Blackburn Elementary

We are excited to announce that effective immediately breakfast and lunch is free for all students until December 31st or when funds run out! See the attached flyer for more details. #𝑻𝑹1𝑩𝑬 #𝑭𝒐𝒄𝒖𝒔𝒆𝒅𝑭𝒐𝒓𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅

Classlinks All Call Good afternoon, parents and guardians. This is Betsy Green, principal at BES with an important informational message. Our school has a single sign on program this year called Classlinks. You have to be signed in to Classlinks to view emails and all school apps, even Google Classroom. This is different from previous years and if you try to logon using old passwords and programs, you will be unsuccessful. So, please talk to your child about how to access classlinks. The link is on our school webpage under menu, then student links. It is the only option. Thank you and enjoy your evening.

𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗖𝗦𝗦 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 We need your help in updating your information in Infinite Campus. This is a very important task that less than 25% of you have completed for this school year. Please login to your Campus portal: https://tinyurl.com/LCCampus For step-by-step instructions: https://tinyurl.com/LCInfoUpdate If you have trouble completing this step, please call your child's school and ask to speak to the registrar. #𝑩𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓𝑻𝒐𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 #𝑭𝒐𝒄𝒖𝒔𝒆𝒅𝑭𝒐𝒓𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅

Infinite Campus Parent Portal Instructions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-6Z2P39k3Q&t=1s

Virtual Art Show Information

If your student is coming back for the traditional in-person school model, please join us for Open House this Thursday, August 6th! If your student is opting for the distance virtual learning model, your Zoom Orientation will also be on Thursday (you should have received an email with the Zoom link last week). #FocusedForward #TR1BE

As mentioned in our latest post, as the guidance from CDC and DPH changes, we will also change our decision guide for students. The latest LC Decision Guide is posted for your information. Thank you for your support of our school system! #FocusedForward #TR1BE

As we prepare for those students and families choosing the traditional school model, it is important that we establish and follow a decision guide for situations in which a student or staff member presents with COVID symptoms. We are #focusedfoward, and we appreciate our #TR1BE!

Due to the high volume of families who applied for the distance virtual learning model, we made the decision to cancel the in-person orientation and schedule a Zoom orientation that you can access from your home. You will receive an email invitation closer to date. #TR1BE

We appreciate your support in helping us “stuff the bus!” Click this link https://www.gagives.org/story/H559qf to make a donation that we will use to buy school supplies for our students in LC. Tomorrow is the last day for this campaign so don’t delay! We love our #TR1BE!

In partnership with WSB/Channel 2 Atlanta, Lumpkin County Schools is asking for your help in "Stuffing the Bus!" Go to https://www.gagives.org/story/H559qf to donate money that will come directly to Lumpkin County Schools to provide school supplies for our students!

TR1BE, With so much uncertainty remaining as we navigate our days, weeks, and months, we know that many questions are swirling concerning the plans of our upcoming school year. We could put out a plan today that would likely need to change multiple times as health concerns and guidance changes over time. We are not behind the eight ball. Rather, we are taking things seriously, studying our options, and formulating research-based plans of action for the new school year. Our leadership team in Lumpkin County is currently meeting through email, virtually, and in person to work out details for the following areas: student and staff wellness, facilities, technology, school nutrition, transportation, instruction, assessment, and virtual learning. These focus groups will work in coordination with our school board to publish a final plan in mid-July. In the meantime, it’s important for you all to know this—student safety has been, is, and always will be our top priority in Lumpkin County. As parents, you will have a face-to-face option and a virtual option for your children. What those look like will be determined by the findings of our focus groups over the next month. Rest assured, we are working tirelessly to provide the best education in the safest environment possible for your children. We know other school systems are posting their tentative plans now, and we want you to know that we aren’t asleep on this topic. We like to take a calculated, strategic approach to our planning process. If you have questions or concerns that you would like to share with any of the focus groups mentioned above, please email jason.lemley@lumpkinschools.com or rob.brown@lumpkinschools.com. We will be sure to pass along your correspondence to the focus group leader. Thank you for your continued support of Lumpkin County Schools!

Don’t forget to come out today between 2:00-3:00 PM to wave goodbye to your teachers!

