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Upcoming Dates:Upcoming Dates:Mar. 30 Spring Break Begins
April 6 School ResumesWear Reds colors
April 13 BOGO Book Fair Week
April 13 PTO Meeting 7PM
April 16 Literacy Night
April 17 Walk A Thon Kick-Off
April 17 Market Day Deadline
April 23 Market Day Pick Up
From the PrincipalAs we look forward to what is hopefully a relaxing spring break for everyone, a couple items to be aware of:
Reds Opening Day @ BES: Wear Reds colors and items on Monday the 6th - they’re still in first place !Literacy Night 2015: Mark your calendars for Thursday April 16th for our annual literacy night, Our ocean/beach theme will be a fun evening event for families!
Have a great break!
From the DistrictTreasurer Earns Auditor of State AwardFor the second straight year, Mrs. Deborah Caudle, Milford EVSD Treasurer, has received the Auditor of State Award for exemplary financial reporting. The award is presented by Dave Yost, State Auditor, to local governments and school districts upon the completion of a successful financial audit with clean and accurate record-keeping, timely financial reports, and no findings for recovery.
Wear Blue on April 9th to Support Autism AwarenessThroughout the month of April, iconic buildings, landmarks and schools across the country will “Light It Up Blue” in honor of Autism Awareness Month! Help Milford recognize Autism Awareness by wearing BLUE on Thursday, April 9.
Milford currently provides services to 75 students with Autism throughout the district from age 3-22. Our Special Education department provides these services across many settings including the general education classroom, resource rooms, and specialized classrooms for students with multiple disabilities, including the Autism Behavior classroom at McCormick for our elementary students and at the high school under the direction of Trena Panko. Our efforts to meet the needs of our students with Autism are quite extensive and have been recognized and noted throughout the Greater Cincinnati area.
Autism is a complex developmental disability that typically appears during the first three years of life and affects a person’s ability to communicate and interact with others. Resources to learn more about autism and identifying signs of autism in your children, can be found on our Special Education Department link at www.milfordschools.org.
5th Annual Districtwide Art ShowBack by popular demand! Milford will be holding its 5th annual District Art Show on Friday, April 10, from 6-8:00 p.m. and Saturday, April 11, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Come out and see the amazing work of our talented staff and students at all grade levels.
March 27, 2015
Mrs. Cooper is in need of yarn-Any type, any color, any amount!
andembroidery thread & embroidery needles
BES Father/Daughter Event Pictures
Pictures from the dance will be posted on peanutgalleries.com to your designated folder by Saturday, March 28th for your private viewing. Please find your folder at that time (first three initials of your last name and your daughters grade) then type in your password (found on your form given to you at the dance). Your daughter will be receiving a FREE 4x6 as a keepsake from the dance. Thank you for attending, we hope you had a great time!
March's Character Trait is
Re s p o n s i b i l i t yWeek 4 Students
Cassi DaytonJacs DuPriestRiley MaddenDiana MulatuDillon Gamm
Lillian WellbrockCarson McLaughlin
Brenden SniderGeorge Haney
Tyler CossEthan OwensJordan HelselAaron PrestonJoelle StinsonRJ MursinnaDevin MorrisNate Virgin
Sydeny Wenger
Dear BES parents,
As part of our PTO's annual Walk-A-Thon fundraiser, our committee approaches local businesses to sponsor our event and therefore support our school and our children’s education. Their corporate sponsorship buys advertising on our t-shirts and in all Walk-A-Thon communications, and in turn, enables us to provide each and every child with a Walk-A-Thon t-shirt regardless of donation amount. This year, we would like to ask you to consider reaching out to your employer for their sponsorship or if you are a business owner, to consider a sponsorship. If you or your employer would be interested in supporting your student and our school, either through a corporate sponsorship or through an "employee donation match" program, please refer to our sponsorship letter (http://bit.ly/BES_Sponsorship) which includes all the details of the various sponsorship levels. The deadline for advertising as a sponsor is April 10. Any employee donation matching is due May 1.
As an additional incentive for you, your student will receive additional raffle tickets for a sponsorship or employee match (5 tickets for $100 or 25 tickets for $500) therefore increasing the odds of winning raffle items. Last year we raffled off Reds tickets, Kings Island tickets, and our top prize was an iPad Mini!
