Camp Invention registration numbers are climbing and we want your child(ren) there, too! You’ll want to make sure to register before 3/31 in order to save $40 (promo code: RECHARGE40).
Camp Invention will take place July 5th-9th from 9:00-3:30 with the option of extended care, if needed. Extended Care is simply childcare and will run from 7:30-9:00 and 3:30-5:30 for an additional $80.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1otqoU32MEK9xPGuf_t0ylVzzjfMzQ9o9/view
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aX4r8bQSsJA
Parent-Teacher Conference sign-ups are now open!
Please register for your time at this link: https://ptc1536850752.ptcwizard.com/parent/
You may also call your student's school office and register by phone.
Camp Invention is coming! Open to students entering grades 1st-6th, Camp Invention will be held at BHES the week of July 5th. See the flyer for more information: https://5il.co/plrm.
Not sure what Camp Invention is? Check out this video to learn more about it: https://youtu.be/aX4r8bQSsJA.
As a reminder, Mr. Watson sent this message out last week about a switch in our e-learning day for tomorrow.
A significant number of our staff are getting their 2nd COVID vaccine on Monday, February 15th. Because side effects are more likely after the 2nd dose, we're going to flop our Remote Learning Day currently scheduled for Friday, February 12th and make Tuesday, February 16th a Remote Learning Day instead. Friday, February 12th will now become a normal In-Person Learning Day. If a large number staff are absent due to side effects, we would not have the staff/subs to open the building on the 16th. We would rather be proactive than put everyone in scramble mode to find childcare, ect. the morning of the 16th.
Friday, Feb. 12th – In-Person Learning
Monday, Feb. 15th President’s Day (No School) - the day most staff get their 2nd vaccine
Tuesday, Feb. 16th – Remote Learning Day
Wednesday, Feb. 17th – resume In-Person Learning
Both young and old enjoyed our 100th day of school! 💙🤍
Due to icy road conditions on the rural routes, today will be an eLearning day.
Students should log in to Google Classroom this morning to see expectations for the day.
Bus Drivers Needed
Hiring 1 Full-time Driver and Part-Time Drivers
Contact Jim Ribbe at 217-759-7261 or jribbe@bismarck.k12.il.us
Application: https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1067990/Support_Staff_Employment_Application__10_.pdf
Just a quick reminder. BHES is practicing the Character Counts pillar of Respect this month. To kick off our month of respect, we are asking everyone to wear yellow to school on Thursday the 7th. Let us all do our best to practice and give each other Respect.
Did you know that BHES now has access to myON, a Renaissance program that offers thousands of books for our students to read on their own? They can also be read to them! And once the student is done reading the book, they are able to take an AR test on the story (1st grade and up). Also available is the News portion of myON, which includes 5 new articles a day according to the students’ ability levels. Check out this short video to learn more: https://p.widencdn.net/5or7cb/Getting-Started-with-myON-News!
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.
