- This Week:
- Monday, November 18: Vision & Hearing for those students who did not participate during the previous session. Please ensure your student has their eyeglasses with them. Thank you.
- Tuesday, November 19: 4th & 5th Grade Reading Test
- Wednesday, November 20: 4th & 5th Grade Math Test
- Wednesday November 20: 4th Grade Science Test
- Thursday, November 21: 2nd Grade Reading Test
- Thursday, November 21: 3rd Grade Math Test
- Thursday, November 21: 5th Grade Science Test
- Friday, November 22: Field Day for Grades K-5 (see more information below)
- Next Week:
- Thanksgiving Break: No School, November 25-29. Classes resume on Monday, December 2nd
5. If you have an older child, in grades 3-5, you can go to the table at the end of the grade level hallway to sign your child out. You will be given an orange slip of paper for that child too.
Parent University
- What is Parent University?
- It is a Klein ISD program at Bernshausen Elementary that gives families the opportunity to learn and engage in their child's educational experience throughout the school year
- More information HERE or contact School Counselor, Mrs. Granick at sgranick1@kleinisd.net.
Deliveries to classrooms
- In order to limit interruptions to instructional time periods, the Front Office Staff will only deliver eyeglasses (to classrooms) that are dropped off during the day.
- All other items will be placed in the teacher's box or on the lunch cart, teachers will be emailed for students to pick up when possible.
Please have your ID ready
- All visitors to Campus are required to show a valid ID to enter the building, regardless the nature of their visit.
Library Update
- Please see this letter from our School Librarian, Mrs. Jackson.
- Book Reminders for Parents
Absence Notes Reminder
- Newsletter: To avoid unexcused absences please utilize Skyward for absence notifications. Or you can send a written letter to the front office when your student returns back to school. The student has five days to turn in an absence notification note/doctors note.
Cell Phone Policy
- Student cell phones MUST be powered off and remain inside their backpack throughout the school day (including the Bus). If your child carries a cell phone to school, please review the cell phone expectations with them.
- If you need to leave a message at our front desk, please call 832-375-8000.
Volunteer at Bernshausen
- We welcome all approved volunteers to support our school in various projects, events, etc.
- All volunteers must first complete the annual volunteer application
- Link can be found HERE.
Birthday Snacks
- Student health (food allergies) and safety is a priority at our school.
- Families wishing to celebrate their child's birthday with the class may purchase a "Birthday Snack" from the Bernshausen Elementary Cafeteria. Snack requests should be approved by Nurse Bawany and Food Services two weeks prior to the date you wish to celebrate. No outside food items may be shared with the class. Nurse Bawany may reached at lbawany1@kleinisd.net or by phone at 832-375-8015.
- Should you wish your child to participate, be sure you have a 24-25 Snack Form on file in the clinic.
- Non-food related items, such as pencils, erasers, etc. may also be an option.
UPDATE: Parent Lunch Visitor Schedule Starting September 16, 2024
Tuesday: Second Grade
Wednesday: Kindergarten and Fifth Grade
Thursday: Fourth Grade
Friday: Third Grade
Protocols to Follow:
- Please check-in with our Front Office secretary to obtain a visitor's pass to visit our school cafeteria.
- Please bring your I.D. when you check-in. This is required.
- When visiting your student, please limit your interaction to your student. Please do not interact, take photographs or give food to other students. We want to protect the health and confidentiality of our students.
- When visiting your student for lunch, please limit your visit to the cafeteria. When lunch ends for your student, please return to the office to turn in your visitor's pass.
- To protect the safety of our students, we kindly ask you do not visit other parts of our campus during your lunch visit.
Changes to Student Transportation
- All transportation changes for the day/remainder of the school year can now be sent to our new email: BernsTransportationChange@kleinisd.net or parents can still send a handwritten letter notifying front office of the change.
Parent Referrals for GT Testing
- Parents are able to refer their student to the Gifted and Talented Program.
- The referral window is from September 1st-30th. *** Window will close at 11:59 p.m. ***
- Link for referral and more information found HERE
- Parent & Teacher surveys due November 5, 2024
- Testing Window: October 7 - November 22, 2024
- Parents Notified December 20, 2024
Family Wellness
- This form is designed to assist families with support throughout the school year depending on their needs.
