April 23 - 27, 2018

Bears,

We hope everyone had a great week.  I know we did.  Here are some quick highlights:

A few weeks ago, Mrs. Muhlbaier's 5th grade classes wrote to various colleges.  The students were to research which college they think they'd like to attend and reach out to them.  The letter had to include certain aspects about their lives and why they were interested in that particular college.  This week, many of the students received back info from their schools.  Check out the pictures below. It's exciting to see our 5th graders excited about college.  Great job, Mrs. Muhlbaier and students!

Last week, the staff received info about the Alice method of lockdowns and active shooter training.  Info can be found by clicking here.  In short, Alice is an approach to active shooter situations that empowers would-be victims to be more engaged in their own safety and protection.  A more comprehensive training will be done with the staff sometime in the future.  We'd like to thank members of the Millville Police Department for spending some time with us during this initial training, and we look forward to learning more about the program in order to keep our students and staff as safe as possible. 

After much preparation, PARCC is nearly here. We'd like to remind all parents and students that our learners should get a good night's sleep and eat a good breakfast during the testing - things they should be doing anyway!  While we certainly don't learn all there is to know about our school and students from one test, we do want to encourage all our Bears to try their best.

Exciting news!  Bacon's 3rd community night will be on May 22.  See the flyer below for more info.  We hope you can join us for what is always a fun night. 

That's all for now - everyone have a fantastic week!!

The Week Ahead

Sunday: Earth Day

Monday (4/23): C day - lesson plans due, post grades by 8 am

Tuesday (4/24): D day - PARCC testing begins (grades 3-5)

Wednesday (4/25): E day - PARCC testing continues (grades 3-5), Workout Wednesday, reports cards go home

Thursday (4/26): A day - Take-your-child-to-work day (no PARCC testing)

Friday (4/27): B day - wear Bacon gear, PARCC testing resumes (grades 3-5), Jeans day (anti-bullying)

Upcoming Dates
April 24-May 1: PARCC testing
May 2-4:  PARCC make-up testing
May 17: NJSLA-Science (5th grade only)
May 18: NJSLA-Science make-up (5th grade)

Bacon Pics

Birthday Selfies!