Thank you!

Thank you so much for all of your prayers and support throughout the past week. I'm so blessed to work in a school with such loving parents and students.
Last week due to my absence, I forgot to post our classroom our newsletter. :)

Scholastic Book Orders

Class Code - H88CL

Order Due Date - 09/30/2017

Subject: Scholastic Book Clubs Class Order Due Date is approaching!

Dear Families,

This is a friendly reminder that your Book Clubs orders are due by 09/30/2017. You can place your orders online at scholastic.com/bookclubs using my class activation code: H88CL

Happy Reading,
Mrs. Vanderbur

A few important reminders from parent club...

Tuesday, Sept. 19: Jet's Pizza Night!! Be sure to mention Bauer and your child's teacher's name when ordering. Please share with friends and family! Jet's is located at 3735 Baldwin St. 616-662-9333

Tuesday, Sept. 19: 7 p.m. 1st grade Literacy Night! (This is for first grade parents only)

Wednesday, Sept. 20: School Picture Day!!

Friday, Sept. 22: WALK-A-THON! Please send in donation envelopes. If your student raises $75 or more, make sure the t-shirt order form is filled out on the back of the donation envelope. T-shirts are dri-fit material and feature a brand new design this year!

Students are encouraged to show their school spirit on Walk-A-Thon Friday by wearing Bauer t-shirts or other maize/blue clothes! Make sure all clothing is comfortable and weather appropriate. No flip-flops, please. Parents are invited to cheer the kids on - - be sure to check in with Karen in the office before heading to the track.

Sept. 20 - Oct. 8 : ArtPrize!! Last but not least, the HPS art program (including BAUER!) has an entry in ArtPrize this fall. You can find the HPS art, entitled You Be You, outside along the rive, near the Devos Place Convention Center.

Looking ahead...

9. 20 - Picture Day! Picture day order forms went home last week, please remember to bring them to school on Wednesday.

9-22 - Walk- a -thon!! Bring your Walk-A-Thon fundraising packets to school with you on Friday. We will begin Walk-a-thon at 10:45. =)

Bauer Parent Club!

Bauer Elementary has a NEW FACEBOOK GROUP! We look forward to using this group to communicate community and connections and to keep parents informed about all the happenings at Bauer Elementary. This group is intended for parents/guardians of current Bauer students and is maintained by the Bauer Parent club. If you are not already a member, please go to www.facebook.com/groups/bauerelementary and click "Join Group"  and an admin will approve your request. If you are not on Facebook, please email Katie Terpstra at katie.terpstra@gmail.com, and she'll add you to an email list.

We're looking forward to a great year!

Important dates for September

September 12 - Parent Club Meeting 7 p.m.

September 15 - Early Release -- WEAR YOUR BE-AWESOME SHIRT!

*The school day ends at 12:15. Lunch will not be provided to students on early release days, but they are able to order a sack lunch to take home. Orders need to be placed first thing in the morning. Please be sure that your child knows if they are supposed to order a lunch.

September 20 - Picture Day

September 22 - Walk-A-Thon and packets due!

Newsletter!

This year the students will each get a turn to write our classroom newsletter. Our two rockstars, Tommy and Sabrina, had to do this in one day due to some technology issues. They still were able to capture our week perfectly!

Looking Ahead...

Friday, Sept. 8 - Evacuation Drill at 10 a.m. (We will be walking to Georgetown Ice Arena to practice)

Tuesday, Sept. 11 - Parent Club Meeting 7 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 14 - Board Meeting 7 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 15 - Early Release

Walk-A-Thon is Friday, Sept. 22!!

Walkathon packets will be coming home soon! The kids are excited and now we need some extra hands to help our event run smoothly.

Our students will be walking / running in three heats -- you are welcome to sign-up for one, two or all three time slots.

➡️HEAT 1: 9:00 - 9:45 AM (Pre-K, Kindergarten & 3rd Grade)
➡️HEAT 2: 10:00 - 10:45 AM (1st Grade & 4th Grade)
➡️HEAT 3: 10:45 - 11:30 AM (2nd Grade & 5th Grade)

Click on the sign-up link to view all available slots:

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f044eaaab28a2f49-walkathon

*Please note, ALL volunteers need to have a background check on file with the district. If you haven't already, please go to https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSer_wZNeR8eRz31VJKhtAl7bCGawPDLF7emUjQ5A0x2n-n4JQ/viewform. 

If the sign-up sheet fills up or your schedule is uncertain you are always welcome to come cheer on the kids! (Please check in with Karen in the office before heading to track.)