THE VIKING VIEW

BVE TV!

Each week, Ms. Billings creates a video that is shown in the cafeteria during lunchtime throughout the week. Enjoy this week's edition of BVE TV!

We can help you wish your child a happy birthday with a special message in our weekly video! The cost for a special slide in the video is $5.00. We can design the slide for you, or you may design it yourself. We can also display a Happy Birthday message for your child on our BVE PTA sign post in the front or back car line. The cost for this service is also $5.00.

Submissions are due the week prior to your child's birthday week. Birthday messages cannot be added to signs and/or videos the week of their birthday. Please complete this Google form for either service. https://forms.gle/rcGK8sCdaUvtoxYn7

The money raised for the birthday messages will help us provide enrichment curriculum for our Quest program, along with rewards for our Positive Behavior Incentive System (PBIS). This would not be possible without you! THANK YOU for your support!

UP NEXT AT BVE:

DCA Week: March 13-16

PBIS-Off Campus Lunch Reward: Monday, March 13

Spring Pictures During Activity: Tuesday, March 14

Spring Intersession Invitation Forms Due: Tuesday, March 14 (Late forms will not be accepted.)

Last Day for Peanut Butter Donations: Wednesday, March 15

AR Goal Deadline: Thursday, March 16

BVE Field Day & St. Patrick's Day: Friday, March 17

Spring Break: Monday-Friday, March 20-24

Spring Intersession: Monday-Thursday, March 27-30---By Invitation Only

Term 4 Begins: Monday, April 3

3rd Term Report Cards Issued: Wednesday, April 5

AR Glow Party: Wednesday, April 5

Easter Holiday: Friday-Monday, April 7-10. NO SCHOOL

Last Day for Yearbook Orders: April 10

Career Fair for Grades 3-5: Thursday, May 18

BVE STATE TESTING CALENDAR

PLEASE TAKE NOTE OF THE CHANGE IN SCHEDULE FOR 3RD GRADE MATH AND 4TH GRADE READING, WRITING, AND MATH. This is the final schedule and will not change.

Find your child's grade-level test/subject in the calendars below. It is essential that your child be on time (PRIOR TO 7:28) for school each day of testing to give him/her the best start to his/her day. Please get them to school early, and let us provide them breakfast!

3rd Grade Reading Activities

Children can be silly and learn at the same time! Educators say working with sounds helps young students improve their reading skills. In preparation for this year’s 3rd grade reading assessment administered April 3-21, The Name Game is a fun activity for the whole family.

Visit strongreadersms.com for more activities.

FOLLOW THE FAMILY INFORMATION

It's already that time of year!!! This applies to parents with children whom they want to follow the teacher of their child's older sibling. If there is a teacher in the next grade level who taught your child's older sibling, your younger child may follow that teacher. We do our best to accommodate verified requests. Follow the link below to complete the google form. Forms are due no later than April 30th.

https://forms.gle/mcpixMqka6PkbQxV6


Pizzaiolos...fancy name for Pizza Makers Mrs. Hoy'ts favorite lesson of the year--PIZZA DAY! To practice their sequencing skills and following steps in a process, these 3rd graders made mini pizzas inspired by their RCC lesson!	Geometric Fun! Mrs. Thornton's 4th graders have been studying geometric figures. Taking a break from the classroom, they used the playground to find geometry in the real world. #realworldapplication	Follow Your Art at BVE More self-portraits were completed this week! Students drew lego, mirror, and water color renditions of themselves. Those smiles show how proud they are of their work. We know we are proud of them!

Pizzaiolos...fancy name for Pizza Makers

Mrs. Hoy'ts favorite lesson of the year--PIZZA DAY! To practice their sequencing skills and following steps in a process, these 3rd graders made mini pizzas inspired by their RCC lesson!

Geometric Fun!

Mrs. Thornton's 4th graders have been studying geometric figures. Taking a break from the classroom, they used the playground to find geometry in the real world. #realworldapplication

Follow Your Art at BVE

More self-portraits were completed this week! Students drew lego, mirror, and water color renditions of themselves. Those smiles show how proud they are of their work. We know we are proud of them!


