February’s character trait at BES is diversity, the idea that people are different in many ways, and that these differences are a good thing! The Character Education team helped to elaborate on diversity through different examples and the video below.
Bus Merits
BCSD Transportation Supervisor Mrs. Jeaneatte Alderman was the special guest at this month’s assembly. Mrs. Alderman came to the Character Education Assembly to re- introduced the Mountaineer Bus Merit program. The BCSD Transportation Department would love for all BES Mountaineers to join the program and work toward earning a merit(s) on the bus for being Responsible, Safe, and Respectful! BES Mountaineers will drop their earned Mountaineer Bus Merit into the bus merit bucket at BES for a chance to win a prize in the monthly drawing.
Please find the full letter from Mrs. Alderman along with the Mountaineer Merit Ridership Rules & Expectations form below. This information was also backpacked and emailed home to all BES Families. Please return a signed Mountaineer Merit Ridership Rules & Expectations form to your Bus Driver by March 1st. The contract can also be found in the link below.
For questions about the program please reach out to Mrs. Alderman at jalderman@berlincentral.org
Mountaineer Bus Merit Letter and Mountaineer Merit Ridership Rules & Expectations Form
February’s Character Counts Recipients
During February’s Character Education Assembly students who went above and beyond to model January’s character trait of fairness, when everyone gets what they need to be successful, were February’s Character Counts award recipients. Character Count recipients are selected by their classroom teachers to receive the monthly awards.
Congratulations to February’s Character Counts Mountaineers: Lake Jacobs, Eloise Scanlon, Yoltzin Storms, Logan Montoya, Ryan Gates, Amelia Henderson, Kayleana Ryan, Avery Davis, Penelope Buzerak, Noah Forrest, Iris Burnell, Averie O’Connell, Grace Lanahan, Alayna Stevens, Ava Von Schilgen, Maddie Clark, and Ellie Schaaphok. Restorative Rockstar, Mrs. Layla Davis
Restorative Rock Star
Our Restorative Rockstar this month is Layla Davis!
Mrs. Davis is a bus attendants on bus #56. She is also mom to one of our second graders here at BES! She goes above and beyond for the children on her bus. She has even brought fun crafts and activities for them to do to keep them busy. She is a hard worker and she loves her job. Mrs. Davis has lots of patience and understanding with all of her students. She is also taking courses in early childhood education with hopes to work in a classroom of her own some day!
Merit Winners
Mountaineer Merits are awarded throughout the month for being responsible, safe and respectful. Elementary and Transportation staff award merit tickets to celebrate Mountaineers who demonstrate these traits. The students then deposit their merit into the Mountaineer Merit container found in the main hallway.
Principal Cataldo draws ten merit recipients (five from kindergarten to second grade and five from third to fifth grade) each month to receive recognition and a prize at the conclusion of each assembly.
February Merit Winners
Congratulations to the February’s Merit recipients: Asher Van Keuren, Addison Burdick, Bryer Faulkner, Ensley Wood, Alyda Brock, Carter Childs, Joshua LaMountain, Gianna Roberts, Killian Thompson, and Priyansh Chaudhari
Thank you to the BES first graders for leading the Mountaineer Mantra this month! Go Mountaineers!!!
Mountaineers Mantra
The Mountaineers are WE!
RESPONSIBLE, SAFE, RESPECTFUL!
Berlin students all agree!
RESPONSIBLE, SAFE, RESPECTFUL!
We climb, we climb, we climb!
RESPONSIBLE, SAFE, RESPECTFUL!
We do it every time!
RESPONSIBLE, SAFE, RESPECTFUL!