Message from our Principal

Mr. Doug Savage

UPCOMING JANUARY DATES:

Monday 25• Box Top Competition begins

• Spirit Night - Shooters

Tuesday 26 • Parent /Teacher Conferences

Thursday 28 • Parent /Teacher Conferences

Friday 29 • Talent Show 7-9 pm

UPCOMING FEBRUARY DATES:

Monday 1 • Spirit Night – Butterbee’s

Monday 8• BES Food Drive Feb. 8-16th

• Spirit Night – Butterbee’s

Tuesday 9 • PTO Meeting 7 pm

Thursday 11• Valentine’s Day Parties 2:15 pm

Grades: K – 3

Friday 12 • NO SCHOOL – Teacher in-service

Monday 15• NO SCHOOL – President’s Day• Spirit Night – Butterbee’s

Edition 11| January 21, 2016

January Character Trait is . . .

RESPECTCongratulations to our Students!

Winter has definitely arrived! With the district’s first snow day occurring this week, please inform our office if you did not receive a notification call for the closing. Several numbers entered in our automated call system reported as no longer in use. If you did not receive a call and would like to be on the list, just provide our office with a phone number or numbers of your choice.

Winter parent teacher conferences are set for the evenings of Thursday January 20th, Tuesday the 26th, and Thursday the 28th. All dates are from 4:00p.m. to 8:00pm. Contact your child’s teacher if you would like a conference and have not yet scheduled one.

Staff from the Junior High will meet with sixth grade students on Tuesday the 26th to begin orientation to scheduling classes and other information about transition to seventh grade. On Wednesday the 27th, parents

of sixth graders are invited to attend a session with Junior High staff - in the BES cafeteria beginning at 7:30p.m.

Plan to be entertained at the annual BES talent show on Friday January 29th! It’s always an amazing show of student talents over a variety of performances. Additional details in this newsletter edition!

Keep an eye out for information on a BES food drive during the second week of February. Each year in cooperation with the PTO we plan for and engage students in a community service and outreach event. This year’s service will benefit the Miami Ministries Food Pantry and will directly impact local Milford families.

Finally, Boyd E. Smith's 9th Annual Science Night is scheduled for Tuesday February 23rd. We are currently looking for volunteers to assist with setting up the event and cleaning afterwards. If you have time to volunteer, please click on the Sign up Genius for the event on the BES Facebook page.

Mark your Calendar…

WEEK 1

Joshua WeberNolan JasperMegan Banks

Rex KochRisha Patel

Gitte CoekaertsWill Johns

Shianne Akers

John McPeekLandon Gobble

Aubrey DuncansonJackson Taylor

Jack PowellCaitlin Evans

Sophie TurnerHarley Keebaugh

Campbell RobinsonLuke Ray

Ethan VirginSam GorningAbby ShapiroRJ MursinnaKelsey Cote

Zoey Beckelhymer

WEEK 2

Nick PramaggioreAmber McGrathJack FeilhauerPaytin HurleyRiley MaddenTyson Graham

Miles Busemeyer

Jackson MearsAiden Hamiel

Isaiah CarranzaJonathan Campbell

Luke BrandAndrew Tamerius

Tanner AustinBen McPeek

Kemper SingletonSiddarth Padmanabhan

Anna WatkinsAuron Cole

Jillian GardnerAndrew FleuhrAva Bradshaw

Join us for the BES “Got Talent” Show on Friday, January 29th at 7:00 pm.

The show will be approximately 2 hours. Admission is $2.00 per person.

Due to construction of our new school, please consider carpooling. When the parking lot is full, please park on only one side of the driveway entrance and adjacent streets.

We need volunteers to make this event a success! Volunteer sign-ups can be found at: http://bit.ly/BES_Talent_Show_Volunteers

THANK YOU

COSI Volunteers!

Boyd E. Smith Food DriveFebruary 8-16

Give Food, Share the Love

This February, please help us support Milford Miami Ministry by donating non-perishable food, personal care items or loose change. Help us make a difference in the lives of others.

This year, our theme is “Give Food, Share the Love”. Our goal is to collect 2,000 items and $200 in donations.

How can you get involved? It’s easy!

• February 8-16, bring non-perishable food, personal care items or loose change to school.

• Volunteers are needed! Sign-up below.• February 8-16, two parents each morning to

help collect donations. • February 17 – Pack and transport donations to

Milford Miami.http://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080d48a5a822a57-

besfood

Question to Lea Ann Tamerius (ltamerius@gmail.com)

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Monday January 25th -Friday February 5th WHAT: START Ripping, Tearing, and Sticking those Box Tops!!

WHY: DAILY CLASS PRIZE: The classroom who submits the most Box Tops each day will be awarded a small class prize for the entire class!

HOW: COLLECTION SHEETS are the best way to collect and organize Box Tops! The sheets also make counting the Box Tops soooo much easier for us!

WHERE CAN YOU FIND A SHEET? A printable copy is on the next page of this newsletter, Your Friday Folder (1.22), AND extra copies in the school lobby!

SOMETHING NEW: For students: for each 10 Box Tops turned in, you will receive a chance to win a pizza party for your class! For Teachers: Each 100 in Box Tops your class turns in, you will be entered to win a GRAND Prize for yourself!

