Parent Night for Bald Knob High School freshmen and sophomores will be September 11. Make plans now to visit your child's high school teachers, their classrooms and learn about the semester ahead.
September is Attendance Awareness Month! 📣 Each day in the classroom counts, and we want to empower our students to make the most of their educational journey! 🏆
Today is National Read a Book Day, a day which invites us ALL to grab a book we might enjoy and spend the day reading. But don’t just read to yourself. Share the experience! Read aloud either to children or to grandparents. Read to your pets or to your stuffed animals and plants. Reading improves memory and concentration as well as reduces stress. Older adults who spend time reading show a slower cognitive decline and tend to participate in more mentally stimulating activities over their lifetime. Books are an inexpensive entertainment, educational tool, and time machine too! #ReadABookDay
#RegularStartWednesday
Regular Start Wednesday School Day Begins:
- H. L. Lubker Elementary School @ 8:00 AM
- Bald Knob Middle School @ 7:50 AM
- Bald Knob High School @ 7:50 AM
Join the wonderful team at the Bald Knob Early Childhood Center.
We currently have a position available in the Infant Room (12-18 months).
You can find the job description and application online at
https://baldknobschools.tedk12.com//hire/Index.aspx
Happy Labor Day to the educators of Bald Knob Public Schools...our teachers, staff, administration and everyone who helps create a safe, nurturing, welcoming and creative environment for the children and youth in Bald Knob to learn and be the best they can be - and become.
With "Capturing Kids' Hearts," we firmly believe that we are not just building strong students, but compassionate and responsible citizens of tomorrow. Together, we're creating a brighter future! #CapturingKidsHearts #PositiveSchoolCulture
#RegularStartWednesday
Regular Start Wednesday School Day Begins:
- H. L. Lubker Elementary School @ 8:00 AM
- Bald Knob Middle School @ 7:50 AM
- Bald Knob High School @ 7:50 AM
Good Afternoon, Elementary Families!
This Week's Family Newsletter Includes:
-Announcements
-Upcoming Events
-August Attendance Information
and more...
As a reminder, we do NOT have school on Monday and it is a REGULAR start on Wednesday.
We look forward to seeing you on Tuesday.
Go Bulldogs!
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Adding infants, toddlers boosts Bald Knob Early Childhood Center's enrollment by 26 - By Greg Geary ggeary@thedailycitizen.com Sep 1, 2023 Courtesy of The Searcy Daily-Citizen
The Bald Knob School District’s Early Childhood Center has “grown by 26 spots” this school year, according to the center’s director, Shannon Hazelwood, after “adding infants and toddlers to our program.”
“Eighteen out of the 20 infant spots are filled,” Hazelwood told the Bald Knob School Board on Monday. “Twenty-three out of the 31 toddler spots are filled. Forty out of our 40 pre-K spots have been filled.”
Overall for the district, enrollment was up as of Aug. 15 from the end of last year. Superintendent Melissa Gipson said enrollment was at 1,079 while it ended last year 1,056.
Hazelwood said for her school, toddlers are a little hard to come by possibly because parents want to be more hands on with them, but in regard to infants, “they pretty much filled us up.”
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There are 37 paying students, while 30 are federal pre-K students,” she said. Eleven are low-income, voucher students and three students are fosters.
Hazelwood said the childhood center also has started PUPS (Program Utilizing Parents Support). “This group will have parent involvement for family engagements, getting them to volunteer more in our program and just helping the teacher plan family engagement nights.”
On Sept. 12, screenings will take place, according to Hazelwood. Clearly Speaking provides therapy for birth to 3 years olds for any developmental delay and the Wilbur D. Mills Education Service Cooperative takes care of the 3- to 5-year-olds.
Over the summer, Hazelwood said, there was an eight-day pre-K social emotional course on campus. “We invited anyone within the surrounding areas to come and we had several teachers from different locations.”
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She said the purpose for this course was to help teachers with the triggers of behaviors and how to deescalate behaviors within the classrooms.
Also during the summer, a meet and greet lawn party was held, where newly enrolled parents and students spent time with teachers and got to meet other parents within the center. And open house also took place, and parent-teacher conferences will be held this month.
Hopefully in October, Hazelwood said, another family engagement night will be coming up. She said a survey will be used to see when the parents want to do the fall get-together.
Parents also can see ongoing work sampling for 3- to 5-year-olds through the “Seesaw” App and through the Brightwheel App for the 6 weeks to 3 years age group. Teachers link their developmental profiles to these apps, Hazelwood said, “so every parent can see what their children are learning on a daily basis.”
Attention Bald Knob High School students: If you would like to register for the ACT exam this year, you have two more chances to do so. Register on or before September 22 and November 3 to take the exam before the end of 2023. 2024 registration dates coming soon.
Let's make it fun! We challenge all our students to aim for perfect attendance during September. Every day they're present in school counts towards their success. We believe in them, and we know they can do it! 🌟🌟
Looking for a job with a competitive salary, on-the-job training with one-on-one tutoring, and great hours with the opportunity for more? Work for Bald Knob Public Schools as a bus driver. Apply at https://baldknobschools.tedk12.com/hire/ViewJob.aspx?JobID=349 or contact Marcy Dugger at 501-724-3273 Ext. 101 or marcy.dugger@baldknobschools.org.
National Play Outside Day is the first Saturday of every month, a day when everybody in the nation plays outside. This includes kids, parents, adults, families and grandparents. No scheduled events or activities - just go outside and do something fun with your friends and family. When you play outside, you have fun, develop a lifetime habit of physical activity, keep health and exercise a priority, discover new things, use your imagination, enjoy the beauty of nature and create lifelong memories with friends and family.
#RegularStartWednesday
Regular Start Wednesday School Day Begins:
- H. L. Lubker Elementary School @ 8:00 AM
- Bald Knob Middle School @ 7:50 AM
- Bald Knob High School @ 7:50 AM
Tonight's football game against the Southside Southerners will be live-streamed at the following link: https://youtu.be/ZpwTidGkV1U?si=fmGQQg19Nn4qiY8O
Kickoff is at 7:00. Go Bulldogs!
Hey everyone! We're excited to announce that September is officially Attendance Awareness Month! 🌟💯 This month, we're shining a spotlight on the importance of regular school attendance and how it sets the stage for success in education and beyond! 📚💪
🌟 Capturing Kids' Hearts: Building Strong Connections! 🌟
It's game day for Bald Knob Public Schools! Golf at Clinton High School at 3:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m., Volleyball at Manila at 4:30 p.m. & 8 p.m., and 7th grade & Junior High Football at Melbourne at 5:30 p.m. & 9 p.m. https://www.baldknobschools.org/events
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