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APRIL 2011
April 1
PTO meeting 9:30 am
Brought to you by the Baggaley PTO
April 4-8
PSSA Testing
Grade 4 Science
April 6-7
Student Store
6—Grades 1, 3 5
7—Grades 2, 4, 6
April 7
Spring Choral and Band
Concert, 7:00 pm BES
April 8
County Chorus
Greensburg Salem H.S.
7:00 pm
April 11
Market Day Orders Due
April 11-12
Sarris Candy Pick-up
April 18
Sixth Grade Career Day
Market Day Pickup
4:15 pm
April 22
Spring Recess
NO SCHOOL
April 25-26
Snow Make-Up Days
SCHOOL IN SESSION
Batman, Princess, Country Singer, Bus Driver,
Hockey Player, Fisherman, Nurse, Spy, Spongebob.
Sound like a list of Halloween costumes?
These are all careers our students portrayed in
the kindergarten spring program depicting what
they want to be when they grow up.
Fast forward a few years. As the sixth grade
students prepare to leave BES and make the
leap to junior high they have new challenges
and different views of life.
To help get the students thinking of life beyond the school yard, BES plans a Career Day
for sixth grade students. Career day introduces
students to a variety of careers—veterinarian,
business owner, police officer, forensic science,
doctor, sales, chef, and reporter are a few of
the opportunities they can learn about.
The students look forward to participating in
career day. The hard part is narrowing down
their choices from the list of workshops. Once
they have make their selections, students rotate
through interactive workshops demonstrated
by professionals from the community who
share their talents and experiences with the
group, inspiring them to work hard as they continue their education.
Sixth grade may seem early to introduce career choices to students. The event is not designed for students to make any final decisions
about life beyond school, rather give them food
for thought. By introducing them to interesting
career opportunities now and explaining how
education plays a part in these careers, students
will be able to make better choices in class
schedules and areas of study.
BES sixth grade Career Day is planned for
Monday, April 18.
IN THIS ISSUE
PTO Connection
2
Spotlight
3
Military Working
Dog Update
5
Celebrations
6
Principal’s Corner
12
Now through May 15, 2011
BES will earn 1 bonus point for each
Campbell’s Label for Education
UPC submitted.
Send your labels in today!
BES PTOCONNECTION
CONNECTION
When you miss a meeting you miss a lot!
The March meeting of the
BES PTO meeting was started in
the library with kindergarten performing. Following the performance, the meeting was moved to
the cafeteria where Mr. Porembka
welcomed everyone and briefly
discussed the school district
budget situation and state funding
cutbacks. Marcilynn NovakModecki, co-president, introduced
guest speaker Shelley Weaver
from the National Children’s
Study in Westmoreland. Mrs.
Kindergarten Performance
Weaver explained the basis of the
program and offered information
to those interested.
The meeting continued with
fundraiser updates and PTO officer nominations for the 20112013 term.
The next meeting of the BES
PTO will be held April 1, 2011 in
the BES Cafeteria. Guest speaker
will be Judy Swigart, Superintendent of GLSD. PTO officer elections will take place during this
meeting. Hope to see you there!
Volunteer Committee Chairs Needed
CAMPBELL’S
LABELS FOR
EDUCATION
BONUS OFFER!
BES will earn
1 bonus point
for each Label for
Education UPC label
submitted now
through May 15!
Send your labels in
today!
Thank you to all the Baggaley families and
staff for helping the PTO this year. We have
accomplished so much and could not have done
Pizza Party
so without the help of committed volunteers.
Rock
‘n Read
As the year comes to a close and many of our
6th
Grade
Career Day
BES students move on to the junior high school,
6th Grade Dance
so do our volunteers and committee chairs.
We are looking for dedicated and creative
Lobby Co-Chair
people to chair a variety of committees for the Community Spirit Week Co-Chair
2011-2012 school year. Opportunities are availBulletin Boards Co-Chair
able for everyone! If you would like to chair any
of the following committees, please contact a
PTO officer at pto_bes@yahoo.com
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Due to inclement weather in
December, January & February
school will be IN SESSION on
Mr.Teslevich
Little Mr. T, as he so often
called, is Jon Teslevich, fifth grade
teacher at BES.
