Greetings families! Students had a great time at field day! A huge thank you to the volunteers and our PTA for the help and donations for field day!
The last day for students will be Thursday, May 31st! Our Fifth Grade Promotion ceremony will be Thursday, May 31st at 10:00 a.m. Families please remember that we do not allow balloons. Families will be entering through the gym doors for the promotion ceremony. Doors will open at 9:15 a.m.. Families that want siblings to attend, please send in a note t the office by Wednesday, May 30th. Greetings families! Third through fifth grade students have made it through two days of K-PREP! Fourth graders will be finished today and fifth graders will test through Tuesday. Please make sure students are getting lots of rest and arrive in time to eat a good breakfast. Primary students are keeping up the hard work as well! Make sure students keep reading nightly and working on mental math and math facts. Primary students will be completing their last round of DRA reading assessments for the school year over the last few weeks. Make sure to ask your child's teacher about reading and math MAP growth as well as DRA scores!
The end of the year plans are already in action! Field day for students with excellent classroom effort and behavior will be on Friday, May 25th. Students must be present to learn and following our school-wide expectations each day. Students are expected to be respectful, responsible, and peaceful problem solvers. For students not following the JCPS Student Support and Behavior Intervention Handbook, students will be disciplined based on level of infraction. Congratulations to all of our first group of Girls on the Run participants and volunteers who completed their first 5K run on Saturday! Their medals look great! Also, a shout out to our first BFES Brownie troop girls who will also be finishing up their meetings this week for the 2017-2018 school year. Please discuss appropriate school behaviors with your children regularly. Students earn HOP tickets from teachers and staff regularly when they are following our school-wide expectations. We will have our annual HOP ticket drawings the last week of school. We are accepting donations for larger prizes such as games, balls, G rated movies, new books, a girls bike, and a boys bike. If you, a business, or an organization would be willing to donate items please contact Donna Stevenson at 485-8215. Any donations are greatly appreciated! Our FIFTH GRADE PROMOTION ceremony will be May 31st at 10 a.m. Families attending please note that balloons are not allowed. The 2017-2018 school year will be coming to an end soon! Make your summer plans today! Be sure to check out the 2018 Summer Cultural Passes. Please see below: 2018 Cultural Pass Venues: 21c Museum The 21c galleries are open to the public 24/7/365. We offer free, guided art tours most Wednesdays and Fridays at 5pm and the second Tuesday of each month at 11:30am. All ages. 90.5 WUOL/91.9 WFPK/Louisville Public Media “Classical Corner” @ WFPK’s Waterfront Wednesdays, 5-6 pm & 7-7:30pm 6/27 and 7/25. All ages. Actors Theatre of Louisville Interactive theatrical tours, July 11, July 14, July 18; 10:30am-2pm, every 30 minutes. Ages 14 & under. Arts Council of Indiana dba Arts Alliance of Southern Indiana Thursdays and Fridays 10am-6pm and Saturdays 10am-4pm. Ages 5-19. Asia Institute-Crane House Fridays 1-4pm. Ages 7-18. Bernheim Forest Daily, 9am-4pm. All ages. Bullitt County Public Library SummerQuest; May 19–July 28. Reading challenges, adventures & more for all ages. bcplib.org/SummerQuest. Carnegie Center for Art & History Tuesdays-Saturdays, 10am-5:30pm. All ages. Commonwealth Theatre Center The Wizard of Oz, June 15, 22, & 29; July 13, 20, & 27; August 3 & 10. commonwealththeatre.org. Click on the CULTURAL PASS button for reservation info. All ages. Conrad-Caldwell House Museum “Junior Curator” tours, Wednesdays 1pm. Ages 6+. Falls of the Ohio State Park Mondays-Saturdays 9am-5pm, Sundays 1-5pm. Ages 4-12. Farmington Historic Plantation Guided Plantation tours. Wednesdays 10am-3pm. Ages 6-18. The Filson Historical Society Tours, Scavenger Hunts; Mondays 2-4pm. Ages K-12. Fleur De Lis Academy of Ballet Try a beginner dance class! For times and dates, visit www.fdlacademy.com Frazier History Museum Sundays 12-5pm; All ages. Gheens Science Hall and Rauch Planetarium Weekend public shows: Fridays at 8, 9 and 10pm; Saturdays at 1 and 2pm and one Sunday afternoon/month. All ages. Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana STEAM Discovery session, Mondays 10-11:30 am. Ages K-5. Jefferson Memorial Forest A self-guided scavenger hunt and environmental education activity (while supplies last). Mondays-Saturdays: 8am – 4pm. Sundays: 10am – 3pm. Ages 4+. Jeffersonville Township Public Library Reading Takes You Everywhere! May 29-July 31 Summer Reading: Ages 0-18. jefflibrary.org Jewish Community Of Louisville, Inc. Israel Scouts Tzofim Friendship Caravan’s engaging entertainment of singing, dancing, and celebrating Israel. August 6, 10am & 1pm. All ages. The Kentucky Center for the Arts Foundation Audio Tour of The Kentucky Center Art Collection; Mondays-Saturdays 10am-6pm, Sundays 12-5pm. Ages 8-16. The Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts Summertime Films- 3 Family Friendly movies-dates @ kentuckycenter.org. Ages 7+. Kentucky Derby Museum Sundays 11am-5pm and Tuesdays 8am-5pm. All ages. Kentucky Science Center Sundays, 9:30am-5pm. Ages 0-13. Kentucky Shakespeare Festival May 30-August 5. For showtimes please visit kyshakespeare.com. All ages. KMAC Museum Art experience for all ages, Tuesdays-Saturdays 10am-6pm and Sundays 10am-5pm. Ages 0-18. The Little Loomhouse Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Saturdays 11am-3pm, Free historic tour seek-and-find. Ages 5+. Locust Grove Tuesdays, 10am-3pm. Ages 6+. Looking for Lillith Theatre Company Participatory drama workshops for children 4+ and parents. June 26 & Aug. 4 10-11:30am & July 15 2-3:30pm. Ages 4-16. The Louisville Academy of Music Family Open House; July 15 and 29, 2-5pm. Ages K-12. Louisville Ballet School Sample classes; 10am-1pm on June 23, July 14, and July 28. Ages 3 mo-12. Louisville Civic Orchestra Independence Day celebration concert: “Rhapsody in Blue featuring Nada”, for Nada Loutfi the pianist, Sunday, July 1, 2018 4-6pm, Clarksville High School. Louisville Free Public Library Summer Reading Program; Ages 0-18, LFPL.org/SummerReading Louisville Nature Center Explorer’s Quest, Wednesdays – Saturdays 10am-3pm. Ages 5-12. Louisville Philharmonia-The Musician’s Orchestra Summer Pops Concert at Iroquois Amphitheater; June 30 at 7:30pm. Ages 5-21. Louisville Visual Art Children’s Fine Art Classes exhibition; June 3-13, Wed. & Thurs. 12-4pm or by appointment. Ages 6-18. Louisville Water Visit WaterWorks Museum; Wednesdays 10am-5pm & Sundays 10am-3pm. Ages K-12. Louisville Youth Choir Lascito Coro Concert, July 15 @ 3pm; Summer Camp Closing Concert, July 27 @ 4pm; both at Ursuline Arts Center. Ages K-12. Louisville Zoo Mondays- one-time free general admission; parking is not included and is $5 per vehicle. Ages 0-11. Metro Parks and Recreation-Iroquois Amphitheater Free Summer Movies-some Mondays. Dates/ Times/Movies @ iroquoisamphitheater.com. All ages. Muhammad Ali Center Tuesdays-Saturdays 9:30am-5pm, Sundays 12-5pm. Ages 8+. Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind Mon-Fri, 8:30am-4:30pm, Sat 10am-3pm. Factory tours Mon-Thu, 10am & 2 pm. Ages 6+. New Albany-Floyd County Public Library Reading Rocks! Summer Reading Program & Activities. nafclibrary.org. All ages. Old Louisville Neighborhood Council Historic Walking Tours; Tuesdays 1:30 pm. Ages 6-21. Portland Museum Wednesdays 10am-4pm. Ages 6-18. Riverside, the Farnsley-Moreman Landing Historic Tours and Active Archaeology Dig; Tuesdays, 10am-4pm and Sundays, 1-4 pm. Ages 6-16. Speed Art Museum Wednesdays 10am-5pm, Parking not included. Ages 0-21. StageOne Family Theatre StageOne Storytellers showtimes are June 16, June 30, July 14, all shows at 10:30am, Louisville Free Public Library- Main Branch Auditorium. All ages. Yew Dell Botanical Gardens Sundays 12-4pm, Thursdays 10am-8pm. Ages 3+. Greetings BFES Families! Our students have been preparing for an exciting evening coming up this Thursday, April 19th. Our Showcase of Stars event will begin at 5:30 p.m. with art work showcased for all students. Music festivities begin at 6 p.m. in the gym. Our Pirates musical will begin promptly at 7 p.m.. You don't want to miss out on a fabulous evening so please make plans to join us!
