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Boyertown Elementary
Boyertown Area School District - Home of the Bears
Week In Review: Friday, October 20, 2023
Important Dates & Upcoming Events
There are many exciting events coming up at Boyertown Elementary School. We are looking forward to them!
October 23 - 27: Red Out Week (Different themes each day, see below!)
October 30: Candy Corn Day (Dress in orange, white, or yellow)
November 13: World Kindness Day! (Check out this amazing for an amazing story and Kindness shirts) https://bekindtoeveryone.com/pages/about-us-1
November 16: 3rd Annual Turkey Trot (More details to follow)
Attendance
For ABSENCES that are for reasons other than illness as a vacation, a day trip, or a family visit, an EDUCATIONAL TRIP FORM must be completed and submitted to the school prior to the absence. Please do not use the online absence slip to report this type of absence. The form can be found here: BES EDUCATIONAL TRIP FORM.
**PHONE CALLS ARE NOT ACCEPTED FOR ABSENCES. PLEASE PROVIDE BOTH FIRST AND LAST NAMES OF STUDENTS WHEN SUBMITTING AN ABSENCE.**
For a LATE ARRIVAL, please email your student’s teacher and email the attendance mailbox directly at attendanceBES@boyertownasd.org.
For an EARLY PICK-UP, please either send in a note to the teacher(s) or email attendance at attendanceBES@boyertownasd.org. Please include the following: student’s name, teacher’s name, time of the pick-up, and name of the adult picking the student up (*they must show ID at the door).
For a FULL-DAY ABSENCE, please use the online slip (BES ONLINE ABSENCE SLIP ) or send in a note to the school that your child will be absent (please state the reason why).
UNLAWFUL ABSENCES: *If the school does not receive an email (or a written note) concerning an absence within three (3) school days of that absence, it will be coded as unlawful, and the Unlawful Absences letter will be sent to the parents/guardians. It will also be added to the student's file. *NOTE: We cannot remove an Unlawful absence after the three (3) school days have passed.
Each student may have a total of ten (10) excused absences per school year. Every absence after those ten absences will all require a Doctor’s Note.
✏️2023-2024 BASD VOLUNTEER CLEARANCES🍎
There are new policies and procedures for clearances this year. Clearances must be uploaded into the new Raptor system in order to be in the school district's volunteer system. Volunteers who previously submitted clearances will be grandfathered in until November 17, 2023. Once submitted, clearances will be take 10 days to be verified. Paper copies of clearances will no longer be accepted. Clearances are mandatory to volunteer in Boyertown Area School District. Please view the links below for more information and access to the Raptor site.
BASD Volunteer Process: NEW: BASD Volunteer Process | Smore Newsletters for Business
BASD Website/HR Department: Human Resources / Volunteer Information - Using Raptor (boyertownasd.org)
🥯2023-2024 Breakfast Program Announcement🥐
JOIN US FOR BREAKFAST
All students in the Boyertown Area School District have the opportunity to receive breakfast in the cafeteria each school day. There will be a continuation of the Governor's free breakfast initiative to provide breakfast to students at no charge for those schools participating the School Breakfast Program. Therefore, students will not be charged for breakfast for the 2023-2024 school year.
Breakfast will be available during the following time each morning:
Secondary Schools 7:15am to 7:40am
Elementary Schools 8:25am to 8:45am
Our breakfasts include a variety of healthy and tasty choices including such items as cereal, mini waffles, mini french toast, muffins, cereal bars, pop tarts, fresh fruits, 100% juices and a variety of milk.
Students at the Middle School and Elementary levels are required to select an Entrée and must take at least 1 serving of Fruit or Vegetable to make a complete breakfast. A total of 3 items must be taken to make a complete meal. Milk is included as part of the meal. Senior High students are encouraged to do this as well, but are not required to purchase a complete meal. Instead, Senior High students have the option to purchase a la carte items, which are individually priced.
