Baldwin Heights Elementary

Check out this video of Mrs. Komar's class throwing water balloons at Mr. Walsh as a reward for reaching their IXL goal! Way to go kids! https://youtu.be/1f42AyrFDcA

Please join the Baldwin Heights PTO tomorrow, Sunday April 23rd between 4:30-5:15pm to help decorate our school's sidewalks with chalk drawings to encourage our 3rd, 4th, & 5th graders as they continue their M-STEP testing over the next several weeks. Any amount of time is welcomed! :)

Don't forget ... we are accepting nominations for the 2023 Elmer Russell School Bell Award! The Elmer Russell School Bell Award is awarded annually to a Greenville Public School employee AND a citizen or an organization who has made significant contributions to enhance Greenville Public Schools. If you would like to make a nomination for this award, please click on the link to complete and submit an electronic form by Friday, June 2, 2023. https://forms.gle/b6wguPwzGsS7nzZU6

The Baldwin Heights PTO Walk-a-Thon will take place on Saturday, May 13th! We will be at the High School track and walking from 10am-2pm. The Walk-a-Thon packets are coming home with your students in the next week. Please see the student packet documents to learn more about the Walk-a-Thon. For a copy of the packet, click here: https://bit.ly/bhwalkathon23

Now Enrolling Students in Kindergarten or 1st Grade for Chinese Immersion at Walnut Hills Elementary School! If you are interested in hearing more about the program, please visit our website or contact Walnut Hills Principal Jen Mahar at 616-754-3688. https://www.gpsjackets.org/page/chinese-immersion-program

A huge thank you to the Education Foundation of Greenville and Miranda Curry for the successful 2nd Annual Dancing with the Local Stars! The event raised over $41,000 to help support mental health services for GPS students!!

CLICK HERE TO VOLUNTEER @ THE WALK-A-THON: https://tinyurl.com/BHEWAT2023 It's that wonderful time of the year, Walk-a-Thon! Again, this year we are including INFLATABLES. The event takes place on Saturday, May 13 from 10am-2pm. We are in need of volunteers! We would love it if you were able to help us keep this event running smoothly as it is our main fundraiser for the 2022-2023 academic school year. Your help matters! The Walk-a-Thon takes place on Saturday, May 13th from 10 AM-2 PM at the Greenville High School track. CLICK HERE TO VOLUNTEER @ THE WALK-A-THON: https://tinyurl.com/BHEWAT2023

We are now accepting nominations for the 2023 Elmer Russell School Bell Award! The Elmer Russell School Bell Award is awarded annually to a Greenville Public School employee AND a citizen or an organization who has made significant contributions to enhance Greenville Public Schools. If you would like to make a nomination for this award, please click on the link to complete and submit an electronic form by Friday, June 2, 2023. https://forms.gle/b6wguPwzGsS7nzZU6

Greenville Athletic Department's FREE Annual Sports Physical Event for ALL GMS & GHS Students will be held on Wednesday, June 7, 2023. Physicals completed at the event will be valid for the entire 2023-2024 school year. A parent must accompany their student(s) during the event. For more information, visit https://www.gpsjackets.org/article/1065120

Reminder - NO SCHOOL on Friday, April 7, 2023!

Screening day is on Thursday, April 13th. Call your home school today to schedule an appointment!

Since today is NATIONAL SCHOOL LIBRARIAN DAY, what better way to celebrate our wonderful Mrs. Malone than to get ready for next week's Baldwin Heights BOOK FAIR! April 10-14 (9am-4pm)! We encourage you to stop by and see Mrs. Malone or send $$ with your child! :)

Now Enrolling Students in Kindergarten or 1st Grade for Chinese Immersion at Walnut Hills Elementary School! While many students enter this program during their kindergarten year, students may also enter the program in first grade and quickly become as proficient in Mandarin as their classmates. We do have openings available in our first-grade classrooms for the 2023-2024 school year. If you are interested in hearing more about the program or have questions on how we would prepare your child for a successful transition into the Chinese Immersion Program, please contact Walnut Hills Principal Jen Mahar at 616-754-3688. https://www.gpsjackets.org/page/chinese-immersion-program

Happy Spring Break Baldwin Heights 3rd, 4th & 5th Grade Families! Tickets for the 4/10 Spring Concert are now available for reservation at https://gpac.ludus.com/index.php. There is no admission fee to your child's performance, but you will need to reserve tickets for each audience member & two sets of tickets if you have a students in both performances. In order to make sure everyone can see their child perform, please don't reserve more tickets than you actually need for certain. We don't want anyone to miss out! :) Admission is free, however you will have the opportunity to donate a per-ticket donation that will go directly to your child's music program. If you do not wish to donate enter "0" into the donation amount box. Thank you for your continued support of music!

From your Baldwin Heights School Family.... HAVE AN AMAZING SPRING BREAK! See you on April 3rd!

March 20-24 is the last week for March is Reading Month! Monday = Dress like your favorite book character! Tuesday = Twin Day! Wednesday = Poem Day Thursday = Color Wars! Wear your favorite color! Friday = Pajama Day!

Voting ends tomorrow! Support our amazing GPS nominees by voting today! https://bit.ly/GPSDNVOTE

Just ONE WEEK LEFT to earn PRIZES for reading at home! Top readers will participate in the tug-o-war contest w/ Indiana Walsh! Please have kids read at home! Here is the sheet...send it signed to your child's teacher ASAP! https://bit.ly/bhreadingmonthparentletter23

BH REMINDER: Wednesday 3/15 is a HALF DAY! K/3/5=11:45 1/2/4=11:50 Hope you all have a wonderful day!

FREE SPRING ELEMENTARY SCIENCE CAMPS AT GPS GPS MAR 13, 2023 Does your K-5th grade student love hands-on Science experiments? Greenville Public Schools will host a set of Spring Science Camps brought to you by the Van Andel Institute and the Education Foundation of Greenville in April and May this year! Please join our 4-day after-school science exploration camp with various hands-on interactive science experiences. Students will think and act like scientists! Space is limited. Find out more and register by clicking here --> ( https://forms.gle/t66dKQ1jxNV4bhm16 )!