BES Community Connection 10.26.2026

This post was created on 10/27/2026.

Hello Bulldog Families!

Welcome to another busy week at Bexley Elementary School! This week is Red Ribbon Week, and students will be learning about the importance of healthy choices, especially staying drug free. Students can enjoy dress up days, and more information is shared in the attached flyer. There is also a poster contest (flyer attached), with the theme of "Make a Difference, Be a Hero, Stay Drug Free”. Posters are due by Thursday to our counselor, Ms. J. Barnes. 

This week, we also have our first Early Release Day of the school year on Wednesday, October 28. Early dismissal will begin at 1:50 pm. Our daily schedule is adjusted, so there will be no family lunches on Wednesday. We encourage students to remain at school all day, however, if necessary, early check outs must occur before 1:00 pm. Please submit any changes of dismissal by 12:30 pm. 

Join us this week for our PTO Halloween Bingo night in our cafeteria. This is a free family event of fun, and spooky and cute costumes are encouraged! Doors open at 5:15 pm for the 5:30 pm event. Please RSVP here.  

We will end the week with our second annual Vocabulary Parade on Friday at 10:00 am. Families who would like to watch are invited to park in the main parking lot after arrival, and follow the signs to enter through the pedestrian gate on the left side of the school. From there, staff will direct families to safe watch locations around the bus loop. More information is available in the attached flyer.

Thank you to everyone who engaged in the first district family survey of this school year. Overall, participants indicated that Bexley is a safe, welcoming, academically strong school, with consistently positive comments about teachers, front office staff, and overall culture. We still have room for improvement, and later this week, we will share more specifics about how we are responding to your feedback. You will have a chance to participate in this district survey again in the Spring.

Weekly Agenda: Red Ribbon Week (see flyer for dress up days)
Monday: Pride of the Pack
Wednesday: Girls on the Run, Early Release Day (dismissal at 1:50 pm)
Thursday: First Grade Fieldtrip, Bow Wow Bucks Boutique opens, PTO Halloween Bingo
Friday: Girls on the Run, Vocabulary Parade

Coming Soon:
Fall Picture Makeups - 11/5
Buddy Stuffing Day - 11/10

More Upcoming Events!
Be part of our school's Great American Teach in on 11/17 or 11/19: Sign up here: Bexley's "Great American Teach In" Interest Form – Fill out form

Save the date for our PTO Holidays Around the World event on 12/10. 

The renewal of Pasco County Schools' Salary Referendum is on the ballot in November. To learn how the Referendum has impacted our schools, please visit Pasco Schools' Referendum Renewal.

School Reminders:
We will continue to include these in our weekly email as we address these issues on campus.

Car Riders

• Please bring your dismissal tag every day for drop off and pick up. Remember to take it down from your mirror as soon as your child is unloaded at arrival or loaded at dismissal.
• For the safety of our students, please refrain from being on your cell phone in the car rider line. 
• Arrival - We will begin closing the car rider line at 9:40 am each morning. If you arrive after that time, please plan to park and walk your child into the office.

Hiker/Bikers

• If your child is a Hiker/Biker STOP, please bring your dismissal tag every day to pick up. 
• Please remind your “bikers” that they must walk their bike/skateboard/scooter on to and off of our Bexley campus, and wear helmets everyday.

Dismissal

• If you plan to change your child's dismissal, this must occur before 2:30 pm at this link: https://bes.pasco.k12.fl.us/mform/view.php?id=13355 On Early Release Day, please complete by 12:30 pm
• If you plan to pick up your child early, this must occur before 3:00 pm. On Early Release Day, this must occur by 1:00 pm.

• If your child is absent, please be sure to report this through your parent portal. 
• For step-by-step instructions and helpful resources, please visit: 👉 www.pasco.k12.fl.us/attendance/absence 

Please remind your Bulldog of our school expectations every day.

• Be respectful.
• Be responsible.
• Be safe.

We love our families to visit our campus, and want to remind you that you must bring your ID every time. Help us keep our Bulldogs safe.

We look forward to seeing you this week!

With Bulldog Pride,
Vanessa Hilton
Principal
Bexley Elementary School