The book fair is open this week! Please make sure students have money in enclosed envelopes marked with their names. The book fair will be open Thursday evening from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. BFES Families,
Please look for report cards tomorrow, March 27th! Due to our last snow day distribution will be delayed by one day. Students have Spring Break next week, April 2nd- April 6th! We hope that our families have a wonderful Spring Break! Please have your children read over the break. Dreambox and Lexia are also available at home! Tennis participants will have one more week of training after Spring Break due to our last snow day. The last training day will be Wed. April 11th! Greetings families! The weeks are flying by! Only 9 school days until Spring Break! Lots of great things have been happening at BFES! Thank you to all of our students, families, and teachers for your support of our first PBL Exhibition! All grades participated in creating amazing showcases of deeper learning on various topics! Students and families then came out for an evening filled with dancing, snacks, and photographs to our Bullfrog Hop! A huge THANK YOU to Northeast Christian Church for the great time with our BFES families!
Our students are learning about patience for our Character Trait of the Month. This week is also Youth Violence Prevention Week. Our students will be learning about the many ways to treat others with kindness and ways to be peaceful problem solvers! A Note From Ms. Bosemer: On Saturday I had the honor of attending Mayor’s Cup, where BFES students participated in Future Problem Solving, Quick Recall, and Written Assessment competition in Written Composition, Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies. A very special thank you to Ms. Downey and Ms. Kerby for giving of their time and talent to sponsor these teams! Future Problem Solving Team students include: Bianca Phoenix Audrey Simon Aleja McClug Isiah Milan Haley Butler Karla Garnett The Future Problem Solving Team received First Place at Mayor’s Cup! Quick Recall Team students include: Keegan Coomer Isabella Edghill Danae Strickland Armani Dejesus Moriah Harris Journey Hobbs Grace Lyon The Quick Recall Team received Second Place at Mayor’s Cup! Individual Awards include: Written Composition- 1st Place Isabella Edghill, and 2nd Place Audrey Simon, and 3rd Place Isiah Milan Language Arts- 1st Place Isabella Edghill Math- 4th Place- Keegan Coomer Science- 1st Place Keegan Coomer, 4th Place Audrey Simon Social Studies- 2nd Place Danae Strickland, and 4th Place Isiah Milan And now for the drum roll please!!!!! BFES won 1st Place Overall for the Mayor’s Cup Competition! Please join me congratulating the sponsors and the students for their amazing efforts in bringing home all the medals and trophies! These can be viewed in the trophy case in the lobby! Families we have several busy days ahead! The excitement of our PBL Exhibition is contagious! Students and teachers are working so hard preparing for an exciting evening this Thursday, beginning at 6:30! Students will share their projects with our school community from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Families will we invited to walk around the building to see and learn from students at all grade levels. And don't forget, this Friday from 6:30 to 8:30 families are invited to our annual Bullfrog Hop! DJ, snacks, and fun provided by Northeast Christian Church. It will be a great evening for families. Parents must stay, no drop offs. A huge congratulations goes out to our Boys Basketball team! They earned the Runner Up trophy for the Silver Division. Great job to the players, cheerleaders, and coaches! More information will be coming home for the Sports Banquet. Parent teacher conferences will be held next Tuesday, Feb. 27th and the following Tuesday, March 6th from 4-7 p.m. Be sure to send in your response sheets ASAP! We look forward to seeing you soon! Parents please be sure that students are not crossing traffic during arrival in the back parking lot. Students should be dropped off as close as possible to the gym doors. Traffic is one way at arrival and dismissal. Please enter through the main entrance on Payne St. and exit through the back gate on Hull St. Students must be dropped off before 9 a.m. at the gym. Teachers pick up students at 8:55 from the gym. Gym doors close promptly at 9 a.m. Students must be signed in by an adult at the welcome center after 9:05 a.m. Parents please be prepared to show identification when entering the school building. Parents, Today is our 100th day of SCHOOL!!! Our bullfrogs will be celebrating the 100th day across the building! A huge thank you to parents, students, and