Boyertown Elementary
Boyertown Area School District - Home of the Bears
Week In Review: Friday, November 17, 2023
Important Dates & Upcoming Events
There are many exciting events coming up at Boyertown Elementary School. We are looking forward to them!
November 18: Movie Morning at the State Theater (Information below!)
November 20, 21: Early Dismissal for Parent Teacher Conferences
November 22: Early Dismissal
🥧November 22: Frecon Pies pickup 4:00 - 6:00 at BES Library. (Any pies not picked up, will be DONATED!)
November 23, 24, 27: Schools closed for Thanksgiving break
🥧🥧FRECON PIES PICKUP🥧🥧
November 22, 2023 4:00 - 6:00 at BES Library
🌟Any pies that are not picked up WILL BE DONATED!! We will not hold or deliver any pies for you. Thank you!🌟
🍝FOOD DRIVE EXTENDED🥫
The food drive is extended until Tuesday, November 21st! There's still time to donate to your classroom. Let's help Preston's Pantry!
Attendance
For ABSENCES that are for reasons other than illness as a vacation, a day trip, or a family visit, an EDUCATIONAL TRIP FORM must be completed and submitted to the school prior to the absence. Please do not use the online absence slip to report this type of absence. The form can be found here: BES EDUCATIONAL TRIP FORM.
**PHONE CALLS ARE NOT ACCEPTED FOR ABSENCES. PLEASE PROVIDE BOTH FIRST AND LAST NAMES OF STUDENTS WHEN SUBMITTING AN ABSENCE.**
For a LATE ARRIVAL, please email your student’s teacher and email the attendance mailbox directly at attendanceBES@boyertownasd.org.
For an EARLY PICK-UP, please either send in a note to the teacher(s) or email attendance at attendanceBES@boyertownasd.org. Please include the following: student’s name, teacher’s name, time of the pick-up, and name of the adult picking the student up (*they must show ID at the door).
For a FULL-DAY ABSENCE, please use the online slip (BES ONLINE ABSENCE SLIP ) or send in a note to the school that your child will be absent (please state the reason why).
UNLAWFUL ABSENCES: *If the school does not receive an email (or a written note) concerning an absence within three (3) school days of that absence, it will be coded as unlawful, and the Unlawful Absences letter will be sent to the parents/guardians. It will also be added to the student's file. *NOTE: We cannot remove an Unlawful absence after the three (3) school days have passed.
Each student may have a total of ten (10) excused absences per school year. Every absence after those ten absences will all require a Doctor’s Note.
✏️2023-2024 BASD VOLUNTEER CLEARANCES🍎
There are new policies and procedures for clearances this year. Clearances must be uploaded into the new Raptor system in order to be in the school district's volunteer system. Volunteers who previously submitted clearances will be grandfathered in until November 17, 2023. Once submitted, clearances will be take 10 days to be verified. Paper copies of clearances will no longer be accepted. Clearances are mandatory to volunteer in Boyertown Area School District. Please view the links below for more information and access to the Raptor site.
BASD Volunteer Process: NEW: BASD Volunteer Process | Smore Newsletters for Business
BASD Website/HR Department: Human Resources / Volunteer Information - Using Raptor (boyertownasd.org)
🥯2023-2024 Breakfast Program Announcement🥐
JOIN US FOR BREAKFAST
All students in the Boyertown Area School District have the opportunity to receive breakfast in the cafeteria each school day. There will be a continuation of the Governor's free breakfast initiative to provide breakfast to students at no charge for those schools participating the School Breakfast Program. Therefore, students will not be charged for breakfast for the 2023-2024 school year.
Breakfast will be available during the following time each morning:
Secondary Schools 7:15am to 7:40am
Elementary Schools 8:25am to 8:45am
Our breakfasts include a variety of healthy and tasty choices including such items as cereal, mini waffles, mini french toast, muffins, cereal bars, pop tarts, fresh fruits, 100% juices and a variety of milk.
Students at the Middle School and Elementary levels are required to select an Entrée and must take at least 1 serving of Fruit or Vegetable to make a complete breakfast. A total of 3 items must be taken to make a complete meal. Milk is included as part of the meal. Senior High students are encouraged to do this as well, but are not required to purchase a complete meal. Instead, Senior High students have the option to purchase a la carte items, which are individually priced.
To see a complete listing of our menu offerings, which duplicate bi-weekly throughout the year, please visit the Boyertown Area School District website , select Departments, and choose Food Services.
Disclaimer:
In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.
Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.
To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:
(1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or
(2) fax: (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
(3) email: program.intake@usda.gov
This institution is an equal opportunity provide
TRANSPORTATION
BUSSING QUESTIONS🚌
If you need to reach the Transportation Department, please email transportation@boyertownasd.org for assistance. If you need assistance determining the location of a bus, reporting a bus problem, etc., please dial 610-369-7684. If you need help with a deviation to daycare within your school's sending area, with non-public school transportation, etc., please call 610-473-3473.
