Buffalo Express

• Book Fair- Next week is the book fair! We are excited to see all the Grandparents visiting the fair with their students. If your child does not have a grandparent attending, they are welcome to still shop during their grandparent event, or the fair will also be open to the BES public on Thursday, September 12 from 4:00-6:30. Remember that you can also set up an Ewallet this weekend for your child to spend money in the form of a “gift card” at the fair. Your support of this annual event has let us buy new books for the library, and provide all of our students a free book at both Christmastime and before summer break. Wow…thank you! https://www.scholastic.com/bf/berrytonelementaryschool1.

• Picture Day: Looking for 3-4 parent volunteers for Friday's picture day! If you're interested, please email Tanya at howbertt@usd450.net

• MONDAY, 9/9- Grandparents of students in Pre-K and Kindergarten are invited from 1:45-3.

• TUESDAY, 9/10- Grandparents of students in 1st and 2nd grade are invited from 1:45-3.

• WEDNESDAY, 9/11-Grandparents of students in 3rd and 4th grade are invited from 1:45-3.

• THUSDAY, 9/12-Grandparents of students in 5th and 6th grade are invited from 1:45-3.

• Doors Opening-Doors will open to Grandparents at 1:20. Grandparents will be invited to browse the Book Fair until 1:40. At 1:45 Grandparents will head to meet their grandchild.

• Schedule- Grandparents will spend time in their student's classroom and enjoy a cookie with their grandchild. They will also have the option of visiting our library for the Book Fair or the gym for some more activities. At the conclusion of the event, students that have PRIOR permission to leave with their grandparent, will be signed out in the CLASSROOM. Please discuss your child's transportation arrangements in advance with your child. Children will not be allowed to phone parents for permission on the day of the event.

4th grade has been conducting soil investigations. We applied our understanding of soil is and what it can be made of, to create our own. The pudding represented silt/clay, M&Ms represented pebbles, the black Oreos were crushed up a little bit and represented gravel, crushed up white Oreos represented sand, and gummy worms represented the humus. Students made their soil, drew a picture of it and described the various layers in the soil in their journals using the scientific terms we had learned about. It was so much fun!

• Week of September 9- Grandparents Day Festivities
• Tuesday, September 10- PTO at 6:30 pm (Library)
• Friday, September 13- Picture Day
• Monday, September 30- No School (Professional Learning for Staff)

As an elementary principal I enjoy working collaboratively with staff members to support student learning. I am passionate about continuing to learn professionally, and building relationships with staff and students at Berryton Elementary. When I'm not serving at Berryton Elementary I am usually with my husband and two sons. We can be found at sporting events, cheering on Kansas State University, or just enjoying a movie at home.

Email: bervertk@usd450.net
Website: bes.usd450.net
Location: 2921 Southeast 69th Street, Berryton, KS, USA
Phone: (785)861-1300