families for supporting 100 days of learning! Students only have 75 more days of learning to go this school year. Let's make each and every one count! According to Absences Add Up, encouraging regular school attendance is one of the most powerful ways you can prepare your child for success—both in school and in life. When you make school attendance a priority, you help your child get better grades, develop healthy life habits, avoid dangerous behavior and have a better chance of graduating from high school. Congratulations to our students who have been recognized at our community meeting last Friday for exhibiting TOLERANCE during the month of January. Each month a teacher chooses a student who has been exhibiting our character trait of the month. February's character trait will be responsibility. Chat with your kiddos about what responsibility looks like at home and school. Students who show responsibility by following school wide expectations this week and through the month of February with ZERO referrals will be invited to our Behavior Celebration on Feb. 23rd! Please remember to send in the Comprehensive School Survey by tomorrow if completing the paper form. If you would like to complete the online version please click here: Parent Survey. Tennis registration is still open for grades k-5! Tennis will meet Wednesdays from 4-5 in the BFES gym. Click here to register: TENNIS! Also, parents look for an informational flyer from MATHNASIUM in St. Matthews that will be coming home this week! Register online for free assessment, free test prep session, or two homework help sessions for students in grades 3-5. Check it out! Students are encouraged to wear blue and orange on Friday, February 2, to stand #MarshallStrong in solidarity with Marshall County High School. Uniform pants required. Students may wear orange and blue shirts that are not uniform. Families,
January has been full of excitement with ice, snow, and now spring showers! Students have jumped back into learning this week! Students are still completing MAP testing due to the crazy weather! Please ask your children if they made growth on their Winter MAP scores. Students and teachers have been celebrating the growth they have made in the past months. Students will be testing one more time later this spring. Help students achieve their goals by reading nightly, asking about homework, and making sure they are completing weekly lessons on Dreambox Learning and Lexia! In addition to focusing on academics discuss their behavior as well. Students know also how important it is to follow school wide expectations. Students who struggle to listen, stay focused, and have difficulty staying on task tend to fall behind. When students disrupt the learning of others they often miss critical instruction time. Discuss how they can make it off the chart, earn HOP tickets, and ways to be successful in school. It is important that they hear these critical life skills from everyone! Parents also be on the look out for news regarding our Tennis Program at BFES. We are partnering with USTA for an 8 week program. Students will spend one hour per week on Wednesdays from 4 until 5 p.m. in the BFES gym learning the basics of tennis from a USTA Coach. The cost is $75 for 8 weeks. The program will begin Feb. 7th and run thru Mar. 28th. You may register at the following link : TENNIS ! If you would like to pay in cash you may print off the registration form and turn it in with the money the first practice. Parents,
Dismissal is at our regular time today. Dismissal is at 3:45 p.m. Also, please be looking for an email from JCPS Data Management regarding the 2018 Parent Comprehensive School Survey. You have the option of completing the survey online or the paper version. Students will bring home the paper version today. Please return the paper version by Jan. 19th! We encourage your participation! The Parent CSS assists JCPS in making informed decisions for the future of JCPS. Our goal is 100% participation from parents and staff! Parent Link: 2018 Parent CSS Survey * Cheer practice has been cancelled for today, Monday, Jan. 8th. * MAP testing begins this week! * Report cards will be distributed Thursday, Jan. 11th! Have an excellent week and stay warm! Happy New Year! We hope that our students and families have had a relaxing holiday break. Teachers and staff are ready to ring in an exciting 2018 with lots of engaging lessons and learning each day. Please make sure your students arrive at school each day! We want to increase our school-wide attendance goal to 97% this school year. So far we are around 94%. Please help us reach our goal! Students are entered in a monthly attendance drawing for each month they have perfect attendance.