To see a complete listing of our menu offerings, which duplicate bi-weekly throughout the year, please visit the Boyertown Area School District website , select Departments, and choose Food Services.
Disclaimer:
In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.
Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.
To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:
(1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or
(2) fax: (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
(3) email: program.intake@usda.gov
This institution is an equal opportunity provide
TRANSPORTATION
BUSSING QUESTIONS🚌
If you need to reach the Transportation Department, please email transportation@boyertownasd.org for assistance. If you need assistance determining the location of a bus, reporting a bus problem, etc., please dial 610-369-7684. If you need help with a deviation to daycare within your school's sending area, with non-public school transportation, etc., please call 610-473-3473.
BES CAR RIDER LINE🚗
For safety purposes and efficient dismissals, we ask all parents utilizing the car rider line, to please always remain in their vehicles. Getting out of your vehicle and/or pulling outside the cones is not allowed and may pose a safety hazard if not adhered to.
Please be aware of any parent(s), child/children or staff member(s) who may be walking throughout our parking areas and crosswalks. In addition, please continue to be mindful of our surrounding families who live in the area and the children who are walking to and from school. There are NO U-TURNS ALLOWED on Second Street.
If your child/children will need assistance during dismissal for any reason, please do not use the car rider line. Instead, please park in the side lot or in the back lot and walk to the school's front entrance to sign out your child/children for parent pick-up. Use crosswalks where applicable.
PARENT PICKUP👍
If using the parent pick-up at the end of the school day, please make sure to park in the school’s side parking lot, park in a parking spot, and walk around to the main entrance.
Please make sure to have your ID out and ready, sign out your student(s) in the sign-out binder, which will be located at (or just inside) the front door. The students’ names will then be announced over the loudspeaker and will be instructed to report to the main entrance, once all the bus numbers have been announced. Please do not call the office at dismissal time to have your student(s) report to parent pick-up.
Please do not park out front in the main entrance parking lot, where the buses pull in. We have had cars driving around our buses while our students were loading, and cars pulling out in between the buses while they are trying to leave. Also, please do not pull up in the bus loop and line up behind the buses.
CHANGES IN TRANSPORTATION✔️
IF YOU NEED TO PICK UP YOUR CHILD(REN) EARLY (before dismissal time) please SEND IN A NOTE to school or please EMAIL the teacher(s). Please include the student(s) full name, teacher/grade, the time of pick-up, the reason, and the name of the adult doing the pick-up (please make sure that they bring along their ID for verification purposes. This is for your child’s safety.
If your child’s transportation home (at regular dismissal time) is different than their usual mode of transportation, please send a note (or email) to their teacher so that they can make sure the student is reporting to the correct area at dismissal time. Thank you!
❤️**RED RIBBON WEEK**❤️
For Red Ribbon Week at BES we will be celebrating each day through a series of spirit days listed below. Students will also receive a Red Ribbon from their classroom teacher they can keep as a reminder to, "Be Kind to Your Mind. Live Drug Free.™" Our 5th grade Student Advisory Team members will also be making inspirational posters to hang around our building. These team members will also be sharing some important messages with our students during our morning announcements each morning.
Red Ribbon Spirit Week: October 23-27
Monday: Shake it off to drugs by being prepared to dance while wearing your favorite colors to school!
Tuesday: Hugs not drugs! Bring your favorite stuffed animal to school.
Wednesday: Turn your back on drugs by wearing your clothing backwards!
Thursday: Say no sweat to drugs! Wear sweatpants or your favorite sweatshirt to school!
Friday: BASD “Red Out.” Wear red for our last day of celebrating Red Ribbon Week!
