The excitement for Halloween is building here at B. E. S. While we know that many of you will probably send treats to school, please note that due to Covid, we cannot accept any homemade treats (no homemade cookies, cupcakes, cakes, etc.). Some of you also enjoy making treats that look like Halloween characters, and in the past we have been able to accept them. However, this year we will not be able to do so. We can only accept store bought treats that are individually wrapped. Any treats that are delivered to school that do not follow the protocol will be sent back home. Thank you for understanding.

Red Ribbon Week (RRW) Dress up Days for Berwick Elementary-2020

*Parents, please adhere to these dress up days so that students do not miss instructional time waiting for a change of clothes as well as having to change.

**Parents who send children to school in the wrong clothing will be required to bring a change of clothes to meet the day’s activity.

Semana de la Cinta Roja (RRW)  Días de Vestir para la Primaria Berwick-2020

*Padres, por favor, se adhieran a estos díasde vestir para que los estudiantes no sepierdan   el tiempo de instrucción esperando un cambio de tela,así como tener que cambiar.

**Los padres que envíen a los niños a la escuela con la ropa equivocada tendrán que traer un cambio de ropa para cumplir con la actividad del día.

Tomorrow and Friday students may wear jeans and a shirt of choice for only $2.00 ($1.00 per day). All money raised will be used to help with funeral expenses for Mrs. Kit's daughter. If you can donate more, it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you to our kind and generous community! 

Starting this year, parents will not be able to bring homemade treats for students' birthdays. You may still bring cupcakes, but they must be store bought. Also the seal cannot be broken. If we reveive any treats that are homemade, your child will not be able to share with classmates and will bring them home. While this is not the best news, we must do what is best to protect the health of all our children. Thank you for understanding. 

Berwick Elementary Back to School September 8^th and September 9^th

PARENTS: As you know, our students will be split into two groups for the first two days of school only. Below you will find each homeroom teacher and how her class is split. Find your child’s teacher and identify which day he/she attends based on the child’s last name.

***If you did not pick up your child’s schedule on August 7^th, call the office to find out who your child’s teacher will be or email Mrs. Hebert (mhebert@stmaryk12.net) or Mrs. Comeaux (bcomeaux@stmaryk12.net) as soon as possible. You may also email Ms. Domingue (ddomingue@stmaryk12.net) but she will be unavailable Thursday, September 3^rd and Friday, September 4^th.

VIRTUAL STUDENTS: We are awaiting computers for those who need them. Once we have them and have our checkout process established, you will be notified of the day and time for pickup. Even if you do not need a computer, all parents of virtual students will be required to come to school to pick up workbooks, lunch cards, first day paperwork, etc.

Primaria Berwick Regreso a la Escuela 8^de septiembre y 9 de septiembre^th

PARENTS: Como usted sabe, nuestros estudiantes se dividirán en dos grupos sólo durante los dos primeros días de la escuela. A continuación encontrará a cada maestro de aula y cómo se divide su clase. Encuentre al maestro de su hijo e identifique a qué día asiste según el apellido del niño.

Si no recogió el horario de su hijo el 7^deagosto, llame a la oficina para averiguar quién será el maestro de su hijo o envíe un correo electrónico a la Sra. Hebert(mhebert@stmaryk12.net)o a la Sra. Comeaux (bcomeaux@stmaryk12.net) tan pronto comosea posible. También puede enviar un correo electrónico a la Sra. Domingue(ddomingue@stmaryk12.net),pero no estará disponible el jueves 3^rd de septiembre y el viernes 4 de septiembre.^th.

ESTUDIANTES VIRTUALES: Estamos esperando computadoras para aquellos que los necesitan. Una vez que los tengamos y tengamos nuestro proceso de pago establecido, se le notificará del día y la hora de recogida. Incluso si usted no necesita una computadora, todos los padres de estudiantes virtuales tendrán que venir a la escuela para recoger libros de trabajo, tarjetas de almuerzo, papeleo del primer día, etc.

We have just learned that K-5 students will once again be split into two groups but only for the first two days of school. Half the students will come on Tuesday, September 8th, and half will come on Wednesday, September 9th. Specific information about when your child/children will attend will be released next week.

