Check out these awesome QR codes 1st grade teacher, Mrs. Santoya created for K-2nd graders. Find your child's grade level and scan the QR code to access phonics readers for at-home practice.
📚 Exciting professional development happening in our district!
Last week, we were thrilled to have Brig Laene, Professional Learning Consultant, on site working alongside our teachers on implementing the 7-Step Learning Cycle.
Our Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) are a key component of our district's school improvement plan, helping both students and teachers grow as we focus on Essential Learning Targets.
Investing in our educators means investing in our students' success! 💡
#ProfessionalDevelopment #TeacherLearning #440PROUD #ContinuousImprovement
Last week, we were thrilled to have Brig Laene, Professional Learning Consultant, on site working alongside our teachers on implementing the 7-Step Learning Cycle.
Our Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) are a key component of our district's school improvement plan, helping both students and teachers grow as we focus on Essential Learning Targets.
Investing in our educators means investing in our students' success! 💡
#ProfessionalDevelopment #TeacherLearning #440PROUD #ContinuousImprovement
Meet our PLC Guiding Coalition!
This team is leading the implementation of Professional Learning Communities across USD #440, strengthening collaboration and keeping student learning at the center of our work. Through shared leadership and purposeful planning, we are building systems that support teachers and help every student succeed.
This team is leading the implementation of Professional Learning Communities across USD #440, strengthening collaboration and keeping student learning at the center of our work. Through shared leadership and purposeful planning, we are building systems that support teachers and help every student succeed.
Staff spent the January 5th professional learning day working on their essential standards for the second semester. Identifying and planning for essential standards is part of the Professional Learning Community initiative #440 has committed to through our Kansas Education System Accreditation process.
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🌱 Hey Plant Lovers! 🌱
Our awesome 6th graders are turning green thumb projects into amazing gifts! 🎉 Come check out our Plant Sale—it’s full of leafy friends just waiting to be gifted to someone you love.
📍 Stop by Saturday from 9 am to 4 pm at Halstead Middle School and grab your favorite plant before they’re all gone!
💬 Got questions? Just ask—we’re rooting for you! 🌿
#PlantSale #GreenThumbs #6thGradeGardeners #LeafItToUs
Our awesome 6th graders are turning green thumb projects into amazing gifts! 🎉 Come check out our Plant Sale—it’s full of leafy friends just waiting to be gifted to someone you love.
📍 Stop by Saturday from 9 am to 4 pm at Halstead Middle School and grab your favorite plant before they’re all gone!
💬 Got questions? Just ask—we’re rooting for you! 🌿
#PlantSale #GreenThumbs #6thGradeGardeners #LeafItToUs
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Mr. Conard leads the BPS student and staff parade today. The district office staff even got in on the fun, handing out candy.
Take a look at the Director's Newsletter!
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District Leadership members spent a day with Brig Leane learning about Professional Learning Communities, a framework for educators to work together to improve their teaching practices and student learning. #440PROUD
Check out the September edition of the newsletter, From the Director's Desk, by your Director of Student Learning, Marcie Carr. Lots of great things happening at USD #440!
Tune in to the KSDE Insight Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube.
https://www.ksde.gov/Home/Quick-Links/News-Room/Weekly-News/Feature-Story/ArtMID/6201/ArticleID/4549/KSDE-Insight-Podcast-Raising-Readers-What-every-parent-should-know
https://www.ksde.gov/Home/Quick-Links/News-Room/Weekly-News/Feature-Story/ArtMID/6201/ArticleID/4549/KSDE-Insight-Podcast-Raising-Readers-What-every-parent-should-know
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📅 Clinic Date:
Sunday, September 7, 2025
3:00 – 5:00 PM
Location: HHS Main Gym
🎉 Performance:
Friday, September 19, 2025
Halftime at the HHS football game (kickoff at 7:00 PM)
Location: HHS Football Stadium – Hess Field
Meet at the white shed south of the stadium with 5 minutes left in the 2nd quarter
Pick up at the field entrance on the north end of the stadium
💲 Cost:
$40 per participant
$30 for each additional sibling
👕 What’s Included:
T-shirt & bow
Fundamentals, chants, and jumps
Picture with the Dragon mascot
And more!
📩 Registration:
Permission slip requires child’s name, grade, shirt size, parent info, and signature
Can be dropped off at any school office
📞 Questions?
Coach Bridges – 316.833.6590 or sbridges@usd440.com
Sunday, September 7, 2025
3:00 – 5:00 PM
Location: HHS Main Gym
🎉 Performance:
Friday, September 19, 2025
Halftime at the HHS football game (kickoff at 7:00 PM)
Location: HHS Football Stadium – Hess Field
Meet at the white shed south of the stadium with 5 minutes left in the 2nd quarter
Pick up at the field entrance on the north end of the stadium
💲 Cost:
$40 per participant
$30 for each additional sibling
👕 What’s Included:
T-shirt & bow
Fundamentals, chants, and jumps
Picture with the Dragon mascot
And more!
📩 Registration:
Permission slip requires child’s name, grade, shirt size, parent info, and signature
Can be dropped off at any school office
📞 Questions?
Coach Bridges – 316.833.6590 or sbridges@usd440.com
August BPS Menus
Back to School Professional Learning Day tomorrow for all staff---If you have been assigned a device, please bring your charged MacBook or iPad to training tomorrow!
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🌿 Day 4: Growing Minds & Green Thumbs 🌿
30 Days of Celebrating USD 440 Halstead-Bentley
Today we’re highlighting the amazing work happening in 6th grade with Mr. Willis and his hands-on horticulture lessons! 🌱
From seed to sale, students are learning all about plant life cycles, greenhouse care, and sustainability. Their hard work paid off—literally—with a student-led Plant Sale that brought in over $1,000, all reinvested into future lessons and greenhouse improvements.
We’re so proud of the way our students are learning real-world skills and developing a love for nature right here at Halstead! 🌼💚
But the learning didn’t stop there…
Our FACS class whipped up homemade treats to sell alongside the plants, and our Wood/Shop class built beautiful birdhouses for the sale too. 🧁🛠️🐦
This was a true team effort—students applied skills from across the curriculum to plan, create, and run a real-world project. Talk about learning that sticks!
#HalsteadProud #DragonsGrowHere #30DaysOf440 #RealWorldLearning #GreenhouseGoals #StudentSuccess
