As the crisp winter air sets in, December is a time of reflection and gratitude. This month, we’re excited to celebrate the holidays and focus on themes of kindness, sharing, and community. Let’s make the most of this season together! We want to extend a huge thank you to everyone who participated in last month's Penny Wars! Your generosity and enthusiasm have made a big difference. It was wonderful to see the school community come together for such a fun and meaningful cause. The friendly competition between grades brought lots of excitement, and together we raised funds to support families during the holidays. Thank you to our executive board of Student Council for taking time at the board meeting to talk about our school. Lastly, thank you to all of the students who raised enough money to turn me into a taco salad. It was definitely a first for me.
Greg Burton, Principal
Big Bend Elementary
Cold Weather Clothing Rules
The following rules are in place to help keep students safe:
1. Any day it is below 50º students are required to wear a coat.
2. Any day it is below 35º students are required to wear hats and mittens
3. Kindergarten – 3rd grade students are required to wear snow pants & changeable boots if they are in the snow.
4. Fourth – 6th grade students are required to wear changeable boots if they are in the snow.
5. Students without boots will stay on blacktop.
Zonar MyView
1. Download the Zonar MyView app from the App Store or Google Play.
2. Enter our district code (MASD1).
3. Enter your child's school ID number
4. Create alert zones around drop-off and pick-up points.
When your child's bus enters an alert zone, you will receive notifications by email or text.
Click here to view full parent instructions for the Zonar MyView app or this guide with directions.
New School Menu App
The Food Service Department is pleased to introduce My School Menus TM by Health-e Pro--a mobile app with interactive menus. My School Menus TM allows easy access to complete nutrition information for the school meal--anytime, anywhere.
Features of My School Menus TM + Mobile App
• Complete list of all food choices available to students
• Nutrient data for menu items
• Ability to Build-A-Meal and create customized meals
• Ingredient information for certain menu items
• Allergen identification by filtering menu items
• Dietary preference identification showing symbols identifying foods
• Translation to 180 languages using Google Translate
• Ability to link to Child Nutrition sites like prepayments, applications and policies
You can download My School Menus TM Mobile App in the iTunes Store or the Google Play store. The Food Service Department is excited to offer My School Menus TM Mobile App as a valuable nutrition resource. You can access the web version by visiting the district website at
https://www.myschoolmenus.com/organizations/2534 Please let us know if you need any additional
information on how to use this information to support your students’ specific nutrition needs.
Regards
Christina Oswald, SNS Director of Food Service
Download: IOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/my-school-menus/id965396894
Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hmpnew.myschoolmenus
Greetings BBES Parents!
Our 5th-6th grade winter concert is coming up fast! Here is some information about our concert:
1. Place: Thursday, December 19th at the Greenwald Foundation Performing Arts Center. Make sure to put this date in your calendar! *Different this year: There will not be a daytime school concert at BBES. There will be enough seating for everyone to come support our students at our evening concert at our beautiful PAC at Mukwonago High School!
2. Time: Our concert will start at 6:30pm. The concert should be around 30 minutes in duration. All 5th & 6th grade students should plan on being at the PAC at 6:00pm the evening of Thursday, 12/19. No earlier, please. Please drop your child off at Door 11 (east entrance to Mukwonago High School, marked “performer entrance”)
3. Attendance: This concert is a required school performance for all 5th and 6th graders. Please send Mrs. Schroeder an email if you will be out of town on a pre-planned family vacation, or if your child is out ill that school day and cannot physically be there. schrobr@masd.k12.wi.us
4. Dress Rehearsal and Permission Slip information: Our dress rehearsal at the PAC with the 5th & 6th graders will be 8:40-10:45 the morning of 12/19. If possible, please refrain from scheduling any appointments during this time. Students will be given a paper copy of our permission slip the first week of December, due on Monday, December 16th. I will also send a digital copy that week as well, in case your child misplaces his or her permission slip.
5. Concert dress: Students should feel free to dress their best for our performance the evening of 12/19. This is the time to "get fancy!" Dresses, dress shoes, dress pants, collared shirts are all appropriate. Students should refrain from wearing hats, sunglasses, ripped jeans, or light-up apparel. If no dressy holiday outfit is available, please have your child come wearing the festive colors of red and green.
6. Preparation: Students should be practicing singing their concert pieces at home with the lyrics sheets provided in music class. They may also want to check their Concert Google Classroom for backtracks to practice along with too. Dedicating 5-10 minutes per night to practice their concert songs will make a big difference in the level of our performance on the 19th!
Looking forward to a wonderful holiday concert experience with our 5th & 6th graders See you on December 19th!
Brianna Schroeder
4K-6th Grade Elementary Music Teacher
Big Bend Elementary School
Mukwonago Area School District
