Bismarck-Henning Elementary School

Good morning We are so excited to start day 139 Today is Wednesday April 5th- Today is National Read a Road Map Day, National Deep DIsh Pizza Day, Childhelp National Day of Hope, National Carmel Day, National Nebraska Day, and National Walking Day Our Character Counts pillar for April is Responsibility. A responsible person uses self control and makes sure to check with Kindergarten Pre-Registration will be April 17th through April 21st Congratulations to Bismarck graduate, Dylan Dodd, for earning a win in his first Major League Baseball game. The winning class for our Spirit Stick and for meeting expectations for arrival in the gym during the morning was Mrs. Miethe’’s class. Lunch link(https://www.bismarck.k12.il.us/o/elementary-school/dining) BBQ Pork on Bun Sweet Corn Mandarin Oranges Fudge Filled Cookie Milk If you are interested in volunteering with your student’s class we are still accepting volunteer forms in the office. You can stop by at anytime to get a form to complete. We will add any interested volunteers to our buildings list for potential involvement throughout the remainder of the year. 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) The next Parents Club meeting will be on April 5th at 6:00 in the elementary library. Today’s fun fact is: Did you know that you could burn between 100 and 300 Calories just from walking for 30 minutes? Thats about the same as one banana, two oreos, and half a McDonald’s cheeseburger. Walking is a very good and very easy form of exercise that you can do pretty much anywhere. It is great for your heart and lung health, for improving flexibility in your joints, making your muscles stronger, and even for improving mental health. 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 138 Today is Tuesday April 4th- Today is National School Librarian Day, National Walk Around Things Day, National Chickem Cordon Bleu Day, and National Vitamin C Day. Our Character Counts pillar for April is Responsibility. A responsible person makes sure they do the things they are supposed to get done and to do them on time. Kindergarten Pre-Registration will be April 17th through April 21st Congratulations to Bismarck graduate, Dylan Dodd, for making the opening day roster for the Atlanta Braves for the 2023 MLB seasons! We will be having a 1:00 student dismissal today for any community, students, and staff who are interested in going to the game to be able to make it before first pitch. The winning class for our Spirit Stick and for meeting expectations for arrival in the gym during the morning was Mrs. Heinrich’’s class. Lunch link(https://www.bismarck.k12.il.us/o/elementary-school/dining) Meatloaf Patty Peas Cinnamon Applesauce Jonny Pop Milk If you are interested in volunteering with your student’s class we are still accepting volunteer forms in the office. You can stop by at anytime to get a form to complete. We will add any interested volunteers to our buildings list for potential involvement throughout the remainder of the year. 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) The next Parents Club meeting will be on April 5th at 6:00 in the elementary library. Today’s fun fact is: Did you know that largest zoo in Illinois is the Brookfield Zoo in Chicago? The Brookfield Zoo originally opened in 1934 and is now over 215 acres in size and has around 450 different species of animals. It was the first zoo to have an indoor dolphin exhibit as well as the first to have a fully indoor rainforest simulation. The Brookfield Zoo focuses on providing its animals with a quality home and happy lives and is well known for having open air and unbarred habitats for its residents. 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.

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I had the privilege of recognizing two students at the Illinois Principal Association's annual Student Recognition Ceremony on Thursday March 30th. Each year I get the chance to honor two fourth graders before they move to the Junior High for be great examples of citizenship, caring, respect, trustworthiness, fairness, and responsibility. This year I was honored to take Isla Kuemmerle and Wyatt Stahl with me to recognize their accomplishments at BHES.

On Friday March 31st, we celebrated our PreK, Kindergarten, and First grade students at Fuzzy Friday. We recognized students who displayed pillars of character that include citizenship, caring, respect, trustworthiness, fairness, and responsibility. Teachers played blindfolded bowling. Students played Moving on Up with a stack of cups. Mrs. Nixon's class won the Chowhall Challenge. Miss Dawson's class is being visited by Colby. Mrs. Gritton's class won the Spirit Stick. So glad we get to take time out each month to recognize our awesome students.