Tactile Force, LLC (Security & Fitness) Preston R. Johnssson	Pharmacist Dr. Courtney Zitterkopf	Seeman Composites Jake Ladnier

Tactile Force, LLC (Security & Fitness)

Preston R. Johnssson

Pharmacist

Dr. Courtney Zitterkopf

Seeman Composites

Jake Ladnier


Delta Airlines Pilot Eddie Knox	Local Artist Mary Rebecca Schloegel & Mark Schloegel, musician	Gulfport Police Department Marine Unit

Delta Airlines Pilot

Eddie Knox

Local Artist

Mary Rebecca Schloegel & Mark Schloegel, musician

Gulfport Police Department

Marine Unit


USM Biochemists Graduate students Grace McLoughlin & Jacob Salminen	Gulfport Police Department	Mandal CDJR Amanda Schorghofer, Jordan Williams, and Evan Rouse. Dwayne Wood, General Manager

USM Biochemists

Graduate students Grace McLoughlin & Jacob Salminen

Gulfport Police Department

Mandal CDJR

Amanda Schorghofer, Jordan Williams, and Evan Rouse. Dwayne Wood, General Manager


Gulfport Fire Department Cory Dedeaux, Tyler Alexander, Gerald Gordon	Educate and Celebrate Macy Young	Pop Brothers Shannon Arzola

Gulfport Fire Department

Cory Dedeaux, Tyler Alexander, Gerald Gordon

Educate and Celebrate

Macy Young

Pop Brothers

Shannon Arzola


Mississippi Power		Local Author & Illustrator Alexis Lampley

Mississippi Power

Local Author & Illustrator

Alexis Lampley

PeaNUT! Peanut BUTTER!

Our BVE Student Council will be collecting peanut butter! Please see the attached flyer for the March of the Mayor's peanut butter collection in Gulfport. The Gulfport School District will collect peanut butter through March 15. Bayou View Elementary's pick up will be made on March 16th and be delivered to the downtown Gulfport fire station.

The year before last, Gulfport School District made the largest donation in the city. We encourage you to participate! Thank you for supporting this community event!

MAAP Math Missions Madness Contest! PRACTICE FOR THE MAAP MATH ASSESSMENT AND WIN PRIZES!

Students in grades 3-12 can join the MAAP Math Missions Madness Contest with PAPER and the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) happening March 1-31 to help prepare for Mississippi Academic Assessment Program (MAAP) state assessment this spring.

To enter the contest, students should log on to PAPER, select “practice math games,” and then complete as many mission activities as possible between March 1-31. If a student gets stuck while working on a problem, he or she can take a screenshot of the problem(s) and share the screenshot(s) in a chat session with a live tutor for assistance. Eighteen prize boxes of PAPER swag will be given to students across the state who complete the most mission activities.

If you ever need help with your school work, there’s a live tutor available to help you 24/7 on Paper, if your child is enrolled in grades 3-5.

Available anytime, anywhere, no matter what you’re working on, you’ll be able to connect with an expert tutor instantly. These are real people who are friendly, approachable, and want to help you succeed. To learn more about Paper and how you can get started, visit the MDE + Paper Website and check out the student resources.

To get started with a tutoring session all you have to do is log in, ask your question, and they’ll give you a helping hand. To login:

Visit PAPER’s student login page
Type your school’s name
Log in via Google using your school credentials

Once you let a tutor know what you’re working on, you can expect them to ask you questions about what you’ve tried, what you understand, what you don’t understand, and from there they’ll talk you through the steps. Paper is a place for you to improve, and that doesn’t happen when you just look up answers.

If you have any questions about your account, please ask your teacher.

The BVMS Student Council is hosting its 3rd Annual Spring Fling 5k and 1 mile Color Fun Run on Saturday, April 22, 2023. The 1 mile run will begin promptly at 8:00 a.m., and the 5k will begin promptly at 8:30 a.m.

Early registration will be open March 1-March 17 and is $25 for the 5k and $15 for the 1 mile color run. Early registration will include a t-shirt.

Late registration will be $30 for the 5k and $20 for the 1 mile color run. Extra t-shirts will be available for purchase the day of the race; however, there will be limited sizes and will be on a first-come, first-serve basis.

