BG eNews
August 19, 2022
Notes from Mrs. Klueppel...
8/25: Back to School Picnic (details below)
8/31: Early Release (2:10 pm dismissal)
9/2: No School (Institute Day)
9/5: No School (Labor Day Holiday)
9/8: Open House 5-7PM
9/12: Picture Day
9/28: Early Release (2:10 pm dismissal)
Early Release:
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Reminder:
If there is a change to your child's dismissal plan you must contact the office. Please do not contact your child via their phone or watch to relay the change, we can only honor a change in dismissal plans if the front office is contacted.
ELECTRONIC DEVICES IN SCHOOL
We are noticing many students coming to school with phones and SmartWatches. Please be aware of our School Board Policy for phone and Smartwatch usage during school hours:
2022-23 Elementary School Handbook
ELECTRONIC DEVICES IN SCHOOL
Phones/Smart Watches
Students are extended the privilege of possessing phones/smartwatches on school grounds;
however, their use is limited to after-school dismissal and non-school days. These devices must be in the off position, or not used once the student arrives on campus until the end of the school day.
BG Open House 9/8
This year BG will be hosting an Open House Event for all students and their families on Thursday September 8, from 5-7pm. This evening event is in lieu of our traditional Curriculum Night of years ago. Curricular information will be shared by teachers in various ways throughout the school year. During this Open House Event families will get to visit their child's classroom and other learning spaces throughout the school.
Due to our parking space shortage we ask families to follow the schedule below:
Families with last names A-M: 5:00-5:45pm
Families with last names N-Z: 6:00-6:45pm
We look forward to seeing everyone on Thursday September 8.
Car Tags
If you need additional visor tags, please email Mrs. Kirincich.
Reg. fees and/or Kdg. tuition
Family Resource Form - Due 8/26
In D303, we value the opportunity to provide a community of care and support to our families, especially those faced with financial hardship.
If your family is currently experiencing a significant financial need, our community partnerships have several supports available for families, including school clothes/shoes, winter coats/accessories, school supplies, toiletries, holiday meals, and/or holiday gifts. If you would like to be considered for any of these supports, please complete the Family Resource Form by August 26, 2022.
How to Report Absences
Picking up your child early?
Empower
Picture Day - 9/12
This is a prepay site and ordering will be closed at Midnight the day of Picture Day, 9/12, to process the orders.
*Click on image below for directions and event code
If parents miss prepaying they will have a chance to order pictures with their child's Ticket Code. When placing an order after Picture Day with a Ticket Code a shipping fee will be added on and picture packages will be shipped directly to the home.
Ticket Codes will be delivered with the bulk picture package order approximately three weeks post Picture Day.
Bell-Graham PTO
BACK TO SCHOOL PICNIC
Our PTO will be sponsoring a Back to School Picnic on the playground for all families on August 25th from 5-7pm. Jersey Mike’s subs and Taylor Street pizza are available for pre purchase. The Kona Ice truck will be at the event with yummy treats available for purchase. Several fun family activities will be available for you to participate in. We look forward to seeing you all there to celebrate the new school year. Please feel free to bring chairs or blankets to sit on. You are also able to bring your own dinner if you wish! Please visit our PTO Square Store to preorder pizza and subs for the event. VERY LIMITED food options will be available for purchase at the picnic. Orders are due MONDAY 8/22.
FRONT OF THE PICK UP LINE SPOT RAFFLE
We're excited to announce that we are able to raffle off a FRONT of the line pick up spot for dismissal!!! Cruise to the front of the school each day at pick up time. Tickets are $20 each. Drawing will take place after the Back to School Picnic. Enter as many times as you'd like. Thank you Mrs. Klueppel for donating this coveted spot to the PTO! SALE ends THURSDAY 8/25.
PTO DUES
Please don't forget to pay your PTO Dues on PushCoin. PTO Dues are $25 per FAMILY. These dues help fund so many of the programs that the PTO sponsors throughout the year. Paying your PTO dues also grants you access to DirectorySpot. Thank you for your support!
AUGUST PTO MEETING
Our first PTO Meeting of the school year will take place on Tuesday August 23rd. Please join us in the teacher's lounge at 1:30pm to learn more about what we have planned for this school year and how you can help!!
Any questions or comments? Please contact our PTO President Kate Bennett at kate.bennett82@yahoo.com or 630.461.7606.