BHES April Menu Printable: https://5il.co/1rs48

Attention BHES families: We have a slight error in our April lunch menu that went out earlier this week. The lunch menu has April 27th marked as an early dismissal with no lunch. However, that date should be that Wednesday the 26th as an early dismissal, and the cheeseburger on bun option will instead be on April 27th. Thank you for your understanding,

Good morning We are so excited to start day 136 Today is Friday March 31st- Today is National Bunsen Burner Day, National Crayon Day, and National Tater Day Our Character Counts pillar for March is Fairness. The best policy for good character is to treat others the way we want to be treated. Kindergarten Pre-Registration will be April 17th through April 21st Congratulations to Bismarck graduate, Dylan Dodd, for making the opening day roster for the Atlanta Braves for the 2023 MLB seasons! We will be having a 1:00 student dismissal on Tuesday for any community, students, and staff who are interested in going to the game to be able to make it before first pitch. The winning class for our Spirit Stick and for meeting expectations for arrival in the gym during the morning was Mrs. ???? class. Our 3rd and 4th grade students will continue testing for the IAR today and will test through April 3rd. Please make sure students are well rested with charged Chromebooks every day in order to do their best. Lunch link(https://www.bismarck.k12.il.us/o/elementary-school/dining) CHOWHALL CHALLENGE Bacon Cheeseburger Curly Fries Grapes Ice Cream Cup Milk If you are interested in volunteering with your student’s class we are still accepting volunteer forms in the office. You can stop by at anytime to get a form to complete. We will add any interested volunteers to our buildings list for potential involvement throughout the remainder of the year. 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) The next Parents Club meeting will be on April 5th at 6:00 in the elementary library. 2022 Illinois Parent Survey Link to survey: http://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/survey/parent/ Today’s fun fact is: Did you know that first box of Crayola crayons cost only a nickel back in 1903? For a time Crayola crayons smelled like food. For example brown smelled like chocolate but they eventually stopped because people started to complain because kids kept eating their crayons. The average kid will have used 720 crayons by the time they turn ten. Lastly, Crayola makes over 3 billion crayons every year. 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.

Parents, As most of you probably know, our former BHHS Alumni Dylan Dodd (Class of 2016), will be the starting pitcher for the Atlanta Braves against the St. Louis Cardinals, Tuesday, April 4, 2023 in St. Louis at 6:45pm. We have numerous Elementary, Junior High and High School staff members who plan to attend the game with a possibility of around 90 high school students. The district will be transporting the high school students who want to ride the fan bus to and from the game. There is no way for us to get the students home after school, then leave and try to get to the game in time unless we have a 1:00pm dismissal. With that being said, the plan is to have a 1:00pm dismissal for next Tuesday, April 4th. This is a special time for all Blue Devils fans and we are excited that so many people want to make the trip to St. Louis to support Dylan. Respectfully,

The St. Louis Cardinals have offered a group rate for the Blue Devil Community for Dylan Dodd’s opening debut on Tuesday, April 4th. Tickets are on the first level down the 3rd base line. Tickets are $14/each cash only. They can be purchased in the BHRA office Thursday and Friday from 7am-5pm and on Saturday from 8:30am-10:30am. Tickets will be delivered digitally to the email address you provide us. A fan bus is available for BHRA students only, but they must purchase their ticket through BHRA and turn in their permission slip.

Good morning We are so excited to start day 135 Today is Thursday March 30th- Today is National I am in Control Day, National Doctors, National Take a Walk in the Park Day, and National Pencil Day Our Character Counts pillar for March is Fairness. The best policy for good character is to treat others the way we want to be treated. Kindergarten Pre-Registration will be April 17th through April 21st Congratulations to Bismarck graduate, Dylan Dodd, for making the opening day roster for the Atlanta Braves for the 2023 MLB seasons! Check out his interview here. The winning class for our Spirit Stick and for meeting expectations for arrival in the gym during the morning was Mrs. Miethe’s class. Our 3rd and 4th grade students will continue testing for the IAR today and will test through April 3rd. Please make sure students are well rested with charged Chromebooks every day in order to do their best. Lunch link(https://www.bismarck.k12.il.us/o/elementary-school/dining) Deli Sub Sandwich Baked Lays Yogurt Cup Fresh Fruit Milk If you are interested in volunteering with your student’s class we are still accepting volunteer forms in the office. You can stop by at anytime to get a form to complete. We will add any interested volunteers to our buildings list for potential involvement throughout the remainder of the year. 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) The next Parents Club meeting will be on April 5th at 6:00 in the elementary library. 2022 Illinois Parent Survey Link to survey: http://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/survey/parent/ Today’s fun fact is: Did you know that there are three species of Manatees, the Amazonian, West Indian, and West African? Manatees mainly live in shallow waters and mainly feed on sea grass, leaves, and algae. Even though they only eat plants they spend half of their day eating which helps them get up to their typical weight of 1,200 pounds. Although they are quite large ocean mammals, all the species are at high risk of extinction. The largest threats to manatees comes from boat collisions, hunting, habitat loss, and toxic water. 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.

Don’t miss an immersive STEM experience for your child this summer! There are only a few days left to save $25 on your registration for the all-new Camp Invention program at Bismarck-Henning. Register today using SUM25 to save your spot at invent.org/mylocalcamp. Students must be going into 1st-6th grade but do not need to be current Bismarck-Henning students.

A reminder that we will be holding our Pie the Principal event tomorrow at 1:30. A total of 57 students raised $100 or more in donations and get the opportunity to Pie Mr. Click in the face. If the weather conditions are appropriate, we will be holding the pie throwing on the blacktop by our playground. We will be moving the event into our gymnasium if the weather is too cold and rainy to be outdoors. Since the level of generosity from our community was so incredible, we want to invite all of our friends and families to watch. Parking will be along Chicago heading north of the school. Please feel welcome to come and enjoy seeing Mr. Click get covered in pie. If you are attending and plan to take your student home with you afterwards, please make sure to either send a note with your student or call into our office in the morning. It is important that we be aware of any changes for your child's dismissal to guarantee we get them where they should be. We plan to also stream the event on Facebook Live if you are unable to make it and still want to see all the pies hit Mr. Click's face. Thank you all for your support!

