Panther News
Ernie Pyle Elementary ~ June 2023
Message from the Principal - November 12, 2023
Hello Pyle Families,
Thursday, our staff and students joined our PTA in honoring our Veterans. We are so grateful to all of the patriotic Americans who have selflessly served in our armed forces to allow us the freedom that we enjoy each and every day. The assembly included 6th grade student leaders sharing poems and leading the school in the Pledge of Allegiance and the Ernie Pyle Pledge, the Bellflower Jazz Ensemble provided beautiful music, and the PTA provided refreshments and gift bags for our honored guests. It was a wonderful time for our students to learn about some of our own community members who have sacrificed for them.
This month our counselors are commemorating Native American Heritage Month. Our hallway has been lined with the tribal names of 50 tribes in California so that students can learn about some of the tribes of California and investigate the history of the first people to live right here where we live. Amazingly, this isn't even all of the California tribes.
We are having a canned food drive to give back to our Bellflower Community in collaboration with the Bellflower Volunteer Center. The canned food drive is happening now through November 15. We are asking our students to please bring in only canned food items. The class bringing in the most canned food items will receive a free dress day.
PTA is having a popcorn fundraiser. Please help support them by selling items if you are able to. The popcorn fundraiser runs until November 15.
The first trimester is over. Report cards will be made available in your parent portal account after school on Monday, November 13, for you to review. If you have any questions about your student's progress please reach out to the teacher to schedule a conference.
We hope you have enjoyed a wonderful long weekend and look forward to an amazing week ahead.
Attendance is Important
Ernie Pyle is currently working toward earning a Communication Celebration. If we are able to have 95% of all attendance incidents and absences reported to the school this month students will be able to enjoy games and exciting activities at a lunch time provided by the Principal, Counselors, and PTA. Please be sure to communicate all absences to the school office by calling (562) 804-6528, E Mailing EPregistration@busd.k12.ca.us, or completing this Google form attached to the QR Code. Thank you for your continued partnership!
FREE on the Ernie Pyle Campus - YMCA Before School Care
The YMCA has partnered with Ernie Pyle to provide free child care before school. This program through BUSD is offered at no cost to families, at all elementary sites. This program has a capacity of 30 students per school through YMCA. Students will be provided breakfast, engage in fun games and activities, and be able to connect with friends before school. If you would like to enroll in our before-school program, please CLICK HERE and be sure to complete one Google form for each student. After you have completed the registration link, you will be contacted by the YMCA to complete any additional needed enrollment forms. At this time, we have not exceeded program capacity and still have spaces available.
