Mona M.

Our Mona Miller in housekeeping has had a suspected heart attack this morning. She may need additional procedures. As more information becomes available, we will share it. In the meantime, please keep you in your thoughts and prayers.

All Schools and Offices Closed

 All BCS schools and offices will be closed December 25, 26, & 29th, and January 1 for the holidays.

United Way $1 Collection

 Staff,

 Annually, BCS collects for the United Way. We at BES will do this on Friday, December 8. 

Please let students know to bring $1 that day to support those in need our community this season. 

Collection forms/envelopes will be distributed prior to 12/8.

Important Reminders for Week of 11/26

 

Welcome back from what I hope was a wonderful and relaxing Thanksgiving break!

Here are a few notes and reminders as we start our last 15 instructional days!

• Nurse Madeline is out tomorrow, but she has a sub.
• Parent/teacher conferences are this Tuesday, 11/28! Please remember to share the documents Michelle gave you at Gold Day and complete the Google form. Because we are a Title I school, these are required to ensure our funding continues. Links are below:
• Talking points for parent teacher conferences
• BES School-Parent Compact
• Parent Teacher Conference Attendance Form
• We will be hosting a wrestling tournament on our campus in the gym from 5-9 PM on Tuesday, 11/28.
• Picture make up day is Wednesday, 11/29.
• The 11 Days of Christmas starts on Friday! For a copy of that schedule, click this LINK
• December 2 we will be hosting the BMS Academic Team showcase on our campus.
• The Barkham baby shower is 12/6 after school. Please see Melissa McCauley-Longacre for more details.
• December 7 is SBDM. Please make sure to give policy feedback to your faculty reps. if you have any before then.
• Staff Party – CLICK HERE: Please do not forget to sign up and pay Natalie Long! She takes cash, check, or Venmo!
• December 15 we will have a ballet performance of The Nutcracker that is interactive in the morning. More details will be coming soon.
• Student grades/report cards are not due until five working days after we return from winter break. However, the window will be open the last week of December into January should you wish to work on them.

 

This info. is also in your email. 

 

 

SBDM Policies for Staff Review

Currently, the policies below are up for review. Please review them at your leisure. Contact your SBDM reps (Andrea Greer, Sandra Goatley, or Natalie Long) with feedback. 

 

FIRST READING - Alignment with State Standards

FIRST READING - Parent and Family Engagement

IMPORTANT - ABSENCES

 

Staff,

It is required that you text Brittany (270-692-8454) and myself (502-341-5185) if you are going to be absent within 48 hours. This gives us time to contact subs. You must text BOTH of us.

Please store our numbers in your phone.

Please text as soon as you know you will need to be out. We are in the situation of having multiple uncovered absences per day, and this is often preventable if we know of something in advance. This is especially important with the impending flu season.

If you put an absence in for an appointment in the future (say, a doctor's appointment in February), we can always work to secure advanced coverage, too, if you would like to reach out. However, that is not as imperative.

Please let me know if you have any questions on this expectation.

Thank you for all you do,

Josh

Thursday Social

Our Thursday social will be a fun one! We will compete is some holiday trivia and work on ornaments for our school tree!

You won't want to miss it! We will meet at 3 PM in the art room!

Green Day

On THIS FRIDAY, November 17, Bardstown Elementary will celebrate GREEN DAY, recognizing our green score on our recent school report card. Breakfast will include green donuts, and lunch will have green items with green plates and green utensils! Students are encouraged to wear green Friday as well! We will also have a brief assembly from 7:30-7:50 AM in the gym.

Hoax Calls

FYI - there have been at least two reported hoax phone calls to schools in Lexington and Lousiville so far. The calls have threatened aggressive behaviors. We have been notified these may continue to happen in the state, much like they did last year with the swatting call we got at BHS. 

Any threat we may get will have to be treated as real. However, I want you to be prepared and in the know.

11 Days of Christmas

 

 

The ELEVEN DAYS of CHRISTMAS are HERE!

Gold Day

 It is time for an AWESOME day of professional learning tomorrow!

Our plan for the day is HERE. Please wear your new, staff t-shirt and plan to bring cash for the taco truck if you want to enjoy some tasty Juanito's goodness. For the iReady session, you will need your laptop/Chromebook. 

All staff will start in the cafeteria for our morning session. Then we will break for iReady sessions in the media center.

KSA Data

 Individual student data in spreadsheet form is HERE. 

Please remember that this data is protected under FERPA laws. If you have any questions, let me know!

-Josh

Three Things

 

Important items:

1 – Please share the PTO newsletter via dojo or Remind. The link with the newsletter is below. Fundraiser forms are due Friday. We will use our monies/profits from this fundraiser to build a basketball court out back in the late spring/summer. PLEASE let parents know that. If families know why we are fundraising, sometimes they will sell more. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pDUyEQKEHA1n6kut_xErZ3JwgV5IOl6_JfE2kQNkcW4/edit?usp=sharing

2 – Juanito’s taco truck will be here on Gold Day! It will be parked in the bus loop. Menu is HERE. You have 75 minutes for lunch that day. 😊 Hopefully we can all enjoy some good food!

3 – Please make sure you give feedback to your SBDM reps. Tina sent out the note from Andrea, Natalie, and Sandra this A.M.

 

Here’s to a great rest of the week, awesome assembly tomorrow, and a WONDERFUL S.T.E.A.M. night too!

 

-Josh