School Supply Lists
If you missed the deadline to order your school supplies online, be sure to check out the Barton Hills school supply lists!
Click here to see what your kids need, organized by grade level.
Spanish Forum Report
On Thursday, June 10th, 19 parents and 3 BHE teachers attended the Spanish Forum held in the library. Principal Kati Achtermann discussed considerations for hiring and fully funding a teacher and recounted BHE’s experience with PTA funding Spanish in the past (prior to 2002). PTA President Kelly Tagle gave an overview of current PTA fundraising and budget expenditures. Many ideas for implementation of Spanish Instruction were discussed. The main concern raised by the staff is the loss of core curriculum instruction time. Several parents volunteered to contact schools who already have established language instruction to ask how their programs operate.
Time and date of our next meeting is TBD, likely late July or early August. We will let you know as soon as that is confirmed.
Incoming Kindergartener Playdates
Parents of Barton Hills Elementary Kindergartners 2010 – 2011: We have planned several playdates during the summer so that kids and parents have a chance to meet before school starts. Please mark your calendars and join us!
Incoming Kindergarten Playdate Schedule
Thursday, July 15th at Garrison, 3-6 pm
(Meet in the shade at the shallow end.)
Saturday, July 31st at Butler Park, 10 am-noon
Wednesday, August 18th at Barton Hills Elementary playground, 4-6:30 pm
Look for a Barton Hills Elementary sign and please contact us with any questions! We look forward to meeting you!
Barton Hills Elementary is going GREENER!
In addition to paper and plastic recycling, BHE is prooud of our new composting program! The pilot began on Monday, April 12th. Children in the cafeteria now put ALL organic material into specially-marked buckets. The only things that cannot be composted are metals, glasses, plastics, and Styrofoam. Custodial staff monitor and empty the buckets into carts near the dumpster, plus collect their organics in the kitchen. Organics By Gosh, owned by Phil Gosh, a Barton Hills dad, maintains cleanliness of carts, picks up the organic material three times a week, and composts it at his facility. The sixth graders, with the assistance of Mr. Gosh, have built a small composting bin at the school for educational and gardening purposes, and this bin will receive small amounts of raw organic material. Lisa Kerber is serving as the Parent Liaison for this program to ensure its success.
Think for just a moment about how much waste will be diverted from our city’s landfill in a whole school year. If you are excited about this pilot program, please show your appreciation to our Principal, Kati Achtermann, the custodial and cafeteria staff, and Phil Gosh and Jason Sanders of Organics By Gosh.
