Welcome to Barnwell Elementary
Home of the Mighty Mustangs
Proud to be a Title I School
Mrs. Jennifer Bodiford, center, was named 2022-23 BES Teacher of the Year. Pictured with Ms. Kay Gooding (left), Principal, and Ms. Jenny Raines, (right), 2021-22 BSD45 Teacher of the Year.
Bodiford named 2022-23 BES Teacher of the year
Our Teacher of the Year is described as caring, kind, and compassionate; always going above and beyond to do whatever it takes to meet the needs of her students. She is passionate about teaching, reaching, and helping her students perform to the best of their ability. Her love for her students is contagious and she makes sure every student she encounters knows that she cares about them.
Congratulations to our 2022-2023 BES Teacher of the Year, Mrs. Jennifer Bodiford.
Opportunities and Information!
FREE VIRTUAL TUTORING SUPPORT FOR SC STUDENTS
The South Carolina Department of Education, the South Carolina State Library, and Tutor.com have partnered to provide families additional, high-quality academic assistance at no cost. Tutor.com is available for families 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Students will have access to highly qualified tutors in over 200 subject areas.
Participants will access Tutor.com through Discus – South Carolina’s Virtual Library at www.scdiscus.org and may engage in the number of sessions needed to meet their academic goal for improvement.
For additional information, contact Ellen Dunn at edunn@statelibrary.sc.gov
Attendance
Every time your child is absent, the attendance office needs to be notified in writing with a medical excuse or a parent note. Please use this form to send in an electronic excuse. While emailing a teacher about your child's absence is greatly appreciated, it is not considered an excuse.
Please be aware that a student is only allowed 5 parent notes per school year. Any other absences will require a medical excuse. If you have any questions regarding attendance, please contact Brooke McCollum at 803-541-1286.
Enrollment Information
For information regarding student enrollment, please contact (803)541-1285.
To enroll your child, you must email the following documentation to Nancy Burbage, Guidance Counselor at nburbage@bsd45.net.
***Once all documents have been emailed to Ms. Burbage, she will email you directions to complete the remainder of the enrollment process on line.***
For RETURNING STUDENTS, just click the blue Register Now button above, then click the Returning Student button. This will redirect you to Parent Portal where you will update your child's information. Once you've signed into Parent Portal, locate the link labeled "Forms" on the left side. Five blue hyperlinks will appear - click on each form to update your child's registration data. Make sure you hit "Submit" (right side) at the bottom of each form you complete. Four of the blue hyperlinks will turn green once you have completed the form and one blue hyperlink (first one) will turn yellow once you have completed the form.
We hope that you have logged into the Parent Portal (by clicking the image above). It is an excellent tool that gives you access to your child's grades, attendance history, and more. You can also sign up to receive emailed updates about your child's progress. Before using the Parent Portal, you must pick up your login and password in person from the front office. And bring your ID! The Parent Portal App is now available on Google Play and iTunes.
Submit an
Incident Online
Barnwell Elementary School provides three methods to report bullying.
Online Form--Submit this online complaint form
Telephone: Call the principal at 803-541-1287
Email: kgooding@bsd45.net *Subject: Report Bullying
Include the following information in the body of the email
Your full name
Name of the student being bullied
Your telephone number
Your email address
A brief description of the complaint
