Bismarck-Henning Elementary School

The BHRA football team greeted our students as they entered school on Friday! Students were also excited to see Mr. Abbed!! Congrats on your big win against Westville Friday night Blue Devils! 🏈💙😁

Meet Kelsie Miethe Hometown: Danville, IL Who was one of your favorite teachers growing up and why? Mr. Croy was funny, firm when needed to be (and our class needed it), and taught us more than academics. He had a way of challenging you that was beneficial to you both academically and spiritually. He is the teacher still involved in my life endeavors and I see him often. I feel lucky to have been a student of his. What is your favorite activity to do outside of school? Spend time with my family, read, and travel. 👨‍👩‍👦‍👦📖✈ If you weren’t doing your current job, what other job would you want to do? If I was not teaching, I would be a lawyer. 👩‍⚖️ What is a fun fact about you? I love tarantulas. 🕷 Thank you for all you do to prepare our 4th graders for junior high, Mrs. Miethe! 😊

Good morning We are so excited to start day 40 Today is Friday October 14th-National Real Sugar Day and National Dessert Day The class that earned the Spirit Stick for best gym behavior in the morning today was Mrs. Cameron’s class! WIXY 100.3 radio will be playing each classes recorded Pledge of Allegiance each morning. One of our classes will be represented each school morning all the way until October 19th. Parent-Teacher Sign Ups are open. Sign up at https://app.ptcwizard.com/ptc1536850752 for conferences on the 19th and 20th. Picture retakes will be October 17th.-Order Online here-https://inter-state.com/myschoolcode BHES is hosting a Trunk-or-Treat by the Ridgeview Baptist Church on October 27th from 5:30 to 7:30 Lunch link(https://www.bismarck.k12.il.us/o/elementary-school/dining) Stuffed Crust Pizza Green Beans Blueberries Chocolate Chip Cookie Milk Parent’s Club link(https://www.facebook.com/groups/1455037061388924) Today’s fun fact is: Did you know that the first Marvel superheroes were the Human Torch and the Sub-Mariner. This version of the Human Torch was a human-like robot who could cover his whole body in flames to fight bad guys. The Sub-Mariner was a hero who lived underwater and could fly, but got weaker the longer her stayed out of water. These two were eventually joined by the more familiar Captain America and other Marvel heroes we know so well. 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 38 Today is Wednesday October 12th-National Farmer’s Day, National Savings Day, National Vermont Day, National Bring Your Teddy Bear to School Day, National Fossil Day, and National Stop Bullying Day. The class that earned the Spirit Stick for best gym behavior in the morning today was Miss. Latta's class! Today is Black day in kindergarten. We’re all wearing black to help our kindergartners learn their colors WIXY 100.3 radio will be playing each classes recorded Pledge of Allegiance each morning. One of our classes will be represented each school morning all the way until October 19th. Parent-Teacher Sign Ups are open. Sign up at https://app.ptcwizard.com/ptc1536850752 for conferences on the 19th and 20th. Picture retakes will be October 17th.-Order Online here-https://inter-state.com/myschoolcode BHES is hosting a Trunk-or-Treat by the Ridgeview Baptist Church on October 27th from 5:30 to 7:30 Lunch link(https://www.bismarck.k12.il.us/o/elementary-school/dining) Grilled Cheese Tomato Soup Peaches Cottage Cheese Milk Parent’s Club link(https://www.facebook.com/groups/1455037061388924) Today’s fun fact is: Did you know that Pandas eat for 12 hours a day. Bamboo is not very nutritious and Pandas only digest ⅕ of what they eat, so they have to eat about 45 pounds of bamboo a 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.

Meet Sara Warren Hometown: Danville, IL (originally Mokena, IL) Who was one of your favorite teachers growing up and why? Mr. Coan-always had interesting stories about his personal life. What is your favorite activity to do outside of school? Swimming, sports games, watching my kids, hanging with my family. 🤿🏀⚾ If you weren’t doing your current job, what other job would you want to do? I would be an interior designer. 🏡 What is a fun fact about you? I am left handed! 🖐 BHES is so glad to have you , Mrs. Warren! Thank you for bringing all of your talents and passion into the classroom every day!