A graduate of Mt. Pleasant, Mr.
Teslevich developed a love of teaching in seventh grade. He and fellow
GOAL students were given the assignment to prepare a class lesson
and teach. From then on he knew
teaching would be part of his life.
Before joining the Baggaley family, Mr. Teslevich taught 5th grade in
Maryland for 8 years. While teaching in the D.C. area, he met his
wife, Julie, who as it happened was
from Latrobe.
When the opportunity to teach
at GLSD opened, both Mr.
Teslevich and his wife were eager
to come home. They have both
been teaching in the district for 5
years. Mrs. Teslevich teaches kin-
dergarten at Mt. View Elementary.
“I love it at BES”, says Mr.
Teslevich. “It has such a family
feel and there is so much support.”
“There is not a day that I
dread coming to school”.
Even in his time away from
school, Mr. Teslevich loves to
teach. He has coached girls junior
high soccer for four seasons.
Mr. Teslevich and his wife have
2 children—Owen 3 and Avalon
3 months. “I love spending time
with the kids,” says Teslevich. “I
love teaching them new things.”
Owen is a sports fan and he and
his dad like to go to Penn State
and Penguin games. It’s not unusual to see the pair practicing
hockey in the garage.
Fate has a funny way of bringing people together. We are glad
it brought Mr. T to BES!
2011
Please mark your calendars!
We’re on Facebook!
SPRING
PICTURE DAY
Look for
Baggaley Elementary PTO
APRIL
Monday, April 25
Tuesday, April 26
Friday, June 3
Monday, June 6 (1/2 day)
THURSDAY
APRIL 14!
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ave for our
chool!
SHOP ‘n SAVE
Top Classrooms
Miss Heckel
Third Grade
4,332 Boxtops
Box Tops For Education, Campbell's Labels for Education, Tyson Project A+ and
My Coke Rewards are ongoing school fundraising programs. By saving and redeeming General Mills Box Tops, Campbell and Tyson product proofs of purchase and Coca-Cola reward points from eligible products and brands, we can
earn FREE educational merchandise, such as computers, software, sports equipment, musical instruments, library books and more!
SHOP ‘n SAVE receipts add up!
Send in your Shop ‘n Save receipts and help us earn free assemblies from The
Carnegie Science Center!
Cell Phone/Printer Cartridge Recycling at Baggaley!
Save the environment and send in your old, unused cell phones and empty
printer cartridges and earn cash for our school!
GIANT EAGLE Apples for the Students
Support Baggaley Elementary every time you shop at Giant Eagle using your Advantage card! In order for your purchases to count for Baggaley, you must be a
registered user with a Giant Eagle Advantage Card. To register, log-on to
www.gianteagle.com and click the savings tab. Baggaley’s school code is 0044.
TARGET Take Charge of Education
When you use your REDcardSM (Target Visa® Credit CardSM or Target Check
CardSM), Target will donate up to 1% of your purchases to Baggaley Elementary.
If you don’t have a REDcardSM it’s easy to apply at any Target Store or at Target.com/redcard. Don’t forget to designate Baggaley as your school so we can
receive credit!
For a complete list of eligible products and
participating online retailers log on to
www.btfe.com
www.LabelsForEducation.com
www.tyson.com/projectaplus
www.mycokerewards.com
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2011
Mrs. Bobik
Third Grade
1,877 Boxtops
Mrs. Billet
Second Grade
1,251 Boxtops
Mrs. Onifer
Second Grade
1,033 Boxtops
Mrs. Roesch
Sixth Grade
1,005 Boxtops
Mrs. Rosa
First Grade
972 Boxtops
Keep collecting and sending in
Boxtops. Contest ends April 15!
Please remember, expired Boxtops can
not be redeemed and will not be
counted. Please do not put tape on Boxtops as this can damage them and we can
not redeem them. The best way to submit Boxtops is in a zip top bag marked
with your child’s homeroom
teacher.
*expired Boxtops will not be counted
in classroom totals.
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Market Day
Easy As Pie!
BONUS DAYS ARE BACK!
