
BES Wildcats ROAR
Week of Monday, November 6 thru Friday, November 10
Dear Parents/Guardians,
We are approaching a busy time of year for students and families. Please keep an eye on our school newsletter and Facebook page for important announcements!
Upcoming Events:
November 6th- Make up Pictures
November 6th- 16th- Student Council Canned Food Drive
November 10th- Kona Ice at BES
November 17th- Clemson/Carolina Day
November 28th- Too Good for Drugs Graduation, 9:00
Let’s “TACKLE” hunger together!
November 13th is World Kindness Day. Student council has chosen to show kindness to others in our community, and they need YOUR help.
Beginning Monday, November 6th we are asking everyone to begin collecting canned goods to support the work of our local food pantry. Collection of cans will run thru November 16th.
The Carolina Gamecock and Clemson Tiger rivalry game is also held in November, therefore, students who bring in cans will designate which team they choose to support. The winning team will have bragging rights for the day.
The class with the most cans collected will earn a “Pizza with the Principal” party. Also, the student who brings in the most cans will earn the opportunity to eat lunch with a friend or staff member of their choice.
Congratulations to the following classes for meeting their October iReady goal!
3rd: Mrs. Will, Mrs. Phenicie, Mrs.Blackwell
4th: Mrs. Hambright, Mrs. Norman
5th: Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Phillips, Ms. McRobie, Mrs. Yeargin
Safety Notes:
Any visitor to our building will pass through metal detection. We encourage you to leave personal items in your vehicles. When you enter our front door, there is a table and basket to the right. Anything that you are bringing in should be placed in that basket. Please clear metal detection and then ring the new buzzer that will allow you into the office area. The buzzer on the office door is a new safety feature. We appreciate your patience and cooperation with these safety measures.
We are glad to welcome our parents and families to eat lunch with their own child. Visitors should not pull other students to eat with their child. If you are coming for lunch, please make sure that you have your ID to check in and get a badge. Visitors should report to the sunroom to eat with their child. Once lunch is over, the student should return to their class for dismissal from lunch, and the parent/visitor should return to the office for check out. Visitors should not travel down the hallways or other places in the building. Thank you in advance for your help with this safety matter!
Parents Needed!
Please consider joining the PTO! Our PTO has done some wonderful things for our students and staff, and wants to continue that work this year. There are different ways to participate and we would love your support! Joining the PTO is a wonderful way to support your child and our school community! Let your child's teacher know if you are interested in joining PTO. Thank you in advance for being an active member of the BES community.
3rd grade is learning....
Math
Mathematicians will continue working on strategies for multiplication, including finding the unknown factor.
You can help your child by practicing multiplication facts at home to support math fluency. There are numbers everywhere that can be used to make reviewing fun!
Science
Social Studies
ELA
Please read for 20 minutes at home each day!
3rd Grade Schedule Overview
8:05 Tardy Bell Rings
Morning: Whole Group Instruction, Small Groups, Interventions and Resource Supports
Lunches (Recess is before lunch for all classes)
10:45 Miss Cantrell
10:50 Mrs. Whelchel
10:55 Mrs. Will
11:00 Mrs. Phenicie
11:10 Mrs. Blackwell
Special Areas: Art, Music, Library, PE, Guidance, iReady Lab
11:40-1:05
Afternoon: Whole Group Instruction, Small Groups, Interventions and Resource Supports
Dismissal @ 2:25
4th Grade is Learning...
Math
Science
Social Studies
ELA
4th Grade Schedule Overview
8:05 Tardy Bell Rings
Morning: Whole Group Instruction, Small Groups, Interventions and Resource Supports
Lunches (Recess is before lunch for all classes)
12:15 Mrs. Hamright
12:10 Mrs. Ham
12:05 Mrs. Comer
11:45 Mrs. Norman
11:50 Ms. Seay
12:00 Mrs. Harr
Special Areas: Art, Music, Library, PE, Guidance, iReady Lab
9:50-11:15
Afternoon: Whole Group Instruction, Small Groups, Interventions and Resource Supports
Dismissal @ 2:25
5th Grade is Learning...
Math
Science
Social Studies
ELA
Scholars will work on their Too Good For Drugs essays. The word study will focus on idioms and roots including miss and mit. There will be an assessment this week.
TGFD
5th Grade Schedule Overview
8:05 Tardy Bell Rings
Morning: Whole Group Instruction, Small Groups, Interventions and Resource Supports
Lunches (Recess is before lunch for all classes)
11:15 Mrs. Yeargin
11:20 Mrs. Brown
11:25 Mrs. McRobie
11:35 Mrs. Phillips
11:40 Mrs. Porter
Special Areas: Art, Music, Library, PE, Guidance, iReady Lab
8:20-9:45
Afternoon: Whole Group Instruction, Small Groups, Interventions and Resource Supports
Dismissal @ 2:25
Project Goal, Grade 3-5
All grades- Increasing/Decreasing Analogy Focus and introduce Word Master Vocabulary for the Fall.
Problem Solving Strategy- Guess and Check
3rd- Researching the history of flight and practicing note taking strategies.
Math Skill Focus-Place Value and Rounding
4th- Practice Cornell Notetaking while watching a video about the Industrial Revolution.
Math Skill Focus- Multistep Word Problems, Remainder, and Estimation
5th- Research the Black Plague and take notes using the Cornell Method.
Math Skill Focus-Analyzing Patterns and Relationships
PE
Music
Art
Library
Weekly Reminders :)
- Good News Club will meet on Tuesday. If you signed your child up, please send a transportation note for Tuesday.
- If your student is on the Robotics team, practice will continue this week.
- Please support your child by ensuring that their laptops are charged every day and brought to school each and every day!
- Please turn in a note if your child is out of school for any reason. Truancy letters have been sent home for students that have missed three unexcused days in a row OR five unexcused days total. Be sure to check out our new link for submitting parent notes online as well.
- Please send a note if there is a change in transportation. This note should include the child's first and last name, the change requested, length of the change, and a parent/guardian signature.
- Pick-up for the Kids Club is in the back loop. Car riders are picked up in the back loop until 2:45. Please do not pick-up up from Kids Club before 2:45. Parents are required to sign their child out from Kids Club.
Too Good For Drugs Graduation
Graduation for our 5th grade students will be held on November 28th at 9:00 at BES. We hope to see you there!
Make up Pictures
Make up pictures will be made on November 6th!
Kona Ice
Kona Ice will be here on November 10th! Icees start at $3.
Blacksburg Elementary School
Email: julie.foster@cherokee1.org
Website: https://bes.cherokee1.org/o/be
Location: 402 Hardin Street, Blacksburg, SC, USA
Phone: 864-206-6518
Facebook: facebook.com/BESWildcatsROAR