Elementary

JANUARY 2021
01/04 – School Resumes
01/15 – 1/2 day – dismissal @ 11:10 AM / staff professional development in PM
01/18 – NO SCHOOL – MLK Day
01//27 – School Picture Day – all picture packets will be ordered online – our order code is 50435GF
Order online at 
inter-state.com/FlyerEntry/50435GF
BES 2020-2021 Yearbooks should also be ordered using this link.

2021-2022 KINDERGARTEN/PRO-5 ENROLLMENT PACKETS will be available for pickup during the week of March 1-5, 2021.
Child needs to be 5 years old by September 1, 2021 to attend either program. Current students do not reapply. New students will be screened at a later date to determine classroom placement.

Bring the following items when picking up an enrollment packet:
**Original Birth Certificate (courthouse issued)
**Immunization Record
**Custody papers, if applicable
**Proof of Residency – rental agreement, property tax statement, building permit, deed, OR voter registration card

**Grades 1-4 = copy of current report card from previous school

SCHOOL VOLUNTEERS:
Remember – ALL volunteers need to satisfactorily complete a yearly background check with Background Investigation Bureau (BIB) in order to:
**assist with chaperoning field trips
**eat lunch with students in the lunch room
**be a classroom party volunteer
**helping with other activities in the classroom
**helping with PTO-sponsored activities/events
See link on Bridgman Public Schools main web page to sign up (can take 5-10 business days to process)
At this time – we are currently not allowing outside volunteers or outside groups to be in our building.

PRE-SALE ATHLETIC TICKETS
Student tickets are available for $2 each for home sporting events, and may be purchased in the school office.
These are valid for BCS school games only – which includes Berrien Springs, Brandywine, Bridgman, Buchanan, Comstock, Countryside Academy, Covert, Grace Christian, Howardsville Christian, LMC, Michigan Lutheran, New Buffalo, Parchment & River Valley.  They are not valid for post-season games.

BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION
The PTO collects Box Tops for Education as an ongoing school fundraiser. Whenever a student brings in a total of 50 neatly trimmed box tops attached to our special monthly form, they will receive a prize! In order for General Mills to award 10 cents per label, please make sure they are neatly cut out. Please identify the form with the teacher’s name – to ensure their class gets credit. The class with the most box tops collected each semester will win a special lunch or treat.  NEW THIS YEAR:  Clipped box tops will be phased out by General Mills.  See information about using the new scanned App in your back to school packet!

IMPORTANT REMINDER TO PARENTS
Elementary Parents — Remember when you pick up your child in a vehicle you must use the parking lot pick-up process. Students using the “walker door” should live in the neighborhoods surrounding the elementary school and walk (not catch a ride to avoid the pickup lane) to their homes at the end of the school day. Your cooperation in this matter is appreciated.

2020-2021 PARENTS AS TEACHERS PLAYGROUPS
Berrien RESA will be sponsoring the free Parents as Teachers “Read, Play & Learn” playgroups for children 0-4 years old in the Bridgman Elementary MPR.  Dates will be posted when we reopen our building to outside groups.

CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM IN BERRIEN COUNTY
In November 2014, the Bridgman Board of Education passed the following definition of chronic absenteeism…”as a student who misses ten percent (10%) or more of the enrolled school days in a school year, whether absenteeism is due to unexcused, excused or disciplinary absences.”  Students who are displaying signs of chronic absenteesim will be notified via a letter from the school, identifying how much education is missed due to excessive tardies, as well as the percentage of days missed due to absences.  Truancy will be notified if the trend continues.

Days Missed in September with % of students who go on to become Chronically Absent:
< 2…………………………..12.6%
2-4 days absent………..49.5%
> 4 days absent…………87.8%

Click here to view an informative 2-minute video.

Bridgman Elementary School
3891 Lake Street
Bridgman, MI 49106
PH: 269.466.0241
FX: 269.466.0248

Lori Graves, Principal
lgraves@bridgmanschools.com

Attendance
269.466.0241 or
269.466.0258

Building Opens:  7:30 a.m.
Breakfast: Served in Classrooms
Students in Class: 7:30 a.m.
Start/End Times: 7:45 a.m.-2:50 p.m.
Half-Day: 7:45 a.m. – 11:10 a.m.
2 Hour Delay: 9:45 a.m.-2:50 p.m.**
(**no breakfast served)
Office Hours: 7:00 a.m.- 3:30 p.m.

Bridgman Elementary Spirit wear is available to order now! Click Here for the order form! 

BES 2020-2021 handbook Final

Annual Report
Bus Change Form
Emergency Drill Logs
Guidance
Menus
BES School Improvement Plan
Staff Directory

Supply Lists

2020-2021 Pro5 Supply List
2020-2021 Kindergarten Supply List
2020-2021 1st Grade Supply List
2020-2021 2nd Grade Supply List
2020-2021 3rd Grade Supply List
2020-2021 4th Grade Supply List