Important News

Notes From Administration

MAP Testing: The fall session of MAP (Measures of Academic Progress) was administered to students in grades 1-5 during the month of October. All students have completed testing. Results related to students' progress and performance will be shared mid November. Halloween: Each year, BWES celebrates Halloween in-style with a parade and classroom parties. We will continue that tradition this year…

School News

Updates from YOUR PTA: Thank you to all of our families that have joined the PTA thus far, and we look forward to receiving memberships from our remaining families! Membership cost are $10 per adult and help directly support the work happening within our classrooms as well as around the school. We appreciate all of our families that came out…

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Did you know that Howard County has provided free access to ReadyRosie for every parent or caregiver of 0 to 5 year olds in the county? ReadyRosie is an early education tool that helps families, schools and communities across the nation deepen and scale their family engagement efforts. Schools and families work better together when families understand exactly how they…

Important Dates Coming Up

Oct 28 th Fall Fest 12:00-3:00pm Oct 31 st Halloween Parade 2:00-2:30pm followed by classroom parties Nov 1 st BWES Volunteer Training 6:30-7:30pm in the Media Center Nov 2 nd Kindergarten Field Trip to the Howard County Library 9:30-11:00am Nov 6 th PTA Meeting (Special Ed Services) 6:00-8:00pm Nov 8 th 3 rd Grade Field Trip to the Science Center…

Notes from Administration

Ms. Hough and Ms. Williams-McKinney Progress Reports: Quarter 1 Progress/Interim Reports were distributed to students on Thursday, October 12, 2017. Please take some time to review, discuss, and celebrate your student's accomplishments so far during the school year. This is also a great time to set goals for the remainder of the quarter. If you have questions regarding your student's…

Important Dates Coming Up

Oct 18 th Kindergarten in House Field Trip Fire Department 9:00-10:00am Oct 19 th PTA Meeting 6:00-8:30pm Oct 26 th Ident A Kid 9:30-12:30 Oct 26 th Math and Reading Family Night 6:00-8:00pm Oct 27 th Kindergarten Field Trip Clarks Elioak Farm 9:15-12:30 Oct 27 th 1 st Grade Field Trip Robinson’s Nature Center 9:45-12:30 Oct 31 st Halloween Parade…

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Happy Friday BWES families! Please click the link Bedtime Math and Reading Family Night at BWES (for grades 1st - 5th) on October 26. You can print it, fill it in, and send it in or email mary_logothetides@hcpss.org and/or kourtney_proctor@hcpss.org with the following information: Student Name(s), Grade(s), Adult Name(s), Session Choices, and if you need childcare (for ages 3 -…

Ms. Zepp is performing in a Children's Concert!

The Wonderful World of Animals Come see one of our own BWES teachers, Ms. Zepp, perform with the Columbia Concert Band at their annual Children’s Concert, called “The Wonderful World of Animals”! You get to try out different instruments to see what YOU want to play in school! Ms. Zepp will see you there!

Notes from the Administrators

Ms. Hough and Ms. Williams-McKinney Thank you to everyone who attended the Back to School Night, Monday, September 18th. It was wonderful to see the support of all our parents. Keeping communication between school and home is one of our priorities to ensure your child has a successful school year. On September 26 th the annual HCPSS Educational Partnership Celebration…