Thank you all for a successful fall fling on Friday! Students will race woolly worms they bring in during PE on Wednesday. Winners of each class will race on Thursday. 4th and 5th have play practice tomorrow until 3:30. Tomorrow also kicks off our arts residency week with Flaminco Vivo! Students will be working with these artists all week!
Our fall fling will be held this Friday from 4-7. Wristband forms have been sent home and can be pre-purchased this week. Items for class baskets need to be turned in before Thursday. Also please remember to send in drinks! Thank you all for your support of this great event and our PTO. There will be no after school on Friday.
Tomorrow is World Dream Day! Reveur will take over the day and celebrate the biggest dreamer- Dolly Parton. Students can dress up in western wear- rhinestones- sparkles or just house colors tomorrow. Please send in donations for bills for books! A representative from imagination library will be with us to celebrate! The winning house will grab 50 house points! It's a close race!
5th graders go to Grandfather Mountain tomorrow. If you signed up for a packed lunch please bring that. It's supposed to be cold tomorrow- please wear closed toed shoes AND bring a jacket!
Tomorrow is school picture day! Codes for online sales are on the RCA app. Also Reveur is taking donations for bills for books! This Friday is world dreamer day! We will celebrate Dreaming like Dolly and all proceeds will benefit the imagination library! The house that raises the most money will get 50 points!
Picture Day will be held this Tuesday. All students will have their photos taken since these are used for school IDs and the yearbook. The code for online ordering was shared on the RCA messenger app.
Also- 4th and 5th graders will have Play practice tomorrow afterschool until 3:30.
This is a reminder that tomorrow will be an early release day at 11:45am. After school is also cancelled tomorrow. Tomorrow is also house spirit day for the last day of celebrating spirit week.
Progress Reports are coming home with students today. Please ask them to see them. Tomorrow will be pajama day at school. Today we also had our first lockdown drill of the year. Students did a great job with this drill.
Tomorrow will be favorite sports team day! Also Good News Club forms were sent home last week. The first day for Good News will be tomorrow.
Thank you and have a good evening.
Tomorrow will be our first day of Spirit Week. Monday is Wacky Tacky Day. The student and staff member with the craziest outfit will win house points each day. Please be mindful of proper shoes for PE tomorrow. 4th and 5th grade students will have play practice tomorrow after school until 3:30.
Hello- this is a reminder that our grandparents luncheon will be tomorrow. Last names A-K at 11 and last names L-Z will be at 11:30. Thank you!
A reminder to please send in grandparents day luncheon forms tomorrow with students. Our grandparents lunch will be this Friday. Last names A~K at 11am and L~M at 11:30. Having a proper lunch count will help in our planning for the event.
This is just a reminder that we will have a PTO meeting this evening at 5:30 in the library. Please come support our school and find out ways to get involved in our school.
Hello! This Thursday (9/3/2026) will be our first PTO meeting of the year at 5:30pm. Please come support our school and find out ways to get involved. We will also be discussing our upcoming Fall Fling that will be held on Oct 2nd! Thank you and have a great evening.
Tomorrow is hat day! All proceeds will go to the Samuelson family! Tomorrow is also house spirit day so please come dressed in house colors! Have a great evening.
BES will host a hat day this Friday. The cost is 1 dollar. All proceeds will go to the Samuelson family- (an Avery County schools educator who recently passed away unexpectedly). We encourage more donations for the family if you are able to contribute! Thank you!
Tomorrow will be Kinder sorting day. Please wear your new BES shirt tomorrow- thanks to Grandfather Lumber! Also wear house colors and swag! Sorting will start at 7:55am- kinder parents are welcome to come!
Hello- this is a reminder that there is no after school today. Thank you
Tomorrow is the first day of school! Drop off begins at 7:25 and the tardy bell rings at 7:45. Breakfast will end at 7:40. Kindergarten and PreK students will come at 9am tomorrow. Please do not pass any cars during drop off or pick up. We are excited about the first day of school- lunch tomorrow is Spaghetti.
Hello Banner Elk Families. Tomorrow at 4:30pm we will kick off the new school year with our Open House. Come show your school spirit- meet your child's teacher and get ready to have an amazing school year. Open House will run from 4:30-6:00 with a parent meeting in the gym at 4:45pm.
Have a great evening and we look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow