The BIS Bulletin

What a week it's been! Thank you for sharing your children with us. We have some amazing students and can already tell that it's going to be a great year!

Each year the Home & School organization purchases character shirts for every elementary and intermediate student and staff member to support the Character Education program/theme for the school. This year’s theme is "Falcons Growing Together". If you haven't already, please fill out the form using the link below for EACH child at BIS.

Fundraising Packets are Coming Home Today!

Our annual fundraiser kickoff took place this morning in the Intermediate School gymnasium.

How to Participate:

• Students can start selling items immediately by using three different ways to participate.
• Funds financially support the school through the purchase of needed items in the school, character t-shirts for all students and staff, teacher appreciation gifts, and offering fun activities and events.

All orders, and packets are due on Friday, September 9.

• 1. Sell or purchase items from the brochure or online
• 2. Register at www.ShopFund.com
• 3. Make checks payable to Blair Oaks Elementary Home & School

What do you get?

• PRIZES listed on the packet envelope... PLUS:
• Sell 2 items: Attend a glow party
• Sell 4 items: Receive glow party items (bracelets, necklaces, rings, etc)
• Sell 20 items: BIG PRIZE (to be shared at a later date)

Help your class! Every teacher that has 50% student participation gets free items for their classroom.

Important Notes:

• If you sell items from the brochure and turn in a paper copy- please make sure you KEEP THE PINK COPY. The WHITE and YELLOW copies should be returned to SCHOOL with payment.
• Please also make sure the CHILD'S NAME, SCHOOL, and TEACHER NAME is filled in completely.

Student score reports from spring MAP testing are being sent home today. This parent letter provides information about the Missouri Assessment Program and helps to explain what the individual reports entail.

The Bash is scheduled for Thursday, September 1st from 5:30 - 7pm.

Attendees may want money for food trucks and water, all other items/activities are free.

Vendors that will be present: Ready Pop Popcorn, RJ's Real Italian Ice, Steve's Family Style, Jose's Mexican Cuisine, and Twisted Whip.

Serving families with children prenatal to kindergarten entry

• Parents as Teachers is a home visiting program offered at no charge for Blair Oaks residents. Parents as Teachers promotes optimal early development, learning, and health of children by supporting and engaging their parents and caregivers. It is designed to help you as a parent help your child learn, grow and develop to realize his/her full potential. For more information email Shauna Kerperin at skerperin@blairoaks.org

PRESCHOOL AGE SCREENINGS

• Preschool Age Developmental Screening September 17, 2022.
• Blair Oaks School District will be offering a free developmental screening for children aged 3 and 4 year in the district who will not be attending Kindergarten in the fall of 2023. To get more information and register use this link:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0F4AA8AE29A57-blair

All parents (grades Prek-5) are welcome to join Home & School! New attendees have the chance to win prizes! The next meeting is Tuesday, September 13 at 5:30pm in the Elementary Cafeteria

Save the Dates

As part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the President and Congress created the ACP, which provides eligible households up to $30/month (or $75/month for households living on Tribal lands) toward their internet bills, as well as a one-time discount of up to $100 to purchase a laptop, desktop computer, or tablet.

All households with a child who was approved to receive free or reduced price school meals under the National School Lunch Program or the School Breakfast Program, within the last 12 months, including children who attend schools participating in the Community Eligibility Provision, are eligible for ACP benefits.

Households are also independently eligible if (1) their income is at or below 200 percent of the Federal Poverty Level ($55,500 for a family of four); or (2) a member of the household participates in certain other Federal benefit programs — including, among others, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), Medicaid, and Federal Public Housing Assistance. Families can check their eligibility, sign up, and find fully covered plans at GetInternet.gov or by calling 877-384-2575.

A Blair Oaks Athletic Event Pass can be purchased for an entire family (parents and children KG-12th grade) or for an individual. The pass is good for all BMS & BHS home games during the school year except district events hosted by Blair Oaks for MSHSAA. Family Pass = $135, Individual Pass = $55.

Place orders here and submit payment to the BHS Office. Passes will be issued upon receipt of payment. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Cassi Kelley, High School Secretary, at ckelley@blairoaks.org.

• Water bottles: Students should bring their own water bottle from home each day. If a student consistently does not have a water bottle, parents will be contacted.
• Drop-off: Doors do not open until 7:30a.m. Students are able to eat breakfast when they get to school.
• Pick-Up: If students are car riders they should be picked up by 3:10p.m. If you pick up in the car rider line and ONLY have students at the elementary- don't forget that you can go through the middle parking lot and bypass the line in front of the Intermediate school. If you have children in both BES and BIS, then you will need to follow the line in front of the Intermediate school.