Welcome to BBES!

Welcome to the new school year! I hope that you have had a great summer and are ready to get back to the school routine.

Please see below for information for the 24-25 school year. As always, please contact the BBES Main Office if you have any questions. We are looking forward to seeing you soon!

Julie A. Thompson Principal

Teacher Assignments - Teacher assignments will be available by noon on Monday, August 19. Please note the following:

• Incoming Kindergarten families will receive teacher assignments via email from the BBES Main Office by noon on Monday

• Incoming Grades 1 and 2 families will access teacher assignments Monday at noon via the Aspen

Portal following the steps below:

1. Go to the Abington Public Schools website: www.abingtonps.org

2. Select Staff and Parent Portal logon under Technology Resources

3. Enter your Family Portal Username and Password and Select your student.

4. Make sure the My Info tab is selected at the top of the screen

5. All students will find their homeroom teacher and homeroom number at the bottom right-hand side of the screen • Aspen is currently locked for the school year rollover, your username and password may not work until Aspen is open for teacher assignments on Monday at noon.

Supplies - All students will need a backpack, lunch box (for lunch and/or class snack), water bottle and a pencil case. Students are also welcome to bring a small pack of pencils, crayons (24 pack or smaller), glue sticks, and an eraser. We have many of the supplies that students need on a daily basis at school, so our supply lists are not too long.

General Information

• BBES Hours: 9:00-3:05. Students arriving via car after 9:00am must be signed in at the Main Office by a parent/guardian

• The first day of school for students in grades 1 and 2 is Wednesday, August 28

• No School on Friday, 8/30 or Monday, 9/2

• The first day of school for students in kindergarten is Tuesday, September 3.

• The school calendar for the 24-25 school year can be found here: 2024-2025 Calendar

• Open House: Families and students in grades 1 and 2 - August 26 from 3pm to 5pm.

• Kindergarten Orientation: 8/28 or 8/29 – teachers will contact families with appointments.

• BBES is an Abington election site. Please be aware that there is an election being held on Tuesday, 9/3 in our gym. The areas beyond our cafeteria will be locked and inaccessible throughout the day.

Arrival at School Drop-offs

• A staff member will open the doors for student entry at 8:45 am. Until the school doors are open, students must remain in the car as it is an active driveway.

• Please pull your car up as far as possible in the line and remain in the car as staff members are available to assist students into the building.

• Students should exit the passenger side door closest to the building ONCE the vehicle is in the yellow safety zone to ensure they will not be in the active driveway.

• Please remain in the drop offline as you exit and follow traffic to Washington Street. Please do not pass cars dropping off for safety purposes. Walkers/Walk-ups:

• The playground and drop-off loop are closed to students before school starts. Since the drop-off loop is an active driveway, it is unsafe for students to be walking/running/playing anywhere inside the playground/drop-off gates prior to 9:00am when we close the gates.

• Walker/Walk-up students should wait beyond the playground/drop-off gates/fence until the school doors open for student entry at 8:45 am. We ask that families remain at the gate and staff members will escort students to their classroom doorways.

Late Arrivals

• Parents/caregivers will sign in students in the main office using the front entrance of the school if they arrive after 9:00 am. Please park in designated spaces as the front driveway is an active bus loop.

• School staff will then direct or escort the student from the main office to class.

Dismissal

• Bus pick-up and drop-off times will be irregular and on the late side for the first few weeks of school. Please be flexible and patient with the bus driver as everyone learns new routes and routines. An adult must be outside for students to be dropped off – start waiting outside at 3:20 pm until a routine is established.

• Adults picking students up a regular dismissal time (3:05) will meet students on the pavement near the playground. Adults picking students up must present ID.

• Changes to dismissal plans must be communicated to the Main Office (781.982.2185 or bbesoffice@abingtonps.org) as early as possible. Click HERE for detailed drop off and pick up information.

Breakfast & Lunch - Breakfast and lunch will continue to be free for all students! Breakfast begins at 8:30. Families may drop students off for breakfast at Door B beginning at 8:30 am and sign them in. Students coming from parent drop-off or bus arrival can go to the cafeteria for breakfast upon arrival at school.

• Students will have a choice of a cold, hot, or alternate lunch daily. Menus will be available HERE throughout the school year.

BBES Contact Information - BBES Main Office bbesoffice@abingtonps.org

Julie A. Thompson, Principal juliethompson@abingtonps.org

Melanie Savicke, Asst. Principal melaniesavicke@abingtonps.org

Amy Murphy, Admin. Assistant amymurphy@abingtonps.org

Amanda Zompetti, Admin. Assistant amandazompetti@abingtonps.org