Dear Bernshausen Families,
We are excited to welcome our students back this week and we have been working hard to prepare for a successful beginning of the school year. Please see the information below regarding upcoming events, dates, and updates.
As I mentioned last week, one of my goals with families is to have open, frequent, and clear communication. You will be receiving communication from me in the form of a newsletter like this one every Sunday. The newsletter will contain information, reminders, and updates regarding our school. I look forward to meeting you soon.
Sincerely,
Mr. Menendez
Principal
Bernshausen Elementary School
Please be sure you communicate with your child's teacher the way your student will go home the first day of school, as well as regular transportation the remainder of the school year.
Parents will be able to walk their child to class on the first day of school, August 14, 2024. (Please see the information below).
Beginning Thursday, August 15, 2024, parents will not be permitted in the building unless they need to handle school business in the front office.
Beginning Thursday, August 15, 2024, we kindly ask for parents to park and walk their child/children into the building should they arrive after 8:10 a.m.
Step 2
Say goodbye to your student at the entrance of the classroom. Please do not enter the classroom as this quickly crowds the space and creates an unsafe environment for students.
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.