To View BES Top AR Awards Click Link Below https://drive.google.com/open?id=1k1AmFbPZtFl35JGkQFx9lR69LbQvEqTt

BES 2nd Semester Honors 2019 - 2020 To view the video click the following link https://tinyurl.com/beshonors19-20

We know it hasn't been the easiest ending to a school year, and we want to wish all our students well as they head into summer break. Come out next Wednesday and let us send you off from a distance. Check out our attached plan. We can't wait to see you next Wednesday afternoon!

All-Call Transcript 5/20/2020 Hello, this is Betsy Green, Principal at Blackburn Elementary School. We are going to have our 3rd and final drop off/pick up day on Friday, May 22 from 10am to 2pm. Please drop off Chromebooks, completed paper packets, and library books. You will be picking up your child’s personal belongings which have already been bagged up and a yearbook, if you purchased one. If you have not purchased a yearbook yet, we do have yearbooks on sale for $30 if you would like to buy one. When returning Chromebooks, please charge the device before returning it and remember to return the charging cord with the device. We will be having curbside service again and we ask that you stay in your car and drive up like you would for parent pick up. Several staff members will be outside to assist you with dropping off and picking up. If May 22 doesn’t work for you, please bring Chromebooks and Library Books to the school May 26, 27, or 28 from 8:30 to 3:30. You can return Library books in the trash can outside of the front doors of the school. Please ring the doorbell for assistance if returning a Chromebook. This all call transcript will be posted on our website so you can refer back to it. As always, thanks for working with us during this very unusual time and we all wish you a great summer. If you have questions or need help with anything, please email me at betsy.green@lumpkinschools.com. Take care.

All-Call Transcript (2nd/3rd drop off/pick up) Hello, this is Betsy Green, Principal at Blackburn Elementary School. We are going to have our 2nd drop off/pick up day next Tuesday, May 19 from 10am to 2pm. Please drop off Chromebooks, completed paper packets, and library books. You will be picking up your child’s personal belongings which have already been bagged up and a yearbook, if you purchased one. If you have not purchased a yearbook yet, we do have yearbooks on sale for $30 if you would like to buy one. When returning Chromebooks, please charge the device before returning it and remember to return the charging cord with the device. We will be having curbside service again for May 19 and we ask that you stay in your car and drive up like you would for parent pick up. Several staff members will be outside to assist you with dropping off and picking up. Remember that you child has until May 22 to complete all assigned work if they are not already done with it. We will have one more scheduled drop off and pick up day on Friday, May 22. If none of the scheduled drop off days work for you, there is a trash can outside the front doors of the school where you can drop off paper packets and library books anytime the gates of the school are open. The gates will be unlocked every week day from 6am to 2:30pm and many days it will be unlocked after 2:30. If you need to return a Chromebook on a day other than the scheduled drop off days, please ring the bell outside the front doors and someone will assist you with that return. Also, if you ring the bell on any unscheduled day we will be happy to give you your child’s personal belongings. This all call transcript will be posted on our website so you can refer back to it. As always, thanks for working with us during this very unusual time and we all wish you a great summer. If you have questions or need help with anything, please email me at betsy.green@lumpkinschools.com. Take care.

May 6th ALL Call Transcript: This is Betsy Green, principal of Blackburn Elementary School. Tomorrow, May 7, is the last day of new assignments for the 2019/20 school year. If your child has completed all the assignments for the entire distance learning period, then their school year is over tomorrow. If your child has struggled to complete the assignments or is still working on the assignments, then teachers will be reaching out to you and your child to get them to complete the work up until May 22. We will have 3 different days set up for you to return Chromebooks, paper packets, and library books. On these days you will also be able to pick up your child’s personal belongings, and pick up or buy a yearbook. Group pictures will not arrive in time for these pick up days and we will send them home at the start of next year. We will have curbside pickup/drop off with different stations. You will drive up like you would for the parent pick up line. You will stay in your car, drive up to the different stations, and the staff member at each station will assist you. You can also buy a yearbook for $30 as we have extra ones to sell. The first drop off/pick up day will be Tuesday, May 12 from 8am to 4pm. We will have two more dates for drop off/pick up to be announced later. If you are returning a Chromebook, we ask that you charge the device before returning it. Also, please remember to return the charging cord with the device. This all call transcript will be posted on our website so you can refer back to it. Thank you for working with us during this distance learning time and if I can help you in any way please email me at betsy.green@lumpkinschools.com. Take care.

Summer Reading 2020 at Lumpkin County Library June 1 – July 31