Good morning We are so excited to start day 129 Today is Tuesday March 14th- Today is International Day of Mathematics, National Write Down Your Story Day, National Children’s Craft Day, National Learn about Butterflies Day, and National Potato Chip Day Our Character Counts pillar for March is Fairness. You can be fair by making sure to play by the rules and to not cheat. Parent-Teacher Conference Sign-ups are open. Please use the following link to schedule your appointment with your teacher. https://ptc1536850752.ptcwizard.com/parent/ Kindergarten Pre-Registration will be April 17th through April 21st We will be having our Kids Heart Challenge Pie the Principal Event on March 16th @ 1:30 on the blacktop. All students will be present to watch the more than 50 students pie Mr. Click. We are also inviting our families and community to this event to recognize their efforts in helping raising over $10,000 during our event with the American Heart Association. Our schools are seeing an increase in the number of students contracting strep throat. Group A streptococcus bacteria are very contagious. The bacteria that causes strep throat travels in respiratory droplets that are created when an infected person coughs or sneezes. To help us reduce strep throat infections please take a moment to review the Parent Fact Sheet. https://dph.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/idph/publications/idph/topics-and-services/diseases-and-conditions/infectious-diseases/Strep-Parent-Fact-Sheet.pdf The class that earned the Spirit Stick for best gym behavior in the morning today was Mrs.Farrell’s class! Lunch link(https://www.bismarck.k12.il.us/o/elementary-school/dining) Cheese Pizza Sweet Corn Strawberries Graham Crackers Milk If you are interested in volunteering with your student’s class we are still accepting volunteer forms in the office. You can stop by at anytime to get a form to complete. We will add any interested volunteers to our buildings list for potential involvement throughout the remainder of the year. 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) The next Parents Club meeting will be on April 5th at 6:00 in the elementary library. 2022 Illinois Parent Survey Link to survey: http://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/survey/parent/ Today’s fun fact is: Did you know that there are about 19,000 different types of butterflies and they can be found all over the world except for Antarctica? Butterflies begin as caterpillars that eventually make a chrysalis and transform into their flying insect form. As an adult a butterfly will only live 15 to 29 days as it looks to lay new eggs to start the next generation of caterpillars and butterflies. 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 128 Today is Monday March 13th- Today is National Jewel Day, National K9 Veterans Day, National Good Samaritan Day, National Earmuff Day, and National Napping Day Our Character Counts pillar for March is Fairness. You can be fair by making sure to play by the rules and to not cheat. Parent-Teacher Conference Sign-ups are open. Please use the following link to schedule your appointment with your teacher. https://ptc1536850752.ptcwizard.com/parent/ Kindergarten Pre-Registration will be April 17th through April 21st We will be having our Kids Heart Challenge Pie the Principal Event on March 16th @ 1:30 on the blacktop. All students will be present to watch the more than 50 students pie Mr. Click. We are also inviting our families and community to this event to recognize their efforts in helping raising over $10,000 during our event with the American Heart Association. Our schools are seeing an increase in the number of students contracting strep throat. Group A streptococcus bacteria are very contagious. The bacteria that causes strep throat travels in respiratory droplets that are created when an infected person coughs or sneezes. To help us reduce strep throat infections please take a moment to review the Parent Fact Sheet. https://dph.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/idph/publications/idph/topics-and-services/diseases-and-conditions/infectious-diseases/Strep-Parent-Fact-Sheet.pdf The class that earned the Spirit Stick for best gym behavior in the morning today was Mrs. Nixon’s class! Lunch link(https://www.bismarck.k12.il.us/o/elementary-school/dining) Chicken Fried Steak Mashed Potatoes Roll w/butter Applesauce 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) 2022 Illinois Parent Survey Link to survey: http://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/survey/parent/ Today’s fun fact is: Did you know that Johnny Appleseed was a real person named John Chapman. He was born in 1774 and learned about farming and planting trees from his father. As an adult he traveled across several states planting orchards of apples that he would eventually sell to settlers moving west. The apples he planted weren’t actually for eating but were used to make apple flavored drinks. You can actually visit Nova, Ohio to see one of the last original trees that Johnny Appleseed himself planted. 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 124 Today is Tuesday March 7th- Today is National Flapjack Day, National Cereal Day, and National Be Heard Day Jack Messmore Sang two songs today in front of the whole school at morning announcements Our Character Counts pillar for March is Fairness. You can practice fairness by remembering that what is fair is Parent-Teacher Conference Sign-ups are open. Please use the following link to schedule your appointment with your teacher. https://ptc1536850752.ptcwizard.com/parent/ Kindergarten Pre-Registration will be April 17th through April 21st We will be having our Kids Heart Challenge Pie the Principal Event on March 16th @ 1:30 on the blacktop. All students will be present to watch the more than 50 students pie Mr. Click. We are also inviting our families and community to this event to recognize their efforts in helping raising over $10,000 during our event with the American Heart Association. The class that earned the Spirit Stick for best gym behavior in the morning today was Miss. Latta’s class! Lunch link(https://www.bismarck.k12.il.us/o/elementary-school/dining) Hot Ham & Cheese Potato Coins Pears String Cheese 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) 2022 Illinois Parent Survey Link to survey: http://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/survey/parent/ Today’s fun fact is: Did you know that the best selling cereal in the United States is Cheerios? Cheerios have been around for 1941 and were originally known as Cherrioats. Over time Cheerios have come in many different flavors. The most popular are honey-nut flavored but there have been cinnamon nut, fruity, maple, and chocolate cheerios. 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.

