Bertram Family Connection

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April 8th - No School

April 9th - No School

April 9th-19th - PreK & Kindergarten Roundup (see fliers below)

April 11th - 1st Grade Field Trip

April 12th - Growth Parade

April 12th - Spring Picture Day

April 12th - 5th Six Weeks Report Cards Post to Family Access

April 15th-19th - Volunteer Appreciation Week

April 17th - 3rd-5th Grade Reading STAAR

April 19th - Academy 4

April 22nd - Leaders 5

April 23rd - School Bus Driver/Monitor Day

April 23rd - 5th Grade Science STAAR

April 24th - Administrative Professionals' Day

May

May 1st - 3rd-5th Grade Math STAAR

May 3rd - School Lunch Hero Day

May 3rd - Academy 4

May 3rd - Kindergarten Field Trip

May 6th - Leaders 5

May 6th-9th - Teacher Appreciation Week

May 8th - School Nurse Appreciation Day

May 9th - 3rd Grade Field Trip

May 10th - No School

May 14th - Site-Based Meeting

May 15th - 3rd Grade Economics Fair

May 16th - Kinder & 5th Grade Graduations

May 17th - Field Day

May 18th - Speech Pathologist Day

May 22nd - End of Year Party Day

May 23rd - Last Day of School, 12pm Early Release

May 24th - 6th Six Weeks Report Cards Post to Family Access

Burnet County will be the epicenter of one of the biggest astronomical events in decades when a total eclipse of the sun occurs at about 1:30 p.m. Monday, April 8, 2024. To learn more about what a solar eclipse is, a link to a 5 minute video from National Geographic is provided below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxrLRbkOwKs&t=211s

Looking directly at the Sun without proper eye protection is unsafe EXCEPT during the brief total eclipse phase (“totality”). This happens ONLY within the narrow path of totality. At all other times, it is safe to look directly at the Sun ONLY through special- purpose solar filters, such as “eclipse glasses,” that comply with the transmittance requirements of the ISO 12312-2 international standard. Ordinary sunglasses, even very dark ones, are not safe for looking at the Sun.

Burnet CISD will provide every student with two pairs of solar eclipse glasses next week. Additional safety information can be found at the following links:

Eclipse Safety ENGLISH.pdf

Eclipse Safety SPANISH.pdf

As a final reminder, Monday, April 8 and Tuesday, April 9 are both student and staff holidays. Classes will resume on Wednesday, April 10.

Burnet CISD, in conjunction with the YMCA, is pleased to offer all 2nd grade students a Safety Around Water and Fundamentals of Swimming program. The lessons teach students about safe behavior around the water and will orient students to the aquatic environment to create a sound foundation for water safety skills.

April 9, 10, 11 (Barstow, Malina)

April 16, 17, 18 (Fucik, Havrda, Malina, Fitz)

April 23, 24, 25 (Barstow, Fucik, Havrda, Fitz)

We are asking each student to bring the following items on the

days they are scheduled to attend:

● Swimming Suit (it would be helpful if they wore them under their clothes that morning)

● Towel (please label with students name)

● Bag to carry towel and swimming suit

● Undergarments to put on after swimming

● Large Zip-loc bag to put wet swimsuit in to carry home

● Swimsuit cover / shirt (optional)

If you have questions, please call the front office!

PreK/Kinder Roundup for BCISD will begin on April 8th and run through April 19th. The first 200 to complete the full registration will receive a swag bag of Bulldog goodies on Meet the Teacher Night 2024! Registration is completely online on the BCISD website linked under the Parent and Student page.

Bertram's ADA for this past week was 95.51%.

ADA stands for Average Daily Attendance and is defined as the total days of student attendance divided by the total days of instruction. "98 IS Great!", so 98% is our goal! We recognize that illnesses and events take place that necesitate absences, however, we do encourage every student to be in school every day he/she is able. Let's work toward 98%!

Have you experienced great customer service from an Bertram teacher, staff, or employee? Has one of our staff members done something to make you smile or gone the extra mile? If so, we want to hear about it!

What is a Staff Shout Out? A Shout Out is a special recognition that acknowledges a District staff member who has demonstrated a special effort, an outstanding job, caring customer service, a project of high quality workmanship, a team mentality, and/or is helping students CRAFT the FUTURE.

Who can submit a Staff Shout Out? Students, parents, teachers, auxiliary staff, coworkers, and all community members. Anyone can submit a Staff Shout Out!

Who can receive a Staff Shout Out? Any employee of Burnet CISD. EVERY staff member is an important part of our team!

Please click the link below to complete a form briefly explaining why this staff member or coworker deserves recognition. All Shout Out will be listed on the Shout Out webpage.

• 7:15am Student Drop Off/ Breakfast
• 7:25am Office Opens
• 7:40am School Begins
• 7:45am Students arriving after this time are marked tardy
• 9:00am Students not in attendance are marked absent
• 1:30pm Any transportation changes DUE, please email: ber-transportation@burnetcisd.net
• 2:30pm All Early Checkouts must be complete - Remember to bring your picture ID to complete early check out
• 3:20pm Student Dismissal
• 3:45pm Office/School Closes

Email: ber-transportation@burnetcisd.net
Website: https://bes.burnetcisd.net/
Location: 315 Main Street, Bertram, TX, USA
Phone: 512-355-2111
Facebook: facebook.com/bertramelementary
Twitter: @BurnetCISD