Lots of fun today kicking off #ReadAcrossAmerica week! We read with buddies and also made some Seuss Characters with Mrs. Carter during STEM! #BEfamily #PartOfThePride

It's SWAG Tag time!!! Students with academic goals = SWAG! Today we recognized 239 students that met or exceeded their growth goals on reading and/or math assessments! Great job, Bears! More pictures to come! #BEfamily #PartOfThePride

The PIE Prize Patrol was out at our school today! Check out some of the Blackmore staff that received a grant! We can't wait to see these grants in action with our students! #BEfamily #partofthepride

Next week is Read Across America Week! Check out our SPIRIT DAYS to CELEBRATE! #BEfamily #ReadAcrossAmerica #PartOfThePride

Several Blackmore students have art on display at Coutts Art Museum! Reception today (2/18) until 4 PM! FREE opportunity to support local art!

Be sure to stop and see the 2023 Butler County Student Art Show at the Coutts Museum of Art from February 11 - March 24. There are several USD 490 students in grades K-8 that have artwork on display. We have some talented artists as #PartOfThePride!

It's conference day! Make sure you stop by the welcome table and say hi! Can you find Sam?!?#BEfamily #PartOfThePride

There's still time to order tickets for the Father-Daughter Dance on Feb. 25! Save $10 by ordering online. Please contact Linda Swan (ljswan@usd490.org) if you have questions. #PartOfThePride Pairs of tickets: TINYURL.COM/2JFYFVFX Additional single tickets: TINYURL.COM/28VPJUV3

Blackmore's Student Leadership Team packaged 4,538 meals for Ukraine at Numana this morning. Way to go! We've got some compassionate students as #PartOfThePride

Our Blackmore Student Leadership Team was in the community at Numana today packing meals to send to the Ukraine. They packed 4,538 meals!! #BEfamily #myeldo

PJ's, Positive Shirts, and BEARS, Oh my!! We LOVE spirit days! Thursday we shine on picture day! 🐻👕📸 #BEfamily

Our staff was out this morning greeting families as the arrived sharing a positive note and a little Cocoa this morning! We LOVE the #BEfamily #CocoaAtTheCurb

Happy Crossing Guard Day! We are so thankful for Mr. Ogg! Our PTO and Student Council showed Mr. Ogg some love today! #BEfamily #crossingguardday

We have AN AMAZING Support Staff! Today we started with a connection activity during our meeting. Love the smiles and laughs! #BEfamily

Congratulations to our Character Award winners! These students were selected by their teachers for demonstrating our character trait of the month: Respect! #BEfamily #charactercounts

Congratulations to our 5th Grade Students of the Month! #BEfamily

We had an AMAZING Kansas Day celebration today! Check out some of the fun! Congrats to our Kansas Trivia winner, Matthew, and our Champion Spitter, Mrs. Tamara Johnson! #KansasDay #BEfamily

EHS Encore and FCCLA are sponsoring a Father/Daughter Dance for elementary students on Sat, Feb 25, from 7-9 PM at the Activity Center. Tickets are $30 for each father/daughter pair if purchased in advance, $40 at the door. Please see the flyer below for more info. Tickets are available online at TINYURL.COM/2JFYFVFX #PartOfThePride

🐻🌻CONTEST TIME🌻🐻 In honor of Kansas Day our students and staff are in contests! One is about Kansas symbols and history. The other is all about spitting! 🤣Sunflower seed spitting that is! Each grade will have a champion spitter and we’ll crown a CHAMP on Friday! #BEfamily

HUGE SHOUTOUT to our Maintenance Dept. They are out this morning cleaning off our parking lots and sidewalks getting ready for students, families and staff! See you soon, #BEfamily!