Kindergarten Pre-Registration will be April 17th through 21st. If you have an incoming Kindergartner please refer to the flyer below. Pre-registration for Kindergarten will be held in the Bismarck-Henning Elementary office.

Good morning We are so excited to start day 123 Today is Monday March 6th- Today is National National Dress in Blue Day, National Speech and Debate Education Day, National Employee Appreciation Day, National Day of Unplugging, National Anthem Day, and National I Want You to Be Happy Day Our Character Counts pillar for March is Fairness. You can practice fairness by being understanding, tolerant, and accepting of other people’s differences Parent-Teacher Conference Sign-ups are open. Please use the following link to schedule your appointment with your teacher. https://ptc1536850752.ptcwizard.com/parent/ Kindergarten Pre-Registration will be April 17th through April 21st We will be having our Kids Heart Challenge Pie the Principal Event on March 16th @ 1:30 on the blacktop. All students will be present to watch the more than 50 students pie Mr. Click. We are also inviting our families and community to this event to recognize their efforts in helping raising over $10,000 during our event with the American Heart Association. The class that earned the Spirit Stick for best gym behavior in the morning today was Mrs. Miller’s class! Lunch link(https://www.bismarck.k12.il.us/o/elementary-school/dining) Mini Corndogs Green Beans Fruit Cocktail Sugar Cookie 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) 2022 Illinois Parent Survey Link to survey: http://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/survey/parent/ Today’s fun fact is: Did you know that the sun makes up over 99% of the stuff in our solar system? The sun is so huge that more than a million Earths would fit inside of it. The light that the Sun creates and sends to use takes about 8 minutes to travel through space to get to us. The Sun is so hot it can reach temperatures up to 27 million degrees Fahrenheit. 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 is planning on holding our Pie the Principal event to go along with our Kids Heart Challenge drive on March 16th at 1:30. With help from our students, families, and community we raised over $10,000 in donations for the American Heart Association. A total of 57 students raised $100 or more in donations and get the opportunity to Pie Mr. Click in the face. We will be holding the pie throwing on the blacktop by our playground and since this could not have happened without our community's support, we want to invite all of our friends and family's to watch. Parking will be along Chicago heading north of the school. Please feel welcome to come and enjoy seeing Mr. Click get covered in pie. We appreciate all of your support and getting the opportunity to work with your amazing students every day.

Good morning We are so excited to start day 122 Today is Friday March 3rd- Today is National National Dress in Blue Day, National Speech and Debate Education Day, National Employee Appreciation Day, National Day of Unplugging, National Anthem Day, and National I Want You to Be Happy Day Our Character Counts pillar for March is Fairness. You can practice fairness by following the rules and not cheating on games you are playing. Today is the last day to order BHES Yearbook for this year. The cost for a yearbook this year is $18. Visit inter-state.com/order and use code 74564R to place your order. If you miss this deadline, we will be unable to process any more orders for yearbooks. We will be having our Kids Heart Challenge Pie the Principal Event on March 16th @ 1:30 on the blacktop. All students will be present to watch the more than 50 students pie Mr. Click. We are also inviting our families and community to this event to recognize their efforts in helping raising over $10,000 during our event with the American Heart Association. The class that earned the Spirit Stick for best gym behavior in the morning today was Miss Dawson’s class! Lunch link(https://www.bismarck.k12.il.us/o/elementary-school/dining) French Toast Stick Sausage Links Pineapple 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) 2022 Illinois Parent Survey Link to survey: http://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/survey/parent/ Today’s fun fact is: Did you know that the name of our national anthem is “The Star-Spangled Banner”? Francis Scott Key wrote this poetic song during the War of 1812 and it was originally called “Defence of Fort McHenry”. “The Star-Spangled Banner” did not actually become our national anthem until over a hundred years later when it was officially adopted in 1931. 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.