Bogan Weekly News

Happy Friday!

It has been another busy week! I had three guest principals this week! These students chose this as their prize for Read-A-Thon. It was really fun showing these students around the building and having their help to change bulletin boards, check on classes, and even assist with lunch duty!

We have really great students in our building and I love getting to know all of them! Thank you for sharing your children with us and trusting us to help them learn and grow.

Have a great weekend!

Sincerely,

Kirsten Cannon, Principal

Hello everyone! My name is Mason Snyder (Mr. Snyder) and I am the long-term substitute K-5 General Music Teacher for Bogan Elementary School.

I am a 2024 Graduate of Miami University studying Choral/ General Music Education and Musical Theatre. I am originally from Wilmington, OH. However, my grandparents grew up in the Talawanda District.

I am so excited to be returning to my family's roots and sharing the gift of music with all students and staff of Bogan Elementary!

If your student has a lost or damaged book check and cash are acceptable forms of payment. Checks can be made out to Bogan Elementary. Payment can be dropped off to the main office or your student can bring the payment to the library.

Grade 3 Fall ELA state testing results are now available.

To access results, log into ProgressBook and click on the “Assessment Scores” tab, then “Assessments."

ELA scores of 700 and higher are considered passing. Students needing to retest will do so during Spring state testing 4/7/25-5/2/25. Please reach out to the building administration with any questions.

If you do not have access to ProgressBook, please contact your child's teacher to obtain their test scores. Paper copies of the scores will be distributed to families once they are received by the district.

For more information about state tests and how to interpret your score, please refer to the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce website

Spring Girls on the Run -- registration begins January 27th at 10a - February 9th at 11:59p; the season begins February 19th with practices from 315 - 445 on Monday and Wednesdays and a celebratory 5k on May 10th!

We have moved to grade-level incentives in the cafeteria. Grade levels have the opportunity to earn a "star" when they follow the expectations. When the grade level earns 10 stars, they will receive a movie party during lunch!

We rolled out restroom expectations this week and there are posters in the restroom to remind students of the expectations.

Our PBIS team will work on creating expectations for the hallways and buses in February.

Mrs. Kline has updated the Bogan Art Website with LOTS of FREE art apps, art websites, and things for our kiddos to do at home while they are stuck inside. Please click the image for access.

As a reminder, you are able to add funds to your student's lunch account through the Talawanda EZ Pay system. If your student's account reaches -$50 it will be rolled into your school fees. Please be mindful and keep your student's account current. You can use Talawanda EZ Pay, send a check or cash to the school office to take care of your student's balance.

Here is our lunch menu for February!

Hello parents and guardians! We are working hard in our Second Step classroom lessons on empathy and understanding how our friends and others around us feel. We are also continuing to learn what it means to be a good friend and to identify positive qualities in the people we choose to surround ourselves with.

As mentioned in last week’s Counselor Corner update, we are looking to start small groups that will provide support and build skills in a small setting outside of the classroom. Topics can range depending on the needs of your student.

Please fill out THIS Google form if you are interested in your student participating in a small group with their peers.

Do not hesitate to reach out if there is anything I can do to help support your student!

We have seen an increase in nurse visits this week in the clinic. We are asking you to please evaluate your children prior to sending them to school each day. Please keep your sick children at home to help prevent the spread of illness in the school.

February 17th: NO SCHOOL: Presidents' Day

February 26th: Spring Photos

March 4th: BookMobile (1st-4th)

March 6th: Spring Conferences

March 11th: Spring Conferences

March 31st-April 4th: NO SCHOOL: Spring Break

April 8th: BookMobile (1st-4th)

April 14th: KKids: 3:15pm-4:15pm

April 18th: NO SCHOOL: Conference Exchange Day

May 5th: NO SCHOOL: Data Collaboration Day

May 16th: Field Day

May 22nd: Last Day of School

We are excited to have Pebble Go! Pebble Go provides access to a lot of different digital books that you can read with your children at home. Many students also use Pebble Go in the classroom and have really enjoyed the content! Please see below for the login information. The subscription will expire August 30, 2025.

Site Login: https://login.pebblego.com/

Username: bogan

Password: bogan

Please click here for the Talawanda Community Events Page.