MAP testing begins next week! Students will be taking their WINTER MAP test over the next couple of weeks. Students will be goal setting with their teachers. These scores assist in guiding teachers to individually plan for students. Also, parents be on the look out for report cards next week. Report cards for elementary students will be distributed on Thursday, January 11th. Please ask your children if they are earning HOP TICKETS! Students earn HOP tickets by following school-wide expectations. Our school-wide expectations are Be Respectful, Be Responsible, and Be a Peaceful Problem Solver. Names are drawn each Friday for prizes! Again Happy New Year! Let's make 2018 a great year to succeed in all we do! Reach for the stars! Greetings families! We have a busy month ahead with lots of fun events at Breckinridge-Franklin! Please note the many dates that have been added. We are in full swing with boys and girls basketball. Please join us and cheer on our Bullfrogs! Our Scholastic Book Fair is coming up next week! Look for more information to come home in folders. Books make great gifts!! We have two upcoming performances on Dec. 7th and Dec. 14th. The Musical Flakes will be showcasing our 3rd-5th graders. The cast has been working very hard. You won't want to miss it! On Dec. 14th we have a school wide literacy night with snacks, storytelling, and a holiday music performance by our k-3 graders who would like to participate. Snacks will begin at 5:30 with storytelling and activities followed by singing at 7 p.m.. Students have been working hard to earn HOP Tickets for following our school-wide behavior expectations. We would love to give out a few larger prizes in the week leading up to the holiday break. If you or a family member would like to make a donation please drop off it off to the front office between the hours of 8:30 and 4:30 p.m. The last day before the holiday break is Tuesday, December 19th! We are in need of Watch D.O.G.S. on the morning of Dec. 19th from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. If you have completed your background check we would love to hear from you! Please call 485-8215 to sign up! Parents check out our November Wrap Up with grade level happenings! Click here!www.smore.com/35ayb Families we are working hard each and every day at school! This week two of our second grade classes will be attending Safety City. Friday we will be celebrating Veterans Day as a school during our school-wide community meeting. We want to honor all of the service and time our Veterans have given to our country!
Parents we have asked that all of our students keep a book in their backpacks and math facts to study, etc. We would greatly appreciate if you could double check to see if your child has a book to read , notebook, or puzzle books every day. Many students have a long wait in the morning sitting in the gym, in the afternoon waiting to load their bus, and on the long bus ride home. We want them to have access to literature as much as possible and to maximize their time with print. Any general store will have flash cards, notebooks, and books. Students are also able to check out books from our school library. Keep watch for our next school wide book fair! Please remember to send in notes if your child is absent. Parents are only allowed a maximum of 10 parent notes per year. If you take your child to the doctor please send in a note from the doctor. Tardies add up and instructional time is missed! Please make sure your child arrives before 9:05 a.m. and stays until 3:45 p.m. If at all possible please schedule appointments after school hours. Contact from the office will be made if your child misses more than 3 school days. Interventions such as phone calls, letters home, and parent conferences will be made to ensure students attend school each day! Calling parents and grandparents!!! If you have a couple of extra hours each week and have completed a background check, we would love to have you volunteer to make copies, laminate, etc. for our teachers! Please contact Amanda or Kenya in the office to see how you can make a difference today! We are also signing up Dads and Grandpas for Watch D.O.G.S.! Let us know when you can join us! Greetings families! Students have many exciting things happening this week at school. The second grade team is visiting Safety City. We have report cards that will be coming home on Thursday, Oct. 26th. Please ask your children about their progress, celebrate, and then set goals for the next nine weeks.
