Registration will be offered starting January 15th until April 1st for BECEP students going on to Kindergarten.  After this date, you will need to make an appointment with Central Registration at Hughes Education Center.  It is easy to do at BECEP!  Just stop in the office with a current utility bill dated within the last 30 days that shows your name and address.  We can get your child registered.  Contact the BECEP office with questions:  323-4400.

FREE PARENTING SUPPORT CLASS

Being a parent can be a hard job sometimes and we need all the ideas and resources we can get!  Check out the next Parenting Support Class on Tuesday, March 26^th at 8:30 am-9:30am in the Parent Pad.  Contact Mary at 323-4435 or

e-mail mary_macarthur@bismarckschools.org to sign up!

Two Parent Café gatherings have been held so far and the comments made by the parents who participated have been very positive!

Parent Café is for anyone who is a parent, grandparent or caregiver involved in raising a child.  Join the conversations and meet new people and friends, share your hopes and dreams for your family, get new ideas, share ideas and learn about community resources!

The next Parent Café is Thursday, March 28^th at 6:15pm-7:15pm.  There is free childcare on site AND you can come and eat together at the Banquet, which is a free community meal before the Café at 5:30 pm.  The Banquet and Parent Cafés are held at Trinity Lutheran Church located at 502 N. 4^th Street in Bismarck.  Enter through the doors by the parking lot off 3^rd Street.

FAMILY DAY MAKE N TAKE

There will be a Family Make-N-Take Day at the public library on Saturday, April 6^th from 11am-2pm.  This event is sponsored by a number of community agencies including BECEP as part of a community prevention grant for Prevent Child Abuse Month in April.  There will be more information in the Friday Flyer and April Newsletter but SAVE THE DATE!

SAVE THE DATE-SPECIAL EVENT!

On Thursday, April 11th, 5:30pm-7:15pm there will be a special dinner and parent/child activity for parents and preschoolers.  Following the dinner and fun activity, at 6:15pm parents will be invited to hear “A Father’s Journey”- a personal story of one parent’s experience through addiction, incarceration and recovery. There will be separate activities for the children during the Talk. Watch for your personal invitation coming home later this month.

There will be no classes on Monday, March 25th due to a staff development day.

The Bismarck School Board wants to determine if you support the direction of the School District and what perception you have of how the district communicates with you. Please take 2 minutes to complete this survey by Sunday, March 31, 2019: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/QV8GY3M. THANKS!

To see a list of all BPS Fine Arts events, click here.

March 25 is a Staff Development Day, no school.

The Bismarck School Board will meet at 5:15 pm at the City-County Building at 221 N. 5th Street. The public is invited to attend the meeting or watch it LIVE on cable channel 2.

Student teachers working in Bismarck Public School classrooms will showcase examples of Project Based Learning (PBL) at a symposium for the Out of the Gate Project on Tuesday, March 26, 5:30-7:30 pm at the National Energy Center of Excellence’s Bavendick Room at Bismarck State College, 1200 Schafer St. The University of Mary, Dickinson State University, and the Bismarck Public School District are involved in a grant administered by PBLWorks and funded by the ECMC Foundation. This partnership will continue through the spring of 2020 to prepare student teachers to teach PBL in K-12 classroom settings, which engages students in deeper learning.

ALC Dance Fundraiser

The public is welcome to a Dancing Around the World fundraiser on Tues., March 26 from 5:30-8 pm at the BPS Career Academy, 1221 College Dr. All ages of kids and adults are welcome. Try dances from other countries like African, Native American, and USA dances (Cha Cha Slide and Fortnite). Pizza will be served and free will donations will be taken. All proceeds will help Adult Learning Center (ALC) students with medical needs, transportation, employment, etc. For more information, call ALC 701-323-4530 or email jacinta_baker@bismarckschools.org.

Bismarck Public Schools is holding a meeting for parents interested in having their children start school early based on the impression that their child is displaying indications of having advanced intellectual and developmental talents or abilities and social and emotional readiness when compared to their same age peers; and might meet the criteria for Early Entrance. During the Early Entrance Information meeting, parents will learn the criteria a child must meet in order to start school early, the evaluation procedures that are followed, and information on the pros and cons of early entrance into kindergarten or first grade. That parent meeting will take place Thursday, March 28^th from 6-7 pm at the Career Academy at 1221 College Drive. If you have questions, call 701-323-4018.