BES CAR RIDER LINE🚗
For safety purposes and efficient dismissals, we ask all parents utilizing the car rider line, to please always remain in their vehicles. Getting out of your vehicle and/or pulling outside the cones is not allowed and may pose a safety hazard if not adhered to.
Please be aware of any parent(s), child/children or staff member(s) who may be walking throughout our parking areas and crosswalks. In addition, please continue to be mindful of our surrounding families who live in the area and the children who are walking to and from school. There are NO U-TURNS ALLOWED on Second Street.
If your child/children will need assistance during dismissal for any reason, please do not use the car rider line. Instead, please park in the side lot or in the back lot and walk to the school's front entrance to sign out your child/children for parent pick-up. Use crosswalks where applicable.
PARENT PICKUP👍
If using the parent pick-up at the end of the school day, please make sure to park in the school’s side parking lot, park in a parking spot, and walk around to the main entrance.
Please make sure to have your ID out and ready, sign out your student(s) in the sign-out binder, which will be located at (or just inside) the front door. The students’ names will then be announced over the loudspeaker and will be instructed to report to the main entrance, once all the bus numbers have been announced. Please do not call the office at dismissal time to have your student(s) report to parent pick-up.
Please do not park out front in the main entrance parking lot, where the buses pull in. We have had cars driving around our buses while our students were loading, and cars pulling out in between the buses while they are trying to leave. Also, please do not pull up in the bus loop and line up behind the buses.
CHANGES IN TRANSPORTATION✔️
IF YOU NEED TO PICK UP YOUR CHILD(REN) EARLY (before dismissal time) please SEND IN A NOTE to school or please EMAIL the teacher(s). Please include the student(s) full name, teacher/grade, the time of pick-up, the reason, and the name of the adult doing the pick-up (please make sure that they bring along their ID for verification purposes. This is for your child’s safety.
If your child’s transportation home (at regular dismissal time) is different than their usual mode of transportation, please send a note (or email) to their teacher so that they can make sure the student is reporting to the correct area at dismissal time. Thank you!
✨Note from the Nurse's Office✨
Our Health Room is in need of both boys and girls sized 8-10 underwear. If you are able to make a donation of new or lightly worn underwear, it would be greatly appreciated!
🖌️Visiting Artist🎨
Good Afternoon Parents and Guardians,
Exciting things are happening in the art room at BES! We have Ms. Amy Stephen as our visiting artist for the month of November. She will be working with all of the students from grades 1-5 in the art room painting a mural for our school lobby! Ms. Stephen is a Boyertown graduate who has been working as an artist for many years and has had experience working as a mural artist in Philadelphia, too. She is also a certified art teacher and teaches art classes at the Michener Art Museum and at Engage Art Studio. Ms. Stephen has designed a very fun and colorful kite and sky theme to brighten up our school’s lobby area. We are hoping to have it installed over the winter break. So, be sure to look for it in the near future.
In the meantime, please send an art smock into school, if you haven’t already, as this paint does not wash out of clothing. We will be working on painting the mural in art class every Monday, Tuesday, and Friday until it’s finished. The students are thrilled to be taking part in beautifying our school and “leaving their mark” on BES.
This opportunity is made possible with the support of our PTO and our annual Art to Remember Fundraisers. So, keep the orders coming in! The Art Fundraiser is through November 17th. All purchases are made online through our mini website. https://arttoremember.com/school/Q6PMQM
🎶MUSIC UPDATES🎶
🎵THIRD GRADE MUSIC PROGRAM 🎵
Hello Third Grade! I am very excited to announce that we will be working together to perform a mini-musical in February called Of Mice and Mozart!
Every 3rd grade student will be performing together in the large Chorus, so please add Tuesday, February 27th to your family calendars now!
In addition to the Chorus, we need students to play a few main characters in the show.
Please SUBMIT THIS FORM to let me know if your child is interested in a speaking/solo role:
Third Grade Music Program Google Form Link!
This is a very special one-time event that we will be working hard on for several months during school.
Please reserve the following date on your calendars now and please tell your coaches/evening activity leaders in advance that you have a special school priority event on
Tuesday, February 27th at 7:00 pm on the BES Stage.
If you have any questions, please email kleibensperger@boyertownasd.org
🎤4TH & 5TH GRADE WINTER CHORAL CONCERTS🎤
-Dress Rehearsal at MSW: Monday morning during school, 9 am - 12 pm
-CONCERT: Monday, December 11th at 7 pm at Middle School West. Students report to MSW gym at 6:40 pm (supervision won’t be available until 6:40 pm, thank you). Wear your BES Chorus T-Shirt with black pants.
Vocal Ensemble:
-Saturday, February 3rd: Reading Royals National Anthem performance at Santander Area in Reading. Please do not purchase tickets to the game yet! Student performers are free and we have a special ticket link for our audience members as a fundraiser for BES music! I will send the ticket link out soon. Thank you!
-Saturday, March 16th: BASD Chicken Dinner Fundraiser Performance at MSW. We will be assigned a short time slot in the afternoon.
