Bismarck-Henning Elementary School

BHCUSD is hiring bus drivers! You can find the application here: https://5il.co/oeit. Please submit applications and questions to Tammy Duncan at 217-759-7261 or tduncan@bismarck.k12.il.us.

BHCUSD is looking for a part-time school nurse to work at BHES. Applications can be found here: https://5il.co/oeit Please submit applications and any questions to Mr. Scott Watson, Superintendent at 217-759-7261 or swatson@bismarck.k12.il.us.

In the comments you will find the Amazon wish lists of our amazing staff! If you would like to bless one of our teachers or thank one of our teachers, this is a great way to do it!!! Thank you to our Blue Devil community for always going above and beyond when it comes to loving on our staff! We appreciate you!!

Supply Lists for BHES & BHJH K - https://5il.co/1yutr 1st - https://5il.co/1yutp 2nd - https://5il.co/1yuto 3rd - https://5il.co/1yutn 4th - https://5il.co/1yutq 5th/6th - https://5il.co/1yutt 7th /8th - https://5il.co/1yuts

We are having a blast at Camp Invention 2023! 51 1st-6th graders + 14 teen leaders + 3 instructors = ONE AWESOME STEM WEEK!! Check out the Google folder for pictures of each day. These folders will be updated daily. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ZQMShQyYdw0mjpAtozBIBCYPpzTGPloc?usp=sharing

We still have two more BOGO codes for Camp Invention, plus a $30 off code. You can send two campers for a whole week of high energy STEM fun for $230. Grab a sibling or a friend and come to Camp Invention with us June 26-30! Contact acarpenter@bismarck.k12.il.us ASAP for those codes!

BHCUSD & BHRA have the best admin & custodial staff around! They have been working hard pouring the sidewalk around the new football field. We can't wait until it's all done!

Seventy educators from around the county (and beyond) got together today to learn about Guided Math from national presenters Reagan Tunstall and Kristin Grant. We learned, laughed, and launched our thinking into next year!

New job openings at BHES. To see a list of current openings throughout the BHCUSD & BHRA School Districts, please click here: https://www.bismarck.k12.il.us/page/employment-opportunities.

You may have noticed in front of the Elementary School is this beautiful blue box. This is the BHES Book Box and it is available to all. Inside are books and please feel free to take ones you are interested in reading. If you would like to return the book, please feel free, but if you love the book and want to keep it that's good with us. The goal of the BHES Book Box is to continue to foster a love for reading all throughout the summer. The Book Box is available 24/7 outside the BHES main entrance. Please stop by and enjoy a good book or two!

Here is upcoming camp information. These camps are open! You do not need to be a BH/RA/BHRA student to attend. BHJH is sponsoring a Volleyball camp for 5th-8th grade students next week! Information here: https://5il.co/1se2y Boys basketball camp for incoming 3rd-8th graders starts next week! https://5il.co/1smgl Camp Invention for incoming 1st-6th graders is June 26th-30th at BHJH. Sign up here https://mbsy.co/6ngPMB for a $30 savings. Reach out to acarpenter@bismarck.k12.il.us for other coupon codes. Football camp is July 17th-20th for incoming 1st graders-8th graders. https://5il.co/1thys We can't wait to see you this summer!

BHES celebrated the careers of two beloved teachers on the last day of school! Mrs. Farrell and Mrs. Miller have impacted the lives of our students and we are so grateful they both spent the majority of their careers in our building. We have some pretty big shoes to fill! Happy retirement, Mrs. Farrell and Mrs. Miller!

Good morning We are so excited to start day 173. Today is Tuesday May 24th BHES Teachers will begin collecting Chromebooks and chargers from students over the next couple of days. Please make sure your student brings in their assigned Chromebook and appropriate charger. Any missing or damaged equipment will result in charges to be paid by the family for replacements for next school year. BHES will continue to serve breakfast this week in order to help us figure out program for the fall. Please let your student know if they are signed up for breakfast and remind them to stop by the cafeteria when they get to school if they are. For next school year, we will be holding our registration largely online. For those that need to come in-person, our days are August 2nd and 3rd. Both days will have a morning session from 8:00AM to 12:00PM with a 3:00PM to 7:00PM session on August 3rd. All Kindergarten students must register in person to ensure all the correct paperwork is completed and turned in. The elementary school will also be holding Kindergarten Orientation on August 16th starting at 5:30 in the classrooms with an all school Open House starting at 6:00 for the other grade levels. A complete district Dates of Remember can be found on our district website. Lunch link(https://www.bismarck.k12.il.us/o/elementary-school/dining) Breakfast Hot Ham & Cheese on Croissant Hash Brown Fruit 100% Fruit Juice Milk Lunch Hot Dog on Bun Macaroni and Cheese Mandarin Oranges Milk Our parents club is always looking for more participation. If you are interesting in learning more about what they do or about joining, please check out the following link.Parent’s Club link(https://www.facebook.com/groups/1455037061388924) Reminder! If your student will not be attending school for the day, please make sure you call the office and let us know. Please call us by 9am each day your student is absent. (A ClassDojo message is not enough since those sometimes go unread until later in the day). We all at BHES are so happy to see everyone come to school each day. Myself and all the teachers care about you all and want to make every day as awesome as we can. We're here to help you have fun, to learn, and to grow. We're here to help you be safe, be healthy, and be happy.

