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BASD - Home of the Bears
Tuesday, November 14, 2023
A Message to Our Elementary Families Regarding Report Cards
Dear Elementary Parents and Guardians,
It is hard to believe that the first trimester ends on Thursday, November 16, 2023. With that in mind, we have some important information regarding report cards and conferences to share with all of you.
To improve consistency across the district and simplify timing for all of you, the timeline for elementary report cards will align with the timing of middle school report cards. This is a change from previous years. Here is what you need to know.
- Last year, elementary report cards were posted at noon in Infinite Campus on the first day of conferences.
- This year, the Trimester 1 elementary report card timeline will align with the middle school timeline. During the scheduled conferences, teachers will show parents the report cards either digitally or in print. Following conferences, the report cards will be finalized and then published in Infinite Campus.
- The timeline is as follows:
- Thursday, November 16th: Last Day of the Marking Period
- Monday, November 20th and Tuesday, November 21st: Parent/Teacher Conferences
- Tuesday, November 28th: At 3:00 PM, report cards will be announced as finalized and posted in Infinite Campus.
This change allows additional time for necessary corrections, updates, and last-minute additions. For our parents/guardians with students across the elementary, middle school, and high school levels, this reduces the report card timelines from three to two and simplifies expectations through added consistency.
If you have any questions regarding this change, please contact Jennifer Joyce, BASD Curriculum Supervisor Grades K-8, at jjoyce@boyertownasd.org.
Sincerely,
The Office of Teaching and Learning
Deadline to Upload Volunteer Clearances to Raptor is 11/17/23 to Remain Active
On July 25, 2023, we notified our families that we were moving to a new process for Volunteer Clearances. On August 9th, we released the full details of the move to Raptor. At that time, anyone who was a current volunteer had until November 17, 2023, to move their paperwork into Raptor, even if one or more of their clearances expired in the meantime. In essence, volunteers were granted a grace period.
It is crazy to think that the end of the trimester is upon us, but it is and with it comes the end of volunteer grace period. At the end of the day on Friday, November 17th, anyone who was an active volunteer but has not moved their clearances to Raptor will be considered inactive and unable to volunteer – regardless of the dates on their clearances.
As stated in our original communications, the process may take up to ten days. HR has met that commitment and is continuing to process applications on-time or ahead of schedule.
Please note that anyone who submits their paperwork through Raptor between now and the 17th will be subject to the ten business day approval process. Approval is based upon the proper submission of the documents per the instructions provided in the original volunteer newsletter and online - both linked below.
Thank you for your attention and cooperation.
REMINDER: Schedule for November 20 - 27, 2023
Here is a review of our upcoming holiday schedule:
Mon., Nov. 20, 2023 - Early Dismissal for ALL BASD Students
Tues., Nov. 21, 2023 - Early Dismissal for ALL BASD Students
Wed., Nov. 22, 2023 - Early Dismissal for ALL BASD Students
Thurs., Nov. 23, 2023 - Thanksgiving - District Closed
Fri., Nov. 24, 2023 - Thanksgiving - District Closed
Mon., Nov. 27, 2023 - No school for students. District offices are open.
Three BASH Students Recognized as National Merit Commended Students
Boyertown Area Senior High Press Release
Boyertown Area Senior High School announced that Ella Albright, Kyle Reigner, and Ryan Schatz have all been named Commended Students in the 2024 National Merit Scholarship Program. A Letter of Commendation from the school and National Merit Scholarship Corporation will be presented by the administration and counseling department to these scholastically talented seniors.
About 34, 000 Commended Students throughout the nation are being recognized for their exceptional academic promise. Although they will not continue in the 2024 competition for National Merit Scholarship awards, Commended Students placed among the top 50, 000 students who entered the 2024 competition by taking the 2022 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test ( PSAT/NMSQT).
Congratulations to each of you! Thank you shining a bright light on BASD! #BASHBEARProud
Author Visits GES
Retired kindergarten teacher turned children's book author Patty DeMaria recently visited GES. To learn more about the author, visit her Amazon biography below.
#GESBEARLearningFun
Committee of the Whole Meeting Tonight
Please join us for tonight's Committee of the Whole Meeting at 7 PM in the Boyertown Area Senior High Library.
Full details are available on Board Docs using the link below.
BASH Senior Named as PA Young Ambassador
EzaBella Piccione, a senior at Boyertown Senior High School, was recently selected to be a Young Ambassador of Pennsylvania.
From the PennDOT Press Release:
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful (KPB) recently announced the 2023-2024 cohort of Young Ambassadors of Pennsylvania. The program, administered by KPB, seeks to build community stewards and civic leaders by inspiring, engaging, and empowering young Pennsylvanians to keep their communities beautiful and become ambassadors for a shared vision of a clean and beautiful Pennsylvania.
