Thank You!

Thanks again to all who helped set up, present, tear down or all the above last week!  We had a great time and our students really enjoyed the experience.  Enjoy some pictures below!

Kindness Challenge Assembly

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Enjoy some photos from our latest school wide assembly!

Body Venture is coming to BES!

The Broadmoor Body Venture is scheduled for Tuesday, October 26th.  We are in need of several parent volunteers.  If you are able to help out, please click here and sign up.  We appreciate your help!


Click here to find out more information about the Body Venture.

Walk-A-Thon Fun!

BES Weekly Announcements

PARENTS/GUARDIANS..... 
ALL car riders must pass through the SOUTH exit of the building.  BUS kids will still exit out the WEST side and WALKERS/BIKE RIDERS can exit out the EAST side.  Students will be available for pick up in the south parking lot only, where a crossing guard is available.  The parking lot is a very busy place after school and avoiding accidents is of the utmost importance!  Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.


Also - SKATEBOARDS are NOT allowed to be on the school grounds.  If you student brings his/her skateboard to school... once they are on the school grounds they must walk it in to school and keep it in the office until the end of the day.  Once school is dismissed - they may ride it once they are off school property.  THANK YOU




(Planning ahead?  click on the calendar link - if we have it, it will be on our calendar) 


MEALS FOR THE WEEK:
9/13 - Cheeseburger (Hot Dog)
9/14 - Mini Hot Dogs (Hot Pocket)
9/15 - Meatball Sub Sandwich (Corn Dog)
9/16 - Chicken Nuggets (Italian Dunkers)
9/17 - Cheeseburger (Burrito)
9/20 - Chicken Wrap (Hot Dog)


Lunch Menus were sent home with all students yesterday 9/1.  You may also log on to our lunch calendar here.



ADDITIONAL NEWS:


*  LARA Basketball Sign-ups


September 15th              6-8 PM     Hometown Pizza
September 22nd             6-8 PM     Hometown Pizza
September 29th             6-8 PM     Hometown Pizza


1st & 2nd grade girls and boys $60
3rd - 6th grade girls and boys  $80


*These will be the only sign-up dates for 1st & 2nd grade boys and girls!*


Grades 3rd-6th may also sign up at this time but there will also be later sign-ups for those grades.


*  PTO - Dinner out in Louisburg - 9/15/10 - 4:30 to Closing at Timbercreek BBQ 

BES and RES Parent/Teacher Conference Sign-Up

Parent/Teacher Conferences will be scheduled online.  You may sign up for conferences from now until Sept. 24th.  Go to www.usd416.org and select the Parent Teacher Conference Tab.  Proceed to Sign Up NOW on the right hand side.  Because this is the first Parent/Teacher Conference available online, everyone is new and will be required to Sign Up Now!  A parent will only need to log on once to see conferences available for Rockville and Broadmoor schools and sign up for the preferred day and times for multiple children.  If you have any questions or do not have online access, please contact the BES office @ 913-837-1900.

After School Safety

As you may have heard, there was a tragic accident last week in Gardner involving a 7 year-old boy.  As at any school, the safety of our students is the number one priority.  This morning we met as a school and talked about how important it is to follow directions when entering and exiting the school grounds.  For safety, we have a staff member located at crossings in the south parking lot and at the exit of the building.  We ask that students are dropped off at the front door in the morning and picked up in the south lot and ONLY cross the street where a crossing guard is stationed.  All students being picked up will now be exited through the south doors.

Please carefully monitor your speed and be observant as you pull though the BES parking lot as we have a large number of students that walk or ride their bikes to and from school. We know traffic gets congested in the morning and afternoon, but we all can agree that preventing accidents is the  priority.

Thank you for your cooperation,

Mr. McLean

BES Gives Back!

Thinking of others, practicing generosity and showing compassion are all important pieces to practicing kindness.  Our students and community have proven their willingness to give back over and over again!  This year, students will have several opportunities to give back and we encourage families to help! 

Pop Tabs for the Ronald McDonald House

 The Ronald McDonald House provides a “home-away-from-home” for families so that they can stay close by their hospitalized child at little or no cost.  The pop tabs collection drive provides funding that goes directly to the RMH by generating funds from the recycled pop tabs.  Last year, our schools astounded the RMH by being among the top pop tab collectors in the area despite it being only our first year of collecting for them!  Our goal this year is simply to top last year and knock their socks off yet again!  This is an easy way for students to give back.  Simply collect pop tabs and bring them to school and turn them into our collection boxes in the office! 

Harvesters Food Drive

Harvesters is a food bank that serves the greater Kansas City area.  Harvesters distributes food and household items to a number of agencies that serve those in need in Miami County.  Louisburg is served by their monthly food distribution at the Senior Center and also through the back snack program which serves 30 elementary school students.  Broadmoor Elementary School will be a collection site for Harvesters from now until Christmas break.  Students, families and the community are encouraged to participate and bring food to fill the barrel.  Non-perishable food items only. 

We encourage students, staff and families to join BES in giving back to the community and practicing compassion and generosity for those in need. 

Sara McIntire

School Social Worker

The Kindness Challenge

Kindness: The ability of kindness: The practice of being compassionate.

Kindness is the thread that ties us all together, makes our days worthwhile.  Think for a second about some act of kindness that you encountered today.  Kindness can transform you- your attitude, your day, your outlook, your next move and your expectations.  And the most fascinating thing is that kindness is so simple that it can be found in the smallest of words or gestures.  Opening a door, sharing your pencils, telling the cook how good lunch was, doing something before you are asked to do it, saying something kind, writing a thank you note or simply smiling at a stranger.  It is about paying attention to others and striving to make their day! 

In the spirit of promoting positive character traits in our students, I will be kicking off The Kindness Challenge this Friday morning at a school wide assembly.  The idea is simple: “No act of kindness, no matter how small is wasted!”  I will be challenging students and staff to make an effort to be kind in big ways and small ways.  I will also be challenging them to “catch” others being kind and nominate them for the Kindness Challenge.  Once a month, Mr. McLean and I will be reading through all the nominations and selecting several to be honored at an assembly.  Prizes will be given, games will be played and fun will be had as we celebrate the ways that kindness transforms our school! 

Sara McIntire

School Social Worker

First week of school is in the books!

What an exciting week this has been @ BES!  From the moment our students walked in the doors Monday, I could tell this school year was going to be a great one.  I think I can speak for all the staff at BES in saying how wonderful it is to get the opportunity to work with the awesome children of Louisburg.  They bring an energy to the building and a never ending thirst for knowledge.  BES is truly a wonderful place to come to work and school everyday!

USD 416 has several resources in place to keep the communication lines open between home and school.  In addition to this blog, parents have the opportunity to sign up for the Parent Portal.  There you can check your child's grades, attendance, and lunch balance.  For information how to sign up, please contact the BES office. Thanks to the support of First National Bank in Louisburg, text alert sign up is also available.  There you can have emergency school info sent directly to your phone.  The USD 416 website also provides a great deal of important school information as well as the opportunity to sign up for email alerts when content has been added.

Please take the time to look over these wonderful communication tools to you to see what fits your needs best.  As always, the office is open from 7:30 - 4 PM Monday-Friday to provide any assistance needed.  I look forward to getting to know all of our new students and continue to build of the many successes of last year.

Mr. McLean