I am sure you have heard your children talking about so many wonderful staff members and would love to be able to put a face with the name! Click on the picture below to watch this youtube video to get a chance to meet our new staff at Bell Prairie!
Staley Homecoming Parade and Spirit Week
Next week we will be celebrating Staley’s Homecoming by joining in on their Spirit Week! Attached is a flyer describing the theme for each day; it’s also written below. Please join in on one, or all, of the spirit days. We would also love to see our Mustang’s at the Parade and Game!
“The Magic of the Movies”
Monday: Marvel Monday- Wear your superhero gear
Tuesday: Toy Story Tuesday- Dress as a Cowboy or Space Ranger
Wednesday: Wonderful World Wednesday- Wear any wonderful world of Disney clothes
Thursday:We Got Ears Say Cheers- Wear your ears or fun hat
Friday:Fancy Friday- PICTURE DAY! Dress to impress.
Homecoming Parade:
Sept 18 6:00 PM. Parade circles the campus. It starts in the front circle drive and heads up by the tennis courts, up to the DAC, turns right toward Bell Prairie.
Parent/ Teacher Conferences will be held on Tuesday, October 8th and Thursday, October 10th. Below is a link to a sign up genius. Please click the link, choose a date, locate your child teacher(s), and then sign up for a time slot to meet with your child’s teacher. Please contact the classroom teacher if you have any questions or need support.
Our Bell Prairie Nurse is needing to restock portions of the clothing supply used by BP students. If you have any gently used or new pants that meet the following needs, please send them in to the school with your student. THANK YOU!!
Elastic Waist
Sizes Needed:
Medium (8-10)
Large (10-12)
XL (14-16)
Adult Small (minimal needed)
Adult Medium (minimal needed)
Note: Only Elastic Waistband pants are needed.
NKC Elementary Track Meet
Hi Bell Prairie Families!
The NKC Elementary Track Meet will be on Thursday, October 3rdth from 5:00-9:00 PM at the DAC located on the grounds of Staley High School. Bell Prairie students participating can head home their normal way from school and should arrive at Staley by 4:45 PM. Student athletes from several other NKC elementary schools will be there to provide Bell Prairie some fun competition.
The first meeting of the National Elementary Honor Society will be this Friday, September 20 at 7:45 am in the Library. Students may be dropped off at the front door at 7:40. Please do not arrive before 7:40 am. If your NEHS member did not bring home a letter with information about our first meeting please email Mrs. Van Engen. She will send you an important link to a Google Form. (connie.vanengen@nkcschools.org)
The NEHS students will be representing Bell Prairie in the Staley Homecoming Parade on Wednesday evening at 6:00 pm. Plan to wear Bell Prairie spirit wear for this event. See Mrs. Van Engen or Mrs. Skinrood if you have questions. (All the information about this event is in the note that went home last week.)
Wind Song Choir is off to a great start. If you missed our first rehearsal it is not too late to join us. Come to the music room at 7:45 on Wednesday morning, September 18 for our 2nd rehearsal! All 4th and 5th grade students are welcome. The information letter for choir is on the music room website. www.bpesmusic.weebly.com
Rising Hill will be joining us! So be sure to come so you can see old friends!
Bring your kids for a fun night of play with their Bell Prairie friends at Mercury Gymnastics on September 28, 2019. Parents get some time to run errands or dine out, kids have a blast, and Bell Prairie PTA raises money to benefit our students - a win for all! You can arrive anytime after 6:15 p.m. Please come in to sign in your kids and then you can stay or leave and return by 7:45pm .
We will have snacks and drinks available to purchase at the snack bar and envelopes your kids can put any money in for safekeeping while they play.
READING ROUND-UP
Literacy is always an important part of our school. We are excited to announce that PTA is sponsoring the 11th annual Reading Round-up Program to encourage all students to read on a regular basis outside of school.
We would like to give a special shout out and THANK YOU to
for sponsoring our Reading Round-up this year. Reading and health care go hand-n-hand and we are lucky to have your support.
I just wanted to highlight a few important details about Reading Round-up. All grade level forms went home two weeks ago but if your forms are missing please click on the forms above to print. Please read more info for your grade level below:
K-2Grades
This year there are some big changes to the K-2 Reading Round-up Program. We are dividing the program into monthly rewards and semester rewards. The monthly reward will be for the students that turn their book logs and reports into their teacher each month. Then there will be a bigger end of the semester reward for the students that completed their reading for all three months that semester. All celebrations will be during the school day. The Fall semester will start September 1, 2019 and be tracked for September, October, and November. The Fall end of the semester celebration will be held Friday, December 6th. Spring semester will start January 2020 and be tracked January, February, and March with the end of semester celebration Friday, April 10th. The logs and reports will be due to the teacher on or before the 1st day of the next month.
3rd Grade
3rd Graders will need to read 400 min. a month and continue to turn in monthly book logs for 5 months. Please note that your child only has to do 4 book reviews this year. The book reviews can be turned in at any time during the 5 months, NOT 1 per month. These book reviews take the place of the monthly book reports that the K-2 students are doing. The book reviews have to be on one of the current years “GKC Read” books. You can find a current list of the “GKC Read” Award Nominees at https://drive.google.com/file/d/12D723gf4qphAL6gAeJkDPJRr93Sqcy8a/view
4th & 5th Grades
4th & 5th Graders also need to read 400 min. a month and continue to turn in monthly book logs for 5 months. Your child only has to do 4 book reviews this year. The book reviews can be turned in at any time during the 5 months. The book reviews have to be on one of the current year Mark Twain Nominees unless your teacher or Mrs. Wheeler has approved it. You can find a current list of Mark Twain Award Nominees at https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/132101.Mark_Twain_Award_Nominees_2019_2020
I am so happy to thank Christina Ford from Community America and Amanda Ashmore from Thompson Gas. They are our sponsors for the month of September. Don’t forget that if you if have a small business or work for a great company you too can donate 25 pens and for a whole month your pens will be on display in the main office.
If you have questions please don’t hesitate to call me.
Lisa Fischer
816-321-4597
Interested in eating lunch with your student? Here is the lunch schedule for the 2019 - 2020 school year. All guests are required to check in at the the front office (and present valid id) before joining your student for lunch.
If you want your child to be listed in the 2019-2020 Student Directory please complete the entry questionnaire below. The student directory will then be shared to all through the Mustang Minutes starting in September. Changes to your entry can be made at anytime.
The September PTA Board Meeting was held on September 10, at 6:00 p.m. The meeting minutes are below. Also included below is the 2019 - 2020 PTA Schedule. Mark your calendars and join us for a meeting if you are interested in learning more about what is going on at the school.
Sign up to be a Bell Prairie Sponsor! Not only are you supporting our school but you get some advertising as well! All sponsors get their logo and web link in our Mustang Minutes! You will also be a sponsor of our Annual Hoe Down! If you have questions please contact bellprairieptasponsorships@gmail.com Attached are the forms that need to be completed. Thank you!
Our sponsors deserve a special thank you for supporting our students and our school. Their donations allow the PTA to provide amazing resources to our students. Be sure to click on their logos below to learn more about these businesses.
Magnet Sponsor:
Large T-Shirt Sponsor:
Staff Appreciation Sponsor:
Reading Round- Up Sponsor:
T-Shirt Sponsor:
Sponsor:
BUSINESS MEMBERS:
Clarity Auto Glass
EcoSafe Environmental Services, Inc.
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