This is a family event, so there will be a bounce house/slide for children to jump on and enjoy until 12:00 p.m. that afternoon.

On the registration form, please check if you are interested in purchasing food from the event, so the BVMS Student Council can plan accordingly.

We look forward to seeing you there! See the link below for the registration form!

SCHOOL ATTENDANCE

The best place for our students to be is in class. We have instructional gaps to close and need our students present, more than ever before. Please make sure that your child arrives to school on time each day. Try to keep check-outs to a minimal. If your child is absent, do your best to help them get caught up on missed work. Good attendance is crucial to student success! We strive for 97% attendance every month. Please review the school district attendance policy. If you have further questions/concerns, call the office for assistance.

ICE CREAM & CHIPS FOR SALE IN CAFETERIA

We are excited to offer these snacks to students throughout the week. They especially love ice cream days. Students must pay with cash or have funds available in their lunch accounts. It is extremely helpful to our cafeteria cashier if students have exact change to pay for these snacks. To add funds to your child's account, visit http://eps.mvpbanking.com/cgi-bin/efs/login.pl?access=56099

We thank you for your help with this!

PRE-K REGISTRATION AT BVE IS HAPPENING NOW!

As a reminder, BVE's pre-k program is operated by the United Way, not GSD. Completion of pre-registration is not a guarantee of acceptance to the program; therefore, United Way encourages families to have a backup plan for preschool. Also, after-school care is NOT provided for pre-K students at BVE.

For more information about the program, please visit https://www.unitedwaysm.org/prek4ward/

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT SCHOOL DRESS CODE

Parents, please check your child's clothing before sending him/her to school in the morning. If a student's clothing is deemed inappropriate, you will be asked to bring a change of clothing to the school. Please pay attention to the length of your child's shorts...shorts cannot be any shorter than fingertip length when their arms are by their sides. Also, students are not allowed to have holes in their jeans/pants any higher than knee-level. We need your help with this!

STUDENTS WHO ARE OUT OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE DRESS CODE POLICY WILL BE PUT IN ISS (IN-SCHOOL-SUSPENSION) UNTIL A CHANGE OF CLOTHES IS BROUGHT BY A PARENT/GUARDIAN.

Please review our handbook online regarding dress code. Thank you!

https://www.gulfportschools.org/Domain/99

Instruction: i-Ready at Home Resources!

If you are looking for a way to support your children with the ready curriculum, check out the

parent letters, tutorials, and extra practice offered from Curriculum Associates, the parent

company of Ready and i-Ready.

To Access the Tutoring Support Packs:

1 Go to the Tutoring Support site.

2 Enter the following password: TSp89TC.

3 Download the relevant subject and grade-level ZIP files for your

program.

4 Upload the files to your learning management system.

To Access the At-Home Learning Resources:

1 Go to the At-Home Learning Resources site.

2 Enter the following password: AHrs54.

3 Download the relevant subject and grade-level files.

4 Make materials available to students by printing or uploading to your learning management system.

School Hours & Arrival/Departure Times

School is in session from 7:28 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

ARRIVAL: The earliest students may begin arriving on campus is 7:00 a.m.; once on campus, students will go to the cafeteria to get breakfast or report directly to the classroom. This year, there will be a charge for breakfasts and lunches to students. Please complete an application for Free/Reduced Lunch. We will send these forms home with students. We encourage you to have your child get a breakfast since breakfast is such an important meal for our students. Our cafeteria crew provides a delicious breakfast!

IMPORTANT: All outside building doors are shut and locked at 7:28 a.m.; after this time, a student MUST be signed into the front office by an adult.

Announcements will begin promptly at 7:30 a.m. Students are tardy if they are not in the building by 7:28 a.m. AND seated in their respective classrooms by 7:30 a.m. We strongly encourage all students to be seated and ready to learn by 7:30 a.m. so as not to miss important information during announcements and not to disrupt others from listening as well.

DEPARTURE:

We dismiss kindergarten and first-grade car riders (those who do not have older siblings) to the front porch shortly before 2:30 p.m. If a student is not picked up by 2:45 p.m., he/she will be escorted by staff to School Plus, our after-school program. There is a charge for School Plus.

