BG eNews

AUGUST

8/28 - Picture Day

8/30- 2:10 Early Dismissal

SEPTEMBER
9/1 - No School (Institute Day)

9/4 - No School (Labor Day)

9/7 - Back to School Picnic 5:30-7:30 PM

9/12- Open House (Details below with time)

9/27 - 2:10 Early Dismissal

9/28 - BG Shopping Day for Grades K, 2, 4

OCTOBER

10/5 - No School (Parent/Teacher Conferences)

10/6 - No School (Parent/Teacher Conferences)

10/9 - No School (Columbus Day)

10/10 - Picture Retake Day

10/20- No School (School Improvement Day)

10/25 - 2:10 Early Dismissal

10/26 - BG Shopping Day for Grades 1, 3, 5

ARRIVAL TIME

Students are in attendance from 8am-3pm. Doors open at 7:45am. Students may not exit their cars until 7:45 am or until morning supervisors are visible.

Student picture day is August 28th. Retakes are October 10th.

This is a prepay site and ordering will be closed at Midnight the day of Picture Day, 8/28, to process the orders.

*Click on image below for directions and event code

If you miss prepaying you will have a chance to order pictures with your child's Ticket Code. When placing an order after Picture Day with a Ticket Code a SHIPPING FEE will be added on and picture packages will be shipped directly to the home.

Ticket Codes will be delivered with the bulk picture package order approximately three weeks post Picture Day.

Please email Color Portraits directly with any ordering questions.

2D earned 10 paws already! They were the first class to reach that goal and to get a class reward activity. Way to Go 2D! We love how you are setting an example for the whole school!

On Tuesday, 9/12/23, we will host our Open House Event for students and their families.

We will host two sessions:

• Families with the last name beginning A-M are invited to come between 5-5:45pm.
• Families with the last name beginning N-Z are invited to come between 6-6:45pm.

For car riders, we use a Visor Tag System. This week, each family should have received a car tag that has the family last name and the class codes of students in the family. The use of this visor tag expedites our car rider line tremendously as staff members are able to get students ready for their cars as the cars pull up! Please display the tag on your passenger side visor, or passenger side window, so that it is visible to the BG staff as you pull through the pick-up line.

If you need additional visor tags, please email Mrs. Kirincich.

Absences should be called in by 7:45 AM if your child will be absent for any portion of the day. The number is 331-228-2100 and has voicemail. You can call during the evening or overnight and leave a message. Please leave your child’s name, their teacher's name and the reason why your child is out. If they are ill, please indicate their symptoms. You are also welcome to email absence information to Kristin Cloy in the main office.

Prearranged Absence Form:

Prearranged absence forms are to be used for absences known in advance such as a planned vacation.

Please call the office when you are 5 minutes away and we will have your child ready and waiting for you at the office. You will have to press the buzzer to come inside the vestibule to sign them out on our iPad. 331-228-2100

REMINDER!

Please turn in your required health forms to the Health Office! If you are missing any health records you will be contacted in the next week.

Kindergarten and Students new to Illinois- Physical, Vision, Dental, Health survey Students who are new to Illinois need to have these on Illinois

2nd Grade- Dental

3rd Grade- Updated Health Survey

All of the forms are linked here for your convenience or you can go to the District Website and find them in the parent section under Forms. We will be sending home letters to the students who have missing medical records after Labor Day weekend.

Please reach out if you have any questions. Feel free to send any communication, including health forms, to bel-nurses@d303.org to ensure that all of our Bell Graham nurses receive this important information pertaining to your student(s)The health office direct line is 331-228-2104.

Thank you!

Kerisa Martini Espinosa, RN

LeeAnna Anzaldi,MSN, RN, PEL-ILSN

RESTAURANT FUNDRAISER - 8/29

Our first restaurant fundraiser will be hosted by Buona Beef on Tuesday, August, 29th. Just mention the fundraiser when ordering. 20% of the proceeds will benefit BG!

AUGUST PTO MEETING - 8/30

Our first PTO Meeting of the new school year will take place on Wednesday, August 30th. Please join us in the teacher's lounge at 1:00 p.m. (changed from the calendar-we forgot about early release. Whoops!) to learn more about what we have planned for this school year and how you can help!

WELCOME BACK PICNIC - 9/7

The annual Welcome Back Picnic for all families is Thursday, September 7th, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Food, as well as Kona Ice and Kimmer’s Ice Cream, will be available for purchase. Or bring a picnic! Several fun family activities will be available for you to participate in. We look forward to seeing you all there to celebrate the new school year!

ART CLUB

Due to popular demand, another class has been added! Please sign up for the waitlist, and you will be added until we have another 20 kids.

