Bayard Elementary Rockin' News

First Quarter Wrap Up 2024-25

Brief Message From the Principal

🐅Dear Tiger Community,

We have so many things to celebrate already this year! We are off to a great start and will only continue to get better!

Our Leader In Me focus for this year will be service learning.
Students are already setting goals and working on steps to achieve them.
Students have shared ideas through synergy clubs on how to improve our school.
Teachers are focused on improving interventions so that every student focuses on skills they need.

🎉 We hope to continue to grow this list of accomplishments as the year goes on!🏆

- Mrs. Ehler 🐅

😎 Great Moments from First Quarter

Habit 2 Assembly

Members of the high school softball team came to talk about "Beginning with the End in Mind"

Synergy Clubs

Students worked in groups to brainstorm ideas on how to improve our school!

Pumpkin Patch

Mrs. Janice Scott grew an entire pumpkin patch just for our elementary students. She and her friends, along with Mrs. Klassen, planned activities for students while they were there. Thank you, Mrs. Scott!

📆 Upcoming Events 📆

Event Information

Scholastic Book Fair

Our annual Scholastic Book Fair will be held November 18-22. We are looking for volunteers to come in and help with this! If you are interested, contact Ms. Schuller or Mrs. Ehler or use this link!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C094EACAE2AA5F8C70-52836568-book

When?

Monday, Nov 18, 2024, 07:45 AM

Where?

Bayard Elementary Flex Room

Event Information

Annual Soup Supper

We'd like to welcome you in for a nice bowl of soup, time with your family, and check out the book fair! Soup will be served from 5-7pm.

When?

Thursday, Nov 21, 2024, 05:00 PM

Where?

Bayard Elementary Cafeteria

📔📕Working with WORDS📗📘

How our teachers are improving Reading instruction

Last year we began a partnership with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and University of California Berkely to study, learn, and improve what students need and improve Reading instruction. This year, our Reading teachers (primarily K-3) will have 5 professional development sessions to learn about diagnosing reading issues and new ways to improve their instruction to increase student outcomes. They also get one-on-one coaching by reading specialists to discuss specific students and create individual plans. All of this comes at no cost to the district.

Our struggling readers in K-3 just wrapped up Fall tutoring, where 10 groups of students got small group instruction after school where skills they needed were taught. We will have another session of tutoring in the spring.

📰 New News! 📰

Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Program

We are so excited to be offering our students fresh fruits and vegetables two afternoons a week. Thanks to Al’s Market for working with us to order these foods! They will also be carrying those items in the store if your student loves them and wants more!

Attendance is IMPORTANT!

A student is considered "chronically absent" when they miss 2 days a month. Mrs. Ehler, Ms. Schuller, Mrs. Cochran, and Nurse Jobman review attendance once a week. This team reviews how often students are gone, who needs extra support, and why students are missing school.

Excused absences are not the same as exempt! Exempt absences do not count against a student's attendance record. These include school activities and other rare circumstances. Excused absences might include doctor's appointments, family vacations, or even leaving for other sibling's school events. These do count against the student's absentees numbers. We report all of our excessive absences to the county attorney and to the Nebraska Department of Education.

🙋🏽 Important Reminders

Pick Up and Drop Off Procedures

Please remember when you are picking up or dropping off your student, please do not park behind any of the staff vehicles. If you plan to remain in your car, it is alright to pull through the circle, but if you plan to get out and walk with your student, we ask that you park in the lot. We have had a few staff members needing to leave the school and are unable to because cars are parked behind them, blocking them in. This is a safety concern, we appreciate your cooperation.

Contact Info

Bayard Elementary

Principal: Mrs. Candace Ehler

Main Office: Ms. Schuller

Website: www.bayardpublicschools.org
Location: 726 4th Avenue Bayard, NE 69334
Phone: (308)586-1211
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