Good morning We are so excited to start day 172 Today is Monday May 22nd- Today is National Solitaire Day, National Vanilla Pudding Day, National Buy a Musical Instrument Day, and International Being You Day BHES Teachers will begin collecting Chromebooks and chargers from students over the next couple of days. Please make sure your student brings in their assigned Chromebook and appropriate charger. Any missing or damaged equipment will result in charges to be paid by the family for replacements for next school year. BHES will continue to serve breakfast this week in order to help us figure out program for the fall. Please let your student know if they are signed up for breakfast and remind them to stop by the cafeteria when they get to school if they are. For next school year, we will be holding our registration largely online. For those that need to come in-person, our days are August 2nd and 3rd. Both days will have a morning session from 8:00AM to 12:00PM with a 3:00PM to 7:00PM session on August 3rd. The elementary school will also be holding Kindergarten Orientation on August 16th starting at 5:30 in the classrooms with an all school Open House starting at 6:00 for the other grade levels. A complete district Dates of Remember can be found on our district website. Lunch link(https://www.bismarck.k12.il.us/o/elementary-school/dining) Breakfast Hot Ham & Cheese on Croissant Hash Brown Fruit 100% Fruit Juice Milk Lunch Pizza/Pizza Burger Carrots & Dip Fruit Cocktail Milk Our parents club is always looking for more participation. If you are interesting in learning more about what they do or about joining, please check out the following link.Parent’s Club link(https://www.facebook.com/groups/1455037061388924) Today’s fun fact is: Did you know that salt water taffy was invented 1883 in Atlantic City, New Jersey? Candymakers make this taffy using boiled sugar and butter. They then have to stretch and pull it until to becomes a chewy consistency and can be cut into the right size. At one time stores offered penny candy and taffy was one of those common candies people could get so cheaply. Some of the most popular flavors of taffy include banana, birthday cake, peppermint, cotton candy, licorice, and strawberry. Reminder! If your student will not be attending school for the day, please make sure you call the office and let us know. Please call us by 9am each day your student is absent. (A ClassDojo message is not enough since those sometimes go unread until later in the day). We all at BHES are so happy to see everyone come to school each day. Myself and all the teachers care about you all and want to make every day as awesome as we can. We're here to help you have fun, to learn, and to grow. We're here to help you be safe, be healthy, and be happy.

Sports Physicals - May 25th, 2023 here at BHRA. Forms can be found on the table outside the HS office or printed here: https://5il.co/1t9gx. $15 cash or check made payable to Carle Health due at time of service. Students may come without a parent, but the packet must be filled out and signed completely. This physical is not valid for students going in to K, 6th, or 9th grade. 8:30am-9:00am - 4th Graders 8:45am-10:00am - Junior High 9:30am-11:00am - High School

Good morning We are so excited to start day 171 Today is Monday May 22nd- Today is National Solitaire Day, National Vanilla Pudding Day, National Buy a Musical Instrument Day, and International Being You Day BHES will continue to serve breakfast this week in order to help us figure out program for the fall. Please let your student know if they are signed up for breakfast and remind them to stop by the cafeteria when they get to school if they are. For next school year, we will be holding our registration largely online. For those that need to come in-person, our days are August 2nd and 3rd. Both days will have a morning session from 8:00AM to 12:00PM with a 3:00PM to 7:00PM session on August 3rd. The elementary school will also be holding Kindergarten Orientation on August 16th starting at 5:30 in the classrooms with an all school Open House starting at 6:00 for the other grade levels. A complete district Dates of Remember can be found on our district website. Lunch link(https://www.bismarck.k12.il.us/o/elementary-school/dining) Breakfast Bagel w/ cream cheese Goldfish Crackers Fruit 100% Fruit Juice Milk Lunch Cheeseburger/Chicken Patty on Bun Oven Fries Watermelson Milk Our parents club is always looking for more participation. If you are interesting in learning more about what they do or about joining, please check out the following link.Parent’s Club link(https://www.facebook.com/groups/1455037061388924) Today’s fun fact is: Did you know that there area 2,700 different types of tropical fish in Minecraft? Other fish you can find in the wild in Minecraft are cod, salmon, and pufferfish. There are a large number of animals that can be found across the worlds of Minecraft with some of the most popular being pigs, axolotl, ocelot, cows, and chickens. You can’t tame all the animals but a player can tame cats, donkeys, llamas, horses, parrots, and wolves. Although not considered an animal in Minecraft, the dangerous creeper mobs actually were originally supposed to be pigs. Reminder! If your student will not be attending school for the day, please make sure you call the office and let us know. Please call us by 9am each day your student is absent. (A ClassDojo message is not enough since those sometimes go unread until later in the day). We all at BHES are so happy to see everyone come to school each day. Myself and all the teachers care about you all and want to make every day as awesome as we can. We're here to help you have fun, to learn, and to grow. We're here to help you be safe, be healthy, and be happy.

