Bannockburn Elementary PTA

BES Open House & Coffee On Friday, November 8th from 9:45 to 11:00 AM, parents (of current students only) are invited to visit their children’s classrooms to watch all the action. (Correction: We have a couple staff members who will be absent on November 8th–no date works perfectly for all of us. More info coming soon.)Please PRE-REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT

Save the following dates and get ready to visit the fair in its new location–the BES Media Center: Thursday, November 7, 3:30pm – 5:30pm Friday, November 8, 9am – 5:30pm Monday, November 11, 9am – 5:30pm Tuesday, November 12, 9am – 8:30pm (open during Literacy Night)

Do you follow the Bannockburn PTA Instagram @bannockburnpta? We will begin regularly posting event flyers, fundraising information, community outreach programs, and more so that you don’t have to go digging through emails!

This year, we’ll again be collecting your leftover halloween candy to donate to the National Center for Children and Families – BUT we are also collecting candy, costumes, and Halloween decorations BEFORE Halloween so that NCCF can plan activities for families ahead of the holiday. You can leave your donations in the bin at school and the drive will run

Have you ever wished that you or your kid(s) could own a super cool BES shirt, hat, bag, water bottle or blanket?  You can!  Head over to our Spirit Store here to purchase all kinds of awesome BES gear!  A portion of every purchase goes back to the PTA. 

Our first in-school assembly with Brian Curry was a HUGE hit!   Brian Curry brings children’s literature magically to life with state-of-the-art multimedia, music, and illusions in Book Club The Magic Assembly. Introducing your students to beloved books with funny, scary and truly amazing magic will get them excited about these stories and eager to read. Brian customizes what books

Unfortunately we are canceling Bingo Night as we didn’t have anyone step up to volunteer. Hopefully we’ll be able to bring this fun event back next year!

Bingo Night is scheduled for October 25th but we still need an event lead(s) in order to make this fun night happen! Please contact us if you’re interested in helping – if we don’t have any volunteers we will unfortunately have to cancel the event.

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Book Club: The Magic Assembly Brian Curry brings children’s literature magically to life with state-of-the-art multimedia, music, and illusions in Book Club The Magic Assembly. Introducing your students to beloved books with funny, scary and truly amazing magic will get them excited about these stories and eager to read. For Matilda, students will see a table float with the powers