Big Piney Elementary February 2012 Newsletter

Lifelong Learners Success For All

BPE PTO Meeting will be on Wednesday, February 8th @ 11:00 in the BPE computer lab.

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Swimming Schedule

February 2012
7th: Berry @ 1:50 8th: Torix @ 1:00 Moline @ 1:45 9th: Miller @ 12:30 13th: 5th Grade @ 1:30 14th: Wood @ 1:30 15th: Sanchez @ 1:00 16th: Linn @ 1:30 17th: Cain @ 1:30 21st: Knight @ 12:00 22nd: Guenthner @ 1:00 23rd: Bradley @ 12:30 24th: Clark @ 1:30 27th: Seemann @ 1:30

Parent/Teacher Conferences
This year, our Spring Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held at mid-term during the 3rd Quarter. The date for these conferences will be on Tuesday, February 7th from 4:00 - 8:00 p.m. and February 9th from 4:00 - 8:00 p.m. Remember that there is NO SCHOOL on Friday, February 10th.

Presidents day
Is Monday, February 20th. There is NO SCHOOL that Day for students or Teachers.

Information on classroom Valentines Day parties will be sent home by your childs teacher.

There will be no school on February 10th. There will be early dismissal @ 1:15 on Monday, February 27th.

Please remember to turn in BOX TOPS to your teacher or the office.

Book Fair Luau! Its a Reading Celebration

Dear Parents and Families, You are invited to our Scholastic Book Fair, an exciting, fun-filled event for students and families, scheduled from Monday, February 6 to Thursday, February 9. Please stop by anytime between 8:00-3:30 on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday to see whats happening at our Book Fair Luau! We will be open from 8:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 7. A Book Fair connects students with books at affordable prices and makes reading a positive experience. Children are more likely to read the books they personally get to choose. Its one of the best ways to get more kids reading, and kids reading more. Supporting the book fair helps us add more books to the library and provides funding for special events. We will send more information home with your child before the fair. Look for a book list with some of the items that will be for sale. There will also be a schedule of when your childs class visits the book fair (although you and they are welcome any time it is open). If you plan to pay for your purchases by check, please make it out to SCSD #9. Please join us to make this Book Fair the BEST our school has ever seen. We look forward to seeing you at the fair.
Janet Stevens and Susan Stevens Crummel Authors, illustrators and sisters Janet Stevens and Susan Stevens Crummel are coming to visit our school on Wednesday, Feb. 15th. They will talk about the creative process and perform their books using power point, puppets, props, and skits. Check out Susans website at www.susanstevenscrummel.com to get more information about her and her sister. Its sure to be a fun-filled day for our students.

EXCUSE ABSENCES
Please call the office if your student will not be in school that day. We would also appreciate a written excuse when your child returns after an absence. Our office may give you a call if you did not contact us to be sure you know if your child is not in school. Mandatory school attendance laws require us to track excused versus unexcused absences. We appreciate your help on this matter!
Information on what PTO is doing, please e-mail bpespto@hotmail.com to be added to our e-mail list. To submit any pictures to possibly be put in the yearbook, please e-mail them to bpeptoyearbook@gmail.com or submit a hard copy to the school office.