"Be Kind to Your Mind. Live Drug Free.™"
This year’s theme was submitted by Danielle Helm, a Youth Service Coordinator from Russell County Middle School in Russell Springs, Kentucky. When asked what led her to choose this theme she shared, “I chose this theme because drugs alter our current brain development and hinders further growth. Drugs decrease levels of neurotransmitters in the reward system of our brain, such as Dopamine, Oxytocin, Serotonin, and Endorphins. This can block our brain from naturally experiencing happiness,” said Danielle. “Be Kind to Your Mind. Live Drug Free". is about making positive choices to be happy and healthy-that is being kind to our mind” (https://www.redribbon.org/theme)
📚📖READING INFORMATION📖📚
📚TITLE ONE MEETING FOLLOW UP & GOOGLE FORMS📚
Thank you to all of the parents and guardians who were able to attend the Title I Parent Meeting. Listed below you will find several items that were discussed at the meeting. All parents are invited to review the slideshow and complete the Google forms below. We will be working together this year to support all students in Schoolwide Title I at Boyertown Elementary.
Title I Programs in the Boyertown Area School District
Boyertown, Colebrookdale, Earl, and Washington are the identified Title I elementary schools in our district. Middle School West is also identified as a Title I school. These schools receive Title I funding based on the percentage of low-income eligible students.
Title I is a federally funded program purposed with ensuring all children have a fair and equal opportunity to learn and grow. Beginning in the 2023-24, Boyertown has transitioned to a Schoolwide Title I program. A Schoolwide program is designed to serve all students in a Title I building and improve all structures to help support student learning. Our Schoolwide plan was developed with the help of parents, community members, teachers, and administrators. Our plan is evaluated annually to determine the impact that these supports have on student achievement.
As a Schoolwide Title I building, the staff is reviewing all students' data to determine needs. Students are identified for intervention if in need of academic support, primarily in the area of reading. All students receiving additional support must qualify through our district assessments.
Support is provided to the students individually or in small groups both in class and as a pullout program. Schools set a goal for academic progress that will be measured through mid-year and end-of-the-year assessments. The Reading Specialists, Intervention teachers, paraprofessionals, and classroom teachers partner together to support all Title I students.
As a Title I Schoolwide building, all students are considered Title I students and all teachers are considered Title I teachers. All of our professionals are highly qualified teachers. They hold a Bachelor's Degree or higher, Pennsylvania certification, and have shown competency in their subject area. In addition, the paraprofessionals in the program are also highly qualified. They have either an Associate’s or Bachelor's Degree, a minimum of two years of college, or have passed a rigorous local assessment.
Our district works diligently to use the Title I funds as required and to provide these additional services to enhance the educational program of our Title I students. If you have any questions about the Title I program, please reach out to your building's reading specialist or call the Title I office at (610) 369-7414.
Each month our reading specialists, Mrs. Graff and Mrs. McCaw, will share some resources to support your student’s learning at home. Please enjoy the September editions of the Daily Planner and Newsletter.
📣October News from the Nurse📣
We are happy to welcome fall & the return of field trips to BASD elementary schools! This year, we will be spacing our field trips throughout the school year, some beginning this month! If your child has a medical need, please keep the following points in mind:
- Definition of a Student with Medical Needs: A student with a medically diagnosed condition and medication in the health room.
- The parent/guardian has the right to attend the field trip with their child, or they can designate to have someone go in their place. Parents may not designate a teacher or principal to go with their child.
- If a parent cannot attend and does not have anyone to go in their place, we can do one of two things: (1) with parent permission and doctor’s note, we can skip or delay the medication (emergency medication cannot fall under this category); or, (2) we will send a nurse on the trip.
- The nurse attending a trip for a student with medical needs if there for the student(s) with medical needs who would not otherwise be able to attend.
- Are Clearances Needed or Not: If a parent/guardian is attending the field trip to support their child with a medical need, they do not need clearances. They are there with their child only and should be in the same group as the teacher.
- The parent/guardian without clearances may not be a chaperone or be without a teacher at any time with any child that is not their own.
- That parent/guardian will have to provide their driver’s license to the office either prior to or the morning of the trip so that it can be raptured.