Good morning We are so excited to start day 37 Today is Tuesday October 11th-National Sausage Pizza Day and International Day of the Girl Child The class that earned the Spirit Stick for best gym behavior in the morning today was Mrs. K. Douglass’s class! Remember that tomorrow is Black day in kindergarten. Let’s do our best to wear black to help the kindergartners practice their colors WIXY 100.3 radio will be playing each classes recorded Pledge of Allegiance each morning. One of our classes will be represented each school morning all the way until October 19th. Parent-Teacher Sign Ups are open. Sign up at https://app.ptcwizard.com/ptc1536850752 for conferences on the 19th and 20th. Picture retakes will be October 17th.-Order Online here-https://inter-state.com/myschoolcode Lunch link(https://www.bismarck.k12.il.us/o/elementary-school/dining) Biscuit & Sausage Gravy Potato Coins Fruit Cocktail Milk Parent’s Club link(https://www.facebook.com/groups/1455037061388924) Today’s fun fact is: Did you know that jaguars are the largest cat species in North and South America? The grow to be 5 to 6 feet long if you don’t include their tale and over 9 feet long if you do. Jaguars can weigh up to almost 350 pounds. They are skilled predators that will hunt monkeys, deer, fish, and even caiman (which are relatives of crocodiles and alligators).

Meet Kathy Watson Who was one of your favorite teachers growing up and why? Mr. Elliott - my high school English teacher. He taught with enthusiasm and humor. He also had a fun nickname for every student! What is your favorite activity to do outside of school? Attending sporting events; traveling; baking; and spending time with my family. 🏀✈🎂👨‍👩‍👦‍👦 If you weren’t doing your current job, what other job would you want to do? Work for a non-for-profit agency helping others and the community…or a professional organizer. ❤ What is a fun fact about you? I attended my first concert in high school – Fleetwood Mac. My friend won front row tickets through a local radio station, and we even had a limo ride to and from the concert! 🎤 Mrs. Watson, we benefit so much from having you on staff at BHES! Thank you for all of the awesome things you do to make our school great!

Speech Pathologist Assistant Wanted Requirements: High School Diploma/Para pro Certificate Application: https://5il.co/oeit Please direct all questions and applications to Mr. Scott Watson at 217-759-7261 or swatson@bismarck.k12.il.us.

Last week we had our first Fuzzy Friday celebration of the year. In September, preschool, kindergarten, and 1st grade attended. Next month the big kids will! At Fuzzy Friday we strive to acknowledge students who have displayed positive behaviors both independently and as a class. Students got to dance to a few songs and watch their teachers try to guess what mystery items they could not see! We had several students earn warm fuzzy awards for awesome behaviors. The class that received the Colby award for overall positive behavior was Mrs. Nixon’s class. Miss Dawson’s class earned the Spirit Stick for great behavior in the gym in the morning AND they won the Chowhall Challenge for excellent behavior in the lunch room!

Good morning We are so excited to start day 35 Today is Wednesday October 5th-It is National Apple Betty Day, National Do Something Nice Day, National Rhode Island Day, National Walk to School Day, National Pumpkin Seed Day, and National Coffee with a Cop Day Remember that we have no school this Friday the 7th and no school on Monday the 10th. This week is Spirit Week Dress Up-Today at BHES it is hat day. Tomorrow is Pajama Day. WIXY 100.3 radio will be playing each classes recorded Pledge of Allegiance each morning. One of our classes will be represented each school morning all the way until October 19th. Parent-Teacher Sign Ups are open. Sign up at https://app.ptcwizard.com/ptc1536850752 for conferences on the 19th and 20th. Picture retakes will be October 17th.-Order Online here-https://inter-state.com/myschoolcode Lunch link(https://www.bismarck.k12.il.us/o/elementary-school/dining) Pizza Burger Cooked Carrots Pineapple Oreo Cookies (2) Milk Parent’s Club link(https://www.facebook.com/groups/1455037061388924) Today’s fun fact is: Did you know that LEDs that we have in lightbulbs and televisions stands for light emitting diode? A normal lightbulb only changes 10% of the energy it uses into light for us to see, but an LED light uses all of the energy it gets to make light. If we ran a normal lightbulb all day everyday it would eventually burnout at about 42 days, but an LED light could run every day for up to 6 years.

Parent-Teacher Conferences sign ups are open. Use the link below to sign up with your student's teacher. Conferences will be from 4:00 to 8:00 on October 19th and 20th. If you are looking to sign up with the 4th grade teachers, make sure to search for them as the 4th grade team as they will all be meeting together for each student. If you are looking to sign up with one of the Mrs. Douglass, please remember that Karley Douglass is a 3rd grade teacher and Heather Douglass is a learning specialist. If you are having any issues signing up, please reach out to the office at 759-7251. https://ptc1536850752.ptcwizard.com/parent

Meet Chelsea Foster Hometown: Bismarck, IL Who was one of your favorite teachers growing up and why? My kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Hupfer. I have so many fun memories from kindergarten and remember Mrs. Hupfer being so kind. I was lucky enough to maintain a relationship with her growing up and eventually got to work WITH her! I now get to learn what dedication to students looks like by watching her. I am fortunate to call her a co-worker and friend! What is your favorite activity to do outside of school? TV nights with my family. We especially enjoy Survivor. We all draft contestants and try to see who’s picks get kicked off each week! 🌴🌎 If you weren’t doing your current job, what other job would you want to do? I would love to be one of the people on Go Noodle. I love all of the silly singing and dancing! (Someone else would have to do my singing though!) 💃 What is a fun fact about you? I can hula hoop for a long time. When I was in 7th grade, we were hula hooping and my gym teacher told me I could miss some of my next class if I kept my hula hoop going. After 20 minutes she made me stop and go to class! 😂

