Blytheville Elementary School
September 3
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/
CHICKASAW PRIDE
YOU are now a CHICKASAW with Chickasaw FRIENDS, and are part of our Chickasaw COMMUNITY. We have Chickasaw RULES, and a Chickasaw WAY of doing things. So when it comes time to make a DECISION, ask yourself, "What would a Chickasaw do?" So put on your best Chickasaw SMILE, because every day is a GREAT day at BES to be a CHICKASAW!
Instructional Day
The school day begins at 7:45 A.M. Any students arriving after 7:55 AM will be considered tardy and must check in at the Welcome Center for an admit slip to class. Students checking out prior to 11:30 a.m. will be considered absent for a half-day. The school day ends at 3:05 PM. Students checking out prior to this time will be considered tardy for the afternoon. Staff are required to be present from 7:40 - 3:25 unless it is a duty day or team meeting.
Week at a Glance
Sept 3: Labor Day (No School)
Sept 4: First day of Tenaris Afterschool Program
Sept 7: Games with Grands 1:30 PM
Sept 7: Throwback To School Dance 5:30-7:00 PM
Upcoming:
Sept 13: Midterm Conferences 3:30-6:30 PM
Sept 18: Midterm Conferences 3:30-6:30 PM
Observation Feedback from Week
Glows for Instruction
Explicit instruction
Use of exit tickets
Celebrating students' successes
Establishing action goals for students
Use of strategies to build stamina - what is the indicator when stamina has been reached?
Retention strategies (songs/sayings)
Objectives posted
Detailed lesson plans
Grows for Instruction
Use various questioning strategies/develop protocols regarding expectations for answering questions
Frequently check for understanding
Have students explain their thinking/rationale
Ensure that learning experiences in stations are at appropriate levels so that students do not practice skills incorrectly)
Glows for Management
Practicing rotation expectations
Students celebrating other students
Issuing consequences
Earning whole class incentives for behavior
Grows for Management
Post expectations/anchor charts for procedures
Use proximity
Be aware of level and tone of voice
Tenaris Afterschool Program
Teachers will receive a list of children from their class that will be going to Tenaris.
- On Tuesday, September 4th, Mrs. Miller will pass out bus tags. Please make sure your Tenaris students have a bus tag. If they do not let Mrs. Miller know. TheTenaris kids are early bus riders so please make sure to dismiss them when early bus riders are dismissed at 3:00.
- After the first day, bus tags will be in your mailbox. You will need to pick them up daily. Bus tags must be worn everyday.
- If a child tells you they aren't supposed to go to Tenaris that day you still have to send them unless the office has given you a travel change.
- Our program does take attendance. The only way for the students to get an excused absence is by sending in a Dr.'s note. So if you get any notes, send them to the office. The children are only allowed 5 unexcused absences in a semester before they are dropped.
- Mrs. Quearry will notify you when a student from your class starts Tenaris. Mrs. Miller will bring you a bus tag the day they are supposed to start
- If a student looses a bus tag please let Mrs. Miller know.
- If there is anything the Tenaris After School program staff can do to help your kids in the afterschool program, please let Mrs. Queary know.
Notes from the Nurse
Child Abuse Hotline
Link to Code of Ethics video.
AMI Days
Although our AMI application was approved and will cover up to 5 days that we may miss in the future, we will have to make up the day that we missed on August 17th. According to the approved calendar for this year, we will make up our missed day on June 3rd.
ADE Reimbursement Initiative for Academic Shortage Areas
- Art (K-12)
- Chemistry (7-12)
- Computer Science (4-12)
- Family and Consumer Sciences (7-12)
- Library Media Specialist (K-12)
- Mathematics (7-12)
- Physics (7-12)
- Spanish (K-12)
- Special Education (all areas
Details are included in the link below.
Attendance and Tardies
Absences
In addition to Blytheville School District Board Policy, the following steps will be taken for students with excessive absenteeism:
For each day a student is absent, the parent/guardian will be notified by an automated phone call.
Day 3 will result in an official letter sent home to the parent/guardian from the school.
Day 6 will result in an official letter sent home to the parent/guardian from the school and a conference will be held with the principal/designee. At this time, the truancy video will be shown.
Day 7 will result in your child being turned over to the Blytheville School District Truancy Officer and a Family In Need of Service (FINS) petition may be filed with the Juvenile Court System. The Arkansas Child Abuse Hotline may also be contacted at this time.
Students arriving after 11:30 a.m. or checking out prior to 11:30 a.m. will be considered absent for a half-day.
Tardies
The instructional day begins at 7:45 AM. Students arriving to school on or after 7:55 a.m. will be tardy and must report to the Welcome Center for an admission slip to class.
When a student has received 12 tardies within a 9 weeks period, the principal/designee will make contact with the parent/guardian to discuss their child’s early arrivals and early dismissals (tardies).
When a student has received 15 tardies within a 9 weeks period, your child will be turned over to the district Truancy Officer and a Family In Need of Service (FINS) petition may be filed filed with the Juvenile Court System. The Arkansas Child Abuse Hotline may also be contacted at this time.
The school day ends at 3:05 PM. Students checked out prior to this time will be considered tardy for the afternoon.
Special Dietary Needs
If a student has special dietary or medical needs please contact the school nurse. All students who wish to take medication at school (including inhalers) must receive a form from the school nurse to be filled out by their doctor.