Thunderbird Weekly Newsletter

Be the Flame! Spark Positivity!

December 2023

Thank You Thunderbird Nation!!!!!

Shout Out to Maggie Hurla, Melissa Herzberg, and Mrs. Williams!!!

Thanks to your support, our PTA led Book Fair was HUGE success!!!!

Our fall Scholastic Book Fair raised over $9,000! BJF gets 25% of that money, so everyone who bought something from the Book Fair contributed to the over $2,250 for our school!

Thanks to all who were involved!

Congratulations 23-24 Classroom Spelling Bee Winners!

Weekly S.O.A.R. Winners

Congratulations 12/01/23 Winners!

S - Safe

O - On Task

A - Act Responsibly

R - Respectful

Spirit weeks - more information below....

2023-2024 Nominate an All Star for the District

Click here to nominate a staff member to receive recognition!!

Thunderbird Pride

BJF Staff Superstars

BJF Speech & Language Pathologists

Mrs. Sevcik and Mrs. Jennings bring positivity, smiles, and some serious expertise to the table when serving our students' Speech and Language needs!

SpEd Resource

Mrs. Deal and Ms. Laytham are always working hard to support our students! Their passion and joy for the work they do shows when they are interacting with students.

BJF PTA

BJF PTA Volunteer Sign-up

Click the here to volunteer for a variety of BJF activities!

Chat & Chew Lunch Schedule

For grades 2-6:

Friday, December 8

Friday, February 16

Friday, April 19

Papa Murphy's Supports BJF!

Papa Murphy's Dine Out Night is Wed. Dec. 6th. from 11 am to 8 pm at 12272 Shawnee Mission Pkwy. Online order code is GIVE25

BJF T-Shirts and Hoodies! Shop through December!!!

Use this link: www.bluejacket.trshirtshop.com

All shirts will be delivered to the school AFTER the ordering window closes at the end of December. Every purchase supports BJF and its programs!

BJF Info

Holiday Adoption

BJF Staff and Families, We welcome you to support a BJF family through donations:

This family has bravely faced many hardships over the past 3 years. The mother has 2 different types of blood cancer. Since 2020 she has had at least 15 surgeries (she will be having another surgery in a few weeks), many iron and blood transfusions, chemotherapy treatments, and multiple hospital stays. The family has a child with special needs as well. They are very appreciative of your support.

Contact Mrs. Pounds with any questions: emilyhernandezpounds@smsd.org

Please use this link to sign up to donate an item:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C094FA9AE2CA6F8C70-46177438-bjffamily

Please have items to BJF by Wednesday, December 13th. Do NOT wrap items. Label each item with recipient identifier (examples: Boy 1 age 7 or Male Parent).

Bluejacket-Flint Website

Click here for the BJF website.

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December Calendar

Week of December 4:

Wed. 12/6: Papa Murphy's Dine Out Night (11am-8pm)

Fri. 12/8: Chat N Chew

Week of December 11:

All Week Long Holiday Hat Sale ($5 holiday hats)

Thurs. 12/14: Winter Concert (5:30pm)

Fri. 12/15: School Spelling Bee Competition

Week of December 18:

Mon. 12/18: Candy Cane Sale ($0.50 or 2/$1)

Tues. 12/19: Candy Cane Sale cont.

Wed. 12/20: 12:30 Early Dismissal

9:15 Winter Parties

Winter Break: December 21 - January 5!!

School resumes January 8, 2024

Attendance Line

Please contact the Attendance Line if your student will be late or absent. It is optional to let the classroom teacher know.

Attendance line: 913-993-2088

Thank you!

-Linda Blume, Clerical Aide

BJF Student Council

Holiday Hat Sale:

Student Council will be holding their annual holiday hat sale Monday, December 11 through Friday, December 15th.

Hats will be sold for $5.00.
Student Council members will be selling hats each morning in the front foyer.
If you would like to "Gift a hat " by donating $5, Mrs. Pounds (our Social Worker) will ensure that a student in need gets to shop for a hat. You can send money to the office or with your student. Please put funds in an envelope or find a way to label it with "Gift a Hat".

Thank you!