Transportation Changes & Student Checkouts--Here Are the Procedures to Follow--

If you have any transportation changes to make for your child or children, please notify the office staff via e-mail by 12:00 p.m. Please e-mail Mrs. Leah McClain (Records Clerk) at leah.mcclain@gulfportschools.org OR Mrs. Alicia Lawrence (Secretary/Bookkeeper) at alicia.lawrence@gulfportschools.org. Transportation changes must be made and documented by the front office staff, not with the classroom teacher. We do not take transportation changes after 12:00 p.m., nor do we take them over the phone.

We do not allow student checkouts after 2:00 p.m. Please understand that parents who enter the office after 2:00 p.m. requesting to check out their child or children will be asked to get back into the carline for student pick-up. We also do not take checkouts over the phone to have students waiting for the parent to arrive in the office. Students are called to the office for checkouts only if an approved adult is present in the office BEFORE 2:00 p.m. to check them out. We thank you for your cooperation in helping us protect instructional time.

Rainy Day Dismissal Procedures!

If it is raining at 2:15 p.m., all park-walkers will be considered car-riders and need to be picked up in their respective car-rider lines. We will send a message via School Status if this occurs. We appreciate your cooperation keeping students safe AND dry.

Important Information:

PARENTS, PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR CHILD HAS A CHANGE OF CLOTHES AT SCHOOL. Bathroom accidents are not the only spills that happen here at school. Although we do have a clothes closet, with gently used clothes, it is for emergencies. In the event that your child’s clothes get soiled here at school and he/she does not have a change of clothes, we will let them borrow clothes from the closet (if available). If you do not wish for your child to borrow clothes from the closet, please have a change of clothes at school and send a note to your child’s teacher stating that you do not wish for your child to borrow clothes from the closet.

Thank you

KIDS CAN LEARN HOW TO TYPE for FREE!

Students across the grades use computers throughout the week to complete classwork and are familiar with the keyboard. You can help your child become more comfortable with typing! Students can practice at home with www.typing.com. All they have to do is sign up and practice! It is a fun and engaging way to learn the correct way to type!


Box Tops for Education Want to help BVE earn cash for our school? Collect and submit Box Tops for Education. Here’s how it works: 1. Find Box Tops on hundreds of products 2. Clip Box Tops from each package 3. Send the Box Tops to BVE 4. Box Tops are worth 10 cents each for our school. We will treat every class to a pizza party that brings in 2,000 Box Tops!	Easy Money for Our School! <<<Box Tops for Education and My Coke Rewards>>> Every dollar helps our students and benefits our school! Take advantage of every opportunity to support our wonderful PTA!	My Coke Rewards You can donate to our school when you purchase Coke products. Coke products with a product code on the bottle cap or packaging are eligible. Just follow these steps to help us earn cash for our school: 1. Sign up for an account at Coke.com 2. After signing up, click "Rewards" 3. Scroll down to: "Continue to Support Your Local School" 4. Enter "Bayou View Elementary" in the search bar 5. Enter the eligible product code Check those bottle caps before throwing them away! It's free money for us if there's a code on it.

Box Tops for Education

Want to help BVE earn cash for our school? Collect and submit Box Tops for Education. Here’s how it works:

1. Find Box Tops on hundreds of products

2. Clip Box Tops from each package

3. Send the Box Tops to BVE

4. Box Tops are worth 10 cents each for our school.

We will treat every class to a pizza party that brings in 2,000 Box Tops!

Easy Money for Our School!

<<<Box Tops for Education

and

My Coke Rewards>>>

Every dollar helps our students and benefits our school! Take advantage of every opportunity to support our wonderful PTA!

My Coke Rewards

You can donate to our school when you purchase Coke products. Coke products with a product code on the bottle cap or packaging are eligible. Just follow these steps to help us earn cash for our school:

1. Sign up for an account at Coke.com

2. After signing up, click "Rewards"

3. Scroll down to: "Continue to Support Your Local School"

4. Enter "Bayou View Elementary" in the search bar

5. Enter the eligible product code

Check those bottle caps before throwing them away! It's free money for us if there's a code on it.


