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USD 383 Bluemont Elementary Schol Bobcat Bulletin No School 714 Bluemont Ave., Manhattan, KS 66502 ✜ 785.587.2030 October 29th & 30th https://www.usd383.org/schools/elementary-schools/bluemont-elementary- school ✜ Facebook: 383Bobcats October 22, 2020 IT’S FALL CONFERENCE TIME Beth Neitzel, Principal Fall Parent/Teacher Conferences are next week and will be held via Zoom. You should have received the Sign Up Genius link on Monday to allow you to sign up.. Our first grading period ends today and teachers will be completing ATTENTION! Progress Reports for each student. The USD 383 Board of You will learn about your student’s Education met last progress in academic areas and special area teachers will also be available. night to discu! our educational delivery Teachers are solidly booked each day, School format for the so please contact the office if you are remainder of 2020. u n a b l e t o k e e p y o u r Z o o m Calendar More information is on appointment. Family involvement is the last page of this crucial to a student’s learning success 10/26 Group A Students Attend School in Person story. BOBCAT Families: thank you in 10/27 Group B Students Attend School in Person newsle"er. advance for taking an active role by 10/27-29 Fall Parent/Teacher Conf. attending conferences! 10/28 Remote Learning Day for ALL students 10/28 Last Day to Order Bobcat Gear (link) 10/29 Deadline for Veteran’s Day Poster Contest (Gr 3-6) 10/29—30 NO SCHOOL (elementary only) 10/31 Happy Halloween 11/1 Daylight Savings Time ends (set your clocks back 1 hour) 11/2 Bluemont Site Council Meeting, 5:30 p.m. (Zoom) 11/3 Election Day 11/5 Bobcat PTO Meeting @ 7:00 p.m. (Zoom Meeting info here) 11/11 Veteran’s Day Parade, 9:30 a.m. (downtown Manhattan) 11/13 Fall Picture Make Up and Retake Day (more info is coming) 11/16 Chili’s Dine Out Night, 5-11 pm (10% to BL on dine in or to go orders) 11/25-27 NO SCHOOL (Thanksgiving break) 12/5 Martin Luther King, Jr. Art & Writing Contest Deadline (more on p. 5) Are you signed up to receive eNotifications and Manhattan-Ogden Messages? This is a great way to keep in touch about school closings due to weather and other events affecting our school. Go to the Resources Tab at www.usd383.org and click on Notifications where you can sign up to receive text messages and/or emails. Another great way to stay in touch is to like the USD 383 Bluemont Elementary Facebook page.
Missing Something?—Check our LOST & FOUND!
Lots of items have already found their way to our lost and found cabinet. Please have your students check in the lower level to recover any of their missing items. Labeling your child’s items with his/her name also helps in getting them back to you!
ARE YOU WEATHER READY? As colder weather sets in, please make sure your student is dressed appropriately to play outdoors. Bluemont has outdoor recess for all students unless the temperature (or wind chill) falls below 20 º Fahrenheit. This means students will need gloves and hats to wear along with their masks and warm coats. Please label their clothing and regularly check our lost and found. And if you need help securing cold weather gear, please contact our Social Worker, Mrs. Jessica Sholin—she and her intern, Ms. Kassidi are a fantastic resource! Also, when there is snow outside, students will need to be wearing boots in order to leave the blacktop area and play on the equipment. Recess and fresh air are important —even when it’s cold. Thanks for your help in making it both fun and safe!
Thank you to everyone who visited our Online Book Fair site this month and supported Bluemont School. A special thanks to PTO member, Doug Gurgel, for once again donating his time to set up and run the book fair. You truly are a gem.� . Books make the perfect gift and encourage a lifelong love of reading, imagination and learning. THANK YoU FoR BRINGING THE PUMPKIN PATCH To US!
Bluemont students experienced an awesome pumpkin patch in our front school yard last week. Due to Covid-19, field trips to the pumpkin patch are not permitted this year. Our fabulous PTO got creative and found some very generous sponsors to help with the cost. A & H Farm delivered pumpkins on two separate days for our hybrid learning groups. Each student got to pick out a pumpkin to take home and decorate! We want to extend a very special thanks to our PTO board as well as to the following generous sponsors:
Thank you Papa Johns (west side) for sponsoring our October 8th Dine Out Night and donating a percentage of the night’s proceeds to the Bluemont PTO!
Mention or show this flyer and the Bobcats will get 10% of the evening’s sales! Please spread the word! Click on this link to order a variety of snazzy Bobcat gear. Orders due by October 28th
Our Bobcat PTO and Bluemont Site Council hold monthly meetings via Zoom and the dates, times and meeting minutes are posted in the Resources section of our Bluemont web page. It has never been easier to get involved and stay in touch .
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING STUDENTS WHO ARE SERVING ON THIS YEAR’S BLUEMONT LEADERSHIP GROUP.