The more desserts you purchase,
the more Baggaley earns…
Up to 99 desserts earn 15% profit
100 or more desserts earn 30% profit
500 or more desserts earn 45% profit
Try one of these scrumptious desserts
Cherry Streusel Pie
Chocolate Pecan Carmel Supreme Pie
Apple Deep Dish Pie
Berry Medley Pie
Lemon Supreme Pie
Mint Brownie Blast Pie
Triple Berry Supreme Pie
NY Style Cheesecakes
Turtle Cheesecake
Black Forrest Cheesecakes
Maggie Harper, Manager of Westmoreland Manor and Bonnie Reno help collect
items for the Military Working Dog project.
Baggaley has adopted a second
kennel of Military Working Dogs.
The kennel, located in Qatar, has 15
dogs.
Westmoreland Manor has joined
efforts with BES on this project.
The staff is collecting both cash and
supplies to be donated. They are
very excited about the project. Even visitors to the Manor are
donating.
Through the generosity of BES
students and staff and the families of
Westmoreland Manor, 8 more
boxes of treats and supplies have
been sent to the MWD and their
handlers.
There are more than 2,000 dogs
serving our country. While we can
not send to each kennel, we want to
let as many as possible know we at
BES appreciate the sacrifices they
make for us. Please keep sending in
your donations for this important
cause.
If you would like to donate for
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2011
this cause, please contact Mr. Reno,
grade 4 at ron.reno@glsd.k12.pa.us.
We are still collecting items for the
dogs, as well as snack and travel personal items for the dog handlers at
our kennel.
Items that can be donated include:
 Kong rubber balls
 Collapsible nylon bowls
 Dog biscuits (1 lb. or under box)
 Any dog treats
 Doggles (goggles for dogs—
medium
or large)
Grooming tools; combs/brushes
 Eye drops for dogs
 Leather leashes (6 ft.)
 Ear cleaning solution for dogs
 Salve for paws & noses
 Collars (medium & large)
 Harnesses
 No dog food or rawhide
please
Online Order Bonus
Free 2 lb. tray of Baked Manicotti
with your $80 purchase*.
Enter promo code: APRBONUS
at checkout on marketday.com
FREQUENT BUYER PROGRAM
April is the last month to make your
qualifying purchase to receive a 3-drawer
storage cube at the May sale. Details
online at www.marketday.com
Orders due: April 11
Order pick-up: April 18
We can always use volunteers on delivery day. If you can help after school,
please contact Celeste Pry at 724-5322020.
*Payment is due at time of pick-up. Do not send
payment to school prior to pick-up. We are not
responsible for lost payment. Items will not be
released without payment. If you are unable to
pick-up your items during this time, please
make arrangements in advance. We can not
hold items. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Thanks for supporting
Baggaley Elementary School!!
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The 4th grade boys basketball travel team won the Pittsburgh Metro Tournament on Feb. 26 defeating Upper St. Clair 37-19. BES team members include
Noah Belak, Reed Fenton and Reese Mueseler. They are coached by Neal Fenton. Way to go boys!
Vincent Leone, a first grader at BES, started Karate when he was 4yrs old. He has studied both
American Freestyle and Tang So Do. Vincent has
earned his Green Belt. He recently competed in a
tournament in Blairsville winning 1st place in sparring, 3rd place in form & medaled in breaking
boards. Vincent will be travelling to State College
for a tournament in April. Vincent trains at least
twice a week and hopes to earn his black belt by
age 12. Vincent looks up to his teachers and
hopes that one day he will be as good as Master
Harshall and maybe have his own Karate school
someday.
Jacob Lubic, a sixth grade student in Mrs. Roesch’s class,
had the opportunity of a lifetime in March 5-10, 2011. Jacob
was selected to take part in an extraordinary leadership conference in Washington, D.C. The Junior National Young Leaders Conference (JrNYLC) introduces young people to the
rich tradition of leadership throughout American history,
while helping them to develop their own leadership skills.