Anchored in Excellence!	Gulfport Strong!	Viking Proud!

Anchored in Excellence!

Gulfport Strong!

Viking Proud!


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Bayou View Elementary

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Check Out Our School Website!

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Mrs. Tess Lawrence, Principal	Mrs. Christine Salminen, Assistant Principal

Mrs. Tess Lawrence, Principal

Mrs. Christine Salminen, Assistant Principal

Bayou View Elementary School

Tess Lawrence, Ed.S., NBCT, Principal

Christine Salminen, Ed.S, NBCT, Assistant Principal

Paula Pettis, PTA President

4898 Washington Avenue, Gulfport, MS, USA christine.salminen@gulfportschools.org (228) 865-4625

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Tess Lawrence

THE VIKING VIEW

BAYOU VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

THE VIKING VIEW

BAYOU VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

The Official Parent News Publication of Bayou View Elementary School

VOLUME 21, ISSUE 29: March 13-March 17, 2023

Our Theme This Year Is GAME ON!

BVE TV!

UP NEXT AT BVE:

We are stepping into a busy season at school. Your attendance will help to ensure that you are prepared for your activities and assessments. #AttendanceMatters #GameOn

3rd Grade Musical

BVE STATE TESTING CALENDAR

3rd Grade Parents, Please Read. Help prepare your child for the Reading Gateway.

3rd Grade Reading Activities

A visit from Mississippi's First Lady

Yearbooks Are Now ON SALE! The sale ends on April 10th!

FOLLOW THE FAMILY INFORMATION

Pizzaiolos...fancy name for Pizza Makers

Geometric Fun!

Follow Your Art at BVE

Pizzaiolos...fancy name for Pizza Makers

Geometric Fun!

Follow Your Art at BVE

A HUGE SHOUTOUT TO OUR VOLUNTEERS!

Tactile Force, LLC (Security & Fitness)

Pharmacist

Seeman Composites

Tactile Force, LLC (Security & Fitness)

Pharmacist

Seeman Composites

Delta Airlines Pilot

Local Artist

Gulfport Police Department

Delta Airlines Pilot

Local Artist

Gulfport Police Department

USM Biochemists

Gulfport Police Department

Mandal CDJR

USM Biochemists

Gulfport Police Department

Mandal CDJR

Gulfport Fire Department

Educate and Celebrate

Pop Brothers

Gulfport Fire Department

Educate and Celebrate

Pop Brothers

Mississippi Power

Local Author & Illustrator

Mississippi Power

Local Author & Illustrator

VOLUNTEERS FOR FIELD DAY NEEDED!

PeaNUT! Peanut BUTTER!

The sharing book box at the BVE park is slim pickings! If you have any books at home to donate or share, please send them with your child! We will put them in the box so others can enjoy them!

MAAP Math Missions Madness Contest! PRACTICE FOR THE MAAP MATH ASSESSMENT AND WIN PRIZES!

Don't forget to take advantage of FREE homework help for your child in Grades 3-5, 24/7 with PAPER, an online tutoring program.

Summer Camp Information!

Need Resources to Help Your Child with Anxiety & Stress? Check out the resources below!

SCHOOL ATTENDANCE

THIS WEEK'S MENUS. Daily menus are subject to change when there are supply/delivery issues. We appreciate your understanding!

Child Nutrition Wants Your Feedback!

ICE CREAM & CHIPS FOR SALE IN CAFETERIA

PRE-K REGISTRATION AT BVE IS HAPPENING NOW!

Interested in Virtual Academy for Your Child Next Year?

Please Follow Our School Dress Code!

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT SCHOOL DRESS CODE

Instruction: i-Ready at Home Resources!

School Hours & Arrival/Departure Times

Transportation Changes & Student Checkouts--Here Are the Procedures to Follow--

Rainy Day Dismissal Procedures!

Important Information:

KIDS CAN LEARN HOW TO TYPE for FREE!

Help the PTA by Collecting Box Tops & Coke Bottle Tops! It's easy to do!

Box Tops for Education

Easy Money for Our School!

My Coke Rewards

Box Tops for Education