. If you're reading a book about a family, for example, talk about how what happens in the story is the same or different from what happens in your family.
Give your child an incentive to read
At bedtime, encourage your child to read. Offer a choice between reading or sleeping. Most kids will choose to read, as long as you don't offer something more tempting (like TV).
Try different types of books and magazines
Encourage your child to read different types of books, articles, or stories. Some kids, especially boys, prefer nonfiction books. Others like children's magazines.
Turn on the closed captioning on your television
When watching a television show with your child, try turning on the closed captioning channel. This shows the words the characters are speaking on the television screen.
Keller ISD Board of Trustees Election - Now is the time to understand the issues, research the candidates, and vote.
Keller ISD's 2022 Board of Trustees Election will be held Saturday, May 7, 2022. Place 1, Place 2, and Place 3 on the Board are up for election.
- Early Voting | April 25-May 3, 2022
- Election Day | May 7, 2022
Current state law requires a candidate for trustees of an independent school district to be a qualified voter by the time required, as prescribed by Election Code Section 141.001.
Click here for qualifications required to serve as a Keller ISD Trustee
Notice of Deadline to File an Application for Place on the Ballot
Internet Posting Requirements for Political Subdivisions
Order of Election (1/24/22)
Order of Election Amended (2/28/22)
Notice of Election
Election Day (May 7) Polling Sites
Early Voting (April 25-May 3) Polling Sites
Keller ISD Board of Trustees
Place 1:
Craig Allen (Incumbent)
Website: https://www.craigallenforkellerisd.com/
Facebook: Craig Allen KISD Trustee - Place 1
Email: callen.two@yahoo.com
Micah Young
Website:
Facebook: Micah For Keller ISD School Board Place 1
Email: micah@micahforkellerisd.com
Place 2:
Karina Davis (incumbent)
Website:
Facebook:
Julie Nors
Website: Norskisd.weebly.com
Facebook: Julie Nors
Email: Nors4KISD@gmail.com
Joni Shaw Smith
Website:
Facebook: Joni Smith for KISD School Board
Email: joni@joniforkellerisd.com
Place 3:
Ed Duncan
Website:
Facebook:
Email: jeduncan444@gmail.com
Sandi Walker
Website: sandiwalker.org
Facebook: Sandi Walker for KISD School Board
Email:
Candidate Information and financial disclosures:
https://www.kellerisd.net/domain/106
Candidate Forums:
Keller Republican Club City Council and Keller ISD candidate forum video
http://cityofkeller.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=1535
The Keller Council of PTAs has decided to shift its Board of Trustees Candidate Forum from the previously scheduled town hall setting to a questionnaire format.
The mission of the PTA is to make every child’s potential a reality by engaging and empowering families and communities to advocate for all children. In the interest of empowering local voters with an opportunity to learn about every candidate's position on public issues, as well as being considerate of each candidate’s time and schedules, the Council decided to make the change.
The questions on the questionnaire were drafted by Texas PTA and reflect the TXPTA legislative priorities. Keller ISD employees were not involved in drafting, distributing, or collecting the responses, but the questionnaire is being made available on KellerISD.net to help keep KISD voters informed.
Click a candidate's name below to view their responses to the PTA's questionnaire:
Place 1
Craig Allen
Micah Young
Place 2
Karina Davis
Julie Nors
Joni Shaw Smith
Place 3
James Duncan
Sandi Walker
Early Voting for KISD 2022 Board Election runs from April 25-May 3. Election Day is Saturday, May 7.
Fun Times Ahead...
BOGO Book Fair Opens on May 2nd
Join us May 6, 5:30-8:00 for Spring Event
May 25th is the day! The end of year celebration is just weeks away!
Yearbook Sales
Keller ISD 2022-23 School Calendar
BPES Severe or Rainy Day Weather Release
Spring is when we are most likely to have opportunities to use our severe weather or rainy day dismissal plans.
Please remember, per Keller ISD policy, staff cannot be outside if there is lightning in the area.
In case of lightning in the area at the time of dismissal: This is the only scenario in which there is a walk-up option for pick-up
When there is lightning or hail we will not release students out of the building until a parent comes up to the dismissal hallway and escorts them to their vehicle. Parents may not wave from the car for their child to be dismissed. Parents may wait until the weather has cleared or parents may park along the curb at the pick-up location and walk up to the appropriate dismissal hallway (carrying their pick-up sign). Students will be seated in their dismissal hallway. Siblings will be located in the pick-up location of the youngest sibling. Remember to bring a car sign for each of your students, walk up to the entry doors of these locations to request their student(s).
- Kindergarten (and siblings) in the Kinder hallway;
- 2nd & 4th grade (and siblings) in 2nd-grade hallway;
- 1st grade & 3rd grade (and siblings) in the 1st-grade hallway;
- Walkers/bikers in the gym - parents may approach the doors between the cafeteria and gym to get their student(s).
- Daycare/commercial transportation students will be loaded onto daycare buses/vans when lightning has not been detected in a 10-mile radius of the school for a sustained period.
If your child walks or bikes home, please make arrangements for pick-up. If you are unable to pick up, make arrangements to have someone who is on your emergency contact list pick up. If that isn't an option, you will need to contact our office at (817) 744-4600 with the name of the individual you have authorized to pick up your child.
