Berryton Elementary -

Berryton Families, We are pleased to announce that tomorrow many of our staff members will receive vaccines. We are thrilled that this was able to be scheduled on a Wednesday to minimize disruptions for in person learning days. While assignments will be posted as normal there will NOT be morning meetings as many staff members are receiving their vaccines in the morning. Our staff will be accessible via email and they will respond to messages at their earliest convenience. Respectfully, Kyrstin Bervert Principal Berryton Elementary School bervertk@usd450.net 785-861-1300

REMINDER to ALL current 6th GRADE STUDENTS

Hello Berryton families! BES PTO will be catering in two meals for the teachers and staff during parent-teacher conferences next week. Those are long days and they are unable to leave for meals. We will be partnering with El Mezcal, Goodcents, Smallcakes, and Eileen’s Cookies. If you would like to contribute a few dollars toward these meals that would be great. Please send cash or checks made to Berryton PTO with your student through backpack mail in an envelope marked BES PTO MEAL by Tuesday 3/2. You may also contribute via the PTO PayPal account at berrytonpto@gmail.com. Add PTO Meal to the notes and if you select the friends/family option it will avoid fees charged to the PTO. If any extra money sent in, it will be put towards the next teacher/staff meal. Berryton teachers and staff have been going above and beyond this year with smiles on their faces! Please help PTO show our appreciation and support. Thank you!

Buffalo Express 2/19/2021 https://www.smore.com/8qct3

Lunch Menu Changes: Thursday 2/18 Hot Dog n Bun Nacho Cheese Doritos Cooked Carrots Peaches Low Fat Milk Friday 2/19 Bosco Sticks Marinara Sauce Baby Carrots Pears Low Fat Milk

BES Buffalo Express 2/12/2021 Lots of important information! Please be sure to check it out! https://www.smore.com/a37w6

Please Read - Schedule Change for Next Week due to COVID-19 Vaccinations Dear Shawnee Heights Family, Phase 2 of the COVID-19 vaccine has made its way to our district. We are happy to have this opportunity for our staff to receive the vaccine; however, this means we will need to move some scheduled on-site learning days to remote learning days to allow our staff time off to receive the vaccine. Our first round of the vaccine (42 doses available) is scheduled for us on Monday, February 15, 2021. All of our transportation staff and substitute teachers who signed up to receive the vaccine will have the opportunity to get it at this time. Unfortunately, this means we will need to have a Remote Learning Day for all students on Monday, February 15, 2021. Our next round of the vaccine (120 doses available) will be given to our High School staff on Thursday, February 18, 2021. Thursday, February 18, 2021, will become a Remote Learning day for all High School Students. To Summarize the changes to the schedule due to COVID-19 Vaccinations: • Monday, February 15, 2021 – Remote Learning Day for ALL Students • Thursday, February 18, 2021- Remote Learning Day for High School Students Only We understand that making these changes in the schedule is hard on everyone. We apologize for any inconvenience, and we will continue to share any changes in the schedule due to vaccine availability as soon as we have it. Sincerely, Tiffanie Kinsch Communications Director Shawnee Heights USD 450 kinscht@usd450.net

Dear BES Parents/Guardians: Please look for printed library book overdue notices that will come home with all B and D track students today, Thursday, February 11th and then on Monday, February 15th for all A track students. We have many books out both from the library and the guided reading group books from our literature set collections. Please help us by sending books back to school with your child. The notice has a color printed image of each book to help you identify the book(s). Thank you so much for helping us round up overdue books!

Here’s the link the Berryton Spiritwear Shop. They have some new things! Be sure to scroll all the way to the bottom for several design choices!! https://berrytonbuffalosspiritwear.itemorder.com/sale

Reminder that our BES PTO will meet on TONIGHT via Zoom. If you've never attended a meeting, but are interested please know that ALL BES families are welcome. If you'd like to attend email Mrs. Tanya at howbertt@usd450.net and she'll send you the Zoom link.

Here is the link to access our BES PT Virtual Conference Sign Ups for Spring 2021: https://www.signupgenius.com/tabs/63275DC0FA2C8EEC53-besspring3

BES Bus #23-3 Busenitz is running 20 minutes late.

BES Buffalo Express 2-6-2021 https://www.smore.com/p3cz2

Phone lines are down across the district. We are currently working to fix this issue and will let you know when the lines are back up. Thank you

Berryton Families, In lieu of the decision by the Board of Education last night, we will have one Valentine's Day celebration on Monday, February 15 for all students in ECSE, Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd grade. For students in grades 3-6 we will celebrate Valentine's Day on Friday, February 12 for our students in Track B and on Monday, February 15 for our students in Track A. If you have any classroom specific questions, please email your child's classroom teacher for more information. Kyrstin Bervert Principal Berryton Elementary School bervertk@usd450.net 785-861-1300

Buffalo Express 1/30/2021 https://www.smore.com/7nh1f

Berryton Families: The yearbook ordering link has been in Mrs. Bervert's weekly newsletters. Reminder that the deadline is approaching quickly....Sunday, January 31st! Yearbooks can only be purchased ONLINE. Please see last week's newsletter for the link. https://www.smore.com/tb7wy

As a pro-active step to help our families better prepare for the potential inclement weather forecasted for Monday, January 25, 2021, we have decided to switch next week’s full remote learning day from Wednesday to Monday. Group A Schedule – Remote Learning on January 25th, 28th, and 29th. In school learning on January 26th and 27th. Group B Schedule – Remote Learning on January 25th, 26th, and 27th. In school learning on January 28th and 29th.

TNorth is in the lead with SHES only a few points behind! See the leaderboard at: https://www.flippity.net/lb.php?k=1Uq0TRCMl9V8lhlW5XIS1g3yaOsRuC61dHXrcZe6CHww Tomorrow is the last day to put in your Minutes to Motion! We can do this! https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vQxS3STkJ0VXjTEPYHhbDTi3yT4MyVmNpX-pz8HH86g-nAl1udUmsaoBfL-zJ3DL6aUqJ1ls4Z3pune/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000&slide=id.p

It looks like SHES is in the lead with TNorth a close second. See the leaderboard at: https://www.flippity.net/lb.php?k=1Uq0TRCMl9V8lhlW5XIS1g3yaOsRuC61dHXrcZe6CHww Keep working on those Minutes to Motion. You have until January 20th. https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vQxS3STkJ0VXjTEPYHhbDTi3yT4MyVmNpX-pz8HH86g-nAl1udUmsaoBfL-zJ3DL6aUqJ1ls4Z3pune/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000&slide=id.p