BHEPTA

School Supply Lists

admin — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:41:45 +0000

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

admin — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 21:55:03 +0000

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.

Spanish Forum Info (pdf)

Spanish Forum Meeting Notes June 10 2010 (pdf)

Spanish Program Questions (pdf)

School Supply Ordering

admin — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 01:55:08 +0000

For those that would rather not run from store to store this summer, PTA is providing an on-line school supply ordering service. This is not a fundraiser, just something we offer for your convenience. Please visit the EPI home page where you will be prompted to enter the following school ID: BAR061

THE DEADLINE FOR ALL ORDERS IS WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30TH, 2010.

Open Forum to Discuss Spanish Language Instruction at BHE

admin — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 20:43:07 +0000

Thursday, June 10^th, 6:00 pm
Barton Hills Elementary Library

In the spring PTA Budget Survey, there was overwhelming parent feedback regarding the desire to have a Spanish Teacher on campus. If you are a parent interested in the implementation of Spanish Language instruction at Barton Hills Elementary, please join us June 10^th. We will be discussing the many challenges involved with introducing a foreign language class not supported by the school district.

Our timeline follows:

Program Investigation and Planning: 2010–2011 school year.
Potential Program Implementation: 2011–2012 school year.

We need enthusiastic parents willing to serve on an exploratory committee. Let’s come together, investigate, lay groundwork, and determine whether we can pull this off! Kati Achtermann and PTA board members will be present. Please contact me with any questions or concerns.

We look forward to talking with you!

Kelly Tagle

PTA President 2010 – 2011
thetagles@gmail.com
784-5788

Incoming Kindergartener Playdates

admin — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 00:39:09 +0000

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!

Michele Tongate
Jeneen Schloz

News from the Library

admin — Fri, 14 May 2010 19:08:50 +0000

ALL Library Books are due May 21st.

BOGO Book Fair May 24 – 28 *** Volunteers Needed!

The sign-up sheet will be posted in the library. Let Mrs. Day know when you’d like to volunteer and she will add you to the list and reply. jcday@austinisd.org or 414-3486.

Remember to READ 1,500 minutes this summer for a party in the Fall! Packet going home last week of school.

Barton Hills Elementary is going GREENER!

admin — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 00:11:20 +0000

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.

PTA Survey

admin — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 16:33:40 +0000

Our PTA Board is currently seeking feedback regarding the 2010-2011 budget and some other areas. Your input is VERY IMPORTANT.
Will you please take a moment to visit the site below and complete the survey? It is completely anonymous and takes just a few moments. Please don’t miss out on this terrific opportunity to provide feedback.
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/7D2SWZJ

Silent Auction Numbers $$ are IN!

admin — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 16:21:59 +0000

The Barton Hills Elementary PTA Silent Auction “Unplugged” raised well over $11,000 for BHE PTA! This nearly doubles the original goal.
These funds go to the budget to support programs that benefit our students.

Thank you to all of the volunteers, musicians, live auctioneer, in-kind donations, business, parent and community donations. The baskets were a big hit and thank you to Matt’s El Rancho for such a fine location. Also, special thanks to Collins Van Nort and Faith United Methodist for the childcare facilities and staff. Also, thank you to the 165 attendees who graciously supported the school and bid generously at the event. I think that everyone had a great time and it was a very positive community fundraiser!

Sincerely – Maureen Carlson, Silent Auction Chair 2010 & the Silent Auction Committee

Health and Wellness Fair

admin — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 19:18:01 +0000

Bring your families and come out to the first annual FREE BHE Health and Wellness Fair this Saturday, Feb. 27 from 2-4 PM! Enjoy fun games, free smoothie tastings, interactive martial arts demonstrations, cool raffle prizes and more! You can even pick up a free garden start-up kit from the Sustainable Food Center, find out if you’re deficient in zinc while you chat with naturopathic doctor about holistic medicine, and learn about the benefits of acupuncture – there’s something for everyone!

Yes, you can come and go, but we encourage you to make it for the ALL of the excitement and here’s why:
At 2:05 a brief information will kick off the event and each family will be given a “Wellness Passport.” Then families will rotate through five great stations, and at the end of the event turn in their passports for a chance to win one of the fabulous door prizes – everything from gift certificates to Whole Earth Provision Co. to massage or acupuncture sessions! (Door prize drawing at 4 PM; must be present to win.)

See you there!