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Message from our Principal
Mr. Doug Savage
UPCOMING MARCH DATES:
March 1 - 31• Spirit Day Fundraiser –
Buffalo Wild WingsMention ‘Team F’ to your server
Monday 7• Spring Pictures
• Skating Party 6:30 - 8:30 pm
Tuesday 3• PTO Meeting 7 pm – Bring a
Friend!
Friday 11 • Spirit Wear form sent home
Friday 18 • Father/Son Event 6-8 pm
Wednesday 23 • Spirit Wear Orders due
Monday 28 • Spring Break begins
UPCOMING APRIL DATES:
Monday 4 • Classes Resume
Thursday 7• Boyd E. Smith Community
Celebration 5-7 pm
Mon – Fri. April 11 - 15 • Right to Read Week & Book Fair
Tuesday 12 • PTO Meeting – 7 pm
Edition 14| March 4, 2016
February Character Trait is . . .
kindnessCongratulations to our Students!
Mark your Calendar…
WEEK 3
Ashton ArmstrongAnsul Patel
Josie HinnersLila Rotz
Aidan ReddyJack Philhower
AJ BayerlLincoln Boldizsar
Jose Cullum
Adrian HaydenDrew BrossartTyler LansdaleCole Campbell
Chloe LewisJacob Taylor
Katelynn HatmakerMadison Banks
Amanda HallAaden BlaskyJack Szitanko
Garrett ByramZara BrownJoel Brown
Blake WhitakerCharlie ThalnerAmira Abu-Ali
WEEK 4
Landen DaughertyOlivia Smith
Delaney MayerOlivia MarcumMicaela DavisJack PhilhowerEli WoodyardMiguel Cullum
Isabella RoelKilliam MursinnaAlec PramaggoireCharley GfroererAddie Sweeney
Sophie MeredithHannah Beckelhymer
Cayden SmithAli WilliamsIan AplandWill Griffith
Carter Peterson
Our sixth graders will be attending the new BES, but they will leave their mark on the new facilities! Each month the sixth grade class is hosting a special event day - so far we’ve had a hat day and a pajama day - in an effort to raise funds for a contribution to the new BES playground. The sixth grade class voted and are putting the funds toward a Gaga Pit (a version of dodge ball played at ground level inside an enclosure). So, each month students are invited to participate and donate one dollar. For March, we’ll have “dress like a Leprechaun / wear green day” on the 17th.
Yesterday the district sent parents a letter summarizing our procedures and preparation for emergency events, including on-campus active threats. We’ve had several such drills this year at BES and have also directly involved our Miami Township resource officer, Skip Rasfeld. We continue to train staff and students for proper procedure and actions in the event of an actual emergency. Our next scheduled drill
is a “rapid evacuation procedure”, where areas of the building will engage in “lock-down” while others are instructed to evacuate the premises. We take these drills seriously and work diligently forward the safety and welfare of your children.
As technology becomes increasingly a part of life for the elementary age child, we have a number of students that are experiencing difficulty with getting adequate sleep. They report they are up very late at night texting, using FaceTime, playing games, watching television, etc. As parents we ask your diligence in monitoring device use and your child’s sleep patterns. As a general rule, elementary age students should receive at minimum nine hours of sleep.
Skating Party
Join your BES friends for
a skating party!
Where: Castle Skateland
Date: Monday March 7th
Time: 6:30-8:30pm
Cost*: $3 admission, $2 skate rental
(*cash only)
Final Call for Yearbook Sales!ALL SALES WILL END ON FRIDAY, MARCH 11th.
Time is running out for purchasing the 2015-2016 yearbook. Don't miss out on preserving memories your child's friends, teachers, special events, and our last year in the original BESbuilding! If you have already purchased, thank you! If not, please go to https://ybpay.lifetouch.com/ and enter our school's code: 7608516, or pick up a form in the office.
We know you will enjoy this year's book, so don't delay in reserving your child's copy!
THANK YOU, Nicole Kimble &
Science Night Volunteers for a
Great Event!
Invite a Friend to PTO meeting this Tuesday 3/8 @ 7pm BES library
All are welcome to the PTO meeting! Lots of exciting things going on at BES! Open chair positions will be announced for the next school year, updates from Principal
Savage, and upcoming event information.