10 Box Tops=$1 Box Top Dollar

**For current bonus Box Tops, write your name on the front for class credit and place in Ziploc baggie!

PRINT & ATTACH YOUR BOX TOPS!

Yearbook SalesIt's not too late to order this year's yearbook! Don't miss

out on preserving this year's memories. Go online to

https://ybpay.lifetouch.com/Order/SelectJob

Enter our school's yearbook ID: 7608516

Do you take pictures at our

great school events?

BES Yearbook needs your help!

Wanted: Event PicturesDid you attend any of this year's fun celebrations, like a Thanksgiving program, Veteran's Day recognition, Winter Parties, or any other school/classroom events? If you took any pictures you would like to share for consideration into our yearbook, we would love to see them! Please send your high-resolution pictures (indicating which event these were taken at) to boydesmithyearbook@gmail.com.

We're currently looking for science or technology experts/enthusiasts

to share their knowledge with the BES students and their families at this

fabulous event. We've got some great exhibits lined up already, but we're

always looking to expand the range of our exhibits. If you or someone you

know (parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, neighbors, etc.) have some

knowledge to share, we'd love their participation! Think outside of the box --

if uncle Paul is an HVAC expert. he could talk to students about

geothermal...if aunt Sue is a doctor or a dentist, she could talk to the

students about keeping their bodies or teeth healthy...many people have

talents/expertise that would fascinate the kids. If you or someone you know

would be interested in having a booth at the event, please contact Nicole

Kimble at kimblenicole@yahoo.com for details.

The 9th Annual BES

Science Night

Science night will take place on

Tuesday, February 23, 2016 | 6 - 8 pm.

The Father Son night is March 18th

6-8pm.

BES PTO is currently looking for PTO members

who would like to help with the 2016-17

Nominating Committee. If you would like to get involved and help us find

candidates for open board and chair positions for

the upcoming school year, please contact

Windy Robinson at windyrobinson@gmail.com.

Thank you!

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District News

State Releases Report Card; Milford Continues to Achieve at High LevelsThe Ohio Department of Education is releasing the 2014-15 district and building report cards in two releases. The first release on January 14 includes the K-3 literacy component; graduation rate; and prepared for success measure, which grades districts on how students fare with college admission tests. The state will release the remaining components —achievement, gap closing, and progress — as well as information about gifted students and district financial expenditures on February 25.

For the state testing administered last year, the achievement of Milford School students did not drop as demonstrated by other states that had experienced these new tests. All of Milford's results exceeded the state averages, and Milford exceeded the state indicators in every area. All of our third grade students met the requirements for the third grade reading guarantee. Milford’s four year and five year graduation rate were both rated an "A" by the state of Ohio.

It was the first time that the state of Ohio used the PARCC as a testing provider; so it is difficult to compare our results to prior years, but the district is still able to learn about the achievement patterns of our students and can make adjustments in instruction in how we teach our academic standards. This school year the state of Ohio will be using AIR instead of PARCC as a provider for all state tests. Milford's curriculum is aligned to the state standards; so even though comparing one year to the next is difficult, the district can compare a student's proficiency relative to each standard.

“We are proud of our students for their achievement in the latest state testing, and we continue as a district to work together with our parents and greater Milford community in preparing our students for college and career success,” Milford Superintendent, Dr. Robert Farrell said.

A link to Milford's report card will be posted on the district website at www.milfordschools.org.

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Why learn Spanish?• Starting a second language early will enhance reading abilities and general literacy in the first language.

• Students who study a foreign language for four or more years tend to score higher on t he verbal section of

the S.A.T.

• Children who learn another language demonstrate better focus and multit asking skills. Learning a second

language is excellent exercise for the brain. Some studies even suggest being actively bilingual helps

reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease.

• It’s the second most popular language in the world and, according to researchers, by 2050 the United

States will be t he largest Spanish speaking countr y in the world.

• By the time today’s children enter t he workforce, the ability to speak Spanish fluently will greatly improve

their resume and employability. Recruiters and hiring managers already understand that the need for

bilingual English and Spanish-speaking employees has grown; within a decade, demand for workers who

speak both languages is likely to increase even further.

• Foreign language classes are a very stringent requirement for colleges and universities; learning Spanish

during childhood will make high school Spanish classes much easier. Good grades in high school Spanish

are likely to make quite a difference on college applications.

Enroll today for Spanish classes!

For more information about our classes, please contact us at:

info@worldofspanishllc.com or call 513-739-9516

SPANISH CLASSES AT BOYD E. SMITH ELEMENTARY!Ages: for grades K-6th.Dates: Tuesdays 3:45 pm – 4:45 pm in the Boyd E. Smith Library, starting February 2.Tuition: $74 for a 7-week session (20% discount for sibling, third sibling is FREE!). Textbooks for NEW students: please add $26 for the year. CLASSES RUN CONTINUOUSLY FOR 14 WEEKS, FEBRUARY TO MAY 2016, DIVIDED INTO 2 SESSIONS OF 7 WEEKS EACH.ENROLL ONLINE at www.worldofspanishllc.com Here is what parents have to say about our classes: “My kids

absolutely love going to class. They have learned so much and it has even put them on the track to asking me in their day to day lives: Mom, how do you say that in Spanish? We look forward to many more classes to come!”