Friday is a PTA dress down day for $1. The PTA Fall Fest is also Friday evening from 5:30-7:00 p.m. Tickets will be sold for games and activities. Kidabalou will immediately follow at Breslin Park and the event is free! They will have food and activities fun for the whole family. Due to staff changes, students in grades K-3 are now attending our Achievement Lab once per week instead of Spanish. Students are working on Dreambox and Lexia for individual learning needs. Please encourage your student to complete Lexia and Dreambox minutes at home. If you need support with log on information please email your child's homeroom teacher. If you are interested in your child being a part of an upcoming grief therapy group please contact Ms. Boone, our FRC director at 485-8215. Greetings families! Thank you for attending Parent Teacher Conferences this week! Please speak with your son or daughter's teacher if you missed out on conferences this past Tuesday. The first grading period will be coming to an end on Oct. 17th and report cards for elementary students will be sent home on Oct. 26th.
Boys basketball tryout information for 4th and 5th graders must be turned in by Monday, Oct. 16th. Tryouts will be Tuesday, Oct. 17th. Students must have permission slips to stay for tryouts. We will have 15 boys on the roster for the season. All players must be in good standing with their attendance and behavior to participate. Players must have transportation available to pick up from practice and to get to and from games. School staff and coaches are not permitted to transport students. A huge THANK YOU to all of the BFES families that participated in and pledged to support our students during the PTA Walkathon. Our grand total will be announced very soon! Mark you calendars for the upcoming PTA Fall Festival on Friday, October 27th from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., with KidabaLou following at Breslin Park at 7 p.m.! Students will also have a jeans day with a school uniform or spirit shirt for $1 on Oct. 27th. PTA Walkathon is tomorrow, Oct. 5th! Please send in pledges with students in the morning. Checks can be made payable to BFES PTA. Thank you so much for all of your support!
There will be NO SCHOOL on Friday, Oct. 6th, Monday, Oct.9th, and Tuesday, Oct. 10th. Please sign up for a Parent Teacher Conference! Parent teacher conferences are on Tuesday, Oct. 10th. Have a wonderful break with your families. PTA cookie dough orders will be accepted through Monday, October 2nd. Payment must accompany order. Checks should be made payable to BFES PTA. Our second annual walkathon will be Thursday, October 5th. Please send in pledges on Oct. 5th! Let's get new stage curtains! Families check out our Walkathon kick off on the WHAS 11 news website or app! Our Walkathon information came home with students yesterday. Please check their backpacks for important information and sponsor sheets! The walkathon will be Thursday, Oct. 5th from 9:30 am to 11:30 am at Breslin Park. (note the correct date)
Pledges are made payable to BFES PTA in the form of cash, check, or money order. Prizes for TOP COLLECTORS include: 1st-3rd A NEW BIKE, 4th place: $100 Valu Market gift card, 5th place: $100 Ciao restaurant gift card, 6th place: $50 Show ticket OR restaurant gift card, 7th place: $50 i tunes gift card, 8th place:$25 Outback gift card, 9th place: $15 Starbucks gift card TOP CLASS PRIZES include: Chick-Fil-A lunch party, pizza party, or popcorn party Please make safety a priority when collecting donations. OPEN HOUSE Tuesday, Sept. 12th from 6-7:30 p.m.!
P.T.A. information! Title 1 Information! T-Shirts for Sale- $10! Extended sizes $13! Welcome to our new parent news site. We will be updating this site as much as possible to keep you informed of all of the latest learning and happenings at Breckinridge-Franklin! It is our hope you and your families have gotten settled into the routines of the school year. We want to send a warm welcome to all of our returning students and families, our new students and their families, as well as our new staff! We are so excited you have joined the Bullfrog All-Stars team!
Please familiarize yourself with our school website. We have team page links, student and parent information, as well as many important links for students. Please review your child's team/grade level expectations. Agendas and folders must be signed nightly to ensure ongoing communication from the classrooms. Please forward any updated phone numbers, etc. to the office staff immediately. You will find the Dreambox and Lexia links on the front page located on their own lily pads. These computer programs provide individualized instruction for all students at B.F.E.S.. Students are in the process of taking a computerized assessment called M.A.P., which stands for Measures of Academic Progress. The teachers and staff will be working diligently to drive instruction based on the individual needs of our students. More information will be coming regarding M.A.P. As we move throughout the year please know our staff is available to answer any questions you may have! We are looking forward to working with you and your child to make this year a stellar success! |
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