We are reaching out to our biggest and most valuable resource in the school - our parents. There are so many companies that offer community donations and support local schools, it’s simply a matter of submitting our sponsorship letter. Companies known to match employee donations include: Duke Energy Foundation, Fifth Third Bank, General Electric, LexisNexis, Macy’s Foundation, Merrill Lynch, PNC Bank Foundation, Prudential Foundation, US Bank.
The Walk-A-Thon is our PTO’s only direct fundraiser and a successful Walk-A-Thon keeps our school’s fundraising efforts to a minimum. Annually, the PTO spends approximately $40 per student, providing programs such as COSI on Wheels, Schoolhouse Symphony, and Author Visits, combined with vital resources for our school such as mini-grants and Chromebooks utilized for newly required State testing.
The next few years are going to bring many additional changes to our BES community. We are striving to make this Walk-A-Thon extremely successful so we can be as prepared as possible as we embark on this new journey of a new building and all the needs that come with this exciting but major change. Our PTO needs your help to be poised and ready to support our principal, teachers, and staff so that our children can have the very BESt elementary school years possible.
Thank you for your consideration and assistance in making our Walk-A-Thon a great success!
Please contact Tricia O’Rourke 513-505-9370 ([email protected]) or Angie Busemeyer 513-266-535 ([email protected]) for corporate sponsorship questions.
Are you a 6th grade parent interested in joining the Junior High PTA?Are you a 6th grade parent interested in joining the Junior High PTA? Milford Junior High PTA has several open positions for the 2015-16 school year and we could use YOUR talent! Please contact Heather Salvucci at 513-288-8596 or [email protected] for more details.
April Market Day ! Be sure to check out the April Market Day Flyers that went home in Friday Folders last week. Market Day offers restaurant quality groceries for your family, available for pick-up at our school each month. You can choose from over 200 high quality foods. The food tastes great and is super easy to prepare, making for quick healthy meals the whole family can enjoy. Market Day has a 100% Guarantee! If you order an item and are not satisfied, you can return the unused product for a full refund.
NEW DUE DATE FOR ONLINE ORDERS--Market Day has moved up the due date for online orders from Saturday evening to Friday evening. If you are submitting an online order check out www.marketday.com and place your online orders by FRIDAY April 17th BY 11:30 ET. Paper orders should be turned into the office by Thursday April 16th. Orders can be picked up April 23 at 6:45 PM. If you have any questions or would like to volunteer during our Market Day pick-up, please call or email Amber Hoevener at 513-484-1326 or [email protected].
Seeking a Market Day Co-Chairperson!Are you interested in a BES volunteer position? We are looking for a co-chairperson for our Market Day program. It takes about 2 -3 hours per month of your time, with the bulk being on the pick- up nights. Outside of those nights, it is just minor time entering orders for the order forms that come in (for folks who do not want to enter orders online) and getting communication out in the weekly newsletter. If interested, please contact Amber Hoevener at 513-484-1326 or [email protected]
BES Families are invited to hear internationally
celebrated speaker, Dr. Kathy Koch on April 8.
Dr. Kathy is the founder of Celebrate Kids and is
a popular speaker, author of books on parenting
and blogger. She will have an engaging
discussion on "Celebrating Our Kids" using key
messages from some of her books including
How Am I Smart? A Parent's Guide to Multiple
Intelligences , No More Perfect Kids, Love Your
Kids for Who They Are and Screens and Teens:
Connecting with Our Kids in a Wireless World.
The event will be held at Good Shepherd
Lutheran Church located in Kenwood (across
from the Mall) it will start at 6:00 PM and she will
start speaking at 6:30 PM.
For more details or to RSVP go to:
www.SignUpGenius.com/go/20F0F49AAAE2BA31-celebrating
or contact Amber 513-484-1326, [email protected]
The BES PTO is currently looking for a chairperson for our Box Tops for Education program for the 2015-16 School Year. This is primarily a 'volunteer-from-home' position with 2 deadlines per year (early November & early March). There are many volunteers willing to assist with the responsibilities of this position, so, no fear—you will not have to COUNT alone! Please contact our current Coordinator, Emily Shapiro, to hear more about this opportunity: [email protected]
