Buffalo Express

Buffalos,

Thank you so much for inviting all of the grandparents and special friends to visit our students this week. Words can't express how special this time was to our students and we loved connecting with our extended Berryton families. Special thanks to everyone that adopted a child for the afternoon so that all students could connect with an adult. Your kindness and compassion did not go unnoticed!

With Buffalo Pride,

Mrs. Bervert

DID YOU KNOW?

• Starting in preschool and kindergarten, too many absences can cause children to fall behind in school.
• Missing 10%, or about 2 days per month over the course of the school year can make it harder to learn to read.
• Students can still fall behind if they miss just 1 or 2 days every few weeks.
• Being late to school may lead to poor attendance.
• Absences and tardiness can effect the whole classroom if the teacher has to slow down learning to help children catch up. Attending school regularly helps children feel better about school- and themselves.

Start building healthy habits now so that students learn right away that going to school on time, every day is important. Eventually good attendance will be a skill that will help them succeed in middle school, high school, and beyond. It's also important that the office is notified via phone or email if students will be absent/tardy for any reason.

Important Attendance Definitions:

• Tardy- arriving after 9:10 am
• Early Pick-Up- leaving before 2:30 pm
• Unexcused Absence- an absence lacking reasonable justification or an absence lacking communication from guardians within 24 hours

According to Kansas Law (K.S.A. 72-113) a student is truant if they have missed the following without legitimate excuse:

• Three (3) consecutive days
• Five (5) unexcused absences in a semester
• Seven (7) unexcused absences in a school year

If a student has excessive absences (more than 10), a doctor's note or physical documentation will be required for an absence to be excused.

• September 16- Berry Hill Upick Farm Pumpkin Patch Opens
• September 18- Intramurals
• September 18- Shawnee Heights Board Meeting at SHHS- 7 pm
• September 19- Intramurals
• September 20- Drama Club Mtg for Parents from 5-5:30
• September 22- Intramurals
• September 25- No School (Professional Learning Day for Staff)
• September 26- Intramurals
• September 26- Nothing Bundt Cake Fundraiser from 4-7 pm
• September 29- Intramurals
• September 30- School Carnival from 4-7 pm

As an elementary principal I enjoy working collaboratively with staff members to support student learning. I am passionate about continuing to learn professionally, and building relationships with staff and students at Berryton Elementary. When I'm not serving at Berryton Elementary I am usually with my husband and two sons. We can be found at sporting events, cheering on Kansas State University, or just enjoying a movie at home.

Email: bervertk@usd450.net
Website: bes.usd450.net
Location: 2921 Southeast 69th Street, Berryton, KS, USA
Phone: (785)861-1300