Bismarck-Henning Elementary School

Good morning We are so excited to start day 171 Today is Monday May 23rd-It is National Lucky Penny Day and National Taffy Day This is the last week of school. Your teachers will be working to collect Chromebooks from you so make sure you bring them back with their chargers. Lunch Today is biscuits and gravy, potato shape, pear cup, and milk Menu link 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. 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 170 Today is Friday May 20th-It is International Red Sneaker Day, National Be a Millionaire Day, National Pick Strawberries Day, National Rescue Dog Day, National Bike to Work Day, and National Endangered Species Day Today we are going to have the high school seniors who are graduating take a celebratory walk through our school around 12:50 while we cheer them on and celebrate their achievement. We will also have our last Fuzzy Friday of the year where we’ll celebrate our current fourth graders as they get ready to move onto the junior high. Lunch Today is chicken patty on bun, sweet corn, grapes, chocolate chip cookie, and milk Menu link 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. 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 19th-It is National Devil’s Food Cake Day and National May Ray Day Tomorrow we are going to have the high school seniors who are graduating take a celebratory walk through our school while we cheer them on and celebrate their achievement. We will also have our last Fuzzy Friday of the year where we’ll celebrate our current fourth graders as they get ready to move onto the junior high. Lunch Today is deli sub sandwich, baked lays, strawberries in a cup, and milk Menu link Today’s fun fact is: Did 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. 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 168 Today is Wednesday May 18th-It is National Cheese Souffle Day, National No DIrty DIshes Day, National Visit Your Relatives Day, and National Juice Slush Day This Friday we are going to have the highschool seniors who are graduating take a celebratory walk through our school while we cheer them on and celebrate their achievement. We will also have our last Fuzzy Friday of the year where we’ll celebrate our current fourth graders as they get ready to move onto the junior high. Lunch Today is BBQ pork on Bun, tater tots, watermelon, jello cup, and milk Menu link Today’s fun fact is: Did you know that the opossum is the only marsupial that lives in North America? Being a marsupial means they have a pouch like a kangaroo that their babies grow in. They live in forests, woodlands, and near rivers and farms. Opossums eat almost anything including fruit, nuts, insects, frogs, egss, and plants. When scared, opossums will hiss, burb, or even play dead. They also have a prehensile tail which means they can wrap it around branches like a monkey. 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 167 Today is Tuesday May 17th-It is National Cherry Cobbler Day, National Graduation Tassel Day, National Idaho Day, and National Walnut Day This Friday we are going to have the highschool seniors who are graduating take a celebratory walk through our school while we cheer them on and celebrate their achievement. We will also have our last Fuzzy Friday of the year where we’ll celebrate our current fourth graders as they get ready to move onto the junior high. Lunch Today is chicken nuggets, bag of cheetos, applesauce cup, oatmeal cream pie, and milk Menu link Today’s fun fact is: Did 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. 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 166 Today is Monday May 16th-It is National Barbeque Day, National Biographers Day, National Love a Tree Day, National Do Something Good for Your Neighbor Day, and National Sea Monkey Day Great job at the Laura K. Girton Annual Fun Run everyone. Everyone work really hard and helped raise funds for our Parents Club We have Kona Ice visiting today for students who earned it through their fundraiser participation. Lunch Today is french bread boat, cooked carrots, bananas, and milk Menu link Today’s fun fact is: Did you know that Sea Monkeys are actually a type of shrimp. They are brine shrimp that get their name because of their monkey-like tail. After ant farms became popular, Sea Monkey hatching kits began to be sold in 1957 mostly through comic book advertisements. Sea Monkeys got so famous that they took a trip into space with John Glenn in 1998 on the space shuttle Discovery. 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 165 Today is Friday May 13th-It is National Apple Pie Day, National Crouton Day, and National Frog Jumping Day We are have our Annual Laura K Girton Fun Run today. Hopefully you turned your pledge sheets into your teachers. Today the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th graders will be running(or walking) from 9:00 to 10:30 and the 1st graders and kindergartners will be outside from 12:00 to 1:00. Lunch Today is macaroni and cheese, cheese filled breadsticks, peas, mixed fruit cup, and milk Menu link Today’s fun fact is: Did you know that over a billion pairs of running shoes are sold worldwide each year? Running while listening to music can increase your performance by 15%. The oldest person to have ever finished a marathon was 100 years old. The person actually didn’t start running until he was 89. It takes 200 muscles to take a step when you run. You will burn over 100 calories while you are running a 10 minute mile pace. 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 164 Today is Thursday May 12th-It is National Limerick Day, National Nutty Fudge Day, and National Odometer Day We are planning to have our Annual Laura K Girton Run next Friday, May the 13th. We are going to send pledge sheets home for you to collect donations from family and friends. These donations will go towards supporting our Parents Club and to help them to continue to offer you treats and events throughout the school year. Lunch Today is soft taco with works, refried beans, apple slices, brownie bite, and milk Menu link Today’s fun fact is: Did you know that the first automobile was made in 1886 by Carl Benz? If you drove nonstop at 90 miles per hour and did not have to worry about breathing, it would take six months to drive to the moon. There are over 30,000 parts that make up a car. The longest traffic jam ever recorded was 109 miles long outside of Paris, France. The car company Ferrari has a special policy where they will not make more than 14 cars a day. Toyota on the other hand makes over 13,000 cars each day which makes it the largest producing of cars. 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 163 Today is Wednesday May 11th-It is National Eat What You Want Day, National Twilight Zone Day, and National School Nurses Day We are planning to have our Annual Laura K Girton Run next Friday, May the 13th. We are going to send pledge sheets home for you to collect donations from family and friends. These donations will go towards supporting our Parents Club and to help them to continue to offer you treats and events throughout the school year. Lunch Today is a chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes, roll w/butter, cinnamon applesauce, and milk Menu link Today’s fun fact is: Did you know that ⅔ of the world’s rainforests are located in the Amazon Rainforest? Scientists think that the Amazon contains 2.5 million different species of insects. Half of all the animals that live in the rainforest live in the canopy. The Amazon River that runs through the rainforest is the second longest river in the world but carries the more water than any other river. The rainforest is so think that when it rains it can take ten minutes for the rain drops to make it from the top of the trees to the ground. 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.