During the six day program, students take part in educational activities and presentations and visit relevant sites, such
as Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, West Virginia and
Washington D.C.’s monuments and memorials. In addition to
examining notable leaders and historic figures, students study
the impact of leadership throughout critical periods of American history. Upon completion of JrNYLC, students gain a
greater sense of understanding of the role of individuals in
American democracy, as well as the responsibilities of being a
leader.
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BES SEUSS
MANIA
Today was good. Today was fun. Tomorrow is another one.
Kindergarten’s week-long unit on Dr.
Seuss ended with a family night that
celebrated his silly stories. Kindergarten families had the opportunity to
listen to many stories read by Baggaley
celebrities like Mrs. Bolby, Mrs.
Parker, Mr. Porembka and Dr. Piraino.
Prizes were awarded to winners of a
coloring contest and for those who
knew the most Dr. Seuss trivia. Students made Truffula Tree crafts like
those they read about in The Lorax.
However, the night was not complete
until students and their siblings had
the chance to gobble up a Cat in the
Hat treat. Thanks to all for coming
and a special thanks to all the teachers
and administrators that made the
night a success!
Spring
Band & Choral
Concert
Thursday, April 7
7:00 pm
Students should report to
the cafeteria at 6:30 pm
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2011
Westmoreland
County Chorus
Friday, April 8
7:00 pm
Greensburg Salem
High School
Congratulations to
Bethany Ackerman
Kendall Belak
Tommy Bobik
Alexis Brown
Zwaenpoel Gravatt
Jacob Lubic
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π
BES sixth grade students celebrated National Pi Day March 14. Students learned facts of Pi and competed to see who could recite
the most digits of the famous number (it’s over 1 trillion digits after the decimal!)
Congratulations to Tanner Mills who memorized 171 digits...best overall record EVER! Memorizing all those numbers
really worked up an appetite—the students feasted on pie to celebrate their hard work. Congratulations to all the winners.
6W Winners: Jarrod Sheen, 63 digits; Tanner Mills
171 digits; Belle Orange, 127 digits
6T Winners: Shayla Shank, 21 digits; Morgan Scanlon, 57
digits; Alixis Brown, 18 digits
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6S Winners: Hannah Grguric, 21 digits; Abby
McCracken, 54 digits; Hailey Van Der Weele, 51 digits
6R Winners: Jacob Lubic, 51 digits; Paige Weaverling, 77
digits; Bethany Ackerman 27 digits
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Mrs. Feals’s music classes (6W, 6T, 6R) have been
putting together a stomp composition. Each group had
to create their own rhythms, to make a song, using
something that makes sound-- no instruments allowed. Selected groups performed their songs for all
6th grade students. These groups will also be featured at the May PTO meeting, along with other
groups including a drum ensemble and county chorus.
*Help your child separate the sounds in
words, listen for beginning and ending
sounds, and put separate sounds together.
*Play simple word games.
Use the five components of reading when
you read along with your child.
Try some of these fun reading tips below
at home with your child!
Phonemic Awareness – To help your
child listen to and practice with the
sounds that make up words…
*Read books with rhymes.
*Teach your child rhymes, short poems,
and songs.
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focus on a word, have your child re-read
the whole sentence to be sure he or she
understood the meaning.
Vocabulary Development – To help
your child learn and use new words…
*Share conversations with your child over
mealtimes and other times you are toPhonics – To help your child connect
sounds to letters to figure out the
gether. Children learn what words mean
“code” of reading…
more easily when they hear them spoken
*Practice the alphabet by pointing out
often.
letters wherever you see them and by
*Introduce new and interesting words at
reading alphabet books.
every opportunity.
*Point out the relationship your child is Reading Comprehension – To help
your child understand what is read…
learning on labels, boxes, newspapers,
*Talk with your child about what he or
magazines, and signs.
Reading Fluency – To help your child she is reading.
read words accurately and at an appro- *Talk about new words.
priate pace…
*Talk about what happened in a story.
*Listen to your child read words and
*Ask about the characters, places, and
books from school. Be patient and listen events that took place.
as your child practices. Let your child
*Ask your child what he or she thinks will
know you are proud of his or her reading. happen next.
*Have your child re-read familiar books.
*Ask what new information your child has
Children need practice in reading comlearned from the book.
fortably and with expression using books *Have your child retell the story in his or
they know.
her own words.
