Blue Ash Elementary
November 2, 2018
Haunted Festival Tonight!!!
HAUNTED FESTIVAL TONIGHT: NOVEMBER 2, 5:00-9:00pm
Yahoo! The Haunted Festival is tonight! There will be food, games, baked goods, prizes, class baskets, Bid 'n Buy, Blue Ash Bashes, and much more. Cash, check, or card accepted. Come in your favorite family-appropriate (non-spooky) costume and invite your friends! For details, check out the Haunted Fest 411 flier here: https://tinyurl.com/HauntedFest2018
HAUNTED FEST VOLUNTEERS
We are still in need of volunteers! To sign up, please go here: https://tinyurl.com/HFvol18
HAUNTED FEST DONATION COMPETITION:
THANK YOU to everyone who donated Class Basket items, books for the Book Walk, and candy/trinkets to use as prizes! The grade who collected the most items will be announced on November 5th! THANK YOU also to those who sent in a no hassle monetary donation. Every bit makes a difference! We appreciate your support.
Veterans Day Assembly
We would love for our Blue Ash Elementary students' relatives who are active military members or veterans to join us for a Veterans Day Assembly on Friday, November 9, 2018 from 10:00 A.M - 11:00 A.M.
If you, or a relative are a veteran or are currently in the service, and would like to attend our assembly, please use the link below to complete the RSVP form.
Fourth Grade Parents
Coming to Fourth Grade lunch the week of November 5th - 9th.
Salad tasting compliments of the Garden Team and Wellness Team Initiative
This is a joint Garden Team and Health and Wellness Team initiative to encourage the students to try out and enjoy the flavors of the vegetables they grow in the school garden. A Fall Salad with lettuce and spinach from the BAE school Sweetwood garden, fresh chopped seasonal apples from Pipkins, golden raisins, roasted sunflower seeds and a honey balsamic with olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt, pepper and honey.
November is Mindfulness Month at Blue Ash Elementary!
What: Mindfulness is:
- Intentionally paying close attention to whatever is happening as it is happening in the present moment
- Observing/noticing sensations, perceptions, thoughts, feelings in non-reactive way even if unpleasant, distressing, painful
- Acting with awareness instead of being on automatic pilot
- Mindfulness can be part of breathing, eating, brushing your teeth, feeling your feet on the ground and smelling the air if you’re outside taking a walk, and much more
Why: Research has found improvements in anxiety, cognitive functioning and self-regulation among children trained in mindfulness. http://www.mindfulschools.org/about-mindfulness/research/Learning to be mindful of what’s happening in the moment helps kids make sound decisions rather than be ruled by their emotions. When we’re calm, we can more easily be mindful and make good choices. https://move-with-me.com/research/why-mindfulness-practices-are-worth-your-instructional-time/
Where: At BAE in the classrooms, media center AND can be implemented at home if desired. At BAE, we are incorporating mindfulness into the student’s experience in the classroom with mindfulness activities including breathing and gratitude journals, the media center with the addition of mindfulness related books, on the playground at recess and through yoga for select classrooms within grades.