Bannockburn Elementary PTA

One of the Earth Day activities this year will be LEGO Replay.  This organization was founded by two sisters at Walt Whitman High School.   The mission of LEGO Replay is to collect and recycle donated LEGO to share the power of play with underserved kids and reduce plastic waste in the environment. On Earth Day this year, students will

The 3rd annual in-school Earth Day event will take place on Tuesday, April 23rd.  As always, we will need a lot of parent volunteers to help make this event happen.  Please sign up HERE to volunteer!  The students will attend following the schedule below: K & 1: 9:45-10:30 am 3rd & 4th: 2:00-2:45 pm 2nd & 5th: 2:50-3:35 pm

Since our students learned about a lot of strong women during Women’s History Month, we decided to do a service project for the House of Ruth, a DC-based nonprofit whose ultimate goal is to empower survivors of domestic violence to break the cycle of abuse and live independently, safely, and with dignity. The collection will run from April 3 through April

The 3rd annual in-school Earth Day event will take place on Tuesday, April 23rd.  As always, we will need a lot of parent volunteers to help make this event happen.  The students will attend following the schedule below: K & 1: 9:45-10:30 am 3rd & 4th: 2:00-2:45 pm 2nd & 5th: 2:50-3:35 pm We look forward to leading a fun

It’s once again time to show the BES staff how much we appreciate all that they do for our kiddos!  This year staff appreciation week is from May 6th -10th.  The PTA typically plans a few meals, snacks, and gifts for the staff throughout the week.  If you would like to be the parent lead for this event or on

Thank you to everyone who is participating in the March Madness fundraiser! We raised over $750 for the PTA! Right now the Schwemlein family is leading the way, but Tommy Danielson or Felix McSweeney could take the lead with a Purdue win. Stay turned to find out who takes home the grand prize after this weekend’s games!

Don’t forget to fill out a bracket to participate in the first ever BES PTA March Madness Pool!  Fun prizes every round, grand prizes for the winners, and random raffles too for more opportunities to win with no basketball knowledge necessary!  The pool is open to everyone (students, parents, teachers, friends, etc.), and enter as many times as you like

Come and celebrate Eid al-Fitr (Eid) with the BES community! Eid commemorates the end of the holy month of Ramadan, in which Muslims fast daily from before dawn until sunset.  Join us at Bannockburn to learn about the Muslim culture, enjoy tasty snacks, and get to know our diverse community better. Our celebration will be on Friday, April 12th, from

There are still a few auction items left for sale!  CLICK HERE to purchase them in our fire sale.  

The 3rd annual in-school Earth Day event will take place on Tuesday, April 23rd.  As always, we will need a lot of parent volunteers to help make this event happen.  The students will attend following the schedule below: K & 1 9:45-10:30  3rd & 4th 2:00-2:45  2nd & 5th 2:50-3:35  A sign-up genius will be sent out after break for