Check out our Warm Fuzzy Winners as well as our Chow Hall, Spirit Stick, and Colby class winners from our last Fuzzy Friday of the year. Great work everyone, BHES is proud of all the hard work you all have done throughout the year.

Good morning We are so excited to start day 170 Today is Friday May 19th- Today is National Defense Transportation Day, National Bike to Work Day, National Endangered Species Day, and National Pizza Party Day As a reminder we will continue to be serving breakfast in the morning. Any student who is signed up for breakfast should head immediately to the cafeteria to receive their food. Please take time to remind your student about getting their food if you signed them up for a breakfast over the next two weeks. We have our final Fuzzy Friday today to celebrate our Fourth Grade Students moving onto fifth grade and the Junior High next year. We will be holding our last lunch on the lawn on Friday May 19th. We will be eating lunches on the north side of the building next to our playground. Parking will be along Chicago Street and in our east side parking lot. If the weather does not cooperate we will unfortunately not have a make up date. Lunch link(https://www.bismarck.k12.il.us/o/elementary-school/dining) Breakfast Assorted Muffins Rice Krispy Mandarin Oranges Cup Fruit Milk Lunch Ham and Cheese Sandwich Baked Lays Chips Carrots and Dip Banana Milk Our parents club is always looking for more participation. If you are interesting in learning more about what they do or about joining, please check out the following link.Parent’s Club link(https://www.facebook.com/groups/1455037061388924) Today’s fun fact is: Do you know that watermelons are 92% water? Early explorers would use empty watermelons as canteens to carry their water. Although most of us only eat the red flesh of a watermelon you can eat the rind as well, even though it would be a bit tougher. The first time humans grew and harvested watermelons was over 5,000 years ago in Egypt. According to the Guinness Book of World Records the largest watermelon ever weighed over 350 pounds. Reminder! If your student will not be attending school for the day, please make sure you call the office and let us know. Please call us by 9am each day your student is absent. (A ClassDojo message is not enough since those sometimes go unread until later in the day). We all at BHES are so happy to see everyone come to school each day. Myself and all the teachers care about you all and want to make every day as awesome as we can. We're here to help you have fun, to learn, and to grow. We're here to help you be safe, be healthy, and be happy.

Good morning We are so excited to start day 169 Today is Thursday May 18th- Today is International Museum Day, National No Dirty Dishes Day, National Visit Your Relatives Day, and National Cheese Souffle Day As a reminder we will continue to be serving breakfast in the morning. Any student who is signed up for breakfast should head immediately to the cafeteria to receive their food. Please take time to remind your student about getting their food if you signed them up for a breakfast over the next two weeks. We will be holding on last lunch on the lawn on Friday May 19th. We will be eating lunches on the north side of the building next to our playground. Parking will be along Chicago Street and in our east side parking lot. If the weather does not cooperate we will unfortunately not have a make up date. Lunch link(https://www.bismarck.k12.il.us/o/elementary-school/dining) Breakfast Pancakes Sausage Links Fruit 100% Fruit Cup Milk Lunch Mini corndog/Corn Dog Green Beans Fruit Cocktail Johnny Pop/Ice Cream Sandwich Milk Our parents club is always looking for more participation. If you are interesting in learning more about what they do or about joining, please check out the following link.Parent’s Club link(https://www.facebook.com/groups/1455037061388924) Today’s fun fact is: Do you know that we have been eating cherries since the Stone Age? Ancient Roman soldiers used to spread cherries everywhere they went because they would throw the cherry pits on the side of road as they marched. There are over 1000 different kinds of cherries. Although cherries were already in North America when Europeans came over, the kinds we eat from stores arrived in the 1600s. The farthest record for the farthest anyone has spit a cherry pit is 93 feet. Reminder! If your student will not be attending school for the day, please make sure you call the office and let us know. Please call us by 9am each day your student is absent. (A ClassDojo message is not enough since those sometimes go unread until later in the day). We all at BHES are so happy to see everyone come to school each day. Myself and all the teachers care about you all and want to make every day as awesome as we can. We're here to help you have fun, to learn, and to grow. We're here to help you be safe, be healthy, and be happy.

BHES 4th grade students traveled down the road to the new all weather track for the 1st ever 4th Grade Track Meet! Students participated in 6 events: 100 meter dash, 50 meter hurdles, shot put, discus (frisbee), long jump, and 4 x 100 meter relay. Students did an amazing job and many are excited to join the track team next spring! A big shout out goes to Mrs. Kentner, Mr. Leigh, Mr. Campbell, Logan Leigh, Audrey Taylor, classroom teachers, and parent volunteers for all of the help! It was a great day to be a Blue Devil!