If you have any questions, please email kleibensperger@boyertownasd.org
📚📖READING INFORMATION📖📚
📚TITLE ONE MEETING FOLLOW UP & GOOGLE FORMS📚
Thank you to all of the parents and guardians who were able to attend the Title I Parent Meeting. Listed below you will find several items that were discussed at the meeting. All parents are invited to review the slideshow and complete the Google forms below. We will be working together this year to support all students in Schoolwide Title I at Boyertown Elementary.
Each month our reading specialists, Mrs. Graff and Mrs. McCaw, will share some resources to support your student’s learning at home. Please enjoy the September editions of the Daily Planner and Newsletter.
🧪Upcoming Science Explorers🧪
📣November News from the Nurse📣
November is National Diabetes Awareness Month! Type 1 diabetes in children is a condition in which the child’s body no longer produces an important hormone (insulin). Since we all need insulin to survive, the missing insulin needs to be replaced with injections or with an insulin pump. Know the signs of Type 1 Diabetes.
Important reminders for cold and flu season…
Reminder… all 3rd grade students are required to have a Pennsylvania Required Dental Exam Form completed by your child’s dentist.
All Kindergarten students, and students who are new to the elementary school, must have the Pennsylvania Required Dental Exam Form and the Pennsylvania Required Physical Exam Form completed by your child’s physician/dentist. If you have any questions regarding this requirement, please contact your child’s school nurse.
💧 Reminder … please send your child to school with a refillable water bottle each day! 💧
Wishing everyone a healthy and safe November!
Nurse Danielle and Nurse Tricia
Health Room Phone Number: (610) 473-5170
Health Room Fax: (610) 369-7687
FID (Flexible Instruction Days)
BASD has the ability to utilize one snow day and 5 flexible instruction days throughout the school year in the event that inclement weather or other emergency school closing. Your child’s teacher will review these directions with your child early next week. In the event of an unexpected school closing, the district message will define what type of day is being used. Digital and paper/pencil options will be provided. If a student cannot access the Internet or paper copies of the learning activities, he/she will have three (3) school days to complete the assignments. Any student who fails to complete their FID assignment within three school days will be marked as absent.
🎁Holiday Shop Volunteers Needed🎁
The Holiday Gift Shoppe is a wonderful fundraiser we host every year. It is a lot of fun and also allows students to shop for their loved ones.
This year's event will be held on December 7th and 8th. Shopping will be held from 6:00 - 8:00. Setup will start at 4:00. We are in need of volunteers to help set up, help students shop, and break down for each day. If you would like to volunteer, please sign up at the link below.
BES PTO: 2023 Holiday Shop: Parent Volunteers (signupgenius.com)
🤩Fifth Grade Students Yearbook Cover Contest🤩
We need a cover for this year's yearbook!! Fifth grade students can enter a drawing for the front or back cover of the 23-24 school year. The winning front and back covers will be selected by the yearbook committee and BES PTO. The drawing will need to be on a 8.5"x11" sheet of paper. Entries must be submitted by December 1st. Please be sure to write your name and teacher on the back of the entry. You can sign your work as well! We can't wait to see your creativity!
🐾BES PTO VOLUNTEERS!🐻
Volunteers are VERY important for all our PTO events and activities to run smoothly. We are in need of volunteers this year more than ever. We have many exciting opportunities to help out! If the event is outside of school hours, you will not need clearances. If it is during the school day, then you will. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us!
**Please be aware, this year if we do not have sufficient volunteers to run the event, the event will be cancelled. This is needed due to the lack of help in previous years, and the events not running as expected.**
BOX TOPS
Download the app to scan your receipts and earn money for your child's school!
SNIFTY PENCILS
It's SNIFTY PENCIL sale time! Click on the link for the google form and the pencils will be sent home with your students once payment has been received ($1.00 each). Thank you for supporting the PTO and BES.
BEAR STICKERS
Water Resistant Stickers
Bear water resistant stickers are on sale for $2! They are a great way to show your school spirit! Fill out the google form and send payment to get your child a sticker! We will deliver them to your student or you can purchase them at our PTO events.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1FE34xgsNkj8FKUgQlkj-kp9fa0s7ioc-YXsi7tXi9Ag/edit?usp=drivesdk
JOB OPPORTUNITES
Click the link below to learn about employment opportunities with Kelly Education
https://kellyeducation.referralrock.com/v2/1/register?utm_source=QR-code-flyer&utm_medium=referral
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
STUDENT HANDBOOKS CAN BE FOUND HERE
BES’ SCHOOL WEBPAGE
BASD'S 23-24 SCHOOL CALENDAR
BASD’S FOOD SERVICES WEBPAGE
BASD’S IT SERVICES WEBPAGE
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS LUNCH MENUS
BASD’S COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD
HERE COMES THE BUS APP INFO
BASD’S PARENT PORTAL
LINK BES’ ONLINE ABSENCE SLIP
Please visit the following website regarding ticket sales at athletic events held at Boyertown. There will be no cash sales at events. TICKETS FOR BASD ATHLETIC EVENTS
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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Boyertown Elementary
641 East Second Street
Boyertown, PA 19512
(610) 369-7427