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State Representative, Annette Glenn, visited BCEL today to read to some of our classes for March is reading month
I apologize for the flop back but our Miller rd drive is just not faring well with the thaw and the cars. I see we are also going to get rain on Friday which will not help matters.
We need to switch back to the Poseyville Rd. entrance for the time being.
I ask that you are mindful of cars coming from the north and the south and take turns coming in the drive. Make sure to stay to the left so cars can come and go easily.
We will stick to the 815 am drop off time and 315 pick up time. You guys have got the routine down so we do not need the extra time.
Thank you again for being flexible as we try to figure out how to make this drive work with the amount of traffic and the weather that causes the drive to get muddy and rut up.
Our next teacher feature is our amazing, Mrs. Chappel! She is one of 1st grade teachers... read more below!
TK, Young 5’s and Kindergarten classes across the district have been busy identifying maple trees, tapping them, and collecting sap.
"If we create a culture where every teacher believes they need to improve, not because they are not good enough, but because they can be even better, there is no limit to what we can achieve." ~Dylan William
Your BCEL teacher leaders were hard at work this morning learning how to use rubrics to improve the writing in their classrooms!
Thank you to Mrs. Gledhill and Mrs. Stachowiak for a great presentation!
Meet our next teacher feature! Our amazing 2nd grade teacher, Mrs. Duhoski!!
Snow much fun yesterday with all of our beautiful wet snow we got! It was the perfect snow for making gigantic snowballs!!
1st grade fun in the snow storm!!
At BCEl, Mrs. Heldund's class has been spending some time tapping trees! They will be checking on the sap bag daily during the month of March.
Shared from Mrs. Napoli's post- BCEL Today was all about inspiring leaders! Well folks, HERE THEY ARE! This morning we had the pleasure of reading to Mrs. Bradley’s Young 5s class! I observed your child being a leader in the following ways: ✔️Students worked hard to practice their reading in advance. ✔️Our class respectively greeted their new Young 5s friend and made them feel comfortable. ✔️Students were respectful of the learning space. ✔️Everyone read clearly and took their time to be sure their Young 5 friend could follow along. ✔️Students engaged Young 5 friends in a fun I Spy activity following their reading. I heard kind direction, coaching, sharing, and giggling. ✔️Before leaving, students shared handmade bookmarks with words of reading encouragement for our new Young 5 friends. Your child kindly thanked their partner, and shared friendly waves goodbye. This experience really warmed my heart! We’ll be doing it again next week with Ms. Heider’s Young 5s class. We can’t wait! Please share an extra hug with your child, they sure are amazing leaders! I’m so proud of them!
Meet your next teacher feature!!!-- Mrs. Napoli!!
Ms. Allie from CNC led our Young 5’s classes through an activity to explore how bird beaks are adapted for the type of food they eat. They also went on a hike through the woods to hang food for the birds.
Mrs.Woods nature para, Ms. Rae, bought in an alligator skull for the 1st graders to explore!! They are studying nocturnal animals and learned that alligators are one of those nocturnal animals! Thanks Ms. Rae for sharing!!
Happy Valentines Day from Mrs. Fleming!!!
Does it get much better than sliding down a hill on your way to a camp fire at school? BCEL students had the chance to do that on Friday. At the campfire, Mrs. Clapp read a book about empathy and kindness and led them in a mindfulness activity. We even had the chance for a few scientific observations about the changes in states of matter they were seeing. It was a great day for our BCEL Lancers.
Yesterday Mrs. Napoli's students built landform models and used them to discover an important principle about how rivers work. Spray bottles were used to release rain fall. Students then observed how the water always flowed from the landform’s highest points to its lowest points.
They had so much fun!
Lea W bought the reward of being "teacher for the afternoon" through her Dopp dollars. Mrs. Dopp's 2nd graders earn Dopp dollars for all things positive! What a fun reward! Ms. W was a well organized teacher with thought out lesson plans! Great job, Lea!!!
Kindergarten, Young 5’s and Transitional Kindergarten students across the district have been enjoying the snow while exploring push and pull forces.
Our teachers are all ready rocking out our virtual learning this morning! So proud of them, our students, and our families!!!
Mrs.Dopps 2nd grade nature explorers wondered whether or not it was cold enough to freeze bubbles today???...it was! Great discovery little scientists!!