I would like to begin by sharing some information, which you may have heard from your children or in the community. It was very important for me to speak with all of the students first. I have proudly served Blacksburg Elementary as the Principal over the past six years. It has been my greatest joy to work with the students, staff, and families of the Blacksburg Community. I have recently been appointed as the CCSD District MTSS Coordinator. This means that there will be a new Principal at BES. Mrs. Julie Foster has been appointed as the new Principal of BES, and we will begin this transition of roles on Monday, October 16. Mrs. Foster has served CCSD as an Assistant Principal and a teacher, and is excited about her new role as our Principal! Please join me in welcoming Mrs. Foster!

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!

Please consider joining the PTO using the following link: https://forms.gle/7WXXrA9f1F4KddHU7

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! Thank you in advance for being an active member of the BES community.

In ELA this week, Scholars will continue the Nonfiction unit. Scholars will identify Nonfiction Text Features.

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

This week in ELA, Scholars will continue to focus on distinguishing the differences between fact and opinion.

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

Scholars will focus on determining the importance of summarizing. The word study will focus on idioms.

Fifth graders have the opportunity to take part in the program To Good For Drugs. Students will attend classes weekly with Officer Parrott. Their graduation from this program will be in November and fifth grade parents will be invited. More information will come home regarding the date, location, and time of the graduation.

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

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

Scholars in 3rd grade will be researching skills, "What’s Great About Our State?" Scholars will be using Discus (South Carolina’s Virtual Library) to find information about South Carolina. 4th and 5th grade Scholars will study how informational text features contribute to a better understanding of the text.

• 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.
• 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.

Email: shelton.clinton@cherokee1.org
Website: https://bes.cherokee1.org/o/be
Location: 402 Hardin Street, Blacksburg, SC, USA
Phone: 864-206-6518
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