- Other Important Reminders: Chaperones are not able to administer medicine to anyone that is not their child. The nurse on the field trip is only for those children that would not have access to their education if they didn’t have their medication available.
Our ultimate goal is to provide a safe and fun field trip experience for all students! We thank you in advance for your cooperation and understanding.
Sick Kids and When to Stay Home: With the return of cooler temperatures, and cold and flu season, please keep the following points in mind when deciding to send your child to school.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact your school nurses!
Nurse Danielle and Nurse Tricia
Phone: (610) 473-5170
Fax: (610) 369-7687
FID (Flexible Instruction Days)
BASD has the ability to utilize one snow day and 5 flexible instruction days throughout the school year in the event that inclement weather or other emergency school closing. Your child’s teacher will review these directions with your child early next week. In the event of an unexpected school closing, the district message will define what type of day is being used. Digital and paper/pencil options will be provided. If a student cannot access the Internet or paper copies of the learning activities, he/she will have three (3) school days to complete the assignments. Any student who fails to complete their FID assignment within three school days will be marked as absent.
🍎 DIVINE APPLES FUNDRAISER 🍎
Divine Apple forms have been distributed to your students. They should be in your child's take home folder. This sale will run until October 25th. The money and order forms will be due by October 25th. One hundred percent of the profits will go directly back to the PTO and back to the school!
Pickup for the apples will be 11/3 from 4:45 - 6:00. Please mark your calendars for Divine Apples pickup! If there are any apples not picked up at the designated time, the apples will be donated!! We cannot store them or deliver them to parents.
Thank you so much for your support. It is truly appreciated, and we could not have a successful year without you!
🐾BES PTO VOLUNTEERS!🐻
Volunteers are VERY important for all our PTO events and activities to run smoothly. We are in need of volunteers this year more than ever. We have many exciting opportunities to help out! If the event is outside of school hours, you will not need clearances. If it is during the school day, then you will. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us!
**Please be aware, this year if we do not have sufficient volunteers to run the event, the event will be cancelled. This is needed due to the lack of help in previous years, and the events not running as expected.**
BOX TOPS
Download the app to scan your receipts and earn money for your child's school!
SNIFTY PENCILS
It's SNIFTY PENCIL sale time! Click on the link for the google form and the pencils will be sent home with your students once payment has been received ($1.00 each). Thank you for supporting the PTO and BES.
BEAR STICKERS
Water Resistant Stickers
Bear water resistant stickers are on sale for $2! They are a great way to show your school spirit! Fill out the google form and send payment to get your child a sticker! We will deliver them to your student or you can purchase them at our PTO events.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1FE34xgsNkj8FKUgQlkj-kp9fa0s7ioc-YXsi7tXi9Ag/edit?usp=drivesdk
JOB OPPORTUNITES
Click the link below to learn about employment opportunities with Kelly Education
https://kellyeducation.referralrock.com/v2/1/register?utm_source=QR-code-flyer&utm_medium=referral
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
STUDENT HANDBOOKS CAN BE FOUND HERE
BES’ SCHOOL WEBPAGE
BASD'S 23-24 SCHOOL CALENDAR
BASD’S FOOD SERVICES WEBPAGE
BASD’S IT SERVICES WEBPAGE
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS LUNCH MENUS
BASD’S COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD
HERE COMES THE BUS APP INFO
BASD’S PARENT PORTAL
LINK BES’ ONLINE ABSENCE SLIP
Please visit the following website regarding ticket sales at athletic events held at Boyertown. There will be no cash sales at events. TICKETS FOR BASD ATHLETIC EVENTS
Community Bulletin Board
BASD is proud to host our online Community Bulletin Board. The electronic bulletin board features district and community activities, events, clubs, resources, and more. The board is updated regularly and is an excellent source of information regarding things happening throughout our community and beyond. Be sure to check it out regularly!
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Boyertown Elementary
641 East Second Street
Boyertown, PA 19512
(610) 369-7427