Georgia Milestone Assessment System

Berrien County Schools will administer the EOG assessments on May 3-7 and May 10-11 at Berrien Middle School and on May 10-14 and May 17, 2021 at Berrien Elementary School. Testing will begin at approximately 8:20 each morning. Please help your child during testing days by: Keeping a “normal” routine at home Making sure your child has plenty of rest and eats breakfast Getting your child to school on time each morning of the testing process Re-scheduling any appointments to a later time

Title 1 Planning Meeting

We are planning for the 2021/22 school year and would like your input. Please join us for a planning meeting in the B.E.S. media center on May 5 at 4:00.

2021-2022 School Calendar

State Superintendent Woods says, "Thank you!"

Parents, this "thank you" is for you! Please read the attached heartfelt letter from our state superintendent.

Colquitt EMC Bright Idea Award Winner!

Please join us in congratulating Traci Sellers, winner of the 2020 Bright Ideas Grant! Traci earned a Bright Ideas Grant for her winning project “Bringing the Engineering Design Process to Life Using a 3D Printer.” Traci and her students are so excited to work on the project this year.

Welcome to 4th Grade

The fourth grade teachers are excited to work with you and your child this school year. We want learning to be fun and engaging. In fourth grade we believe in the growth mindset. Every child, no matter their ability level, can grow as a learner and experience success.

Fourth graders are required to take their standardized test, Georgia Milestones, on the Chromebooks. Lots of activities involving Chromebooks are planned for the year, so students can feel comfortable using them. Students will take the READING/ELA/WRITING (2 days) and MATH (1 day) portions of the test.

We understand emergencies happen, but attendance is extremely important. If students are not here, tardy, or check out, we cannot teach them. Please encourage your child to listen and follow directions, to be kind to others, and to do their best each day.

Please encourage your child to read every night. Reading builds fluency and comprehension. This will also help in the other content areas.

Please work with your child on fluency of basic math facts. Basic addition, subtraction, multiplication, and divisions facts are foundational skills that should be mastered by the end of 3rd grade. In fourth grade we focus on bigger numbers.

We have a parent resource center located in the BES Media Center. It has magazines with helpful tips for parents. Come in and browse the titles. They are available in Spanish and English.