Scholastic Book Orders

Scholastic Book Orders are due on or before 4/11/14. We will only have one more book order after this order for the school year.... so you might want to start thinking ahead about summer reading materials etc.

Spring Break Packet

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Scholastic Book Order

Just a firendly reminder that the deadline for March to order Scholastic Book Orders on-line is this Friday (3-14-14). Every book that is purchased increases our classroom library for students to explore their love of reading.

Scholastic Book Wizard App

Check out your phones app store and search "Scholastic Book Wizard" for the FREE scholastic book app. This will help you find just right books for your child when you are out and about (library, bookstore, a friends house etc) It's scans the barcode on the back of the book and a lot of information pops up! Happy scanning!

Field Trip

For the upcoming field trip we will be back to school in time for lunch. You would want your child to have lunch as normal either lunch box or purchased from the cafeteria. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me via e-mail.

Valentine Family Project

Valentine’s Day is a great day to show friends and family how much you care about them. Here in Cabin 176 we will be delivering Valentine’s Day cards and treats to our friends on Friday, February 14th. Here’s where the family project begins! You and your child will need to create a mailbox to receive Valentine’s Day cards in. Please use a cereal or shoebox-size box to make your mailbox. Be creative! Remember; try not to make it larger than an adult size shoebox. Your child can bring their mailboxes in as early as they would like to display them in our class. ALL PROJECTS ARE DUE ON OR BEFORE 2-14-14 Thank you, Ms. McDonnell

Schoastic Book Orders

Just a reminder that all Scholastic Book Club orders are due online on or before Friday February 14, 24.

Bartram Springs Weekly Newsletter Has Gone DIGITAL!

Our Bartram Springs Elementary weekly newsletter has gone digital! To find out the most recent information for our school please follow these simple steps to locate it: go to http://dcps.duvalschools.org/bartramsprings Click on Parents drop down box then click on weekly newsletters

November School-Wide Food Drive

“Paws Hunger”: A Food Drive Benefiting Second Harvest North Florida November 12, 2013 – December 6, 2013 Thank you for your school’s support in putting a “Paws on Hunger!” Food drives help enable Second Harvest to provide food to the less fortunate families in our community who are struggling to put food on the table. They are in need of healthy shelf-stable items that families can build well-rounded meals from. Their suggested food drive menu items include: 1. Canned fruit: fruit cocktail, sliced peaches 2. Canned vegetables: corn, green beans 3. Canned meats: tuna, beef, all others 4. Canned beans: pork ‘n beans, black beans 5. Canned soup: chicken noodle soup, vegetable soup 6. Canned tomatoes and pasta sauce 7. Grains: pasta, rice 8. Breakfast cereals and granola bars 9. Peanut butter and jelly (non-glass containers) 10. Shelf-stable milk At the conclusion of the food drive, Second Harvest will weigh your school’s donations. The winning schools will be determined by comparing the total pounds of goods collected from each school to the number of students enrolled to identify the average pounds per student. The school with the highest pounds per student is the winner!

Boosterthon Information

Parents, The Boosterthon Fun Run kicked off with a thrilling Pep Rally and I am super excited about this year’s program. The Boosterthon Fun Run program involves all students in a fun, team building, fitness event while helping our school raise much-needed funds. The central focus of this year’s character program is FRIENDSHIP. This year’s character theme is CAMP HIGH FIVE, and the Booster Team will take students on a fun-filled journey teaching them the importance of friendship. Here’s how you can help: 1) LOG ON to your student’s website at www.FunRun.com using your student’s access code on the Pledge Book that cam home with them today. Log on each night to watch the Camp High Five character and music videos, and enter pledge information. 2) GET PLEDGES by connecting your student with 10 sponsors. The new funrun.com has many ways to use social media in the pledging process and pay online. Be sure to capture and record the e-mail address of each sponsor, as they will have an easy opportunity to pay for your student’s pledge by credit card online. 3) COME TO THE BOOSTERTHON FUN RUN NEXT WEEK! Remember, students will be running 30-35 laps and we would love to have lots of support for our team! Thank you for supporting our classroom and our school! I’ll see you next week at the Boosterthon Fun Run on 11/14 @ 8:45 Sincerely, Ms. McDonnell mcdonnellv@duvalschools.org

Help our classstuff a stocking...

Our class will be "Stuffing a Stocking" for a United States Soldier, Sailor, Airman, or Marine that will be on deployment during this holiday season. Pleae feel free to send in any of the below items for donation between now and October 31st. *Instant Coffee Packets *Sweeteners *Powder Coffee Creamers *Beef Jerky *Slim Jims *Granola Bars *Cracker Jacks *Oreos or other cookies *Pringles *Sandwich Crackers *Protein Bars *Trail Mix *Nuts *Hard Candies *Gummy Candies *Hot Chocolate Packets *Chewing Gum *Crossword Puzzle Books *Sudoku Books You can also feel free to send in any other type of snack item (EXCEPT CHOCOLATE AS IT WILL MELT IN THE HEAT DURING SHIPPING!!!) Thank you in advance for your giving spirits! Ms. McDonnell

Scholastic Book Orders for October

Scholastic book orders for the month of October are due by 10/11/13.

Reflex Math

Parents, Your child has received a log in for the program Reflex Math. This program helps students with math fact fluency. It is recommended that they log into the program at least 3x a week in order for it to be most effective. I would highly encourage the use of this program at home for math enrichment. It's not only educational but it's also a fun and FREE resource for the students. If you have any additional questions please feel free to e-mail me @ mcdonnellv@duvalschools.org Thank you, Ms. McDonnel

Student Picture Day

Friday 9/27/13 is school picture day. Please be sure to have your child dressed how you would like them to be seen in the school year book.

BSE T-Shirts

Here is a sneak peak at this year's Bartram Springs T-Shirts!  They will be on Navy Blue shirts with white writing.  Froms will be sent home from the PTA on Friday if you would like to order them.  Friday is usually school spirit day here @ BSE so let's all show our Bartram Pride!

E-mail me if you have any questions,

Ms. McDonnell