Attention 4th grade parents! When your student reaches 5th grade, they choose to participate in band or chorus. If your student is choosing band, then this is for you! Tonight from 6pm-8pm in the high school cafeteria, The Music Shoppe will be here with a variety of band instruments available to try out. Your interested band student will be able to play each instrument in hopes of making a choice for next year. Rental arrangements can be made on the spot if you choose to do so. This is open house style, so come visit at some point between 6 and 8. See you there.

Dates to Remember for 22-23 Printable: https://5il.co/19xo8

Happy #NationalInventorsMonth! Celebrate your young innovator by registering for Camp Invention at BHES! Save $15 when you register by 5/18 using code SUM15. Save $30 on each registration for siblings with the code SIBLOVE30. Have more than two kids? Use code SIBLOVE40 to save $40. Already registered and didn't use one of the above codes? Call 1-800-968-4332 and receive a credit! Camp is for all students entering 1st-6th grade, regardless of what school they attend. We would LOVE to have you at Camp Invention! Find our location here: invent.org/mylocalcamp

Hooray! We finally had a nice enough day for Mileage Club! ☀️🏃🏼‍♂️🏃🏽‍♀️💨

Who do you want to see covered in silly string, Ms. Kim or Mr. Click?!

Kindergarten students spent the morning at Kennekuk learning about animals that live in Vermilion County. We learned about families of animals including deer, wild dogs, and rodent families! We also had a scavenger hunt and picnic lunch! Thank you so much to Miss Susan for teaching us and we hope you enjoy your retirement! 🌳☀️🐿

Custodian for first shift at BHES wanted. Please direct all questions and applications to Jim Ribbe at 217-474-0482 or jribbe@bismarck.k12.il.us.

Good morning We are so excited to start day 145 Today is Thursday April 14th-It is Look Up at the Sky, National Dolphin Day, National Gardening Day, National Pecan Day, and National Reach as High as You Can Day. Our Character Counts pillar for the month April is responsibility. A big step to being a responsible person is to know and recognize the things that you do and the things that you don’t do, matter and can make an impact. Reminder that we do not have school tomorrow, so we can get ready for the Easter bunny. Lunch today is Ham and Cheese sub, carrots with dip, string cheese, banana, and milk. Today’s fun fact is: Did you know that it takes the Moon 27.3 days to travel around the Earth. As the moon revolves around the Earth, the sun reflects off it in different ways causing the Moon to go through its phases. There are 8 total moon phases and because of the special relationship with earth, it takes 29 days for the Moon to go through all of them. Some of the easiest to recognize are the New Moon, Full Moon, Half Moon, and Crescents. A New Moon is when you cannot see the moon. Crescents are when you can only see a small sliver of the moon. The 4th graders studied about the Moon earlier this year, and can surely give you more information if you asked them. 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 145 Today is Thursday April 14th-It is Look Up at the Sky, National Dolphin Day, National Gardening Day, National Pecan Day, and National Reach as High as You Can Day. Our Character Counts pillar for the month April is responsibility. A big step to being a responsible person is to know and recognize the things that you do and the things that you don’t do, matter and can make an impact. Reminder that we do not have school tomorrow, so we can get ready for the Easter bunny. Lunch today is Ham and Cheese sub, carrots with dip, string cheese, banana, and milk. Today’s fun fact is: Did you know that it takes the Moon 27.3 days to travel around the Earth. As the moon revolves around the Earth, the sun reflects off it in different ways causing the Moon to go through its phases. There are 8 total moon phases and because of the special relationship with earth, it takes 29 days for the Moon to go through all of them. Some of the easiest to recognize are the New Moon, Full Moon, Half Moon, and Crescents. A New Moon is when you cannot see the moon. Crescents are when you can only see a small sliver of the moon. The 4th graders studied about the Moon earlier this year, and can surely give you more information if you asked them. 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 this unboxing video all about what fun things we get to do at Camp Invention this year! Use code EXPLORE15 to save $15 (expires May 18)! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DMY-IyTEpnqLxCfIDFPcOmwXZs6HKK5v/view?usp=sharing

Good morning We are so excited to start day 144 Today is Wednesday April 13th-It is National Make it Count Day, National Peach Cobbler Day, National Scrabble Day, and National Thomas Jefferson Day Our Character Counts pillar for the month April is responsibility. Some things that show you are responsible are thinking before you talk or act, making sure to do good things, fixing your mistakes, always keep trying, and finish your work and chores before you play Lunch today is chicken nuggets, ruffles chips, mandarin oranges, and milk Today’s fun fact is: Did you know that on this day in 1743, Thomas Jefferson was born. Thomas Jeffereson was our third president of the United States. He is also well known for writing the Declaration of Independence and buying the Louisiana territory from France. Before becoming president, Jefferson was also the ambassador to France and the vice president under John Adams. Besides being a politician, Thomas Jefferson was also a lawyer, scientists, farmer, and astronomer. After retiring he moved to Monticello and then died on July 4th, 1826. 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.