Heavy Rain (NO Lightning or hail) - There is not a walk-up option for pick-up
- Walkers and bike riders will be held in the gym until the rain subsides unless other pick-up arrangements have been communicated through the office @ (817)744-4600. If you would like to pick up your student, please call the office before 3:00 PM to let them know you or a designee will be driving through the grade level car rider pick-up area. Parents/designees must have the student's car sign or be an approved contact in order for the child to be released to them.
- Kinder & their siblings will wait in the kindergarten hallway. Students will be loaded into their vehicles through the normal car pick-up line. Parents must have their car sign in order for the child to be released to them.
- 1st & 3rd grade (and siblings) will wait in the first-grade hallway. Students will be loaded into their vehicle through the normal car pick-up line. Parents must have their car sign in order for the child to be released to them.
- 2nd & 4th grade (and siblings) will wait in the second-grade hallway. Students will be loaded into their vehicle through the normal car pick-up line. Parents must have their car sign in order for the child to be released to them.
Be sure to contact the office [@ (817) 744-4600] no later than 3:00 to provide alternative dismissal arrangements for your student.
Visitor Procedures
Visitor Procedures
- Procedures for visitors apply throughout the entire school day.
- The north end (cafeteria and gym doors) is only available to children. Students may enter through these doors between 7:35 and 7:55 but adults must enter through the lobby doors. Adults attempting to enter through the north doors will be redirected to enter through the office.
ALL visitors will be required to enter through the office, provide picture identification, and obtain a visitor sticker/badge before proceeding to any other part of the building. Adults will be asked to leave their picture identification in the office while in the building and pick it back up as they exit the building through the office. This ensures we know who is in the building at all times.
- Office staff will verify the visitor is a parent, guardian, or approved contact for the student.
Thank you for working with us to ensure the safety and security of our children.
Volunteers
Watch D.O.G.S.
WATCH D.O.G.S. is one of the nation’s largest and most respected school-based, family, and community engagement, organizations in the country. Since the program’s creation in 1998, more than 6,800 schools across the country have launched a WATCH D.O.G.S. program of their own. Each school year hundreds of thousands of fathers and father-figures make a positive impact on millions of children by volunteering millions of hours in their local schools through this amazing one-of-a-kind program. Who are WatchDOGS? Fathers, grandfathers, step-fathers, uncles, and other father-figures who volunteer to serve at least one day a year in a variety of school activities
Remember to complete your annual volunteer background check on the KISD website well in advance of your scheduled Watch D.O.G day. Background checks must be completed every school year. Approval of your background check must be received before you can volunteer on campus.
Important Parent Information
Need additional car signs? - If you are in need of an additional car sign, notify your student’s teacher to request an additional sign.
Child Supervision before 7:35 - The campus opens at 7:35 which means there is no supervision for students prior to 7:35. Please do not drop off your student and leave him/her unsupervised prior to 7:35. Likewise, students who walk or bike may need parent help in determining what time to leave home so they DO NOT arrive to campus before 7:35 when supervision isn't available.
Running Club (RC)-
Please remember that the playground is not available for play during Running Club as supervision is not available. We appreciate your support in helping your student(s) understand that Running Club time is for running. Families are welcome to stay after Running Club is over to enjoy the playground.
- ALWAYS use a crosswalk
- Never release your student from your car onto Dalton or General Worth.
- Cell phone use in the school zone is illegal.
- Car seats save lives -
Change of Dismissal Plan - Notify Office Before 3:00
Celebrating a Birthday?
May Lunch Menu
Lunch Dates
Parents are welcome to join their students for lunch. Please remember that state law only allows parents/guardians to provide food for their own children. You will not be able to bring food for a friend's child and have him/her join you.
If you've never had the opportunity to dine with us, be sure to bring your driver's license with you when you check in at the office. If you arrive a bit early, we'll have you take a seat in the office and wait for your student's lunchtime before heading to the cafeteria. You may purchase lunch from the cafe, bring in lunch for you and your child, or just sit and enjoy the time with your kiddo as he/she eats. We have parent lunch tables reserved for you to dine with your student. Please know that students will not be able to bring a friend to the guest table to dine with you.
BPE is a Dog-free Zone
Save the Dates
May 4 - Book-nic
May 6 - College Colors Day
May 6 - Preschool Patriots Storytime
Storytime with Mrs. Pratt for our rising kindergarten kids
9:30 in the libraryMay 6 - Spring Event - 5:30 - 8:00
6:00 - Hoola Dancers (in the cafeteria), Food Trucks, Games, and Bounce Houses
6:30 - Disney's Encanto will be playing in the cafeteria. Bring a blanket and lawn chairs to sit on.
May 10 & 12 STAAR Testing
May 12 - Kindergarten Orientation
Please spread the word. Tell your friends and neighbors whose children will join us for kindergarten next year that we would love to meet them!
May 13 - BPE Live Auditions
May 20 - Last Pride Rally of the Year
We’ll bring the whole school together to celebrate BPE style!
May 23 - BPE Senior Reception
Graduating seniors who attended BPE will return one last time. It’s such a treat for us to honor and celebrate these former BPE Patriots!
May 24 - Kindergarten Graduation
We’re celebrating our kindergarteners and all of the hard work they have done. My, how they have grown! Be sure to bring your tissues.
9:30 - Miskulin, Moore, Smith