*As your child reads aloud, point out
words he or she missed and help him or
Article submitted by Mrs. Cribbs, Title 1
her read words correctly. If you stop to
Specialist, LES
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Mr. Evans and Mrs. Boerio would like to congratulate the students and staff of BES for their outstanding participation in the
Jump Rope for Heart Jump-A-Thon on March 16-18. As always, our Baggaley students and families came through like superstars,
and we raised more than $6,000 in donations for the American Heart Association!!!
Special thanks to the PTO volunteers who came to help count donations and take pictures. The event could not have run so
smoothly without their help!
If your child brought donations, the "Thank You" gifts will be arriving sometime in the second half of April. All thank you gifts
will be distributed to the children as quickly as possible.
On March 1, 4th grade students learned virtually first hand about life as a soldier in Iraq.
Through the internet and Skype, the students
were able to interact with Lt. Zang who is
8,000 miles away in serving in Iraq. The students had good questions about climate, landscape, culture and some personal questions
about how the Army has changed his life. He
also gave them great advice for their future if
they are interested in the military such as explaining how education is important. Lt. Zang
is a graduate of IUP and completed their
ROTC program. He also told the students to
value what they have here and that he's
learned to appreciate things more that he once
took for granted.
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The 8th Baggaley Rock ‘n Read was another great success. Thank to the event co-chairs Melinda Brigode and
Roweena Miller, as well as the entire event volunteer team for planning all the fun-filled activities. Your hard
work is certainly appreciated.
Thank you to the following businesses for
donating items that were used in the gift
baskets and concessions at Family Fun
Night:
Adam & Eve Pet Store
Altoona Curve
Anna Baldonieri
Apple Hill Playhouse
Arnold Palmer Motors
Auntie Anne’s Pretzels
Bella Nail Salon
BES PTO
Borders Books
Brigode Family
Carmike Theater
Carnegie Science Center
Christopher’s Pizza
Coffee Bean Cafe
Cookie Lee Jewelry, Donna Massari
Creative Memories, Jan Mills
Dairy Queen
Dahlstrom Chiropractic
Darby Downs
Denny’s
Dental Care Associates
Dino’s
Divine Hair Studio
Domino’s Pizza
Dr. Gail Lundquist-Tobias
Dr. Kenneth Purvis
Dr. James M. Tobin
D’s Windy Cottage
Eat ‘n Park
Fort Ligonier Association
Glengarry Golf Links
Hamilton Automotive
Heat Waves Tanning
Hidden Valley
Hometown Fan Club
Homemade Hoops
Hoss’s Steakhouse
Howard Hanna Susan Moore Real Estate
Huntington Learning Center
J&J Jewelers
Jan Baumgardner
Joe’s Store
K. Vet Animal Care, Inc.
Keslar Family
Latrobe Art Center
Latrobe Unity Parks & Recreation
Laurel Nursery
Laurel Valley Academy of Dance
Lazor Furniture
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Lesco FCU
Longaberger Baskets, Christy Lynch
Lowes
Market Day
Mary Kay Cosmetics, Christy Lynch
Mia Bella Candles, Dana McDowell
Motordrome Speedway
Moyer Marketing, Inc.
My Fitness Kitchen
Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Steelers
Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium
PKSA Karate
Randy Redinger & Sons Auto Service
Red Lobster
Rizzo’s Restaurant
Roadman’s Country Living Shop
Sandy Ruggiero
Rusbosin Furniture
Sea Base
Seton Hill University
Seven Springs
Sheetz
Snyder of Berlin
St. Vincent Theatre
Tangles Hair Salon/Wigs ‘N More
TeaRose Photography
The Church of God
The Dragonfly Collection
The Lamplighter Restaurant
The Medicine Shoppe
Thirty-One, Karen Carota
Valley Players of Ligonier
Wal-Mart, Latrobe
Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra
Z&M Cycles
Thank you to the following businesses
for donating items that were used in
the student participation goodie bags:
Building Bodeez Fitness Center
Chick-Fil-A, Eastgate Plaza
Citizen’s Phone Company
Dairy Queen
Dr. Kenneth Purvis
Dr. Maria Conde-Cavalier
Excela Health Latrobe Hospital
Hampton Office Supply
Howard Hanna Susan Moore Real Estate
Keystone Candy Company
Lincoln Lanes
McDonald’s
My Fitness Kitchen
Old Country Buffet
Palace Printers
Pizza Hut
Subway-Walmart
Kim Ward, State Representative
Thank you to the following businesses
for donating prizes for student pledges:
Elite Limousine
Gino’s (Downtown Latrobe)
Palace Printers
Valley Dairy
We would like to acknowledge the support of the following businesses and individuals who helped us with a cash donation:
Carclo Technical Plastics
Commercial Bank & Trust
Demilio, Inc.
