Bertram Family Connection

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February - Black History Month

Feb. 7th - 100th Day of School

Feb. 9th-16th - Spring Book Fair

Feb. 13th - Book Fair Late Night - open until 6 p.m.

Feb. 14th - Valentine's Party Day

Feb. 15th - SRO Appreciation Day

Feb. 15th - Bilingual & ESL Family Night at Shady Grove

Feb. 16th - Academy 4

Feb. 16th - 5th Grade Middle School Visit

Feb. 16th - End of 4th Six Weeks

Feb. 19th - Professional Development Day/Student Holiday

Feb. 20th - Middle School Course Selection Night

Feb. 28th - YES Assembly

March 4th-8th - Dr. Seuss Week

March 4th-8th - Texas Public Schools Week

March 11th-15th - Spring Break

March 18th - Professional Development Day/Student Holiday

March 29th - No School

Our Valentine's Day class parties will be on Wednesday, February 14th. Party times are set by grade level. Event Tickets have been sent home. If an Event Ticket has not come home please contact your child's teacher. Family members arriving without an event ticket will need to check in at the office with photo ID.

• 8:30-9:30 - 2nd

• 9-10 - PreK

• 9:30-10:30 - 1st

• 10-11 - Kinder

• 12:30-1:30 pm - 4th

• 1-2 - 5th

• 1:30-2:30 - 3rd

Please do not send flowers, balloons, candy, cookie, or food deliveries for students to Bertram Elementary for Valentines Day or other celebrations. We are not able to accept deliveries for students from outside vendors.

Our Spring Book Fair will run February 9th-16th. Parents are welcome to check in at the office with ID to shop from 7:30am-3:00pm daily. Please let the office know if you would like your child to join you in the library to shop.

This year we are again partnering with Youth Equipped to Succeed to provide our 5th Grade Human Sexuality/Maturity presentations. Parents can participate in an information session and review of the presentation Monday, February 26 from 6-7 pm at the Professional Development Center, 308 E Brier, Burnet, TX 78611.

The student presentation will occur on Wednesday, February 28th. Parents indicated a preference for their child to attend or not as part of registration. You have been sent an email that provides you with information about which selection was made at enrollment and a way to change your preference if needed. If you desire to change your original selection please do so by February 15th so we have adequate time to prepare for the assembly.

Please claim items from the Lost and Found by Tuesday, February 16th. All items that are unclaimed by that date will be donated.

Bertram's ADA for this past week was 94.43%.

ADA stands for Average Daily Attendance and is defined as the total days of student attendance divided by the total days of instruction. "98 IS Great!", so 98% is our goal! We recognize that illnesses and events take place that necesitate absences, however, we do encourage every student to be in school every day he/she is able. Let's work toward 98%!

A parent must provide an explanation for any absence within 5 days of the student’s arrival or return to school. The student must submit a note signed by the parent. The campus may accept an email from the parent sent to the school’s attendance clerk, but reserves the right to require a written note. The form below will send an email to Bertram's Attendance Clerk and then the campus will determine whether to classify the absence as excused or unexcused.

Bertram Elementary School

This information may also be found on the BCISD website:

Parents & Students » Notification of Student Absence

Please have your child check the lost and found. We have a lot of unclaimed jackets and coats that will be donated on February 16. We would love for everyone to be reunited with their warm clothing before then! 😊

Did You Know…

When your child is in high school, they can be denied credit due to absences? This is referred to as the 90% rule, meaning they must be in attendance 90% of the time to receive credit. In high school, there are specific classes that students have to have in order to graduate. When I was a high school counselor, one of the hardest things I had to do was tell a student (and their parents) that they had been denied credit and would have to repeat the class. It did not matter what their grade was in that class, they would be required to retake it…..Attendance Matters!

I know it seems High School is a long way away, so how does attendance affect Bertram Elementary students? According to the Department of Education (see attached article), younger children who have accumulated a lot of absences struggle to read on grade level by the end of 3rd grade. Even more concerning is that these students are four times more likely to dropout of high school than their peers that are more proficient readers. (Click HERE for the article). Attendance Matters!

Of course we all know that students sometimes need to miss school! Please, however, send them as much as possible!

As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out.

Brandy Wood

bwood@burnetcisd.net

(512)355-2261

Have you experienced great customer service from an RJ teacher, staff, or employee? Has one of our staff members done something to make you smile or gone the extra mile? If so, we want to hear about it!

What is a Staff Shout Out? A Shout Out is a special recognition that acknowledges a District staff member who has demonstrated a special effort, an outstanding job, caring customer service, a project of high quality workmanship, a team mentality, and/or is helping students CRAFT the FUTURE.

Who can submit a Staff Shout Out? Students, parents, teachers, auxiliary staff, coworkers, and all community members. Anyone can submit a Staff Shout Out!

Who can receive a Staff Shout Out? Any employee of Burnet CISD. EVERY staff member is an important part of our team!

Please click the link below to complete a form briefly explaining why this staff member or coworker deserves recognition. All Shout Out will be listed on the Shout Out webpage.

• 7:15am Student Drop Off/ Breakfast
• 7:25am Office Opens
• 7:40am School Begins
• 7:45am Students arriving after this time are marked tardy
• 9:00am Students not in attendance are marked absent
• 1:30pm Any transportation changes DUE, please email: ber-transportation@burnetcisd.net
• 2:30pm All Early Checkouts must be complete - Remember to bring your picture ID to complete early check out
• 3:20pm Student Dismissal
• 3:45pm Office/School Closes

Email: ber-transportation@burnetcisd.net
Website: https://bes.burnetcisd.net/
Location: 315 Main Street, Bertram, TX, USA
Phone: 512-355-2111
Facebook: facebook.com/bertramelementary
Twitter: @BurnetCISD