Looking ahead, we want to try and minimize our chances of being shut down due to COVID-19 and forced to go fully remote learning. With that being said, our current return plan from Christmas Break will be similar to what we did after Thanksgiving Break. The first 3 days (1/4 – 1/6) will be Remote Learning Days. We will return to In-Person Learning on Thursday (1/7). We were originally scheduled to have an E-Learning Day on Friday, Jan. 8th. We will forgo the E-Learning Day on the 8th and that will be a normal In-Person Learning Day. I hope everyone enjoys the break. You all deserve it!
Monday, Jan. 4th Remote Learning Day
Tuesday, Jan. 5th Remote Learning Day
Wednesday, Jan. 6th Remote Learning Day
Thursday, Jan. 7th In-Person Learning Day
Friday, Jan. 8th In-Person Learning Day
Full and part-time bus drivers needed. Interested? Contact Jim Ribbe at 217-759-7291 or jribbe@bismarck.k12.il.us for more information.
Dear BHES Families,
Please read the following information very carefully. This pertains to updated information regarding quarantining after potential exposure due to close contact with an individual who tested positive for COVID-19
Please note that the CDC currently recommends a quarantine period of 14 days. However, the CDC and the Illinois Dept. of Public Health have agreed to the following options to shorten the quarantine period. These are the acceptable alternatives:
• Quarantine can end after Day 10 without testing and if student has no symptoms.
• Quarantine can end after Day 7 if the student tests negative and if no symptoms were reported during daily monitoring. The test must be taken within 48 hours before the time of planned quarantine discontinuation, but quarantine cannot be discontinued earlier than Day 8. In other words, the earliest they could test would be on Day 6.
With both options the following additional criteria through day 14 must be met:
• correct and consistent mask use (including within homes),
• social distancing, • hand and cough hygiene, • environmental cleaning and disinfection, • avoiding crowds, • ensuring adequate indoor ventilation, • monitoring for symptoms of COVID-19 illness, and • minimizing contact with persons at increased risk for severe illness, including vulnerable and congregate populations.
Monitoring can be conducted using any method acceptable by the local public health authorities and can include self-monitoring using an approved checklist of signs and symptoms. Please use the potential symptoms listed on the Teacherease daily check-in as a guide.
BHRA/BHJH parents: Please call Nurse Kelly if you have any questions about these new quarantine options 217.759.7291
BHES parents: Please call Nurse Amy if you have any questions about these new quarantine options 217.759.7251
The BHES Christmas Program will be happening VIRTUALLY this year. The program will be recorded during school hours in the next couple of weeks. Once ready, a link will be posted for parents, families and our BHES community members to see.
Thank you for continuing to support our music program at BHES!
Santa's coming to Bismarck on Sunday!!
Beginning in December BHES will be celebrating the Character Counts Pillar of Caring. When normal in-person learning resumes on December 3rd, we are asking everyone to where RED to represent Caring. (Also important is that red is Mr. Click's favorite color)
Calling all Bismarck families. The BHES office is in need of sweatpants for children in all grades from preschool to fourth grade. We need brand new sweatpants because our supply for emergency clothes changes during the day is running out. If you would like to make a donation of new sweatpants to our office, please call and speak to the secretaries about how they would like you to get them brought in. Thank you so very much for your assistance.
Bismarck-Henning Alumni Klayton Finley presents Superintendent Scott Watson with a $5,000 COVID donation. The Federal Home Loan Bank donation was matched by the Longview Bank & Trust. We appreciate their generosity.
Action pictures of Friday’s pumpkin carving contest! 🎃
We had so much fun in Mrs. Powell's class with a pumpkin experiment. Do bigger pumpkins have more seeds? 🎃
Superheroes and princesses! 🥰
Blue Devil Pride!! 💙
It’s going to be a fun week at BHES! 💙 Don’t forget to dress up and show your spirit....and if you are able, please donate a food item for Bismarck Blessings!
Update to the BHES Menu for the week of Oct 26th.
Holly Kelly from The Learning Technology Center is hosting a workshop for parents/guardians on using Google Classroom. The same workshop is being offered three different times on October 27th to allow flexibility for the parents/guardians' schedules.
This workshop will be an opportunity for parents to ask questions and receive a tutorial as to how they can help their student(s) navigate Google Classroom.
Please click on the link below the time you would like to register for. This workshop will be held on October 27th, 2020.
10/27/20 from 8:30am-10:00am
https://reg.learningstream.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0044-0016-33e244c192a240328782e2651a35a485
10/27/20 from 12:00pm-1:30pm
https://reg.learningstream.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0044-0016-e45c5e0304934302b0c5f2cf6673c074
10/27/20 from 6:00pm-7:30pm
https://reg.learningstream.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0044-0016-20a73d81e1bf42ab9e50d0cb28aedf95
The Village of Bismarck is hosting a Halloween Parade!