Desko Family
Dr. Keith Gjebre
Excela Health Latrobe Hospital
Excela Health Latrobe Hospital
Foundation
Jake Blank, Unity Twp. Supervisor
Mark Burkhart, Tax Collector
State Farm Insurance, Chris Beddick
Superior Motors
The Eyeglass Shoppe, Dr. Brownfield
PainMed, P.C., Dr. Michael Toshok
Westmoreland Mechanical
Testing & Research
We would like to acknowledge the support of the following businesses and individuals provided demonstrations at Family Fun Night:
Zumba by Building Bodeez Fitness Club
Hula Hooping by Homemade Hoops, Becky
Seigh
Young Brothers Tae Kwon-Do
Dance Dance Revolution, Tim Evans
Face Painting, Girl Scout Troop, 80401,
Mrs. Ferscura, Barbara Flowers &
Shannon Lotz
Julie Bisi
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Baggaley
Principal’s Corner
Elementary
School
Mr. Michael Porembka
Principal
4080 Route 982
Latrobe, PA 15650
724-539-4531
www.glsd.k12.pa.us
PTO Officers
Brenda Gates Co-President
Marcilynn Novak-Modecki
Co-President
Angela Apple Co-V. President
Jodie Johnson Co-V. President
Michelle Sylvania
Co-V. President
Stephanie Byrd Co-Secretary
Celeste Pry Co-Secretary
Roweena Miller Co-Secretary
Marla Lazeski Treasurer
Newsletter Publisher
Angela Apple
724-424-4918
aapple@wpa.net
APRIL
2011
Spring has sprung!
Begin with another successful Rock and
Read-a-thon, sprinkle in numerous other
activities, finish with PSSA testing and you
have the recipe for a very busy couple of
months at Baggaley Elementary. The Rock
and Read-a-thon and Family Fun Night
kicked off the New Year and highlighted
members of our community who have a
love for both fitness and reading. I was
very proud of our children who read almost 70,000 minutes and collected
$10,000 for the outdoor classroom project over a snowy three week
period. The generosity continued into February with Community
Spirit Week, as our children collected enough items to help eighteen
families from our school. Given the economic situation facing our
area, these events showcased the caring nature of the BES spirit once
again.
In the weeks that followed and through the month of March, our
students worked hard to support our Military Working Dogs Program, celebrated Dr. Seuss and Pi Day, prepared for and participated
in PSSA testing, rehearsed for upcoming choral/band/drama programs
and even found time to complete a Jump-A-Thon that raised more
than $6,000 for the American Heart Association…not bad for a few
months work! I truly appreciate the time spent by of staff, students
and the PTO coordinating events such as these. In addition to giving
our students some things to look forward to (other than two hour
delays and cancellations) during the late winter months, these events
also instill in them core values about hard work and giving that truly
makes Baggaley Elementary School the BEST!
Looking ahead, April is already shaping up to be a busy month at
BES as well. As we prepare for the Class of 2024, we also finalize
plans for the Class of 2017 to attend sixth grade camp, enjoy many
field trips and hold final rehearsals for the much anticipated spring
music programs. Events such as these would not be possible without
the help of numerous parents, volunteers and community members. I
would like to extend a sincere and heartfelt thank you to those individuals who enrich the lives of our children at Baggaley Elementary.
Your help and dedication make their lives better, and for that, I am
grateful.
Think Spring!
~Mr. Porembka
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