- Mrs. Granick, school counselor will be the one to contact you for support and guidance.
- The purpose of MAP is to measure a student’s achievement and growth to provide teachers with the tools to appropriately intervene, extend learning and close gaps.
- The MAP test is administered at the beginning, middle, and end of the school year in Grades K-5 in various subjects depending on grade level such as: reading, math, and science.
- Please use the link below to learn more about the MAP Test and how you can support your student(s).
- Click HERE.
- The Remind App is a useful tool for teachers to communicate with parents/families.
- Our teachers will be using Remind to send one-way reminders about activities, assignments, events, etc.
- If you need to contact your student's teacher, please send them an email, call their classroom number, leave a message at the front office, or send a note. Thank you.
- Student safety is a priority. During our dismissal process, our main objective is to ensure all students arrive home safely. Please refer to the image above to be aware of the flow of traffic during for car riders.
- Parents and guardians will receive a designated number (see sample to the right) assigned by the campus. This number must be prominently displayed in the car's front window during pick-up times. As a result, our staff can quickly identify and match the correct student with the corresponding vehicle. This method will significantly reduce the time spent searching for students and alleviate congestion in the pick-up area.
- All parents who pick up students that are "Car Riders" must have an official Bernshausen Elementary car rider tag.
- Please note, parents in the car rider line without a car rider tag will be asked to kindly park their vehicle in the visitor's parking lot and visit our front office to pick up their student. Please have your I.D. ready. If you need a car rider tag, our front office staff will be happy to assist you.
- If you do not have a car rider tag, please contact our front office at 832-375-8000 and request one from our secretaries. We will be happy to send a car rider tag home with your student. You are also welcome to visit our front office to obtain one.
All students are required to have their KISD Smart Tag hooked to their backpacks everyday. Each student will receive a one time only Smart Tag upon enrollment in the KISD. This Smart Tag will remain with them from PreK-5th grade and collected at the end of each school year.
Smart tags are required for students that ride the bus, and are connected with Food Services. Parents will be required to replace a lost Smart Tag card for $5.00 via School Cash linked here.
For important information about about School Bus Transportation such as: knowing your child's bus route, bus change requests, Smart Tag Parent App, and more, please click here.
Please assist in reminding your students of the importance of being responsible for their Smart Tag.
Thank you for your partnership.
- Children need healthy meals to learn. The Klein Independent School District offers healthy meals every school day to every student. We want to ensure that you receive all the benefits available to your child. Your child may qualify for free or reduced price meals and could potentially lead to greater benefits and resources for our student learning throughout the school year
To see if you qualify for free or reduced price meals, please fill out the online application at https://www.schoolcafe.com/kleinisd
- If you received free or reduced price meals last year, be sure to fill out the form again to see if you qualify for benefits.
HERE are also some tips that can help with separation anxiety. Thank you for your efforts!
Help them learn to say their full name when someone asks them (not their nickname).
Read books every night. Their world will be enlarged, they will develop new vocabulary, and they will benefit from quality time.
Help them learn to ask for help.
Help them learn how to compete a task and work all the way through until they complete it.
Help them learn how to wait patiently. Maybe they are waiting in line while friends go to the bathroom, or maybe someone is needing to talk to their teacher. Waiting can be a hard thing for children.
Eat dinner together, with the tv off.
Help them learn to share.
Help them sharpen taking care of their basic needs by themselves - using the bathroom, washing their hands, blowing their nose.
Help them understand the concept of being told "no".
Teach them nursery rhymes. There is so much research behind this and how it supports brain development.
Help them understand it is ok to make mistakes.
Help them practice putting things in and taking things out of their backpack. Their teacher will thank you!
Help them learn to follow two step directions. For example, “Take off your shoes and hang up your jacket.”
Help them learn to sit and wait without having to be entertained. Can they sit and wait without having to be handed a device?
They will learn about table manners, how to stay in their seat an entire meal, develop vocabulary through conversation, and benefit from quality time.
