Upcoming Events

Feb. 16th Thursday, BES School Council at 5pm

Feb. 17th Friday, Savings Makes Cents

Feb. 20-24 Mon-Fri, February break

Mar. 5-8 Mon-Fri, “Spirit Week” sponsored by Friends of BES

Mar. 7th Wed; Friends of BES;7:00pm

Mar. 8th Thursday, Friends of BES Luau!

Mar 20th Grade 4 Long Composition

Mar 20-Apr 2 Grades 3-6 ELA MCAS

May 7-22 Grades 3-6 Math MCAS and grade 5 Science MCAS

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FRIENDS OF BES NEWS

Friends of BES News (Formerly known as the PTO!) Happy Thursday! It was voted at our meeting this week that we change our name. We have never legally been affiliated with the national PTO/PTA and we decided that our mission does not benefit from this title. We all have the same goal. We want our children/students to have the best educational experience possible. We work together to host events and raise funds that make our community a better place to be. No matter what role you play in the group we are all Friends of our school and we all do our best to make a difference! We are all a part of the Friends of BES!

Our Kringle Candle Company Fundraiser was a HUGE success. Together we sold $7,000.00 in products! That translates into $2,800 in profit that will go directly to our teachers. Every classroom will benefit and it was voted at our meeting that our specialists and Special needs teachers also be included. I am so proud to be a part of such a dedicated community of adults. What a great show of support for our talented hard working teachers! Well done! You will be notified as soon as a delivery date is announced. We are told it will be within 3-4weeks. Ms. Corbin's first grade was the class with the highest percentage of participation (50%) and will receive the bonus $100 as promised!

There are so many fabulous things coming up! Included in today's Thursday News are the order forms for our Hillside Pizza fundraiser. Profits from this fundraiser will go towards technology and mathematics in our school. Mrs. Leyden has many amazing ideas for the next year in our building and we need to raise enough funds to help these ideas become a reality. Checks can be made payable to BES. Orders will be due back to school by Monday, February 27th. Please remember that if you eat at Hillside Pizza, gift certificates are an excellent way to support our efforts. For every $20.00 gift certificate we sell, Hillside Pizza gives the Friends of BES $5.00. Not only is that amazingly generous of Hillside Pizza, it is incredibly profitable for our school and our needs. As always, thank you very much for participating in our fundraisers. We know the level of time and commitment involved in making these fundraisers a success and we appreciate every one of you for your efforts. As always, if you have any questions please contact Jen Glazier at memphis26@comcast.net or 648-9312. Delivery of pizzas will happen on Thursday March 8th from 2:00 - the Luau.

The Luau is coming, the luau is coming! We are excited to announce that the Luau will be held on Thursday, March 8th from 5:30 to 7:30 in the BES cafeteria and gymnasium. We will serve dinner (Hillside pizza, pineapple and fruit juice) and enjoy music, dancing and games in the gym. We need your help. If you are available to volunteer for 15 minutes or more we would love to have your help. We need help with set up, cooking and serving pizza, taking pictures, face painting, running games and handing out prizes, supervising our happy energetic children in the halls and cleaning up. Many hands make light work and even a 15-minute time commitment would be such a huge help. Please send in a note, post on our facebook page, call, email or stop us in the halls to let us know you are able and willing to help. We know that you want to enjoy the evening with your children and it is very possible to volunteer to help and still have plenty of time to enjoy the event. Thanks in advance for your help in making the Luau such a great event! School Spirit week is coming. March 5th- 8th... stay tuned for some fun, fabulous, crazy ways to show our pride! Thank you again for all that you do to make BES such a great place to be. Every moment you help in the classroom, every field trip you attend, every snack, disinfectant wipe and pencil that you send into the classroom, every item you buy or sell in a fundraiser, every after school event you attend and every note you send to the teacher or principal signed with a "thank you" makes a difference. We are all Friends of BES!