Teacher Appreciation Week is May 8-12 and we want to be sure that ALL of our staff members feel the love and appreciation! Mr. Owsley will be playing a little bingo game throughout the week with staff members and we would like to have enough gift cards on hand for EVERYONE to be a winner. Any amount and vendor will do. The more variety the better! Please drop off (or have your student drop off) with Mrs. Howard in the front office by Monday 5/8/23. THANK YOU for your generosity!
Do you know what's on your child's back to school supply list for next year? 1st Day school Supplies does! This year, buy early and save up to 30% over shopping at big box stores like Target, Walmart and even Amazon. 1st Day School Supplies give our students only the brand names that our teachers trust and respect like Ticonderoga, Crayola, Elmer's and Clorox. So, what are you waiting for? Buy early and save!
Current data draws a clear correlation between increased social media use and mental health. Experts are pleading with parents to remove apps such as TikTok, Snapchat, and Instagram from their child’s phone. It is time that we parents help our kids to discover life beyond a screen, a life of physical play and discovery, a life free from the ever-present social pressures that a cell phone brings. It’s time to take childhood back.
This is easier said than done. Our kids are involved in many activities, we are often pulled in a thousand directions, and cell phones are convenient. There are options that keep us from being stuck between choosing what is healthy for our kids and making sure we can contact them when needed. Here is one options:
“Encourage your children to walk or ride bicycles to and from school at the earliest ages possible, consistent with local circumstances of distance, traffic, and crime. It may help you to "let go" if you get them the wonderful Gizmo Watch. It lets the child call and be called by just 10 phone numbers, and it lets you see where the child is on a map.” https://www.thecoddling.com/wiser-kids
- 5/8-5/12: Teacher Appreciation Week
- 5/10: National School Nurses Day
- 5/10: Future Falcon Kindergarten Buddy Day- Come join the kindergarten kids and teachers from 9:30am-10:30am in our classrooms as we explore together what it is like to be a heroic kindergarten student at BMES!
- 5/11 & return 5/12: 6th Grade overnight trip to UCYC.
- 5/12: CSHS Graduating Seniors return to BMES and walk.
- 5/15: Kindergarten Graduation 2:30PM
- 5/16: BMES Talent Show
- 5/17: CSHS Graduation Tonight
- 5/18: LAST DAY OF SCHOOL
- 5/18: Move Up Day (Kids visit next year's grade level)
- 5/18: 6th-grade FINAL WALK at 12:00. 6th grade students wear their STMS shirts this day and take one final walk around the BMES campus to say goodbye and to be cheered on by the entire school. This is our chance to send them off to middle school right. All parents of 6th-grade students are invited to join us. Bring signs, balloons, and whatever else you need to congratulate your child on reaching this important milestone.
- 5/18: Half Day - Early Dismissal
DON’T MISS OUT ON THESE SUMMER OPPORTUNITIES!!!
We also want to recognize the efforts put forth by the 2022-23 Board Members and thank them for a wonderful year too! Because of their hours of service, we are able to have so many fun events, appreciate our staff, and support our school.
Join me for a special shoutout of thanks to our outgoing PTO Board Members!
Melissa Kartler, President
Jessica Spencer, President
Ashley Flowers, Director of Campus Affairs
Teacher Appreciation Week Door Decorating
It's that time again! Teacher Appreciation Week is right around the corner starting May 8th this year. This means our beloved door decorating across campus is happening Saturday, May 6th from 9-12p this year.
Please reach out to the PTO with any questions and see the attached sign up to pick your door. Thanks for being an amazing part of our community!