News and Notes
May 3, 2025
*Teacher Appreciation Week- Next week we will celebrate all of the amazing teachers that make BES so special. Teachers will enjoy a special luncheon on Monday. Click here to see what the PTO still needs donated.
School Lunch Hero Day- Yesterday we celebrated our Food Service team. These ladies do an amazing job of making delicious meals and connecting with our Buffalos daily. They are truly appreciated!
*Presentation on Facilities by Mrs. Meggers- On Tuesday, May 6th Mrs. Meggers will be meeting with our Site Council and ALL interested families in the BES Library at 5 pm. She will share information regarding facilities updates for BES and all of USD 450.
*Upcoming Book Fair- It's almost Scholastic Book Fair time, the week of May 12-16! Thanks to our very successful book fair in September, each student will choose a FREE book during library class that week. The Book Fair will also be open for shopping on Thursday, May 15 from 4:00-6:30. Click here for online shopping.
*Field Day Information- Click here for Field Day Information and to complete the Transportation Early Release Form.
*6th Grade Clap Out- Click here for information on our 6th Grade Clap Out and dismissal.
*Planning for Next Year- If your family will be moving and/or not returning to BES next year please contact Mrs. Tanya Howbert by email or phone.
*Poppin' Squeeze- Swing by BES on Wednesday, May 7th between 2:30-4 to enjoy a limeade or lemonade.
Upcoming Events & Calendars
*Note- Newly added items are bolded.
May 5- William Allen White Trip to Manhattan
May 5- District Elementary Track Meet at 6 (SHHS)
May 6- 3rd Grade to Amelia Earhart Hanger
May 6- Mrs. Meggers Presentation about USD 450 Facilities at 5 pm in BES Library
May 7- 5th Grade to Starbase
May 7- Poppin' Squeeze at BES from 2:30-4
May 8- Kinder to Prairie Park Nature Center
May 9- 4th Grade to SHES
May 13- BES PTO Meeting at 6:30 in BES Library
May 14- Elementary Orchestra Concert at 6 pm (SHHS Auditorium)
May 14- Elementary Band Concert at 7 pm (SHHS South Gym)
May 15- SHHS Senior Walk at 10
May 15- 6th Grade Concert at BES- 6:30 pm
May 16- 6th Grade to SHMS and Moving On Party
May 19- 6th Grade to Wildwood Adventure Park
May 21- Field Day
May 22- Last Day of School
May 22- End of Year Key Assembly at 9:30 AM
May 22- 6th Grade Clapout at 3:00
BES Art Corner
This week has been a bit of change for everyone! I have been wheeling a cart from classroom to classroom due to a massive water leak in my art classroom.
6th graders have been busy finishing their free choice projects for their concert/art show! They have been working on their class collaborative piece! Three ladies from 6th grade helped me paint and design the glass painting this month! They had a blast!
5th graders have been working on their Georgia O'Keefe flowering tree art.
4th graders love their southwest O'Keefe art! They drew skulls and worked on shading. They are adding it to their southwest style background with yarn fringe.
3rd graders painted, chalked and tissue papered their O'Keefe masterpiece, and they are breathtaking!
2nd graders took O'Keefe's shell art and are making tie-dyed snail art!
1st graders made the cutest worm art! They loved drawing the mud trails and having worms slither across them!
Kinders are working on their adorable bumblebee art!
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