

BES Wildcats ROAR
Week of Monday, January 22 thru Friday, January 26
Dear Parents/Guardians,
Please keep an eye on our school newsletter and Facebook page for important announcements! Our school Facebook page is BES Wildcats ROAR. Please follow us on Facebook in order to see the latest news!
Upcoming Events:
1/23- 1/26 Benchmark Testing
1/27 Frankencats Lego Robotics Competition
2/1 Group Pictures and Spring Pictures
Drop off and Pick Up Reminders: In order to ensure the safety of students, there should only be one line used for drop off in the mornings. Please do not pass other cars once you drop off your student. Parents, please ensure that students are ready to go once you enter the car line in order to keep the line moving. Also, please do not enter the loop for dismissal until 2:00. We use the loop for recess and PE often and may have students outside. Car riders should not be dropped off at the Hardin St. entrance before 7:45. This ensures that our bus traffic is able to flow smoothly. Thanks for helping us keep our student safe!
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
Students will continue area and perimeter.
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 and ensure that students charge their laptops each night!
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
Students will be adding and subtracting fractions with like denominators, in addition to taking their math benchmark.
Science
Students will be mapping and researching Earth’s changes on land and water. They will also complete their science benchmark.
Social Studies
Students will continue their unit on Government
ELA
Students will work on drawing conclusions and generalizations. They will also complete their ELA benchmark.
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
Students will continue to add and subtract fractions and mixed numbers. They will have an assessment this week.
Science
Social Studies
ELA
Scholars will explore scientific/informational texts including cause and effect, sequence, and text structure. Roots: cred
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
Math
3rd grade- Fractions and Number Lines
4th grade- Fraction Equivalents
5th grade- Adding and Subtracting Fractions with Unlike Denominators and Word Problems
Word Study- Word Masters definitions review with charades
Research-
3rd- What do astronauts do?
4th- Advancement of Inventions: Types of Alternatives and Advancement of Technology:
5th- Continue research in expert groups on an area of the Renaissance to present to class.
PE
Music
3rd grade:Dynamics in Music
4th grade: Instruments of the concert band and sound production.
5th grade:Dynamics in music.
Art
3rd grade- begin large self portraits
4th grade- finish large landscape final drafts
5th- finish large canvas pieces
Library
Weekly Reminders :)
- Good News Club will meet on Tuesdays. 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.
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