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Welcome Back, Blue Jays! Dear BCE Families, Welcome to the 2020-2021 school year! We are so excited to begin this year despite how unorthodox it is. We know that everyone, including our students, has been faced with challenges we never could have imagined and our summers likely looked quite different than they have in the past. We hope that you were still able to find some time for rest and relaxation. The Phelps household really enjoyed weekends away “glamping” in our new travel trailer. It was fun getting to see different parts of Texas within the safety of our own “hotel on wheels”. Bryson (4th grade) and Brooklyn (Kindergarten) are looking forward to another year with their BCE friends. The Coaxum family spent their time relaxing at home, swimming, and walking/biking outdoors whenever it wasn’t too hot. We know that returning safely is at the forefront of everyone's mind. Our Maintenance and Operations (M&O) staff members have been working all summer to create a safe environment for students and staff in preparation for our eventual return. We are using all of our resources including our focus groups, local and nationwide facility operations leaders, contractors, vendors, engineers, and architects to help us through this process. Some of the changes will be easy to spot. There is additional signage, single touch, timed shut-off faucets, wipes, and hand sanitizer galore. Some of the changes that won’t be as obvious are the antimicrobial coating that will be applied to hand railings and door handles and the addition of new HVAC technologies. Beyond the new safety improvements, we also had a fabulous new cafeteria floor installed. This is highlighted beautifully alongside the gym floor that was updated over winter break last year. These much needed upgrades are a result of our bond dollars at work...thank you! Our return to school will undoubtedly look different this year. You’ll notice a few typical events missing from our back to school schedule. While we will miss traditions like lemonade social and back to school mornings, we have other opportunities planned to connect with our students and families that we hope will be just as treasured. We look forward to seeing you all soon during our scheduled grade level drive-thru distribution days (more information below). Please remember to complete the 3 question survey to confirm your choice for returning to school. The survey is NOT time stamped but will close on Monday, August 10th at noon. Thank you in advance for providing us with this crucial information as we work diligently to solidify classes. In an effort to make sure you have all the information you need to make a decision, please consider attending the virtual Elementary Community Q & A with all campus principals TOMORROW at 4PM. Zoom link: https://eanesisd.zoom.us/j/98543150650?pwd=STltZ0FDMUhMS01EYmpJWVVkVFNadz09 Webinar ID: 912 4692 5363 Passcode: 2222 Thank you in advance for your patience, grace, and support as this will undoubtedly be an interesting and unforgettable year. We will thrive because of our partnerships with you. We’d like to leave you with a little something that we hope will make you smile. This video shows one of the ways our staff members have been keeping busy during the quarantine. We are all trying to find joy everyday and focus on opportunities over obstacles! Sincerely, Tiffany Phelps, Principal Laura Coaxum, Assistant Principal
Back to School Events
Date Time Event
Kindergarten families pick up student supplies &
Aug. 14, 2020 2:00-4:00 pm
iPads from BCE.
K-5 grade class placements will be released on Family
Aug. 17, 2020 10:00 am Access/Skyward followed by a parent orientation
video to watch from your teacher.
FIrst grade families pick up student supplies at BCE.
Aug. 17, 2020 11:30 am - 1:30 pm New to Eanes ISD first graders will pick up iPads at this
time.
Second grade families pick up student supplies at
Aug. 17, 2020 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm BCE. New to Eanes ISD second graders will receive
their iPads at this time..
Third grade families pick up student supplies at BCE.
Aug. 17, 2020 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm New to Eanes ISD third grade students will receive their
iPad at this time.
Fourth grade families pick up student supplies at BCE.
8:30 am - 10:30
Aug. 18, 2020 New to Eanes fourth graders will also receive their iPad
am
at this time.
Fifth grade families pick up student supplies at BCE.
New to Eanes ISD fifth grade students will receive their
iPad at this time.
Aug. 18, 2020 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
K-5 grades: charge those iPads tonight to be ready
for tomorrow!
First Day of School
Aug. 19, 2020 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
(Remote Learning)
Important Material Pick-Up Notes for
here
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Follow our normal car drop-off/pick-up route (back of school). info
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Have your child’s first and last name written on a sheet of paper
on your dash. Please only come during your student’s
scheduled time. We realize this could result in multiple trips to
BCE for families with kids in several grades, but we appreciate
your understanding as we work to make this efficient and safe
for all. If you can’t make this work, please ask a friend with a
student in the same grade level to pick-up on your behalf. We’d
love to see the kids, so bring them along for the ride!
Staffing Changes
We are excited to welcome several new staff members to BCE this year, and we
know you will love them as much as we already do. You may even recognize a few
names of some returning staff members. We are grateful to the board to have our
fourth section of third grade restored to help keep class numbers reasonable. We
have also added a fifth section in first grade as our enrollment has increased in that
grade level. Please join us in welcoming our new staff members!
Grade Name Position Change
First Maria Valero Spanish Immersion New to BCE
First Karli Burgess Teacher New to BCE
Second Karen Diaz Spanish Immersion New to BCE
Spanish Immersion Moving from traditional
Second Rachel Quigley (Eng) to SI
Third Ellie Cross Teacher New to BCE
Moving from Permanent
Third Carley McNicholas Teacher Substitute to 3rd
Third Gretcehn Knape Teacher Moving from 4th to 3rd
Fourth Kristin Isaacks Teacher Moving from 3rd to 4th
Fourth Kyndra O'Neil Teacher Returning to BCE
Student Support
Office Heather Blankenship Counselor New to BCE
Moving from Student
Support Counselor to
Office Jennifer Cheatham Counselor Counselor
Office Sarah Sansom Permanent Sub Returning to BCE
***Please note, we do not accept teacher requests.***
Partnerships & Communication
PARENT SUPPORT - TECHNOLOGY
WORKSHOPS
To further support families
through remote learning, Eanes
ISD has created technology
workshops to provide supports
and resources about digital
tools that students use as part
of their learning. Each
technology session is designed
to provide an overview of the
functions and features of the
digital tools and how families
can best support students while
using the resources as part of
their instructional day. Please
see the link to the technology
workshops:
www.eanesisd.net/family-pd
If you have questions about the
technology workshops, contact
Dr. Kristy Sailors, Director of
Educational Technology at
ksailors@eanesisd.net.
Be sure to check our campus
website bce.eanesisd.net
regularly for updates. For
information from the district
about the reopening of schools
please visit
https://www.eanesisd.net/r2r
If you ordered a 2019-2020 yearbook and were
not able to pick it up, please contact
president@bcebooster.org
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