Head Room Parent Vol Form - Due 8/31
Are you looking for an opportunity to become more involved in the BG community? We are looking for a head room parent volunteer from each classroom to act as a liaison between the teacher and other classroom parents. If you like to be involved, get into the classroom, are hands on, are creative, are organized, enjoying planning parties and like to have FUN this is the position for you! There is no better way to be involved with the students & staff, while providing great support to your teachers.
Responsibilities may include:
- Helping organize class parties
- Supporting PTO events and needs, including school spirit and teacher appreciation week
- Organizing class gifts for teacher
If you are interested in submitting your name for your child’s class, please fill out the google form below.
The deadline to complete this form is Wednesday, August 31st. If multiple volunteers are submitted for a classroom, the names will be put in a hat and a volunteer will be randomly chosen.
If you have any questions regarding this opportunity, please contact Candace Kloss (candacedanko19@hotmail.com) Head Room Parent Coordinator, or Kate Bennett (kate.bennett82@yahoo.com) PTO President.
Fox Mill 5K & Color Run
Registration for this year's Fox Mill 5K & 1-Mile Color Run/Walk on September 10th is now open!
In keeping with our theme of “running for a reason” and giving back to our community, all proceeds will be equally put towards the four prior race beneficiaries:
Fox Valley Food for Health in memory of Tricia DePasquale (2015)
Cameron Pepera Memorial Foundation in memory of Cameron Pepera (2016)
Northwestern Brain Tumor Institute in honor of Mike White (2018)
Kayla’s Hope Foundation in memory of Kayla Lehmann (2019)
The race is open to the community and we hope to see you there!
Health Office
Welcome Back Bobcat Families!
I am excited to be back at Bell Graham as a Certified Nurse. I will be in the building 2-3 days a week working with Stephanie. Although my role will be different I look forward to working with your children and helping them have a healthy school year!
REMINDER!
Please turn in your required health forms to the Health Office!
Kindergarten- Physical, Vision, Dental, Health survey
2nd Grade- Dental
3rd Grade- Updated Health Survey
All of the forms are linked here for your convenience or you can go to the District Website and find them in the parent section under Forms. We will be sending home letters to the students who have missing medical records after Labor Day weekend.
Thank you,
LeeAnna Anzaldi, RN, BSN, PEL-CSN
Stephanie Hilgers, RN, BSN
Health Office Email Address
Parents, please send any communication or test results to
bel-nurses@d303.org to ensure that all of our Bell Graham nurses receive this important information pertaining to your student(s)
Want to Volunteer?
In the event that a person is volunteering their time for one day only during the school day there is no paperwork needed
If you are interested in volunteering more than once at BG this year, please complete the following steps as soon as possible. All paperwork must be completed before you will be approved by the District to be a volunteer. Fingerprinting through the District is good for 5 years.
No COVID specific documents are required to be a volunteer; however, volunteers must not be exhibiting symptoms or be in schools on days 0-5 following a positive COVID test result. A well-fitting mask is recommended for parents/families returning to volunteer in schools on days 6-10.
District 303 Protocol for Volunteers:
Please complete the VLF (needs to be completed annually) AND Consent forms ASAP and return to the BG office along with a copy of your Driver’s License or State ID.
Once we send the form to D303 HR and it is returned, we will contact you to pick up your Authorization Form from the BG office, so you can make your appointment to be fingerprinted. D303 will waive the $40 fee if you follow this process.
You must have the Authorization Form in order to be fingerprinted.
Once you have completed the form and the fingerprinting process, our D303 HR Department will notify BG.
In the case you have already been fingerprinted through the ROE (as a sub, or for any other purpose), please indicate that on the Consent form. We will confirm with HR that the status is still current and does not need to be repeated.
How to Report Baker Station Absences
If your child will be absent on a day they would normally attend Baker Station, you need to email your site directly bellgraham@stcparks.org or email Angela Coppola, Baker Station Coordinator at acoppola@stcparks.org , ALL absences must be reported by 12:30pm on the day of your child’s absence. The St. Charles Park District and Baker Station staff does not receive this information from the individual school sites.
Picking Up from Baker Station?
Please call the phone number posted on the Baker Station sign on our front doors.
Bell-Graham Resources
Bell Graham Elementary School
Website: bellgraham.d303.org
Location: 4N505 Fox Mill Blvd St. Charles, IL 60175
Phone: 331-228-2100
Facebook: facebook.com/BellGrahamElementary
Twitter: @BellGrahamD303
CUSD 303 Resources
Organic Life is Hiring
Please contact Patricia Burton at 331-228-5242 or patricia.burton@d303.org for more information.