Students applied to the program and were chosen through a competitive application process. They have committed to eight months of service as an ambassador while representing and upholding the mission and values of KPB. From October through May 2024, participants will develop civic leadership skills and experience to champion and advocate for clean and beautiful communities across Pennsylvania.
Congratulations EzaBella! #BASHBEARProud
Annual Powder Puff Football Game at BASH
BASH juniors and seniors played in their annual Powder Puff game to raise funds for cancer research. They raised more than $500 during the event.
#BASHBEARSHavingFun #BASHBEARSFUNdraising
Milk Supply Chain Challenges Due to Packaging
Boyertown Area School District recently received the following update from the Pennsylvania Department of Education:
“USDA's Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) is aware that schools/entities in multiple States are experiencing milk supply chain challenges related to half-pint cardboard milk packaging issues. Pennsylvania is among the states affected. To be clear, there is not a shortage of milk. The issue resides strictly with the cardboard packaging.”
BASD Food Services understands the nutritional importance of providing milk to children/students daily and will work with our milk supplier and grocery vendor to procure alternate milk varieties, which may include changes to flavor or fat content, bulk packaging, such as half gallons or gallons, shelf stable milk, or plastic bottles. These are the same alternate milk varities outlined by PDE in the memo shared with our team.
Today, we as a district experienced the first impact of these supply chain challenges. Instead of 1% milk, today’s white milk delivery included skim milk because that was the packaging available. The impact could vary day-by-day and across flavors and fat content based on the packaging available.
If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us at foodservices@boyertownasd.org.
We apologize for any inconvenience.
Thank you.
BASD Food Services
Youth and Government (YAG) Elections Convention 2023
Written by Mr. Rothermel, MSW Social Studies Teacher & YAG Advisor, Representing YAG Advisors at MSE, MSW, and BASH
Boyertown Youth and Government (YAG) delegation numbers are continuing to rebound back to its pre-CoViD numbers, with close to 70 delegates representing the Boyertown Y/BASH, Boyertown East and Boyertown West. With Boyertown participation on the rise, more delegates were also seeking statewide leadership positions which was the primary focus of their November 11, 2023, field trip.
The candidates included:
- Izabel Sandoval (BASH 11th Grade) – Blue House Committee Chair candidate
- Kailey Reinboth (BASH 10th Grade) – Gold House Committee Chair candidate
- Jaylah Allen-Bates (BASH 10th Grade) – Associate Justice
- Ariella Zeigler (BASH 9th Grade) – Gold Senate Chair candidate
- Anna John (East – 8th Grade) – Gold Senate Chair candidate
- Gillian Ricci (West – 8th Grade) – Gold House Committee Chair candidate
Candidates spent their day campaigning through various means: a Candidates’ Fair set up in the gymnasium complete with trifold campaign posters and additionally through multiple hours of delivering short speeches along with Q&A sessions with each of the participating delegations.
Delegates not running for office were able to contribute by listening to speeches, offering meaningful questions directly to candidates and in a townhall-type setting to guide their decision making when casting their votes.
Our Boyertown students were at school on a Saturday with another 200 students room from the eastern side of the state , required to dress up, wake up early and miss out on a gorgeous weather day. Yet their enthusiasm throughout the day was apparent as they took the first step in their YAG journey for the year which culminate in Harrisburg in April 2024 at Model Convention. The respect and maturity they showed would make the district and community of Boyertown proud!
Finally, we are pleased to announced that three of our candidates were elected into office today. They included Jaylah Allen-Bates (BASH – 10th grade) who is also the first ever Boyertown delegate to become an Associate Justice on the PA YAG Supreme Court; Kailey Reinboth (BASH – 10th grade) and Gillian Ricci (West – 8th grade) who were both elected as Gold House Committee Chairs. Congratulations to all three!
Over the next few weeks, students will begin selecting their jobs for this year’s Model Convention, whether it be as a representative or Senator, an attorney, a lobbyist or a member of the press. Model Convention will take place in April of 2024 in the State Capitol.
Congratulations to all on a job well done! #YAGBEARProud
Making BASD History!
Jaylah Allen-Bates
BASH - 10th Grade
1st Ever BASD Associate Justice
Kailey Reinboth
BASH - 10th Grade
Gold House Comm Chair
Gillian Ricci
MSW - 8th Grade
Gold House Comm Chair
BASH NJROTC Participates in Competition at OJR
Recently, BASH NJROTC competed at OJR, bringing home:
2nd Place - Inspection
3rd Place - New Unarmed Unit
Cadet Falkner placed 3rd overall in Knockout.
