Kansas Assessment Program

State assessments for our 3rd-6th grade students begin next week. These assessments are an important opportunity for students to demonstrate their learning and for our school to measure progress toward academic goals. The results help us identify strengths and areas for growth, ensuring we continue providing high-quality instruction tailored to student needs. Teachers will send home more information about specific days/times for testing sessions.

Parents can support their children's success through the following actions:

• Ensure your child gets a good night of sleep

• Have your child eat a healthy breakfast

• Make sure your child arrives at school on time

• Encourage your child to do their best

News and Notes

*Track Intramurals- Miss Hayen and Mrs. Constantino are looking for fifth and sixth graders interested in joining Track Intramurals. These students will compete in the districtwide track meet on May 5th! Click here for more information and to sign up.

*Food Truck Fun- Next week Chaos Coffee will be at BES in the morning on Monday, March 31. Burger Bus will be at BES on Thursday, April 3 over the lunch hour. Families are welcome to join us in supporting these local vendors.

*Kids Heart Challenge Update- As a result of BES supporting Kids Heart Challenge we raised $2,382 for lifesaving funds! Way to go, BES!

*Calling All Future Kindergartners- If you have a student that will turn 5 prior to August 31, 2025 please complete information here. If your child is already a current student at BES in one of our preschool programs, and WILL be attending Kindergarten in the fall of 2025, please go ahead and complete the form. Sign up for a Kindergarten Pre-Enrollment tour on Monday, April 21st here.

*BES Spirit Store- Click here to see lots of BES apparel.

Camp Invention is returning this summer!

We are excited to have Camp Invention return to BES the week of June 9-13. Students will collaborate in fun, hands-on STEM adventures. Camp Invention is typically $275, but it is free for Berryton students. 

Camp is 8:30-4:00 and snacks are provided. Students will need to bring a sack lunch. Click here to apply. Middle school and high school students that want to volunteer can email Kyrstin Bervert at bervertk@usd450.net.

BES Art Corner

6th graders were introduced to the famous artist, Claude Monet this week! They started sketching out and water coloring their masterpiece! 

Oscar-Claude Monet was a French painter and the leader of the Impressionist movement.

His work revolutionized art history and influenced generations of abstract painters. Monet was inspired to paint natural light and the open air, and experimented with bold colors, unconventional compositions, and loose handling. His mature works often depicted the same subject at different times of day in multiple sequences,

5th graders are still working super hard making their own stamp that will show radial symmetry. They have designed, cut, created and now painting their paper. Next week we will be stamping, and I am so excited to see how amazing they turn out! 

4th graders learned all about Claude Monet and started their water lily pond like one of his famous art pieces!

3rd graders are finishing up their self portraits on top of their Basquiat graffiti backgrounds!

2nd graders learned all about Claude Monet. They were so excited to look at his art and made some amazing observations about his artwork. They are going to start their project inspired by Monet on Friday!

1st graders learned about Monet as well. They also started their painted chickens! Their music program is coming up and I will have their artwork displayed at the HS for all to see! 

Kinders were taught now to make bubble letters! They are working on putting their bubble letter name on their amazing background paper!

I would like to award the following artists for their hard work, as their art was chosen to be in BES calendar next year!

January- We Love BES! by Eli Oliver 3rd grade

February- I Have a Dream by Bridget Bilansky 3rd grade

March- Lucky Leprechaun by Katherine Robinson 4th grade

April- Spring by Ana Vargas 4th grade

May- Warm and Cool Sunset by Lucy Baldwin 1st grade

June- Zentangle by Avery Mercer 5th grade

July- Flowers by Jacob Stipp 1st grade

August- Our World by Issa Santos 6th grade

September- Van Gogh's Sunflowers by Kynslee Smith  5th grade

October- Starry Night by Bryson Sanchez 6th grade

November- Pizza Pop Art by Zoey Dana 5th grade

December- Penguin by Brooklyn Morrison 4th grade

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