• SHAI BEN-ITZHAK • ASIA BRUNSON • BROCK STEVENS • ROMAN BLESSING • YASSIN HUSEIN • LEXI TODD • ANTHONY BROOKS • AVERY INGRAM • LYLA WYMER • TANIYA BROWN • SILVESTRE MEJIA The Manhattan Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Committee presents the annual:
Martin Luther King, Jr. Art & Writing Contest “Each of us is an architect faced with the task of drawing a blueprint for the building of our lives. What is your life’s blueprint?” ✧Martin Luther King, Jr. Life’s Blueprint
The 2020-21 theme relates to the above quote from Dr. King. Create an entry that shows what really matters in life. What do you care about? By what principles do you want to live your life? What do you want people to know you stand for?
Cash prizes will be awarded for best in each age category: ❖Performance/3D Art (newly-added category) ❖Visual Art ❖Writing Age groups: K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12, Post High School
Everyone in Manhattan is invited to participate-through your school or on your own. Check with your teacher or visit the Manhattan MLK Jr. Memorial Committee Facebook page or visit mhk- mlk.org for more information.
Submission Deadline: Midnight, Saturday, December 5, 2020
All entries must be submitted via email (jpeg photo, pdf/scanned document, video file, etc.). Email all questions and entries to [email protected]
USD 383’s Child Nutrition Department keeps the good news coming! The USDA has extended waivers allowing meals to be served to all students free of charge FOR THE ENTIRE SCHOOL YEAR 2020-21. This means breakfast and lunch are free to any student, both eating at school or utilizing our remote or hybrid meals to go! Visit the Child Nutrition section of our district web site for more information. Redistricting Planning—Public Input Opportunities
Live Virtual Events: 11/5/20 and 11/9/20, 6-7 p.m.— these will also be recorded; consult USD web site for links. Open House Event: 11/10/20 at 7:00 p.m. (Manhattan High School, East Campus Auditorium and Cafeteria, 901 Poyntz Ave., Manhattan, KS 66502)
WHY ARE WE REDISTRICTING IN MANHATTAN?
• Current USD 383 elementary and middle school attendance zones have been in place since the Fall of 2012 and should be reexamined. • The new Oliver Brown Elementary School is set to open in the Fall of 2021. • The relocation of sixth grade students from elementary schools to middle schools will also be a significant change for the 2021-2022 school year. • We want to make sure student/teacher ratios are equitable at schools across the district.
Fall Family Community Events—Just for Fun
Looking for a pumpkin patch, a corn maze, or even a safe place to do some trick-or-treating? Visit the City of Manhattan Online Calendar to see when and where things are happening in Manhattan. Here are some of events with specific dates—pumpkin patches and mazes are ongoing each week, so please consult each farm listed for specifics.
10/23/20, 3-5 p.m. Trick or Treat the ‘Ville (Aggieville) 10/23/20, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Trunk or Treat Costume Party/Contest (Briggs Automotive Supercenter) 10/27/20, 6:30 p.m. Spooktacular at Sunset Zoo 10/30/20, 4-6 p.m. Bewitching in Westloop Plaza 10/30/20, 5-7 p.m. Kids Studio Trunk or Treat (Midwest Dream Car Collection) 10/31/20, 9 a.m -2 p.m. Build a Bat House (Flint Hills Discovery Center) Important 383 School Board Update on Instructional Mode
The USD 383 Board of Education met last night to vote on whether or not our district will continue in hybrid mode or if we will move to another instructional mode. After examining a number of factors, the Board voted 5-2 to REMAIN in our existing hybrid delivery mode at least through our Winter Break. Thus, there will be no changes to instructional days until at least January 5, 2021. The Board will examine and discuss risk factors, and vote on this topic again closer to that timeframe.
At Bluemont, our first priority is to always do what we can to provide a safe and secure learning environment for our students and teachers. We also want to help students and their families to thrive in this delivery format. We are working with Boys & Girls Club to improve our remote learning support structure. If you have ideas or suggestions that will help to improve our supports for at-home learning, please share them with your student’s teacher at next week’s conferences. Thank you!
For more details on last night’s Board meeting, please visit our web site at www.usd383.org.
October School Award Winners A big Bobcat congratulations to our first G.R.O.W. recipients (Giving Recognition for Outstanding Work). These students were nominated by a staff member for displaying exemplary behavior as it is tied to o u r 6 P i l l a rs o f C h a ra c te r (Trustworthiness, Respect, Responsibility, Fairness, Caring and Citizenship). Mrs. • Mary Candia Cano • Oliver Good Neitzel will present these students with a • Carter Creed • Avi Lundberg yard sign that notes their accomplishment • Harmony Davis-Williamson • Sara Schmitz as well as acknowledge them at an • Kennedy Estabrook • Chams Sellak upcoming Bobcat Bash. Will will continue • James Freed • Amina Shinwari to recognize more G.R.O.W. recipients on a Jesse Freed • monthly basis.