Congratulations to all of you! #BASHNJROTCProud
Holiday Apparel Shop Courtesy of BASH Athletics
Boyertown Athletics and BSN sports are offering a Holiday apparel shop in time for the Holidays!
There is an item for everyone on your list!
Online store dates: 11/08/2023 to 11/22/2023
(Orders will not be accepted after the shop close date.)
Delivery: Ship to Home
Access Code: HOLIDAYe79
Happy Shopping!
Attention: All 8th Grade Students - 2023-2024 Writing Contest
The Boyertown Bulletin is sponsoring a writing contest for all eighth graders. We ask that you share this information with your eighth graders and encourage them to enter this contest. Their ELA teacher will have this information as well.
2023 Writing Contest rules:
1. The contest began on October 23, 2023, with the deadline for submission on January 8, 2024. We want to present certificates and prizes to the winning students in late February or early March at a date agreeable to both the judges and the school. Last year, the judges went to the schools and personally announced the winners and gave them a certificate of achievement plus their prizes.
2. This contest is open to all eighth-grade students in The Boyertown Area School District. (Eighth-grade Oley Valley School District students will also participate in this contest. Each School (Oley Valley Middle School, Boyertown East, and Boyertown West) will be judged individually.)
3. The written stories are to be the sole work of the student and may be on any topic they desire.
4. Stories should not exceed 500-600 words.
5. Stories will only be judged on the content of the story. The judges will not judge grammar, spelling, or punctuation. However, at their discretion, the judges may consider grammar, spelling, and punctuation in the event of a tie.
6. We will not accept stories that are not appropriate, such as stories containing vulgarity or explicit sexuality.
7. Stories should be submitted to the student’s ELA teacher, who will send them to me to forward to the judges. Please submit stories as a Word Document. We prefer stories not to be submitted in PDF because they must be copied and sent to the other judges.
8. The Boyertown Bulletin requests written permission from the parent(s) or guardian(s) of each student who is entering the contest. Permission will be for the student’s name (first and last), photo, and story to be published in a future edition of The Boyertown Bulletin. A permission form is attached to this email. The permission form should be submitted directly to me at patmoser102@gmail.com. Please do not submit the permission form to the school.
If you have any questions about the contest or need further information, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Thank you,
Patricia Moser
patmoser102@gmail.com
Editor of Composition
The Boyertown Bulletin
GES Student''s Entry to be Included in 2024 Drug-Free Calendar
Fifth-grader Nicholas Campbell's entry into the 2024 Office of the Attorney General 27th Annual Drug-Free Calendar Contest has been selected for inclusion in the upcoming calendar.
Congratulations Nick! #GESBEARProud
BASH Food Drive Collects More than 1,000 lbs for Preston's Pantry!
November is Hunger and Homeless Awareness Month. As part of their effort to raise awareness, the students at BASH held a food drive, collecting 1,072 pound/approximately 1,400 items in donations for Preston's Pantry! The drive was part of a contest with the Student Council Homeroom as the winner with 221 items! Thank you to all that participated!
#BASHBEARGenerosity #BASHBEARCommunityService
WES Senior Orchestra Students Perform for Their Classmates
Jacob Weller, Kadence Miller, Malina Foresto, Chloe Grindle, Leanna Knarr and Keagan Ehst, all students from the BASD Elementary Senior Orchestra in Mrs. Seiz’s class at Washington Elementary performed together for classmates together. Music Teacher and Elementary Orchestra Piano Accompanist Lori Freed accompanied on piano. That’s a lot of talent in one classroom!
#WESBEARTalent
Superintendent Out and About as Guest Reader
Mrs Torchia visiting Mrs. Groff's 1st grade class at CES
and Mrs. Christman's and Mrs. Fetter's AM and PM kindergarten classes at BES
and a stop in Miss Marino's 2nd grade class at NHUF
with many more stops along the way.
#SurpriseGuestReader
Three Minute Vaping Prevention Videos Available for Parents/Guardians
Openings in Our '23-'24 Pre-K Counts Program!
Emergency Closing and Flexible Instructional Days
Foundation for Boyertown Education
Celebrating 10 Years of Service to BASD! 2013-2023
November 28th is 'Giving Tuesday', Please Consider Donating to FBE
The Wizards are Returning to BASD!
Just in time for holiday gift-giving, tickets go on sale on Monday, November 20, 2023.
Please visit FBE's website for full details.
Community Bulletin Board
BASD is proud to host our online Community Bulletin Board. The electronic bulletin board features district and community activities, events, clubs, resources, and more. The board is updated regularly and is an excellent source of information regarding things happening throughout our community and beyond. Be sure to check it out regularly!
#BASDBEARSCareAboutOurCommunity
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