

The Weekly Wildcat ROAR
Week of Monday, November 4- Friday, November 8
A few reminders...
All visitors to the building must successfully pass through the weapons detection system before being able to access the front office. This includes visitors who may enter the building for programs and events. Visitors should always have their ID on hand for entry or to sign a student out. Only those listed in PowerSchool will be granted access to students.
Changes to transportation can only be taken in writing. We cannot take changes via phone call. Students cannot be signed out from the front office after 2:00PM.
Thank you for your support of BES!
Upcoming Events:
November 5th- No School, Election Day
November 8th- 5th grade Too Good for Drugs Graduation, 9:00
November 8th- 4th grade Veterans' Day program, 1:30
November 11th- Make Up Pictures
November 14th- Parent Conferences
November 15th- Kona Ice
November 15th- Progress Reports
November 22nd- Kidz in Lids
November 25-29 Thanksgiving break
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School Website
Go to cherokee1.org and select Blacksburg Elementary on the drop down menu.
Social Media
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Classroom Communication
Connect with your child's teacher and receive school updates using Kinvo.
BES PTO
Be sure to check in with your child's teacher to get signed up for PTO. Our PTO does amazing things for our students and staff. You don't want to miss being a part of this great organization!
Wildcat World Changers
Please use the link below to send a shout out for any BES staff members or students you see making an impact on our school and community!
Student and Parent Handbook
AVID Callback of the Week- Teachers: Hakuna! Students: Matata!
AVID focus for November- Inquiry
This week we will explore...
3rd Grade:
Math: Properties Addition & Post Unit (Addition & Subtraction) Assessment
ELA: Nonfiction Text Feature, Identifying abstract nouns, Central Idea, Author’s purpose, Literary Elements, Ask & Answer Questions
Science: Finishing Unit on Forces and Motion- End of Unit assessment
Social Studies: Upcoming Unit to begin week of 11-11 Landforms & Climates
Music: Lines and Spaces of the staff
Library: Veterans Day research project
Art: Continue current projects
PE: Continuation of Volleyball
4th Grade:
Math: Use Strategies & Properties to Divide by 1 Digit Numbers
ELA:Character Traits
Science: Changes in the Geosphere
Social Studies: Colonies Unite
Music: Concert Rehearsal
Library: Veterans Day research project
Art: Continue current projects
PE: Continuation of Volleyball
5th Grade:
Math: Multiplying Decimals
ELA: Identifying the difference between primary and secondary accounts in a text.
Science: What do animals need to survive?
Social Studies: Womens Suffrage
Music: Lines and Spaces of the Staff
Library: Veterans Day research project
Art: Continue current projects
PE: Continuation of Volleyball
GT:
Math Studio: Problem Solving Strategy- Using a Number Line
Word Up: 3rd- Analogy- noun to closely related adjective; 4th and 5th-Unit 2 Greek /Latin Roots
All eyes and ears (vis, vid, aud, phon)
Exploration: 3rd- New Space Race; 4th- Expert Stations on inventions; 5th- Renaissance Expert Stations
Blacksburg Elementary School
Email: julie.foster@cherokee1.org
Website: https://bes.cherokee1.org/o/be
Location: 402 Hardin Street, Blacksburg, SC, USA
Phone: 864-206-6518
Facebook: facebook.com/BESWildcatsROAR