Blytheville Elementary School
March 16 - 20
CHICKASAW P.R.I.D.E.
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.
BES Faculty and Staff Handbook 2019-20
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/
This Week:
Mar 16 - 20: AMI Days 1 - 5
Next Week:
March 23 - 27: Spring Break
We Appreciate our Instructional Facilitators
ACT Aspire Testing Information
Required Training: April 8th at 3:30 pm in the Library
5th Grade ACT Aspire Testing
April 21st: Reading & Writing
April 22nd: Math
April 23rd: Science & English
3rd and 4th Grade ACT Aspire Testing
April 28th: Reading & Writing
April 29th: Math
April 30th: Science & English
Please ensure that you are present for all of the dates listed above. A testing schedule, small-group locations, and more information will be provided with you in the coming weeks.
Extension for 3rd Quarter Grade Submission
We have been given an extension to have grades submitted since we are out today. Grades must be submitted by 9:00 AM on Tuesday, March 17th. So if you have not submitted your grades, you need to do so by tomorrow. Please review the procedures that were sent out by Kris Williams. If you have any problems, please let me know.
Building Disinfecting Process
Our district is in the process of purchasing some fogger type units to help disinfect campuses. If you have any personal items that you would like to remove from your classroom, please do so by 3:00 pm, March 17th. Once the process of disinfecting begins, you will not be allowed to return to the building.
The Gift of Social Distancing by Justin Baeder
After you deal with the immediate fallout of big events like school closures, what next? The current COVID-19 pandemic feels like a classic "hurry up and wait" situation.
Personally, I can't stand to sit around and do nothing for very long. (I can barely sit on the couch and watch a movie without something else to work on.)
I think a lot of us in this profession get antsy whenever we aren't doing something productive—a side effect of years of experience in fast-paced roles...
So the idea of hunkering down for weeks on end sounds like a jail sentence.
But we have a choice: we can instead see this "social distancing" as a gift:
- First, social distancing is a gift we give to the most vulnerable in our communities—those at the highest risk of medical complications from COVID-19. Sometimes the best course of action is to stop doing almost everything, to "flatten the curve" and avoid spreading the virus faster than our healthcare systems can handle.
- Second, it can be a gift to our own families. This is often a time of year when we're so busy that we don't spend much time with our loved ones. Long hours at work, practices and games and tournaments for kids' sports, and the general craziness of Spring—when everything is cancelled, we get that time back, like it or not.
- Third, we can see it as a chance to appreciate the gift of the great outdoors. It has been rainy here, but unlike other "hunker down" situations—like blizzards—it's actually full of opportunities to get into nature (while giving other families plenty of room on the trails).
I'm writing this for myself as much as you, so I'll ask:
- How are you making the most of this time?
- What opportunities are you finding to be of service to others?
- What are you grateful for in the midst of this uncertainty?
Justin "not that kind of doctor" Baeder, PhD
Director, The Principal Center