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Elementary “water wars” a fun way to end the year

Elementary students were able to squirt water at their teachers and school staff after dismissal yesterday while their bus drivers circled the bus loop, and the teachers and staff squirted them right back! In the photo: lots of wet teachers and staff. So much fun, and a great way to finish up the day and …

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BKW Elementary offers Free Summer Enrichment Camps

Attention elementary families! BKW is offering free Summer Enrichment Camps, with offerings for students who are entering kindergarten through 7th grade in the fall. Camps will run from 8:30-11:30 a.m. at the school as follows: Dive into Kindergarten (Students entering Kindergarten) August 2-6 & August 9-13 Students will continue building their literacy foundation and reading …

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Return library books for a stuffed animal prize!

Attention BKW Elementary students: It’s that time of year again when Mrs. Keyser is prepping for the summer and looking for library books. Look under the bed, in that basket of toys or even under the couch. Return your library books and receive a stuffed animal prize to take home to keep! We have 53 …

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FFA, Builders Club & Kiwanis unite to beautify U’hai Trail

Members of BKW’s FFA and Builders Club joined with the local Kiwanis chapter for a work day beautifying the U’hai Nature Trail.  “The dedication of all in these groups is just incredible,” said Builders Club advisor and elementary teacher Carey Raymond. “We could not be more proud of the students who gave their talents to …

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Honor Societies to hold School Supply Drive June 1-4

The  BKW National Honor Society & National Junior Honor Society are holding a School Supply Drive as a service project. From June 1-4, they are accepting donations of new or gently used items, which can be dropped off in Secondary School  room 171 or in designated boxes in each school’s main office. Requested items include: …

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Superintendent’s message: sports spectators, May 18 vote, kindergarten registration, conference day

Dear Families and Community Members,  We understand that you may be hearing about some schools increasing the number of spectators at interscholastic athletic events in relation to the state increasing its outdoor gathering limits. Please note that at this time we are continuing with our current practice of 2 spectators with badges per player. This …

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Chicks teach little learners

Katlyn Prescott’s pre-K class at BKW Elementary has been learning about living things and life cycles. During the week of May 3, chicks hatched from their eggs following 21 days in an incubator. At the end of the week, the chicks flew the coop and moved on to their new home.  

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BKW selected for national On The Farm STEM Experience

A team of BKW educators has been selected by the American Farm Bureau Federation and the  American Farm Bureau Association for Agriculture to participate in a series of On The Farm STEM Experience webinars in May, June and July, and an Aug. 8-11 educational conference in Nashville, Tennessee. “We were asked by the National Farm …

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Award-winning author brings caring message to 1st graders, and they return the kindness

On Friday, April 30, BKW first grade students had a special visitor. Children’s author Trudy Ludwig, who writes books that help children learn how to treat each other in a more kind and caring way, visited their classes virtually. She talked to the children about her job as an author, her books, and the messages …

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