Parent Resource Page

BES provides parents with a one-stop resource for resources that are commonly requested. If you don't see what you need, please contact our front office for additional assistance.  

PARENT RESOURCE PAGE

Homework

Homework provides opportunities for your child to practice skills learned in the classroom.   Per FCPS Regulation number 500-15:

• Grades 1 - 2 will have a maximum of 15 minutes.

• Grade 3 will have a maximum of 30 minutes.

• Grades 4 - 5 will have a maximum of 45 minutes of homework.

You can help at home by developing routines to establish good study habits, as follows:

Show an interest in your child’s homework by inviting him/her to share the assignment with you. Your interest will reinforce the importance of homework and of academic progress.

Establish a regular homework time each day and a quiet place to work.

Homework is your child’s responsibility. Your child must be permitted to make a mistake in order to learn from it. If your child is consistently demonstrating a lack of understanding with assignments, contact the teacher. 

Recess

Weather permitting, students have an outside recess, so please dress them appropriately.  Notes from the physician are needed for any child to remain inside.  Recess is held outside if the temperature is above 20 degrees, including wind-chill factor. Students will have a minimum of 20 minutes of recess allotted into their daily schedule.

Technology

We are very excited about the use of technology for both student learning and home/school communication at BES.  Students will access computers in the classroom and the media center.  Students will be given many opportunities to utilize technology in order to demonstrate, synthesize, and apply skills they have learned. Grades 2-5 currently have a 1:1 ratio of chromebooks within the classroom.  Technology continues to be a focus at BES.  We are adding more technology into the classrooms as we are able. Staff and students are instructed on the regulation for acceptable use of computers: Reg. 400-73. 

Field Trips

Field trips will be scheduled to enhance the curriculum.  Parents must sign a permission form to participate in field trips.  If permission is not given, an alternative activity will be scheduled.

Parent chaperones are sometimes needed for field trips.  Parents chaperones must adhere to guidelines set up by the classroom teacher.  Siblings may not attend field trips. No individual will be selected to chaperone or attend a field trip unless they have first completed the yearly Volunteer Training Program from FCPS.

Please refer to FCPS Regulation 400-5 for clarification of field trip policies. FCPS uses a security sign-in system known as the Raptor System.  When chaperoning field trips,  folks will be asked for ID which will be scanned into the system.  All chaperones must be scanned through the front office system prior to attending field trips. Anyone who has not already been approved through prior completion of the Volunteer Training through the FCPS Central Office will not be permitted to volunteer or chaperone.