The Weekly Update #4

Bloomington Elementary School

09 Oct 2023, Vol I, Issue 06

J Welch Farms

Scan this QR code to purchase student and visitor tickets to the J Welch Farms 2nd Grade Field trip on October 19, 2023.

All BES Students are $10. All other visitors, parents, siblings, regardless of age need to purchase a ticket for $12. Some of the activities include wagon ride, zip line, pumpkin patch, corn maze, mountain climb, life sized, checkers, sand box and much more.

We are happy to announce that all grade levels will have field trips in the month of October. Specific details and information will be sent to you via paper notes, text message and email. Some basic information that applies to all field trips:

1) School lunch is always privded for every student

2) Students may pack their own lunch

3) Snacks are premitted for the bus ride

4) Students may bring phones or cameras, but they are responsible for them during the entire trip

5) If students bring money for the gift shop, they are responsible for it during the entire trip

6) Participation on firled trips is dependent on completing classroom work & good classroom behavior

Thank you for your support of these fun, exciting and engaging activities.

All Seond through Fifth Grade students were sent home with a poster. If you need another poster, you are welcome to purchase your own. Just follow the simple directions below:

This Years Theme:

"Cooking Safety starts with YOU”

POSTER CONTEST RULES FOR FIRE PREVENTION WEEK

1. This contest is open to all students in 1st through 5th grade.

2. Posters must be original and will be judged according to this year's theme,

"Cooking Safety starts with YOU”

3. Only individual work by the student and one entry per student will be accepted.

4. Posters must be drawn, painted or mounted on poster board.

5. All posters must conform to the following:

a) SIZE: Posters must be 22" in width and 14" in height. When the

poster is completed, it must be drawn so it will display 22"

wide and 14" inches high.

b) KIND: Any art medium including paintings, cut outs, pen and ink, crayons, chalk, pencils, computer graphics, but not limited to these requirements.

c) NO live matches, fireworks or glass may be used.

NO objects over one-half inch in height to be placed on posters.

NO pictures of student or family members on posters

6. Each poster must have printed on the lower right hand corner on the

BACK: Student's name, age, grade, and school name.

7. Judging will be conducted Monday, October 16th, 2023. 1st, 2nd and 3rd place ribbons

will be awarded for each grade. The first place poster for each grade will be picked..

up by Fire Dept. at that time for the City/County Wide Contest.

8. Judges for the City/County Wide Contest will be selected by the Victoria.

Fire Department.

9. First place winners of the county-wide poster contest will be awarded a trophy and gift

certificate from Wal-Mart.

10. Sponsors for fire prevention week are Victoria Fire and Safety, Rosewood Funeral

Chapel and Citgo, Inc.

11. The decision of the judges will be announced Wednesday October 18th, 2023 and

their decisions will be final.

12. Winning posters may be picked up at the Fire Marshal's Office at 9508 NE Zac Lentz

Parkway (Fire Station 5) between October 23 and November 10, 2023 during regular hours or call 485-3460 for pickup instructions.

After November 10th, 2023 posters become the property of the Victoria Fire Department

Parents: we are asking for your help with water bottles. Please consider sending your student with a refillable water bottle. We have water purification systems around the campus and in the dome to help with student hydration.

Here is a scheudle of the early release Fridays and Fridays of staff development.

Pom Pom Squad Schedule

Parents are allowed to bring treats to the class for a student's birthday. You can drop these items off at the front office anytime of day. The office will deliver items to the classroom during break times so that learning schedules are uninterrupted.

Teachers will ensure that treats and drinks are distributed to all students at the end of the day. This is typically around 2:30 or 2:45 pm.