As summer break comes to an end but temperatures continue to be in the 90s, many of our youth are cooling off in swimming pools and other bodies of water. We want to encourage our families to take advantage of water safety and swim lessons at neighboring community facilities!
Congratulations to Brittny Stephens and Janet Thurmond for being chosen as the BES Extra Mile employees for April 2023. This award goes to one certified and one classified employee each month that do way more than their job description entails to support students and staff. Congrats to these two incredible employees.
We are blessed with amazing teachers and staff at BES! Happy Teacher Appreciation Week to all teachers and school staff everywhere!!
Congratulations to Karen Harwood and Lyndee Pippin for being chosen as the BES Extra Mile employees for March 2022. This award goes to one certified and one classified employee each month that do way more than their job description entails to support students and staff. Congrats to these two incredible employees.
Congratulations to Megan Pendley and Jan Gaddis for being chosen as the BES Extra Mile employees for February 2023. This award goes to one certified and one classified employee each month that do way more than their job description entails to support students and staff. Congrats to these two incredible employees.
Lumpkin County Schools will be closed on Friday, March 10, 2023 to allow our staff, students, families and communities to travel to Macon to support our Lady Indians as they defend their Girls Basketball State Championship.
As a service to our families with elementary-aged children who need childcare and supervision on Friday, we are offering breakfast, planned activities, and lunch supervised by LCSS educators from 8:00 AM-2:30 PM at Lumpkin County High School.
Transportation will not be provided. Parent drop-off at LCHS will be from 7:30-8:00 AM and parent pick-up will be from 2:30-3:00 PM.
If you are planning to take advantage of this special service on Friday for your K-5 child, please complete this form for EACH of your children who will be participating by tomorrow at 12:00 Noon (Tuesday, 3/7/2023).
Registration Form: https://www.lumpkinschools.com/3102023 (https://www.lumpkinschools.com/3102023)
Congratulations to Brittani Abercrombie and Andi Foster for being chosen as the BES Extra Mile employees for January 2023. This award goes to one certified and one classified employee each month that do way more than their job description entails to support students and staff. Congrats to these two incredible employees.
Changemaker Day is here! Our 24 hour sign-up spree for all schools has begun! Make an impact at your specific school(s) by becoming a Changemaker today. Text your “SCHOOL’S KEYWORD” (see below) to 404-994-3399 now!
BES: Chiefs
LBES: LBES
LCES: LCES
LCMS: Indians
LCHS: Tribe
Blackburn Elementary School students were celebrated during their Chief Council Ceremonies. We are proud of all of these amazing students!
#TR1BE
Congratulations to Bud Henderson (Coach B) and Jennifer Anderson for being chosen as the BES Extra Mile employees for December 2022. This award goes to one certified and one classified employee each month that do way more than their job description entails to support students and staff. Congrats to these two incredible employees.
These students were invited to the Lexile Growth Party at BES because they had the highest growth in their Lexile level for their class. We are so proud of these students.
Congratulations to Jennifer Bateman and Carrie Roy for being chosen as the BES Extra Mile employees for November 2022. This award goes to one certified and one classified employee each month that do way more than their job description entails to support students and staff. Congrats to these two incredible employees.
Our Chiefs for Change club has been hard at work this holiday season. They were able to collect, deliver, and donate 376 lbs of food to the community helping places Spirit of Christmas food drive initiative.
They also donated, organized, personalized, and stuffed 40 stocking for the families connections families here at Blackburn.
These small but grand acts have a ripple effect much larger than they can know.
This club has over 130 students from k through 5th grade and focuses on service and kindness. Their mission is to try and be the good in the world. Way to go kiddos!
Time is almost up before our Blackburn Fun Run on 10/28/2022! We have one FINAL NIGHTLY CHALLENGE!
PIZZA PARTY CHALLENGE!!!
The class (per grade level) with the most new pledges TONIGHT will get A PIZZA PARTY on FRIDAY! Go out and get your NEW PLEDGES!!!
Here are a few reminders before your student(s) participate in the big event:
😴Have your student(s) get a good night’s rest. Our event will be about 45 minutes of movement.
👟Make sure your student(s) wear appropriate foot and clothing attire to move and groove.
❗️Log final donations TODAY on MYBOOSTER.COM ❗️
Thanks for your continued support of our school. We’re excited for our Blackburn Fun Run!
Blackburn Elementary families! We’re on our way to reaching our goal of $35,000. Thank you for your support so far!
We’re trying to get a pledge from all 50 states AND different countries! Who knows someone from: Montana? Oregon? Connecticut? Nevada? The Dakotas? Or even ANOTHER COUNTRY??
Let them know you’re helping your school and see if they’ll make a donation to help us reach our goal.
The student who earns a pledge from the farthest state away from BES will earn a SPECIAL PRIZE!
The student who earns a pledge from the farthest COUNTRY away from BES will earn a SPECIAL PRIZE!
Click here to Register and Share on MYBOOSTER.COM!
🤩Remember, any funds raised DIRECTLY impact students and staff! Thanks so much!
❗️Have you seen this awesome feature on MYBOOSTER.COM? ❗️
When you give to support our students and staff, you can also check out if your employer will match the donation. All funds donated to our school through this matching feature are 100% profit for our school!
That means more funds for our school with the click of a button for you 🎉
See if your employer matches now on MYBOOSTER.COM.
❗Nightly Challenge❗
ICE CREAM CHALLENGE
The class (per grade level) with the most new pledges TONIGHT will get an ICE CREAM PARTY! Go out and get your NEW PLEDGES for FREE ICE CREAM!
Blackburn Elementary families! We’re on our way to reaching our goal of $35,000 for educational needs but we need YOUR help!
💻 Register your student(s) on mybooster.com. (They’ll get a FREE reward!)
🤩Create your Student Star Video on mybooster.com. (If you haven’t already, check these out, they’re awesome!)
🎁 Share your student star video with friends and family.
❗Nightly Challenge❗
The class, PER GRADE LEVEL, with the most new pledges TONIGHT will earn a donut party! Share your STAR STUDENT video to earn your pledges!
Here is our weekend challenge for Boosterthon.
Any student who gets a pledge of $2 per lap will earn the special Weekend Challenge prize! Registering and pledging is as easy as 1, 2, 3!
🏁Our Blackburn Fun Run has begun!
Today students experienced our kickoff event to start raising funds for Blackburn Elementary. This program only lasts for ONE WEEK, so please register your student TODAY on MYBOOSTER.COM. Share your donation page with family and friends.
💥Register your student for our all-inclusive event 💥
✨TONIGHT'S TWO WAY CHALLENGE ✨
🚩 Get registered - PJ DAY on Friday for everyone registered by midnight
🚩 Get a PLEDGE - CLASS with most pledges = EXTRA RECESS on Friday
Our Boosterthon Fundraiser kicks off tomorrow! Here's what you need to know.
