Mark your calendars for the Family Glow Reading Night next week!
The first Percussion Club meeting was held yesterday after school. Music teacher Mr. Lange said 21 second graders attended. "It was a blast," he said. "By the end of the session, we were rocking 'We Will Rock You' in unison. It was great!"
Lange wanted to thank Gary Strange and Ace Hardware-Salem for donating 25 5-gallon buckets for the club.
(Photos taken by SHS photographer junior Anna Lange)
Yearbook flyers have gone home! Online ordering is available, and the deadline is Friday March 15th, 2024.
If you’re turning in a physical form, please be sure to include your student's name and their teacher's name.
To order online, visit www.inter-state.com/order and enter the code 82408F.
BSE students will participate in a kindness challenge Monday, Feb. 5, as the Woods family shares the story of their daughter, Calla.
Students in grades second through fifth started using their coding skills to program the Dash and Cue robots this week.
Mosier Chiropractic and Lincks Clothing and Shoes donated 200 sweatshirts for students at Bradie Shrum Elementary. Pictured are Dr. Mosier, Ellen Mosier, BSE school counselor Savannah Goss and Rick Lincks. The money for the sweatshirts came from donations at Mosier's and profits from the book the they wrote! Thank you for thinking of our students! #LionPride
Here are last week's Bradie Shrum Elementary Star Students for grades third through fifth. Congratulations!
Students in grades K-5 are working on TEAMWORK this week. Each team was tasked with getting their entire team across the river using minimal “tools.” If a team member touched the river, they had to regroup and try again. Throughout the river crossing, they were tasked with carrying a “paddle” and avoiding “mines” along the way. Assistant Superintendent Mrs. Mires even stopped by to join in on the fun!
Bradie Shrum Elementary announces the Arby's Star Student of the Week for grades kindergarten through second. Congratulations!
Author, and former BSE teacher, Kathy Dye visited the school last week and introduced her new book, A Song in her Heart, to all grades.
Mrs. Dye autographed and donated one of her books to the BSE Library
Prior to her visit, Mrs. Dye held a coloring contest with grades 3-5. Students in grades K-2 were given coloring pages at the visit.
It's that time of year!
In the spirit of giving this season, second grade students collected 492 items for the Washington County Food Bank. Way to go little Lions!
First graders kicked off the holiday season with a visit to Derby Dinner Playhouse to see "Jack Frost Saves Christmas" and enjoyed lunch on the river at King Fish.
The BSE Spell Bowl team competed in and hosted the regional Spell Bowl competition Monday night. The team placed second in their division and second overall. The group had three perfect scores. Those students scoring perfect were Althea Shields, Langston Sparkman and Isabel Azcuy. Other team members are Noah Redden, Arianna Tedrow, Alaina Tedrow, Jamie Burcham and Piper Stephens. They are pictured here with Spell Bowl team sponsors Bev Sweeney and Randy Nichols.
This will start tomorrow.
Congratulations to Emily Johnson and Crystal Mikels for receiving a Robotics Competition Grant from the Indiana Department of Education’s (IDOE’s) Office of Teaching and Learning.
They were one of 168 recipients of the 2023-2024 K-12 Robotics Competition Grant. Awarded through funds appropriated by the Indiana General Assembly, this grant aligns with the mission of Indiana’s Priorities for STEM Education to provide Indiana students with engaging STEM learning experiences that prepare them for emerging careers and educational opportunities.
Celebrate Red Ribbon Week next week with dress up days!
Kindergarten students celebrated the 50th day of school by dressing in styles from the 50s, hula hooping, dancing and blowing bubbles! It was a fun day! Here are photos from Mrs. Bower's class!
The Kids Bible Klub (KBK) will start meeting after fall break. This is the 11th year for the club! The group will meet Thursday mornings from 7:30 to 8 a.m. in rooms 300, 301 and 302. The first meeting will be Oct. 19. Notes have been sent home with students, which includes a registration form.
For more information, contact Rita Maudling at rmaudlin@blueriver.net or Karen Libka at klibka@salemschools.us.
Students in Mrs. Ingram's class were building Lego towers with Mrs. Mikels during Creation Station class today. The students had to see who could build the tallest tower with the legos they were provided.
