Weekly Update
Headlines for December, 2011
Bellevue Elementary School Bear Hugs Project
Thursday, December 15, 2011
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 Adored Bellevue Elementary School librarian, Norma Yager, facilitates the Bear Hugs Project during the holidays. What is the Bear Hugs Project? Each December, the Bellevue Bears donate stuffed bears that can be hugged by emergency victims and their families. Students name the bears, tag them with a caring message, and then donate them to emergency personnel during a Bear Hugs assembly each December.
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Students Send Pajamas to Advocates and Homeless Shelters
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
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 Recently, the first grade classes at Hemingway Elementary collected pajamas as part of the Scholastic Great Bedtime Story Pajama Drive. Brand new pajamas are collected and donated to children living in homeless shelters, foster care and orphanages. For every pair of new pajamas collected, Scholastic donates a free book to go with them. For more information see...
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Students Raise Funds for the Hunger Coalition
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
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 Two groups of students have raised funds for the Hunger Coalition recently through bowl-making. Students at Hailey Elementary raised over $1,900 selling hand-sculpted and glazed bowls with scoops of ice cream. Hundreds of people packed the cafeteria at the school to celebrate the grand finale of the project. Teachers scooped ice cream, the PTA collected the funds, and parents and students enjoyed a slide show depicting every student in the school creating their bowls.
Wood River Middle School Students are also raising funds for the Hunger Coalition, Friday, December 16 from 8:15-10:15 A.M. in the Middle School library. Students are asking for a $15 minimum donation for the bowls. Community members are also invited to rooms 740 & 742 during the Bowls of Hope sale for student presentations reflecting on the process of the project. The WRMS project is part of the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme.
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Learn about the BCSD Parent Information Center
Tuesday, December 06, 2011
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Funded through a grant from the Blaine County Education Foundation. The Blaine County School District Parent Information Center provides information, resources, and support about disabilities and learning differences to individuals within Blaine County.
The
Parent Information Center has been busy helping families and school
professionals within Blaine County School District. They recently
concluded a free class series "1-2-3 Magic: Effective Discipline for
Children ages 2-12" in English and Spanish. This class series was
taught by Kelly Choma and Millie Gaitan-Gonzales of Blaine County School
District. Families who attended this program learned more about author
Dr. Thomas Phelan's practical parenting strategies for increasing
positive behavior and decreasing challenging behavior at home. Find out about future programs and new additions to the library here...
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Environmental Resource Center presents SAS! Science After School
Tuesday, December 06, 2011
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 Is your child interested in exploring our local environment, delving deeper into the mysteries of nature, and expanding on science topics learned in the classroom with hands-on investigations and fun games? Well then look no further than the Environmental Resource Center’s Science After School (SAS!) program. For more information see...
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