BHES October Menu Printable: https://5il.co/1it7z

Good morning We are so excited to start day 33 Today is Monday October 3rd-It is National Child Health Day and National Techies Day This week is Spirit Week Dress Up-Today at BHES is wear your favorite school or sports team gear WIXY 100.3 radio will be playing each classes recorded Pledge of Allegiance each morning. One of our classes will be represented each school morning all the way until October 19th. Picture retakes will be October 17th.-Order Online here-https://inter-state.com/myschoolcode Lunch link(https://www.bismarck.k12.il.us/o/elementary-school/dining) BBQ Pork on Bun Potato Triangles Pears Milk Parent’s Club link(https://www.facebook.com/groups/1455037061388924) Today’s fun fact is: Did you know that babies are born with the ability to smile? Plus it is actually easier to smile than to frown. It actually takes less muscles to smile than it does to smile. Some say that it takes 43 muscles to frown and only 17 to smile. The best thing about smiles is that no matter what language you speak, everyone knows that you are showing off how happy you are! 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.

Meet Sharon Detamore Hometown: Bismarck, IL Who was one of your favorite teachers growing up and why? Mr. Ping. He was my band and chorus teacher. He was always so encouraging and kind. He treated each of his students with respect and never favored one over the other. What is your favorite activity to do outside of school? Spending time with my daughter and her family and doing projects on my house. 🏠 If you weren’t doing your current job, what other job would you want to do? That’s really hard because I have always loved working with children! If I had to choose, maybe a student ministry position. 👧👦 What is a fun fact about you? I collect flip flops! They are fun, whimsical, and colorful. My bathroom is decorated in flip flop decor! 👡 Thank you, Ms. Detamore, for all of the work you do in the office and the small group instruction you do to support our students!

Good morning We are so excited to start day 32 Today is Friday September 30th-It is National Chewing Gum Day, National Love People Day, and Orange Shirt Day Today is our first Fuzzy Friday for the preschoolers, kindergartners, and first graders WIXY 100.3 radio will be playing each classes recorded Pledge of Allegiance each morning. One of our classes will be represented each school morning all the way until October 19th. Check out our 2022-2023 BHES staff video here: https://vimeo.com/748605496 Picture retakes will be October 17th.-Order Online here-https://inter-state.com/myschoolcode Lunch link(https://www.bismarck.k12.il.us/o/elementary-school/dining) Chicken Patty on Bun Bag of Ruffles Chips Grapes Rice Krispy Treat Milk Parent’s Club link(https://www.facebook.com/groups/1455037061388924) Today’s fun fact is: Did you know that honey bees can fly at about 15 miles per hour and beat their wings 200 times a second? Each hive is centered around one queen that can live up to 5 years and lay about 2,500 eggs each day. Worker bees are all female and perform special dances to communicate to others about things like where food can be found. 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 31 Today is Thursday September 29th-It is National Coffee Day and National VFW Day Tomorrow is our first Fuzzy Friday for the preschoolers, kindergartners, and first graders WIXY 100.3 radio will be playing each classes recorded Pledge of Allegiance each morning. One of our classes will be represented each school morning all the way until October 19th. Check out our 2022-2023 BHES staff video here: https://vimeo.com/748605496 Picture retakes will be October 17th.-Order Online here-https://inter-state.com/myschoolcode Lunch link(https://www.bismarck.k12.il.us/o/elementary-school/dining) French Bread Boat Small Lettuce Salad Blueberries Milk Parent’s Club link(https://www.facebook.com/groups/1455037061388924) Today’s fun fact is: Did you know that coffee has been around as a drink since 800? There are only two states in the US that produces coffee which are California and Hawaii. Brazil is the country that makes the most coffee overall. Besides containing caffeine, coffee also has many useful nutrients in it such as magnesium, potassium, riboflavin, and antioxidants. 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.

We have started our soccer unit for 2nd, 3rd, and 4th graders this week. Students worked on dribbling and passing using the inside of their feet. I have seen amazing effort by our students so far! 🥳⚽️🥅

Second, third, and fourth grade students began their soccer unit this week in PE. So far we have focused on using the side of our foot to dribble and pass, trapping the ball, and maintaining control while dribbling! ⚽️🥅

Kindergarten and first grade students focused on different types of locomotor movements this week in PE. They did all types of jumps including high/low, forward/back, left/right, and jumping in shape patterns. These students also learned to notice the difference between heavy and light running, practiced changing directions safely and maintaining personal space while moving!