Mustang Minutes         May 8th

  Bell Prairie Families,

Where has the time gone? The end of the 2016-2017 school year will soon come to a close, and what a fantastic year it has been! We have been celebrating our ongoing success this school year, and celebrations continued to soar at Bell Prairie!  We recognize our students who have excelled in the areas of Athletics, Service, and Academics at Bell Prairie! As a learning community, we celebrate the achievements of our students and staff and most importantly, we celebrate the process of learning and growing, focusing upon perseverance and not giving up even when things may be difficult. The celebrations continued throughout Bell Prairie thanks to our fabulous families and supportive PTA! Our Annual Bell Prairie Hoe Down was outstanding and we are incredibly grateful to our PTA for hosting this event. It was fun to have our school community together for food, games, and fun. Our PTA, once again, purchased field day t-shirts for the entire school to wear on Field Day.  We have been truly spoiled this year by our involved PTA, and we appreciate all you do for our school! As we prepare for the final weeks of school, it has been an important tradition to celebrate staff members who are set to retire or embark on new adventures at year's end. Please help me send off the following staff members as they say farewell to Bell

Prairie: Mrs. Boryanan, Mrs. Calixte, Mrs. Kaden, Mrs. Lanigan, and Ms. Loucks.All 5th grade parents are invited to attend the Farewell to Bell Assembly on May 19th at 9:30 in the gym.  This will be a time for all students and staff to recognize our 5th grade students.  This is a change from the end of the year assembly in the past.  We will recognize other students during our quarterly, grade level, principal chats.  Fifth Grade parents who plan to attend the assembly, please bring a photo ID and plan to check in at the office. The Final walk for our Bell Prairie 5th grade students will be held on May 25th at 12:15. All students will line the halls of Bell Prairie as our 5th grade students do one final walk.  5th grade Parents are also welcome to attend.  All students will return to classroom for dismissal.  In reflecting upon this school year, it is clear our community truly values the Bell Prairie learning community. We want to personally thank you for your partnership in shaping this school year into one focused upon academic success and personal growth for each and every student. We are thankful to have such a strong community surrounding our school, and we appreciate your dedication and commitment.  Sincerely, Jessica and Melissa 

Dear Parents, Spinners are a popular item at our school and amongst most kids right now. The intended purpose of these devices in the educational setting is to "help kids with behavior or learning differences to calm their minds so that they can focus on their schoolwork." Unfortunately, the spinners being brought to school have become more of a distraction than a learning aide. Students are playing with them as a toy instead of working. Therefore, as a school we are asking your students to keep them at home. If they come to school and are out during the school day, the teacher will hold on to them until a parent can retrieve them. If your child has a medical or educational diagnosis, and you feel that the spinner could help them, then feel free to contact your child's teacher about setting up a meeting to include it as an accommodation in his/her IEP or 504 plan.Thank you for your support!

Jessica, Melissa and the Bell Prairie Staff 

Students that haven't turned in their Residency will not be enrolled for Bell Prairie for the 2017-2018 school year. Residency Form 2016-17

Thank YOU!!!PTA

TeachersParents

SponsorsNew Mark Students

Staley StudentsOur 8th Annual Bell Prairie Hoedown was a

success!  We couldn't have done it without you!

*Raffle Winners will be announced tomorrow!

          May 8th - May 12th

Our theme this year is "Growing Around Bell Prairie" Monday: "Cut the Lights"- In honor of the rooftop garden ribbon cutting, teachers can choose to spend 30 minutes teaching without lights in their classrooms.            Tuesday: "Don't be a Litterbug"- Teachers may have their students create "bugs" out of recycled materials in their classroom and post the creations on bulletin boards outside of Mrs. Kusek's classroom.  Wednesday: "Green Reading on the Rooftop"- Teachers have the choice of taking their students to the rooftop to

read for a short period of time.           Thursday: "Help the Earth Grow!"- This will be a short writing piece that teachers can choose to do in class with their students.   Students can write about how to help the earth and will display writings on a big picture of the world in each wing.          Friday: "TRASH-ion Fashion" - Students can make outfits at home out of recycled goods and wear them to school. The "Trash-ion Fashion parade will be from 3:30-4:00.

The word of the month is Tolerance.  Tolerance is the ability to accept the ideas, beliefs, and feelings of others.This year we collected 24 boxes of pop tabs! Thanks for sending in pop tabs and helping the Ronald McDonald house! Let's get a head start for next year by bringing in pop tabs now! Don't forget, next week is Green week! The theme this year is "growing around bell prairie!" 

Mustang Running ClubTuesday, May 2nd was the last day of Running Club.  Coach Warner, Staley's track coach, gave a talk to our students.  He also brought some former Mustangs, who are now very successful Falcon track stars.  In fact, one of them is Alex, the fastest girl in the State of Missouri!  Thanks to all our staff and

parents who joined us for a very successful Running Club.  Our Mustangs

are very lucky to have such awesome support! 

 

 

 

Kathleen Newman - May 9th          Erica Barrows - May 12Rebecca Patte - May 21                    Jennifer Honiotes - May 31 

      IF YOU SEE THESE STAFF MEMBERS PLEASE STOP AND SAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

 Thank you for supporting the Bell Prairie PTA!

As a member, you help our PTA with the funding of: classroom field trips, school assemblies, holiday parties, field day, perfect attendance awards, reading roundup celebration, staff appreciation events, classroom rewards parties, and much, much more!!  Sincerely -Bell Prairie PTAbellprairiepta@gmail.com

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Thanks so much:)Kelley Neal, BP/PTA

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