Bingham Blue Jay News
February, 2020
UPCOMING EVENTS
Feb. 3: 3rd grade to Springfield Little Theater
Feb. 4: 5th Grade Music Performance from 6:30-7:30 pm @ East Grand Church
Feb. 8: Title 1 Math Contest, from 9:00 am-1:00 pm @ Westport Elementary
Feb. 10: 3rd Grade to Springfield Little Theater
Feb. 10: PAT Story Time @ 10-11 in the Bingham Library
Feb. 11: PTA Meeting @ 6:30
Feb. 14: Valentine's Day class parties (check with your teacher for more info)
Feb. 18: PTA Fundraising kickoff
Feb. 20: 2nd Grade Parent Involvement @ 5-7
Feb. 27: 4th/5th Grade Parent Involvement @ 5:30-7:30
Feb. 28: 3rd Grade to Peter and the Wolf
Mar. 10: Kindergarten Registration
Parents As Teachers (PAT)
Please join us on February 10 for the next Story Time at Bingham. If you have any questions, please contact Marti at (417) 763-8998.
Blue Jay P.R.I.D.E.
- Positive--Use table manners
- Respectful--Clean up after yourself
- Independent--Walk
- Disciplined--Eat promptly and use inside voices
- Engaged Learning--Eat only your food
SPS Wellness Policy
- FEVER--If your child comes down with a fever of 100 degrees or more, they must stay at home. Students must be FEVER FREE FOR 24 HOURS with no fever controlling medication before being allowed back at school.
- VOMITING/DIARRHEA--Please do not send your child to school if they have been vomiting or have diarrhea for 24 hours and without medication. A parent or guardian will be called to pick up the child if these symptoms are noticed or reported at school.
- STREP THROAT--Students may return to school after 24 hours of antibiotic therapy AND fever free for 24 hours without fever reducing medication.
- PINKEYE--No crusting or drainage on eyes upon awakening AND a minimum of 24 hours of medication (if prescribed.)
- LICE--Lice do not jump or fly; they crawl and can fall off the head. Head lice do not live longer than 48 hours off the head. They only lay their eggs while on the head. The eggs do not hatch if they fall off the head. Lice do not spread to or from pets. If a child has head lice, they will need to stay home until the first treatment is completed and no live lice are seen and nits are removed.
Valentine's Day
Speaking of Valentine's, did you know...
- According to the National Confectioners Association, caramels are the most popular flavor in chocolate boxes, followed by chocolate-covered nuts, chocolate-filled, cream-filled, and coconut.
- According to Hallmark, 144 million greeting cards are exchanged every year for Valentine's Day in the U.S.
Black History Month
- Take a hip hop class.
- Let African American artists inspire your creativity.
- Learn about the Black Lives Matter movement.
- Honor African American veterans such as the Tuskegee Airmen.
- Learn about the art of stepping.
- Visit the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.
- Read books with Black characters.