Wear Red for Our Monthly Character Word Self-Control

Volume 9 Number 1 January 2016

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Jan. 4- Welcome Back to School C o u n s e l o r Jan. 5 – PTA Mtg 4pm Jan.14 & 28- Bank Days o’s Jan. 7- 2 hr. Delay for Students Core Essential Values Jan. 8 - Report Cards Issued r Wear “Red” for our Monthly The Character word for January is Character Word “Self-Control” Self-Control Jan. 12– Parent Teacher Conferences n Choosing to do what you should do, not from 6-8pm by appointment what you want to do. “ I can do the right thing.” Jan. 18– HOLIDAY - No School e Animal: Capuchin Monkey Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. observ. Color: Red Jan. 19– 2 hr. delay for Students r

During this time of year the weather outside and the temperature inside our classrooms can fluctuate dramatically. Make sure your child is dressed appropriately for the cool weather. PLEASE make sure your child has a warm winter jacket and appropriate shoes/boots EVERYDAY! Students will go to the We have the OLWEUS anti-bullying program in playground/track as weather permits. place at Bunker Hill Elementary. You can read about this program by going to the district website, throughout the winter. www.berkeleycountyschools.org and clicking on the “More about OLWEUS” link. ***** IF YOU PACK A SCHOOL LUNCH FOR YOUR CHILD…PLEASE REMEMBER TO INCLUDE How to find us on the web: UTENSILS. Parents did you know that you can access information about Bunker Hill Elementary online? Go to www.berkeleycountyschools.org Click on the “Select A School” tab and If you want more information about this “Bunker Hill Elementary” program or an application to become part of Our site is constantly being upgraded, but you will the Watch D.O.G.S. program please call the find the school newsletter, school menu, many school office or send a note with your child. quick links, PTA information, & many parent resources. Office Notes  Parent Drop-off in the AM closes at 8:45. If there is not a staff member outside to receive your child, you MUST bring them into the office.  Please make sure your child’s name is written on all their personal items like book-bags, lunch boxes and coats.  Please put your child’s first & last name and their teacher’s name on all notes you send to school.  If your child is absent please send a note explaining the absence with them when they return to school. If they go to the doctor, please get a note from the doctor’s office.  Please send a note with your child if their after- school dismissal will be different than usual (ex. early pickup, bus number change, parent pick-up).  If you pick up your child early from school, please notify their daycare provider.

Attendance & Tardy Policy

Our school day begins at 8:45. If a student is eating breakfast, he/she should arrive by 8:30. Students need to be in their classrooms and ready to learn by 8:45. *** Students arriving after 8:45 must be signed-in at the office. *** When a student is absent from school, a note from the parent/guardian must be presented within 48 hours for the absence. If the absence is due to a ’family emergency’ it will remain unexcused unless an explanation is provided. *** Absences for trips that have educational value may be excused if proper procedure is followed.  Leave of educational value forms are available in the office and must be submitted in advance for the absence to be considered excused. *** When schools are operating on a two-hour delay the doors open at 10:20. Instruction begins promptly at 10:45. Happy New Year!

I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and a happy start to the New Year.

Let’s begin this New Year with “Special Congrats” to all of the BHES students and family members who participated in the Humane Society Christmas 5K. We had a great showing and were the talking buzz of the race. Special “Thanks” to Brew’s Custom Displays for donating shirts and screening for the race. Quality work by good folks. Big thanks to BHES PTA for donating t- shirts for the students who participated.

Strength training in combination with throwing and kicking skills will be our focus for the next couple of months. Keep an eye out for the Jump Rope for Heart fundraiser. I am certain that it will be a “Hopping” good time!

P.E. Dept. ~ Mr. Dixon

After the holiday’s parents spend a lot of time finding homes for all of those great gifts their children received for Christmas. During this process, many items are placed in a donation or yard sale pile. Our library gladly accepts donations of age appropriate books. Donations may be added to our library collection, our reading counts collection, or shared with A Note From the Nurse... Keep in Touch with NTouch The following guidelines are provided to help you We encourage all families to sign up for the determine if your student is ready to return to Ntouch notification system for Berkeley school after an illness. County Schools.  Fever free for the past 24 hours without the It’s just the beginning of winter weather. use of fever reducing medications such as School delays, cancellations, and early Tylenol.  No vomiting or diarrhea within the past 24 hrs. dismissals can cause chaos to our schedules.  After at least 24 hours of antibiotic Please make sure your contact data at school is therapy for bacterial illnesses such as strep correct. Simply text one of the following throat, pneumonia, etc. words to the number 68453: subscribe, optin,  The child’s appetite and activity level have yes. Do not miss any important messages. returned to close to normal.  Cold symptoms that are mild enough so as not to interfere with your child’s ability to Help Needed!!! participate in the activity of a normal school day or infect other students. Please Bunker Hill Elementary is always in remember that cold and cough medicines, need of gently used sweatpants. If including cough drops cannot be given to you have any extra ones that you can students by school staff without a doctor’s order. donate it would be greatly  If your child was home with a rash, they may appreciated!!! return to school when the rash is resolved or with a doctor’s note stating that they are not contagious.  If your child’s doctor has prescribed medicine that has to be given during the school day, please remember that an order from the doctor is necessary. Most area physicians have these forms, if not we would be happy to fax one to them.  During your child’s visit to the doctor, please remember to obtain a note so that your child will be medically excused. If you have any questions, please feel free to call the school nurse. She will be happy to assist you in deciding what is best for your child. Jane Ishman,School Nurse, RN, MS, CHES

Remember that riding the bus is a privilege! Remind your students to follow the rules and be on their best behavior when on the bus!