The Louisiana Office of Public Health (OPH) has declared that neck gaiters and vented masks are not acceptable forms of face coverings. While we realize parents might have secured these items already, it is out of our control what the health officials deem appropriate to stop the spread of Covid. Please help us keep everyone safe by sending your child with masks that follow the OPH and SMP guidelines. We know this is not ideal, but we want to do everything in our power to keep our children healthy. Thank you.

Attention: the deadline for virtual registration is Wednesday, August 19th at the close of school. If you originally scheduled to go virtual and you want to switch to in person, you must do that by Wednesday as well. Thanks for helping us prepare for an amazing 2020-2021 school year.

Parent of Students Who are Enrolled in Virtual Learning:

Follow these steps to access one of the meetings being offered August 11th.

1. Go to www.stmaryk12.net.

2. Click on “Calendar” at the top and to the right.

3. You will see our district calendar for August. Click on August 11th.

4. This will bring you to the day’s activities. There will be two possible boxes, one for each of the meetings for parents of elementary virtual students. Select the time that fits you better (either 1:00-2:00 or 5:30-6:30).

5. Click “Join the Meeting,” and that will take you into the meeting.

***Be sure to join the meeting 15 minutes prior to the start time.

Our first day of school has been pushed back to September 8th.  On this day, all students in K-5 who are doing in-person learning will come to school. There will be no split A/B days in the beginning as was originally planned. Pre-K students will start a few days later, and we will let you  know the dates as soon as we know.

The parent orientation for virtual students will be a virtual orientation; parents will not be coming on campus. The district will post a link on the district homepage, and we will send it out as soon as we have it. Parents will use the link to participate in the meeting. The dates and times are as follows: Elementary-Aug. 11th at 1:00 and 5:30. Middle School-Aug. 13th at 1:00 and 5:30. High School-Aug. 10th and Aug. 12th at 5:30. If you have questions, email Ms. Domingue. Computers will be distributed once we receive them, which at this time we do not have an arrival date. *NOTE: The first day paperwork that was sent home with your child's virtual schedule must be returned to school as soon as possible. You may mail it back or drop it off at the office.

Keep reading, panthers! Take care and know that we miss you! 

You can view and download our back to school information in English here and in Spanish here.

Welcome Back to School!

Students and Parents: Below you will find important information about back to school. Please read it carefully and call the office (384-8355) or email Ms. Domingue if you have questions (ddomingue@stmaryk12.net).

Schedule Pickup: We will hand out student schedules in a drive-through format just as we did with school supplies. Virtual students may also pick up schedules at this time. Details are below.

            Date:               Thursday, August 6^th

            Times:             7:00 am - 8:30 am and 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm

            Location:         Students with last names beginning A-F will pick up on Second Street.

                                    Students with last names G-L will pick up on Texas Street.

                                    Students with last names M-Z will pick up on Fourth Street.

NOTE: If you have more than one child with different last names, the schedules will be             together according to the oldest child’s last name.

Masks: Masks are required for 3^rd – 5^th graders and are encouraged for younger students if they can tolerate them. ***Please send an extra mask daily for your child.

August 10^th – 14^th Schedule: You will find a sticker on your child’s schedule that shows which days he/she will be attending school the first week.

August 10^th:  Only select students attend this day (Group A). You can find this on your child’s schedule.

August 11^th: The remaining students attend this day (Group B). Again, you can find this on your child’s schedule.

August 12^th: Students who attended on the 10^th (Group A) attend on this day.

August 13^th: Students who attended on the 11^th (Group B) attend on this day.

August 14^th: No students attend school.

Morning Arrival: Due to the social distancing mandate, we must adjust our morning arrival. Please follow the schedule below.

            7:25     Working parents may begin dropping off their children.

            7:35     Walkers may begin arriving at school.

            7:45     Parents who do not work may begin dropping off their children.

Dismissal:  Thank you to everyone who has sent us their child’s dismissal thus far. If you have not, it is vital that you call the office, email Ms. Domingue or send a note on the first day of school that tells your child’s teacher how he/she will get home.

*In accordance with the governor’s mandate, parents will not be able to walk their children to class on the first day of school.