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District News
Free Community Swim Sessions in FebruaryResidents of Milford School District can swim for free at Milford High School's pool during our open swim sessions on Tuesday and Thursday mornings in February from 7:15-9:15 a.m. Any participant age 16 or 17 may lap swim for free at MHS pool without a parent or legal guardian present; however, they MUST have a waiver of liability form signed by a parent or legal guardian. If you have questions, contact Lois Leavens, Community Swim Coordinator, at [email protected] or call the MHS Athletic Office at (513) 576-2208.
Open Houses/Memorial Events for SchoolsThis Spring, Milford Schools will be marking the end of an era for three of our school buildings. The current Boyd E. Smith and SeipeltElementary will close their doors after the end of the school year as they prepare to move to their new school buildings over the summer. The following dates have been set for open houses for the community:
Boyd E. Smith Open HouseThursday, April 75:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Charles L. Seipelt Open HouseSunday, May 1
1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Milford Main, which has been vacant since last summer, will be taken down in March. Recently, a time capsule from 1951 was discovered in a cornerstone. The contents of the time capsule include a list of signatures from students who attended Main at that time. Many of these former students still live in the area and will be invited to the Main memorial event. The event is open to the entire community and will include a brief program and refreshments.
Main Time Capsule & Memorial EventMilford High School Auditorium & Cafeteria
Sunday, April 171:00 – 3:00 p.m.
SPIRIT MONTHMention ‘Team F’ at Buffalo Wild Wings in
Milford and BES will receive 10% of your
total bill. Valid any time in March!
MARCH
Nominate an Outstanding Milford AlumniThe Milford Schools Foundation is searching for outstanding alumni. The Foundation's Outstanding Alumni Award honors graduates who have distinguished themselves in many diverse fields of endeavor after leaving Milford High School. They have done this through career achievements, service, or contributions to society in one of the following areas:
* Arts/Humanities* Business/Industry* Community Service* Science/Education* Public Service* Military Service* Athletics* Special Recognition
Any Milford High School graduate who has excelled in his/her personal or professional life is eligible. Nominations are due by March 15. Go to www.milfordschoolsfoundation.org for details and nomination forms.
Mr. Holden’s class won the Marco’s Pizza Party for February!
Will your class win in March? Our next Fundraising night is Tuesday, March 29th.
Details to follow in our next newsletter.
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BES Walk-a-ThonDear BES parents,
As part of our PTO's annual Walk-A-Thon fundraiser, our committee approaches local businesses to sponsor our event and therefore support our school and our children’s education. Their corporate sponsorship buys advertising on our t-shirts and in all Walk-A-Thon communications, and in turn, enables us to provide each and every child with a Walk-A-Thon t-shirt regardless of donation amount. This year, we would like to ask you to consider reaching out to your employer for their sponsorship or if you are a business owner, to consider a sponsorship. If you or your employer would be interested in supporting your student and our school, either through a corporate sponsorship or through an "employee donation match" program, please refer to our sponsorship letter (http://bit.ly/BES_Sponsorship) which includes all the details of the various sponsorship levels. The deadline for advertising as a sponsor is April 1. Any employee donation matching is due April 22.
As an additional incentive for you, your student will receive additional raffle tickets for a sponsorship or employee match (5 tickets for $100 or 25 tickets for $500) therefore increasing the odds of winning raffle items. Last year we raffled off Reds tickets, Kings Island tickets, and our top prize was a $300 gift card!
We are reaching out to our biggest and most valuable resource in the school - our parents. There are so many companies that offer community donations and support local schools, it’s simply a matter of submitting our sponsorship letter. Companies known to match employee donations include: Duke Energy Foundation, Fifth Third Bank, General Electric, LexisNexis, Macy’s Foundation, Merrill Lynch, PNC Bank Foundation, Prudential Foundation, US Bank.
The Walk-A-Thon is our PTO’s only direct fundraiser and a successful event keeps our school’s fundraising efforts to a minimum. Annually, the PTO spends approximately $40 per student, providing programs such as COSI on Wheels, Music Technology, Cincinnati Zoo, illustrator and author visits, combined with vital resources for our school such as mini-grants and Chromebooks utilized for newly required State testing.
The next few years are going to bring many additional changes to our BES community. We are striving to make this Walk-A-Thon extremely successful so we can be as prepared as possible as we embark on this new journey of a new building and all the needs that come with this exciting, but major change. Our PTO needs your help to be poised and ready to support our principal, teachers, and staff so that our children can have the very BEStelementary school years possible.
Thank you for your consideration and assistance in making our Walk-A-Thon a great success!
Please contact Tricia O’Rourke 513-505-9370 or Angie Busemeyer 513-266-5356 for corporate sponsorship questions.
[email protected]@hotmail.com
