Blytheville Elementary School
May 13 - 17
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.
Strategic Plan
Our school plan can be found here.
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/
BES CHICKASAW SPOTLIGHT
Ms. Lorna Curtis
Week at a Glance
May 13: BES Step Up Day
May 14: IXL Math Field Trip
May 15: Red Cross Pillowcase Project- 4th grade (8:30 Murphy/Gurley; 9:30 Bradley/Curtis; 1:30 Brown/Culp)
May 16: BMS Step Up Day 8:30 AM; Step Up Night 6 - 7 PM; Parental Involvement PD 3:30 PM
May 17: BHS Graduation
Upcoming Events:
May 20: Anne of Green Gables Play @9:00 AM at the Ritz - 3rd Grade Only
May 21: PBIS Store; PTO Meeting
May 22: PBIS Store; Building Leadership Meeting 3:30
May 23:
May 24: 4th Quarter Attendance Celebration; 4th Quarter Grades due 4:00 PM
May 27: Memorial Day - No School
May 28: 4th Quarter IXL Celebration, BES Step Up Night 5:30 - 6:30 PM
May 29: 5th Grade Graduation Practice; 4th Quarter Honor's Assembly
May 30: 5th Grade Graduation @ 9:00 at Blytheville High School Auditorium
May 31: Fun Day
June 3: Last Day of School
BES SUPER STARS
My Challenge to You
I am sure that you have probably seen at least one of the two commercials before. The Settlers. "We settle, its what we do." It makes for a funny commercial when they bring in the pioneer days approach but when I think about it, it makes me sad. I do not ever want to settle. I hope you do not either.
I made a decision when I was a teenager that I was going to have a different life than what was laid out before me. If I had not been driven to go to college I would have most likely ended up living in my hometown and working in the local industry. Now, don't get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with that but it is not what I wanted for myself. I had to decide. I had to choose. Then I had to act.
The same is true for you in your classroom and in your teaching. You can settle. You can do what you have always done and maybe you will get the results you have always gotten but I predict you will not even achieve those results. Why? Because today's student does not want to learn through the traditional ways of "doing school". Today's student really wants to know and understand the purpose behind what they are learning. Today's student has the world in their pocket so school has to be more than just knowledge and memorization. Today's school must be about creation and application in real world settings.
As we are closing out this school year over the next 3 weeks I challenge you to reflect over your teaching practices. I challenge you to reflect over how you delver the curriculum. I challenge you to as yourself this question, "Am I settling by teaching how I have always taught or am I working to create learning experiences that challenge and engage all of my learners?"
Think. Achieve. Succeed.
Adelowo
Afternoon Dismissal
Avoid Putting Students in the Hallway
OFFICE REFERRALS
Please do not sit a student in the hallway while they wait or deny them entrance to the classroom.
Easy Behavior
The more engaged our students are, the less likely there will be behavior issues! Interactive and engaging activities can go a long way to minimize the need for handling problem behaviors in these last few weeks!
Recess Duty
WALKTHROUGHS\INFORMALS
Look-fors during walkthrough:
- Evidence of Lesson Plan (updated and posted by the door)
- Lesson prepared/planned
- Standards-Based Learning Objectives posted
- Exemplary standards-based student work displayed
- Student Engagement
- Effective use of transition time
- Model, guided, or independent/group work
- DOK/Higher level questioning
- Check for student understanding
- Instructional materials used (prepared and ready to maximize instructional time)
- Classroom Management (positive behavior is reinforced/negative behavior addressed through redirecting)
- Classroom Culture (positive student-teacher relationships)
DON'T FORGET!!!
Documentation of utilizing this newsletter or any of our coaching conversations can be evidence of Domain 4 "Professional Responsibilities" A, D, and E on your Danielson evaluation rubric!
PBIS P.R.I.D.E. FOCUS
BES Chickasaws show P.R.I.D.E.
Area: Hallway
NOTES
- Please teach the lesson during the scheduled time. Students may be asked for the PBIS focus during walk-throughs.
Next week Focus Area: Bus
you make a difference
Dear Staff,
I don’t know what kind of day you have had or week you are having, but I want to encourage you. Keep doing those everyday things that you do. The every-day adds up. It is the day-to-day that builds into your awesomeness.
You don’t hear “thank you” enough. So let me thank you.
Thank you! You do what needs to be done. You are changing the future one day at a time. You are awesome! Never give up! Keep on teaching and turning the ordinary into extraordinary!
Box Tops For Education
Child Abuse Hotline
Link to Code of Ethics video.