THRIVE in the HIVE

Greeting Brilliant Bee Family,

On behalf of the staff at Bill J. Elliott Elementary School, I am happy to welcome you to 2020-21 school year! We have missed you all so much! Although the school year may look a little different as we began with virtual learning and are now adding in-person learning, our priority remains the same. We look forward to a productive partnership with you to ensure our children can achieve their highest potential. We recognize that in order to be successful in school, our children need support from both the home and school. We know a strong partnership with you will make a great difference in your child’s education. As partners, we share the responsibility for our children’s success and want you to know we will do our very best to carry out our responsibilities.

The following standards will anchor our school year:

· Teachers will have planned availability for students – including scheduled office hours.

· Direct instruction will be delivered by teachers – students will be able to get teacher support when needed, and students will know how and when they can interact with their teachers.

· Students will receive clear, understandable directions on a daily basis on how to use academic materials.

· Teachers will provide instruction using two formats: Asynchronous instruction provides students with teacher assigned lessons, tasks or assignments for students to work on at their own pace. Synchronous instruction provides live, real time teaching with two-way teacher/student interaction.

We ask that you continue to guide and support your child’s learning by ensuring that he/she:

Remote learners - Please follow the virtual etiquette already established.

· Attends school daily by logging into their Google Classroom on time. School starts at 7:50am.

· A comfortable workspace and have all supplies ready.

· Dress appropriately for online class.

· Ensure they know their username and password

· Actively participates

· Completes all homework assignments given by teacher

· Informs you if he/she needs additional support in any area or subject.

In-person learners

· Arrive to school on time. School begins at 7:50am. School ends at 3:05pm.

Please drop off and pick up students around the back of the building. Students walking to school will enter by the gym.

· Ensure your child has all supplies and work needing to be turned in.

· Encourage your child to participate in classroom.

· Make sure your child is in dress code and wears a mask daily.

· Encourage your child to follow rules about wearing mask and washing hands and using sanitizer throughout the day.

Attendance Requirements:

· Remote attendance will count in the same manner as on-campus (face-to-face) attendance in satisfying this requirement.

· It is important that students understand that virtual learning attendance is based on daily engagement, not solely the completion of assignments.

The wonderful Bill J. Elliott Elementary staff and I feel privileged to be a part of this school family. If you need any assistance please contact us at 817-815-4600.

You may get additional and up to date information on social media:

www.fwisd.org

www.fwisd.org/BillJElliott

Twitter/facebook: @BillJElliottES

You can also download the FWISD app from Google Play

Sincerely,

Mrs. Latonya Ordaz

Principal

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We are an elementary school in the FWISD for grades pk-5.

Bill J. Elliott Elementary Mission Statement

To Create A Positive Learning Environment With A Challenging And Rigorous Curriculum That Fosters High Expectations And Success For All Students.

Email: sherry.harris@fwisd.org
Website: fwisd.org/BillJElliott
Location: 2501 Cooks Lane, Fort Worth, TX 76120, USA
Phone: 817-815-4600
Facebook: facebook.com/BillJElliottES
Twitter: @BillJElliottES

Please make sure to send in your updated shot records to our nurse: Cheryl.Bush@fwisd.org

Parents, because of our new safety protocol parents will not allowed at this time into the building for drop off and pick ups. No parents will be allowed into the school for lunch with their child at this time.

If you have office business please call the office 817-815-4600 to set up an appointment and we will be glad to help you. Thank you for your understanding.

Last month for September we recognized mental health week.

This month is red Ribbon Week is October 23rd- October 1st. Students team up and say no to drugs, no to bullying and learn to make health choices.

Monday, October 5th- #BlueUp Students, teachers, and staff wear all blue to take a stand to make bullying prevention heard around the world! This day also kicks off National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month. Students will receive an activity book and sign a pledge to take a stand against bullying.

This week’s focus: Make friends with someone you don’t know at school.

All of us have felt alone at some point. Maybe you were new at school and it took time to make friends, you know what it feels like to be left out. Let’s take action! Be a leader and make a new friend.

Monday, October 12th-STAND UP for Others Week Students, teachers, and staff wear camouflage as we join together to wage war against bullying.

This week’s focus: Stand Up

When you see someone being mean or bullying someone, be brave and STAND UP for them. At Bill J Elliott when we see something, we say something!

Monday, October 19th- Show kindness to others Week Students teachers and staff wear red because they agree to show love and kindness to others.

This week’s focus: Kindness

Students will pick a student/friend from class and say something positive about them to the whole class. Teachers will discuss how kind words make us feel. Teachers and staff will perform random acts of kindness for one another.

Monday, October 26th- Red Ribbon Week Red Ribbon Week is the nation’s largest drug and violence prevention campaign.

This week’s focus: Saying No to Drugs and Yes to Our Futures.

Students will participate in Red Ribbon Week Activities that will include education on the harmful affects of drugs and alcohol. (Please see the Red Ribbon Week flyer that was sent home last week for details.)

BJE Assessment Calendar for October:

Beginning of the year assessment GR . K-5 October 13th - Oct. 23rd

Beginning of the year assessment GR K-3 October 19th - Nov. 6th

We got spirit yes we do! We got spirit how about you? The PTA has spirit shirts for sale. Students may wear spirit shirts on Fridays. This years school spirit shirt is the same from last school year. If you would like a throw back spirit shirt, the PTA has them available for $10.00.

Please think about joining our PTA. Membership fees are $7.00. Remember joining the PTA shows local and state officials your support for your child and our school. You may contact Mrs. Nelson or Mrs. Harris at the school 817-815-4600 or you may email sherry.harris@fwisd.org. Thank you for your support.