Important News

Effective Monday, August 26th, for the 2024-2025 school year, our new times will be 9:15 a.m. - 3:45 p.m. Across the school district, 11 schools will have adjusted start times to increase bus efficiency and eliminate single tier buses, alleviate traffic congestion at respective campuses or neighborhoods, and address community and school administrator’s concerns. Changing school times may present an…

Our wonderful Kindergarten Team will host two meet and greet days for our incoming Kindergarten students. During this time we will provide information to parents while engaging the students in some educational activities. Students will then be invited to the playground where they can interact with their peers. The two dates will be Wednesday, July 31st and Wednesday, August 14th…

Access to our BPES School Supply List for 2024-25 can be found at the link below. [[{"fid":"664","view_mode":"default","fields":{"format":"default"},"type":"media","attributes":{"class":"file media-element file-default"}}]]

March is Reading Month at BPES! We are excited to share some fun activities we have planned for March Reading Month! Students will be participating in both an individual and school-wide reading incentive throughout the month. After reading for 150 minutes , students will submit their ‘Shamrock Reading Log’ to the bin in their pod and take a new reading…

Kindergarten registration for the 2024-2025 school year begins March 4, 2024. Children must be 5 years old by September 1, 2024, in order to enroll in kindergarten. Please see more specific information below. Every child who is 5 years old by September 1 must be enrolled in a kindergarten program this fall or have an approved waiver . This link…

Fall Picture Retakes will take place on 12/4/23. Please see the links below for more information: 109369 Bushy Park Elementary School FALL2 428923 Run 1 Fall Poster.pdf [[{"fid":"662","view_mode":"default","fields":{"format":"default"},"type":"media","attributes":{"class":"file media-element file-default"}}]]

The Howard County Literacy Association invites students in grades 1-5 to submit their original poems and/or short stories to the annual writing contest called The Young Authors' Contest . Please see the attached Young Authors’ Contest Guidelines below for information about the rules and guidelines. All entries must have a completed YAC Cover Sheet (link coversheet PDF) sent as a…

Research is clear that showing up for school has a huge impact on a student’s academic and social success, starting from pre-kindergarten and continuing through high school. Missing 10% (or about 18 days of a school year or 2 a month) can drastically affect a student’s academic success at each grade level. By the 6th grade, absenteeism is one of…

Dear Parents and/or Students, We are currently running a Joe Corbi's and Claire's Gourmet Fundraiser. Please see the attached letter for all important information and dates. Packets were just distributed to all students, so please check their backpacks or take home packets. Ready to get started? CLICK HERE TO REGISTER We appreciate your support of this fundraiser, as it provides…

Reading Foundational Skills Videos - Help Your Child at Home! PHONICS AND DECODING Phonics is one approach to reading instruction that teaches students the principles of letter-sound relationships, how to sound out words, and exceptions to the principles. Decoding is the ability to apply your knowledge of letter-sound relationships, including knowledge of letter patterns, to correctly pronounce written words. Understanding…