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Parent Power News April 2010

Principal’s Message

Happy Spring!!! We are going to have a very active April! There is LEAP and iLEAP state testing as well as three exciting family events. We expect our students will do very well on the tests as they have excellent teachers and have been preparing all year. Please encourage your child to do his or her very best.

Saturday, April 10^th is Super Science Saturday! This is the third year for this wonderful event. Please come out between 9:00 and noon to explore the world of science in the halls of Baby Ben. Saturday, April 17 is our first Recycling Fair from10 – 1:00. We will be teaching students about the value of our planet earth and how science and research can help us to reduce, reuse and recycle waste. So come on out and learn more about waste and waste management, so you can become a key player in making our world a safe and healthy place. Speaking of health, we are hosting the first annual Health Fair – Healthy Choices, Tuesday April 20^th. Thank you to our Executive PTO Board member Connie Daniels for coordinating a variety of agencies who will have interactive presentations for adults and students. Please come out and support your school’s April family events!

Perfect Attendance Month

March was our PAM - Perfect Attendance Month competition. Congratulations to Mrs. Fontenette’s class, Mrs. Davis’s class, and Mrs. Johnson’s class for having the highest attendance averages. These classes will have an ice cream party. We were very pleased with the increased attendance school wide as our student attendance had dropped off in February. Here is our monthly student attendance percentages year to date: August 96%; September 95%; October 96%; November 97%; December 96%; January 97%; February 93%; March 97%. It is vitally important for our students to come to school every day on time. If they miss school they miss out on valuable instruction that is difficult to make up. Thank you to all of our families who make their child’s attendance at school a high family priority. Thank you to Mrs. Puri for keeping track of the attendance data. Please make sure your child comes to school every day!!!!

PTO Meeting

Please plan to attend the April PTO meeting. There will be election of officers as well as important information regarding the 2010 – 2011 school year. Mark your calendar now for Tuesday, April 20^th at 5:30PM. There will be a Title I Parent meeting between the Health Fair and the PTO meeting, so plan to make it an informative afternoon at BFE.

Events

Parent Power News April 2010

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