Art Club is a weekly class held after school where students learn how to draw complex objects by breaking them into foundational shapes. Children will learn how to deconstruct an image and then reconstruct it. It runs from September 5th to October 24th and is open to K-5. Classes are on Tuesdays from 3:05-4:05 p.m. Please sign up here using the below flyer for instructions on how to register through our vendor Young Rembrandts.

FRONT OF THE PICK UP LINE/ PARKING SPOT RAFFLE

Tired of waiting in the BG pickup line? Cruise to the front of the school each day right at pick up time by entering to win a FRONT of the line pick up spot for dismissal!!! Tickets are $20 each. We are also raffling off a VIP parking spot for BG events to one lucky family! No more parking in the lawn if you win! Tickets are $10 each. Drawing will take place after the Welcome Back Picnic. Enter as many times as you'd like! Sale ends Thursday, September 7th.

HEAD ROOM PARENT

Are you looking for an opportunity to become more involved in the BG community? We are looking for a room parent volunteer from each classroom to act as a liaison between the teacher and other classroom parents. Responsibilities include organizing class parties and class gifts for the teacher.

If you are interested in submitting your name for your child’s class, please fill out this form Head Room Parent Signup. The deadline to complete this form is Thursday, August 31st. If multiple volunteers are submitted for a classroom, the names will be put in a hat and a volunteer will be randomly chosen.

SPIRIT WEAR

Did you get your BG Bobcat spirit wear yet? Don’t wait…act now! The store closes in one week!

The annual BG Spirit Wear Sale is here and it’s time to get your BG Bobcat spirit wear! Spirit wear is great for school events, school spirit days and to make those morning outfit decisions easy. Volunteer at the school? What a great way to show BG love while you’re there! And the best part…proceeds from the sale will go to the BG PTO! Now that’s a win-win.

The web store is open and accepting orders…but act fast, as the sale won’t last long!

https://bellgraham0923.itemorder.com/shop/closed/

PTO DUES

Please don't forget to pay your PTO Dues on PushCoin. PTO Dues are $25 per FAMILY. These dues help fund so many of the programs that the PTO sponsors throughout the year. Paying your PTO dues also grants you access to DirectorySpot. Thank you for your support!

WEBSITE

For additional information on the PTO please visit our website or our Bell Graham Elementary PTO Facebook page.

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Any questions or comments? Please contact our PTO President Kate Bennett at kate.bennett82@yahoo.com or 630.461.7606.

We are happy to report that we will have a therapy dog visiting us Monday, Tuesday, Thursday , and Friday mornings this year. Returning students are familiar with Koda the Campton Hills police dog, Charlie the St. Charles police dog and Willow who visited us frequently last year.

We had great success with our therapy dogs last year. Please reach out to Dr. Dieckman or Julianna Harmon if you have any questions.

2023-24 Elementary School Handbook

Electronic Devices in School

Phones/Smart Watches
Students are extended the privilege of possessing phones/smartwatches on school grounds; however, their use is limited to after-school dismissal and non-school days. These devices must be in the off position, or not used once the student arrives on campus until the end of the school day.

Mrs. Amy Klueppel - Principal

Website: bellgraham.d303.org
Location: 4N505 Fox Mill Blvd St. Charles, IL 60175
Phone: 331-228-2100
Facebook: facebook.com/BellGrahamElementary
Twitter: @BellGrahamD303

D303 Community,

St. Charles North is looking forward to our first home football game of the season this Friday vs. Palatine! The sophomore game starts at 4:45pm followed by the varsity at 7:00pm. This Friday is Youth Football Night! All youth football players in uniform will have free admission.

In order to maintain a safe and enjoyable atmosphere for all of our spectators in attendance please take a moment to review some important reminders regarding the game:

-Gates will open at 4:00 pm.

-Tailgating is not permitted.

-No backpacks, bags or outside food or beverages are allowed. Bags no larger than 8x6 are acceptable. All bags are subject to search.

-All students under high school age must be supervised by a parent or guardian inside the stadium.

-No re-entry into the stadium is allowed.

-Use of profanity, taunting, including racial remarks of any kind, throwing objects, and possessing objects that block the view of other spectators are PROHIBITED.

-The Blue Fan Group student section is located in the bleachers on the south end. Parents and other spectators should plan to sit in the middle of the stadium. Our SCN Pep Band will play on the north end of the home bleachers.

Tickets will be sold at the gate. Prices are as follows:

-General Admission-$5.00

-Students & Seniors 65+-$2.00

-Visitors w/Student ID-$2.00
-D303 MS/HS Students and Staff w/ID-FREE

Please contact our athletic office at 331-228-6258 with any questions related to this event.

Come out and support our North Stars this Friday Night!