Welcome back to a

new school year! We

hope that everyone is

ready to start a new

year of learning. We

have a few new faces

at BEW this year. We

welcome new assis-

tant principal, Mrs.

McGhee, Intervention

Specialist, Mrs. Dente

and Spanish Teacher,

Mrs. Monaco.

We are excitied to of-

fer all students, K-4,

Spanish classes this

year. Students will

see Mrs. Monaco once

every 5 days. This

class will be consid-

ered a special class

along with music, art,

gym and technology.

To start your stu-

dent’s year off on the

right note, here are a

few reminders…

Check their purple

folder every night.

Important infor-

mation is sent

home through

these folders.

Reading is an

essential part of

a child’s educa-

tion! Students

should be read-

ing every night

for at least 20

minutes. Read

with them!

Be sure your stu-

dent knows their

lunch number—

practice it with

them!

Students should

know basic

math facts. Be

sure to practice

their facts at home

every night!

Please put your

student’s name on

their book bag,

lunch box, coats

and other personal

belongings.

Ask your stu-

dent about their

day. Attend

school activities,

including con-

ferences and

PTA meetings

and events.

At BEW all students

are expected to:

Be Respectful

Be Responsible

&

Be Ready to

Learn

Talk about these ex-

pectations with

your students.

Welcome to 2017-18 School Year!!

September

What’s New at BEW Ms. Brenda Wiles, Principal Mrs. Sheila McGhee, Assistant Principal

Monthly

Newsletter

Date to Remember

Labor Day/No

School—Sept. 4

PTA Meeting—Sept. 6

at 9am

Browns Day—Sept. 8

Watch DOGS Info

Night —Sept. 12 at

5:30pm

Dibels Reading Test—

Sept. 13 & 15

Third Grade Field

Trip—Sept. 19 & 20

COSI—Sept. 21 & 22

School Pictures—

Sept. 26

Teacher In-service/

No School—Sept. 29

BEW Tailgate Party-

Sept. 4:30pm-

6:00pm

BUS RULES!!!

Keep in mind these few rules if your

student rides the school bus….

1) Stay seated until you get off the

bus

2) Use a Level 1 voice (quiet voice)

on the bus

3) Keep your hands and feet to

yourself at all times!

4) Always use kind words!

5) No food, candy or drinks on the

bus

*If a student does not follow these

rules, they can be written up and

lose bus privileges.

Picture Day

School picture day is Tuesday, September 26th. Look for

information coming home soon!

Families can now order pictures and complete their form online with

Lifetouch! Check the package for details. Avoid forgetting to send your

money in on picture day!

Consider Joining PTA!!!

Now through September 16, PTA is holding a PTA membership contest for our students and families . Members of a student’s family are en-couraged to join PTA. This can include mom, dad, grandma, grandpa and anyone else inter-ested in your student’s education!

PTA will offer many opportunities this year. This year’s activities include Grandparent’s Day, Tailgate Party, Breakfast with Santa, treats dur-ing holiday parties and Scholastic Book Fairs just to name a few!

Membership is only $5 a person—JOIN NOW!

COMING SOON—PTA Barberton Dis-count Card...Only $10!

ATTENTION DADS, GRANDPAS,

UNCLES...

Interested in being a Dad Of Great Students?

Learn how you can volunteer in your child’s

school during an informative meeting on

Tuesday, Sept. 12, at 5:30pm.

Stay after for pizza!

$3 for Dads. Kids eat free!

RSVP by September 11th

Daily attendance is im-

portant to student learn-

ing. While we under-

stand that students get

sick and family emergen-

cies happen, we also

know that important les-

sons are missed when a

student is absent. Alt-

hough some homework

can be made up, there is

hands-on learning that

takes place in the class-

room daily. Please try to

have your student at

school, on time, daily.

New state attendance

laws will require Barber-

ton City Schools to revisit

their attendance policies.

Students will be consid-

ered ‘excessive ab-

sences’ when:

Absent 38 or more

hours in one month

with or without a legit-

imate excuse

Absent 65 or more

hours in one year with

or without a legitimate

excuse

Students will be consid-

ered ‘habitually truant’

when they are:

absent 30 or more

consecutive hours

without a legitimate

excuse

Absent 42 or more

hours in a month with-

out a legitimate excuse

Absent 72 or more

hours in a school year

without a legitimate

excuse

Legitimate excuses for attend-

ance purposes are defined as fol-

lows:

Illness of student

Illness of family requiring

presence of student

Quarantine of home

Death of relative

Medical or dental appoint-

ment

Observance of religious holi-

day

Emergency or other circum-

stance in which school deems

sufficient cause to miss

New Student Attendance Laws

ONLINE EMERGENCY FORMS

Be sure to complete all online emergency paperwork for

your student!

This information is very important for the office staff and

teachers in case of emergency. It is also needed for stu-

dent field trips.

A computer is available in the office for you to use if

needed.

1. Be Responsible

2. Be Respectful

3. Be Ready to Learn

The BEW Way!!!

Friendly Reminders!

Doors do not open for

breakfast until 8:15am.

Students not going to

breakfast should not be

dropped off until 8:30am—

there is no adult on duty

until that time!!

Students should be in

class by 8:55am or they

will be considered tardy.

Check your student’s pur-

ple folder every night. Im-

portant information is sent

home through their fold-

ers.

Read with your student

every night for at least

20 minutes. Your stu-

dent will be a better

reader.

Practice letters, sounds,

sight words, numbers,

math facts at night!

It’s back...Marco’s

Pizza Night

Thursday, September 7

15% of phone in and 20% of online or-

ders will come back to our school.

Last year, you helped to purchase docu-

ment cameras for 15 classrooms—

THANK YOU!!!

**ANYTIME you order at Marco’s this

year, you can mention BEW and we

will get credit!

September Birthdays

Colton Cline Roslyn Martin George Carnell

Sierra Hart Ava Kelly Olivia Campbell

Max Bilinovich Michael Beatty Maddux Haynes

Amerikajah Gudino Toribio Benitez Karter Sanner

Reginald Wyatt Niemma Harris Laila Welfey

Lily Beatty Joshua Neal Lexi Russell

Hazel Smith Brent Blankenship Tatum Patterson

Dominic Fears Imani Frye-Fletcher Daniel Getz

Trenton O’Brien Donovan McGlothlin-Phelps Matthew Galen

Sophia Walker Steve Leohr Jenna Watkins

Michael Roehrich Isabella Spradlin Frank Hollley

Mackenzie Zentiska Madison Surface Ethan Shirey

Lillian Horracks Kamerion Hales Kailey Myles

Maci Hodgkinson Nathen-Lee Shofner Brianna Travis

Jaiden Kendrick Myiah Prater