Bertram Family Connection
January 19, 2025
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Looking Ahead
January
Jan. 20: Dawg Day of Service for MLK
Jan. 20: Bertram students lead pledges at Board Meeting (in Burnet)
Jan. 30: 4th Six-Weeks Progress Reports post to Family Access
Jan. 31: No School for students / Professional Learning Day for staff
February:
Feb. 3: Donkey Day & Happy 100th day of school
Feb. 3: 4th Grade visit Bertram Library
Feb. 10: BCISD Loteria Bilingual & ESL Family Night
Feb. 13: End of 4th Six-Weeks & Classroom Valentine's Parties
Feb. 14: BCISD school holiday (no school for students or staff w/prof. development credits)
Feb. 17: Professional Learning Day ( no school for students)
Feb. 21: Kinder Graduation Pictures
Feb. 21: Bulldog Boogie
Feb. 28: Academy 4
March
March 3: Board Meeting
March 5: 3rd Grade Field Trip - Johnson City Zoo
March 10: Spring and Individual Picture Day
March 14: 4th Grade Field Trip - Science Mill
March 17-21: Spring Break
March 24: Professional Development/Non-Student Day
March 25: Site-Based 4:30-5:30 pm
March 28: Academy 4
Morning Drop-off Reminders
Student safety is our priority. Students can be dropped off beginning at 7:15 am. Please do not drop students off before 7:15 am as we do not have staff on duty. If going through the car rider line, students must be dropped off on the curb side. When utilizing the drop-off line, please pull all the way forward as this allows many students to be dropped quickly. For safety, do not drop students off in the parking lot to cross the traffic unaccompanied.
Attendance Matters
Bertram's ADA for was 95.03.
ADA stands for Average Daily Attendance and is defined as the total days of student attendance divided by the total days of instruction. 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.
- Did you know that just 2 absences in a Six Weeks can mean YOUR child is CHRONICALLY ABSENT?
- Do you know the research about Chronically Absent student performance?
- Did you know that when Absences ADD UP this one statistic can contribute to below grade-level achievement and increase in social emotional anxiety for students?
- Attendance matters and absences add up! Make every day count.
Staff Favorite Things
MLK Day of Service
On Monday, January 20th, students will celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr Day by engaging in special service projects to give back to our community and school. Each grade selected a project that would be meaningful to their students. We will be posting picture of each project on our Facebook page and website.
Kindness Day Parties
Our Kindness Day parties will be on Thursday, February 13th. Parents are invited and will need to check in at the office with the event ticket that will be sent home the week prior. Family members arriving without an event ticket will need to check in at the office with photo ID.
BCISD Loteria Night for ESL & Bilingual Families: Come Join Us
Have you experienced great customer service from a Burnet CISD employee? Has a Burnet CISD co-worker gone the extra mile in supporting you in some way? 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.
Bertram Elementary School
- 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