
The bus will be delayed this afternoon due to weather and roads. Please call the school if you have any questions.

Students brought home info about our Strawberry fundraiser today! Please make sure you check your students folder.



Please remember 4th and 5th graders will have their Lion King Cast party tomorrow after school until 3:30.

Happy New Year BES Families!
Reminder that students return this Thursday (Jan 4th). After school families please note that after school will not start back until Jan 8th.

Students will return Jan 4th.
Due to staffing issues AFTERSCHOOL will not resume until Jan 8th. Please take note Afterschool parents.

Banner Elk will Dismiss at 11:45 today. There is no after school.

The kinder field trip to Barter Theater has been cancelled for tomorrow. They will now go to a show in April. Again- the trip tomorrow to Barter has been cancelled.

Altruismo kids will meet afterschool tomorrow until 4pm for our Christmas get together in the library. Snacks, completion of our service project, and holiday fun.

The house of Isibindi event scheduled for this Thursday has been cancelled. This will be rescheduled after the holiday break.

Tomorrow we are combining PJ day and Homemade Christmas hat day for spirit week! The Christmas store will start tomorrow as well. Students may shop before school.

Thank you all for an amazing night. Please remember tomorrow is hat day. All funds will go to a dear faculty members family! Hats are $1 but donations are greatly appreciated.
Thank you!

Banner Elk School will present The Lion King tomorrow night at 6:30pm. 4/5 grade students should arrive at 4:45. PreK- 3rd grade students should arrive at 5:45. The show will start promptly at 6:30. Admission is free- but donations to our arts department will be greatly appreciated.
We are so excited to showcase our students!

Reminders:
-Dancing Drum Performance tomorrow at 1pm. Everyone is invited to attend.
- please send in items for Christmas Store
-please remember Reveur is hosting a toy drive for Christmas!
-Lion King performance on Dec 7th at 6:30pm
-Practice this Saturday for 4/5 graders from 2pm-4pm

All students will be performing this Friday! Dancing Drum residency performance will take place at 1 pm on Friday. Everyone is invited to attend.


Parents- Dancing Drum Arts Residency will being working with students tomorrow. We will have a school wide performance on Friday at 1pm. Parents and family members are more than welcome to come in at 1pm to see the show!!!
Thanks!

The ACS system put out a text and call at 5am. FROM: Avery CS: Good morning Avery County Schools. With plummeting temperatures and currently wet roads there is the likelihood for black ice this morning. Therefore we will conduct a two hour delay today, Monday, November 27th.
Parents- If you did not get this message from them please email and let the school know.

Please remember to bring in items for the toy drive and the Christmas store this week! The house with them most items will win 25 points for their house.


We are in need of items for our Christmas Store. Please send in any household items- ornaments- or items that are in good condition to be sold at our store.
Reveur is hosting a used toy drive. Please send in toys for this competition that are not broken or have lost pieces. You can also send in new stuffed animals to be donated to the children's hospital in Johnson City.

School will dismiss tomorrow (11/9) at 11:45am. There will be no after school.
On Friday- 11/10 school will be closed for faculty and students.
Have a great day!


The bus is running behind. Please plan for your students to arrive about 10 min later today.
Thanks