BHES READ-A-THON
We are excited to have our Readathon again this year and our students are excited too! The Readathon has been activated and will run through January 9th. The purpose of the Readathon is to motivate students to reach reading goals, to bring our community together in celebration of literacy, and to raise funds for our school and for our community outreach programs. Last year, students logged 193,972 reading minutes and raised $11,132.13! On Friday, December 17th, the Readathon committee visited classrooms to get students excited about the Readathon, and flyers, stickers, and bookmarks were sent home. Please check Whale Folders!
We will use the same online program, www.read-a-thon.com to track reading and facilitate the transaction of donations from sponsors. Students will have individualized pages so that they can track and share achievements with their families, teachers, and sponsors. Students can get started logging minutes and getting sponsors as soon as they create their pages.
In order to encourage friendly competition, two teams were created: Blue Whales and Humpbacks which can be found near the media center. Each group is composed of one or two classrooms per grade. Two bookworms in the school hallway will track the minutes read by each team. Paper circles will represent the amount of minutes read by each team and will grow daily along the hallway. Have fun reading!
Please contact BHESReadathon@gmail.com with questions!
SPELLING BEE
Mark your calendars for the Bradley Hills Spelling Bee! Classroom bees for fourth and fifth graders will be held on January 19 and 21. Each classroom winner and runner-up will be eligible to compete in the BHES schoolwide bee on the evening of February 10. The BHES spelling bee winner will go on to represent the school in the regional bee and have a chance to compete in the Scripps National Spelling Bee finals.
Here are downloadable links to several study guides:
4th Grade Word List
5th Grade Word List
2022 Scripps Book Selections
This is a great BHES tradition and requires parent volunteers to help run the classroom bees each year. If you are available for an hour on either January 19 or 21, please let us know. Any BHES parent can volunteer. You'll be trained on how to run a classroom bee, and it is a fun, limited time commitment. Please contact PTA Spelling Bee committee chair Tomoko Mullaney at tomoko.hosaka@gmail.com for more information.
WINTER AFTER SCHOOL ENRICHMENT
Bradley Hills PTA is excited to offer after-school enrichment programming this winter in partnership with Enrichment Matters. Enrichment registration will open on January 5 and classes will begin on January 25. See the FLYER for details and visit https://www.enrichmentmatters.com/bradley-hills for class schedules, descriptions and registration information. Please email Laurel Keating at laurel.keating@gmail.com with questions or reach out directly to Jocelyn at Enrichment Matters (jocelyn@enrichmentmatters.com).
BRADLEY HILLS EDUCATION FOUNDATION SOCIAL
We regret to inform you that the Bradley Hills Education Foundation Winter Social scheduled for Sat. January 8th, has been postponed. We are working to reschedule and will be in-touch with further, fun details!
Meghan Gudelsky & Kit Leininger
RECESS VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Please support BHES recess by volunteering for one or more recess slots. This is a great way to get outside and help supervise fun and games! All volunteers must complete the required training and be fully vaccinated. Sign up HERE.
IF YOU LOVE YOUR PTA...DONATE TODAY!
Did your student have a blast at the Fall Picnic? Look fantastic in a new blue PTA hat? Come home raving about Book Fair fun? Get out of bed on Fridays just for WhaleMart? If so, show your PTA some love by donating HERE today!
SPIRIT WEAR SALE
Show your BHES spirit by visiting our online store! Two new logos added as well as sizes for the whole family!
