Today BES staff and students practiced our second ALICE Safety Drill for the 2022-23 school year. Student safety will continue to be our top priority at Brandywine Elementary.
Tomorrow, Wednesday, March 29th is the last day to turn in BES parent surveys. Thank you for your help and support!
Please see the updated Narrative School Calendar. Last day for students is the same, however the PL Day for staff at the end of Spring Break has been moved to the end of the year.
BES 6th graders enjoyed an outdoor science class today looking for Praying Mantis Egg Sacks. 15 Egg Sacks were found and will be relocated to Deans Gap Farm's High Tunnel. The hatched Praying Mantis will eat harmful insects keeping the High Tunnel pesticide free. 😎
A BES Parent Survey was sent home today with students. Please complete the survey and return it with your student in the envelope provided by Wednesday, March 29th. Thank you!
We have reopened enrollment for our Summer Success Academy! This program is for upcoming K-12 graders. Current students in Grades 9-12 will focus on credit recovery. It is vital for interested families to fill out the survey using the link below, to enroll students. The new deadline to enroll is Thursday, April 6th. More information is in the form description.
https://forms.office.com/r/wW15VMwRKe
Parents, along with their report cards, your student(s) should have brought home important information regarding our WV General Summative Assessment. Please review this information!
If you need a copy to review these can be found on our website here: https://www.pendletoncountyschools.com/documents/parent-%26-student-info/assessment-report-guides-for-parents%2Fguardians/general-summative-assessment%2Fsat-letters/425397
Pendleton County Schools will be operating on a three hour delay.
Pendleton County Schools Weill be closed Friday, March 10
Due to the cancellation of school today, the BES Book Fair will be open this coming Monday, March 13th. We will follow the same afternoon schedule from this past Wednesday and Thursday starting with Kindergarten at 12:15. Parents are welcome. Hope to see you there!
Families, don't forget tomorrow is the Open House Night for our book fair! We have a large variety of books for very reasonable prices. Books can be purchased on the stage from 5-7pm tomorrow, Thursday, March 9th. See you there!
Our BES Book Fair will start tomorrow, March 8th. Parents are welcome! Please refer to the BES website post or our Facebook post for class times and details. The paper copy that was sent home had one incorrect class time. Please call BES with any questions.
Yesterday BES students participated in a Read-A-Thon from 1:30-3:00. Students wore pajamas, brought in a pillow/blanket, and snacked on popcorn while reading. Students read numerous genres nonfiction and fiction. Buddy reading, Read alouds, myOn, and novels were some favorites📚
Congratulations to these BES students for placing in the county CIS Bus Safety Poster Contest. Well done and the posters look awesome! 🚌😁👌👌
Last week was a busy one for BES students. Storyteller, Adam Booth told stories and provided writing workshops. Experience Learning also visited to tap maple trees and teach the process for making maple syrup. Students enjoyed both events while learning outside of the classroom!
Please take time to review the following document. There have been changes to our policy regarding Education Leave Plans for the upcoming 2023-2024 school year.
The PDF version of this document will be available in the "Documents" section: https://www.pendletoncountyschools.com/documents/parent-%26-student-info/attendance-policy/187841
Next week will be the BES Book Fair. Additionally, BES students will participate in a Read-A-Thon Monday, March 6th from 1:30-3:00pm. Students are encouraged to wear their pajamas and bring a pillow/blanket to read comfortably.
See attached image for more details as well as the schedule for the week.
Three hour delay on Friday, March 3rd
Our March lunch menu is ready to view!
EDITIED!:
Spring Picture Day will be at BES next Wednesday, March 1st. Individual student pictures and class pictures will be taken. No payment is due upfront for individual student photos.
After these pictures are taken, a packet of pictures will be sent home for you to decide if you want to purchase. Please remember if you do not want any of these pictures, you simply return them to the school.
If you would like to purchase a class photo payment is due online before picture day OR the day of the class picture by returning the envelope sent home with students today. The class photo will be $10.
To preorder go to: www.strawbridge.net Click "Order Pictures" and enter the code: FM415617