Bismarck-Henning Elementary School

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!

Good morning We are so excited to start day 30 Today is Wednesday September 28th-It is National Good Neighbor Day, National North Carolina Day, National Strawberry Pie Day, and National Women’s Health and Fitness Day Today is purple day in kindergarten. We’re all wearing purple to help our kindergarten friends 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. 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) Hot Dog on Bun Tater Tots Pineapple Milk Parent’s Club link(https://www.facebook.com/groups/1455037061388924) Today’s fun fact is: Did you know that Pandas have six fingers? They have 5 full fingers on their paws and then their sixth is actually an extra pad on their wrist that they use to help hold onto bamboo while they eat. This has to be a necessary part of their lives since 99% of what they eat is bamboo. 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.

All parents/guardians, teachers, and grandparents are invited to BHRA's Wilcox Gym on Thurs, Oct 13th for a 'Keeping Our Kids Cyber Safe' presentation. Detective Richard Wistocki, a High Technology Cyber Crimes Specialist, will be presenting. Don't forget to bring your devices!

Good morning We are so excited to start day 29 Today is Tuesday September 27th-It is National Chocolate Milk Day, Tomorrow is purple day in kindergarten. So let’s all remember to wear our best purple to help our kindergarten friends learn their colors Starting Today 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. We're working to help the High School out spirit other local schools. Currently Georgetown has us beat by a couple hundred votes Vote Today in the WIXY School Spirit Showdown. You can vote once daily! Let’s prove how awesome our fans are! VOTE HERE(https://wixy.com/showdown?fbclid=IwAR18PUlAOXiUuqloQTDGVerNQ4p72sffIYV3-GXNw89T0MqIi3LpJh1ZHNM) 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) Soft Taco w/the Works Spanish Rice Cinnamon Applesauce Milk Parent’s Club link(https://www.facebook.com/groups/1455037061388924) Today’s fun fact is: Did you know that YouTube was started on February 14, 2005? The first video ever uploaded to Youtube was of the San Diego Zoo. Youtube has over 1 billion users. In 2020, over 500 hours of video are added to Youtube every minute 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 28 Today is Monday September 26th-It is National Johnny Appleseed Day, National Pancake Day, National Shamu Day, and National Family Day Starting Today 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. We're working to help the High School out spirit other local schools. Currently Georgetown has us beat by a couple hundred votes Vote Today in the WIXY School Spirit Showdown. You can vote once daily! Let’s prove how awesome our fans are! VOTE HERE(https://wixy.com/showdown?fbclid=IwAR18PUlAOXiUuqloQTDGVerNQ4p72sffIYV3-GXNw89T0MqIi3LpJh1ZHNM) 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) Mini Corndogs Green Beans Peaches Sugar Cookie Milk Parent’s Club link(https://www.facebook.com/groups/1455037061388924) Today’s fun fact is: Did you know that cows can smell up to six miles away? This helps them be able to listen for any dangers that might be near. Cows also chew about 40,000 times a day to help break down all of th grass that they eat. 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 Heather Douglass Hometown: Bismarck, IL Who was one of your favorite teachers growing up and why? Mr. Hudson. He saw the potential in every student. What is your favorite activity to do outside of school? Traveling with my family. ✈ If you weren’t doing your current job, what other job would you want to do? I’ve always wanted to be a teacher for as long as I can remember. I can’t think of anything else that I would enjoy more. 👩‍🏫 What is a fun fact about you? There are 7 teachers in my family! 👩‍🏫👨‍🏫🍎 Thank you, Mrs. Douglass, for all you do to help your students achieve their goals! 💙

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