BWE News & Notes
Week of January 6-10, 2020
Integrated Arts Schedule
Monday, January 6, 2020
Important Dates
January 6 - School Resumes
January 20 - No School (Martin Luther King Jr. Day)
January 21 - BWE PFA Meeting, 9:30 a.m.
January 21 - GLOW RUN Kick-Off & Pep Rally (In-School Event)
January 23 - Animal Bingo, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
January 30 - GLOW RUN (In-School Event)
January 31 - No School (In-Service Day)
Dress Appropriately for the Weather

Winter is upon us BWE! Please be sure that the children are dressed properly for the cold weather. They will go out for their 30-minute recess daily, weather permitting, and they should be prepared with heavy coats, hats or earmuffs, gloves, and scarves!
Notes to School

If you choose to email an excuse for your child being absent, late, an early dismissal from school, or for end of day dismissal arrangements, please include the office ( mhunter@northallegheny.org) on the email as well as the child’s classroom teacher. This helps to make sure the absences are coded properly and in a timely fashion. Also, if a teacher happens to have a sub and you are changing your child’s dismissal arrangement, that message may not be received if the office is not also included.

In addition, if you plan to take your child on a vacation or educational trip during the school year, please fill out the Elementary Student Application for Educational Tour or Trip form and return it to your child’s teacher or the school office at least five days before the event.

Thank you for your cooperation with these procedures. 
BWE GLOW RUN

The BWE GLOW RUN will be kicking off in just a couple of weeks! This fun two-week long program ending in our first ever GLOW RUN event will be raising funds for S.T.E.A.M. programs at our school!

GLOW RUN Key Dates
  • January 17: Pledging Opens
  • January 21: Everything kicks off with an in-school Pep Rally in the gym
  • January 22-29: Pledging & Team Days where students will be inspired to build character through a daily Lesson from THE WILD WEST, which combines S.T.E.A.M. skills (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) with character-building.
  • January 30: GLOW RUN is held during the school day so all of our students can participate. Every student will get a free Glow Run t-shirt, and they do not have to have any pledges to be a part of the fun.

Check out the video on the PFA website to get a sneak peek of this fun event that is sure to be a huge hit with our students. 
Animal Bingo

Animal Bingo is back! Please join us on Thursday, January 23, from 6:30-7:30 p.m. in the BWE gym/cafeteria as we play Bingo while helping Animal Friends of Pittsburgh.

The price of admission will be a donation item for the Animal Friends Shelter.
Pull Tab Collection

In conjunction with BWE’s spring service project, we will have our first collection of pull tabs on Friday, January 10, in your child’s classroom. Please send them in with your child at that time. The donated pull tabs will be recycled and exchanged for cash to support the Ronald McDonald House of Pittsburgh.
BWE PFA Happenings
District Updates
Flexible Instructional Days

During the 2019-2020 School Year, North Allegheny School District will be utilizing Flexible Instruction Days (FIDs), which may be used in place of a school day that would be canceled because of inclement weather or another emergency situation. On a FID, students will complete learning activities and assignments provided by their teachers at home.
 
Implementing a FID will not require additional make-up days when school is canceled. These make-up days could shorten the spring break or extend the school year. The District can use up to five (5) FIDs per school year. FIDs are considered a school day and count toward the number of instructional days/hours required under Article 15 of the Public School Code and Chapter 11 of the State Board of Education regulations.
 
Since this is new for staff members, students and parents this year, the District is scheduling a FID for Monday, February 3, 2020. Additional information will be shared in mid-January. To learn more about FID, please visit the North Allegheny website via the button below.
NA Special Education Parent Networking Group

The next meeting for the NA Special Education Parent Networking Group (PNG) will be held on Monday, January 13, 2020, at 1:00 p.m.
Resources
Missed a Newsletter?

All building newsletters are archived weekly on the North Allegheny website. This designated webpage will be updated with links to the previous week’s newsletters at the beginning of each school week by 11:30 a.m. A link to the archive is accessible on the District’s homepage and on each building’s homepage.
Community Flyers
The North Allegheny School District often receives requests for the distribution of athletics and approved non-profit community organization digital flyers. All requests for community flyers to be included in this newsletter must be submitted via email only at flyers@northallegheny.org . Flyers will only be posted and removed from the District website on Friday. Visit our website for details on how to submit flyers .
Building Contacts
Main Office - 724-935-5081
Nurse's Office - 724-935-5081
Counseling Office - 724-934-4400