APRIL BIRTHDAY BASH (2:30-3:00PM, BHES APR)
Friday, April 14th, we will hold the April Birthday Bash! Students with APRIL birthdays will come to the APR from 2:30 pm - 3 pm on Friday to enjoy cupcakes and Birthday Bingo!
We will need 8 volunteers/parents to help us set-up and clean up the Birthday Bash from 2:00 pm to 3:25 pm in the APR. All Bash supplies are provided by the PTA. If your child has an April birthday and you have completed the volunteer requirements, please sign up here to volunteer.
Allergy Reminder: Giant Bakery cupcakes and Goldfish crackers are served for the snack at the Birthday Bash. The cupcakes are nut-free. If your child has an allergy of concern PLEASE send them with a snack to enjoy at the Bash. We are very happy to make them a plate!!
WHALEMART (APRIL 14, 8:30-9:00AM, BHES BLACKTOP)
Whalemart will be held Friday, April 14th from 8:30-9:00, on the blacktop at BHES. We will have some exciting new merchandise, and will also be bringing back some of our popular items like our mystery bags.
***For students who plan to arrive on the early side at 8:30 am, an adult must stay with them at school until the doors open at 8:45. For bus riders who want to shop, they can walk through the building out to the blacktop.
GREEN TEAM UPDATE - PLASTIC FILM FOR THE TREX CHALLENGE
Only a few more weeks remain of the Trex challenge! We have recycled 334 pounds this school year so far. Please send in your plastic film between now and April 21st and help us divert discarded plastic film from ending up in waterways and landfills and earn recognition for our school.
BRADLEY BEAUTIFUL (APRIL 23 2-5PM)
Bradley Beautiful will be held this year on Sunday April 23rd from 2 to 5 pm. Similar to last year, the Green Team will lead a beautification project at the school that is open to all students and families and we will celebrate Earth Day with environmentally-focused activities and food vendors. Please bring your gardening gloves as the beautification project will include mulching and will take place from 2 to 3 pm followed by games and activities from 3 to 5 pm.
In parallel, we will also have the annual plant sale. From April 22-29 use the promo code BHES2023 at https://denchfieldnursery.com/discount/BHES2023
for online orders and 15% of the sales go to the BHES Green Team.
CALLING ALL STUDENT ARTISTS - BHES ART SHOW ON MAY 18
Save the date for the BHES Art Show on Thursday, May 18 from 7-8pm in the APR!!
Inspire your kids to use their imagination and energy to create artistic masterpieces to exhibit at the show. All BHES students are encouraged to submit up to two pieces in any media - Painting - Drawing - Sculpture - Photography.
CLICK HERE for art work guidelines and submission details.
Questions? Contact the Art Show Committee:
Madeline Fairbanks, mfairbanks3@gmail.com
Anne Sherman, ahsherman99@gmail.com
Carolyn Figoten, cfigoten@me.com
WELLNESS WEEK PLANNING
Are you a yogi? Do you meditate? Play basketball? Love to cook healthy meals? Then please help us plan BHES Wellness Week! The week of May 22nd will feature a wellness theme for each day of the week, and we need parent volunteers to help run lunch and recess activities that encourage wellness at school. Email Veronica vvelezburgess@yahoo.com if you have ideas or just want to help with Wellness Week.
BHES BOOK FAIR (APRIL 24-27)
The BHES PTA Book Fair is happening from April 24-27! This fair's theme is "Bolder Stronger Prouder Reader." We have contests and fun activities planned to celebrate! Shopping may be done in-person by students and by parents daily from 9:15a - 2:30p. Teachers will be bringing students to the fair as a class. Parents may join their students during their class shopping time. Look for email communication from the teachers regarding your student's shopping day/time. Sign-in at the front office before heading to the media center to meet your student.
Parents and students can come shop outside of school hours on Tuesday, April 25 from 6-8 PM.
Want to help out with the fair?
Volunteer: We're seeking volunteer parents to help staff the fair for set-up, class visits, and pack-up. Volunteers must complete the child abuse and neglect training and show proof of vaccination. Click here to volunteer:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080F4CABAC2AA4FA7-bhes6Purchase Books: The easiest way to help is to purchase books during the classroom book fair visits. Scholastic rewards a generous percentage of our sales back to us as Scholastic Dollars, which are used to purchase books for our media center and classrooms. More than one of our recent in-person fairs provided over $5000 worth of books to our school, all purchased with our rewards!
Purchase books for Teachers: Another way to help is to purchase books for classroom libraries. Books chosen by our teachers will be available for purchase at the fair.
Set up an eWallet: eWallet is an easy way to send your child to the fair with money in an online account, where it can't be lost. Please visit our fair homepage to set up an eWallet for your child before their class visits, or to check or reload the balance on an existing eWallet. Please note that funds added to an eWallet that aren't used will be available for use at Scholastic.com and/or at a later BHES PTA Book Fair, but will not be refunded.
*A note on online purchases: You can also support the school by shopping online from https://www.scholastic.com/bf/bhessbf.
