Celebrate Reading and Writing

Blackwell had a guest author come and work with students for 4 days.  He helped each grade create a    story, illustrate it, then bind it.  The whole school was involved and each classroom ended up with a book!  Each book was on display during our Celebrate Reading and Writing Celebration.  Thank you PTA for bringing  Mr. Lehman to our school.

     Our guest author, Mr. Lehman, is brainstorming  ideas for the  
     theme of the book  with the students.
     

   5th and 6th graders discussing the conclusion for the book.

Whats Happening at Blackwell? 5-1-12

 Blackwell families and friends,

 I cannot believe that today is May 1^st!  Time is going by rather quickly and it will continue to do so due to the variety of activities scheduled this month.

 Thank you to our families for attending Celebrate Reading and Writing Night this past Thursday. Students were able to showcase their wonderful writing pieces and demonstrate how much they have grown as writers since the beginning of the year. Thank you to Edie R. and Kim L. for creating a one of a kind experience for the students of Blackwell to work with an author to create a story as an entire school. Our students created a masterpiece that will live within their classrooms for other students to share for many years to come. Remember, our Scholastic Online Book Fair goes through May 4^th. Families can go to www.scholastic.com and type in Elizabeth Blackwell to order books to support our school.

 Here are some other reminders for the upcoming weeks:

 *May 1^st to May 11^th -MAP testing continues this week and next. Encourage your child(ren) to do their best and reach for their growth targets from the fall.

*Wednesday, May 2^nd – ½ Day Institute Day (No School EC/K and 11:40 Dismissal for Grades 1-6)

*Thursday, May 3^rd – Hot Lunch

*Monday, May 7^th – Pizza Day

*Tuesday, May 8^th – Market Day Pick-up

- Kindergarten Info Night from 6-7pm

-PTA Meeting at 7pm

*Thursday, May 10^th – Blackwell “Walk to School Day”

*Friday, May 11^th – Ice Cream Day

 Have a sensational week!

 Regards,

Brad Carter
Principal
Blackwell School

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What’s Happening at Blackwell?

Attention: R&B Club Morning Readers

The last day for students to attend R&B reading club from 7:45am-8:30am, this school year, is Monday, April 30th. After this date students should not arrive at school until 8:25 AM ~ Thank you!

Superintendent Rafferty’s April article was recently published in the Daily Herald. It can be accessed in both English and Spanish on the School District 54 website at http://sd54.org/. 

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From the Desk of Mr. Carter

Click here for the Blackwell Banner   Mar 19 2012

Upcoming Events

March 19- Pizza Monday

March 20 – Last Day of After School Band for 5th Graders

March 22 – Hot Lunch; GEMS Club; Last Day of Band for 6th Graders; 5th/6th Band Concert at Addams Jr. High

March 23 – Ice Cream Day

March 26-30 – Spring Break

PBIS at Blackwell

Dear Blackwell Community,

Wow! Time has flown with all the exciting events that have been taking place at Blackwell. We welcomed back all students to 2012 with a PBIS booster. The students participated in a Bingo game which helped them review what it means to Be Respectful, Responsible and Safe in school.

During January, students were working on how to be respectful to others. Our school-wide focus was on aggression and ways to handle anger. Students worked through ways to handle their anger instead of being aggressive. Since our goal was met, all students were able to participate in a school-wide board game day celebration. Students were allowed to bring in board games and card games on February 7th, 8th, or 9th to celebrate their success.

With our celebration also comes a time for a new goal. As you will see in our data graph below, one of our next areas to work on will be defiance. Many of the referrals that we have seen in the month of January have been for students not following directions, not listening closely to an adult, and not staying focused on their task. We will ask for your support at home to discuss with your children what it means to be respectful and follow directions. Our goal will be to drop the referrals to less than 7 for the month of February. If we meet our goal, we will have our next celebration in the month of March.

Blackwell students are fantastic. They worked very hard during the month of January to earn their celebration and we have confidence that they will earn their February celebration. We thank you for your continued support of our PBIS goals. Together we are all a great TEAM!

The Blackwell Universal P.B.I.S Team

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See you in 2012!

We wish all the Blackwell families a safe and enjoyable winter break.

The first day back to school will be Tuesday, January 3, 2012.

Food For Families Project

Important dates to remember!

Tuesday:  School picture re-take day- 10:00a.m.-1p.m.

Thursday:  End of first semester -  Hot Lunch

Friday:  Veterans Day–No School

Blackwell News

Click on this link to read the Blackwell BannerOCT 17 2011

The Blackwell Banner contains a variety of information this week!

Included in the Banner:

-Calendar of Events

-Principal/Assistant Principal Message

-PTA PAWS News

-Groupon Info – SD54 Foundation

-Box Tops

-Picture Retake Day Info (Tuesday, Nov.

-Yearbook Order Form (Due. Oct. 28)

-Meet our Blackwell Staff

-Superintendent Ed Rafferty’s Daily Herald Article

-Taffy Apple Fundraiser

-Emergency School Closing Procedures

-“Little Bites” Healthy Recipes

Have a phenomenal week!

Truly,

Brad Carter

Principal

Blackwell School