B.E.S. News

B.E.S.-Believing in Every Student as we Set Sail For Learning May, 2013

Note from Nurse Amy

Just a reminder to parents that all over the counter medicines need to be picked up by the end of the day on Tuesday, May 21st. If not, all meds left for the summer will be destroyed. Do not pick Emergency meds up until the last day of school, in case they are needed before then. Thank you!!! Amy Contratto, RN Burns Elementary School-School Health Nurse

Dates to Remember

August 1 Open Registration 1st -5

th (3:30 – 5:30pm)

August 1 Open Registration K (6:00 pm)

August 7 First day of school for 2013-2014

September 2 Labor Day (no school)

October 7-11 Fall Break

Mrs. Stephanie’s Preschool

It is so hard to believe that the school year is almost over. We have had such a GREAT year in

Preschool! The children have made so much progress throughout the year. We had our End of

the Year Celebration at Legion Park on May 10. Even though it rained that morning, we still had

many students/families show up for refreshments and the handing out of certificates of

completion. We wish the best of luck to all of the preschoolers who will attend Kindergarten

next year

Just hanging out. Getting ready for certificates.

Singin’ in the rain! I wish the rain would go away

BURNS ELEMENTARY

PTO Officers

2013-2014

The following parents will serve on the PTO Board

For next school year:

President

Dana Boarman

(mother of Julia Hagan, Grade 5)

Vice President

Christy Dalton

(mother of Matisse Dalton, Grade 4)

Hospitality Coordinator

Laura Beth Fulkerson

(mother of Allie Fulkerson, Grade 5)

Volunteer Coordinator

Michelle Vance

(mother of Taylor Vance, Grade 4)

Secretary

Miranda Smith

(mother of Adam Wedding, Grade 1)

Treasurer

Maria Lawrence

(mother of Alyssa & Briana Lawrence, Grades 5 & 1)

Parent Representative

Katie Turner

(mother of Morgan & Maddy Turner, Grades 3 & 2)

Parent Representative

Stacy Davis

(mother of Elijah Davis, Grade PS)

Thanks for a great year!!

As our fifth graders move on to the middle school setting, we wish each and every one all the

best. Thank you for sharing a small part of your child’s life with us. Our parting message is the same

as our first message…reading is the thread that runs through every subject in every grade level.

Please encourage your child to read this summer so he/she does not lose out on valuable practice

time. Below is a graphic that empahsizes that point. Have a safe summer and take time to

READ…READ…READ!!

BES Fifth Grade

Mrs. Cecil, Mrs. Warren, and Mrs. Childress

Media Center News

Our final Scholastic Book Fair of this school year was a Buy One Get One Free book fair. It was

the highest selling BOGO fair that I have had!! I hope everyone will enjoy reading the books they

purchased over the summer. Our All for Books Coin Challenge was a big success. Students brought in

more than $550.00. Gift certificates were given to students. However, if the student had an overdue

book another name was drawn. Mrs. Huff, Mrs. Nix and Mrs. Conway also won gift certificates

because their students brought in the most money. Our student winners were Brianna Dickens, James

Hall, Rylee Hickey, Elijah Johnson, Aaliyah Wilson, Aaron Bland, Sonaa’ Jones, Zachary Moss, Lucas

Vinson, Lebron Board, Jackson Whitesell, Cody Feher, Trevor Hall, Masson Herman, William Boyles,

Taryn Mills, Gonzalez Tomas, Max Engineer, Trey Fogle, Logan Harris, Pau Khual, Mayte Lopez-

Jeronimo, Troy Montgomery, Cortland Murphy, Jason Palacios-Perez, Christopher Williams, Shelbee

Ayers, Isaac Edge, Christian Hernandez, Landon Jones, Alexis Sikes, Gavin Snyder, Anthony Luna,

Summer Stratton, Hadley Smeathers, Dakota Casteel, Caroline Lewis, Chrys Meza Carranza, Nicholas

Varner, Morgan Bland, Julia Hagan, Carina Logsdon, Ishan Patel, Corydon Meredith, Jaden Embry,

Hailey Case, Kaylee Karney, Ivan Arnold, Isaac Bartlet, Cameron Basham, Jacob Doss, Maddie Freels,

Olivia Hooker, Yareni Perez-Sales, Kaitlyn Richardson, Janson Rust, Kyla Williams, Cali Weatherholt,

Caitlin Lacefield, Samya Caldwell, Adam Wedding, Caleb Foster-Hale, Kaylee Prater, Christian Eaves,

Molly Dysinger, Dawson Bowlds, Austin Dewitt, Angel Lewis, Ashton Leigh, Jalen Rogers, Evan

Miller, Kirsten Hester, Jacob Bowen, Hailey Case, Cameron Hester Dean, Leauna Lacefield, Evan

Miller, Jonathan Hooker, Jacob Rickard, Brooklyn Kessinger, Lily Martin, Jordan Bailey, Khyren

Johnson, Lane Johnston, Ty Moorman, Christopher Sallee, Jordan Sanders, Calub Skimehorn, Taylor

Smith, Kamron Turner, Malik Wilson, Brendan McPherson, Chelsey Edge, Blake Bryant, and Shelby

Taylor. Congratulations to all of our winners!

If your children are wondering what to read over the summer, you might check out the Kentucky

Bluegrass nominated books for 2014. These are books that students can read and then vote for their

favorite nominated book next March (listed on following page). The winners are always announced in

April.

Notices for overdue books were printed out on Friday, May 17. If your child has an overdue,

lost or damaged library book, please pay for these books by Tuesday, May 21st. I will be working

through May 24th

so the books or money can be brought later in the week but please take care of this as

all students must learn to take care of their responsibilities. At an average of $20.00 a book with 57

books still out the cost to replace these books is over $1,000.

I want to thank my awesome volunteers who have helped me with so many projects this year

including book fair, processing books, weeding, and inventory!

Have a great summer and keep on reading!

2014

Kentucky Bluegrass

3-5 Nominated Books

Barnun’s Bones: How Barnum Brown Discovered the Most Famous Dinosaur in the World by Tracey E. Fern

An Elephant in the Garden by Michael Morpurgo

Flutter: The Story of Four Sisters and One Incredible Journey by Erin E. Moulton

Last Laughs: Animal Epitaphs by J. Patrick Lewis and Jane Yolen

May B: A Novel by Caroline Starr Rose

The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate

The Secret Tree by Natalie Standiford

Three Times Lucky by Sheila Turnage

Wild Life by Cynthia DeFelice

Wonder by R. J. Palacio

2014

Kentucky Bluegrass

K-2 Nominated Books

And Then It’s Spring by Julie Fogliano

Dreaming Up: A Celebration of Building by Christy Hale

Each Kindness by Jacqueline Woodson

Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs by Mo Willems

Hornbooks and Inkwells by Verla Kay

Looking at Lincoln by Maira Kalman

Oh, No! by Candace Fleming

Oh No, George by Chris Haughton

Penny and Her Doll by Kevin Henkes

That Is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen

Reader’s Theatre Showcase (1st grade)

Reader’s Theatre Showcase (Kindergarten)