BES Community Connection 9.22.25

This post was created on 09/22/2025.

Hello Bulldog Families!
We hope you and your student are ready for a great week of school! Please be sure you have accessed your child's Progress Reports. It is important to start a habit now of reviewing your child's progress and connecting with their teacher if you have any concerns.

This week, we will celebrate Freedom Week as part of American Founder's Month. Each day, we will start with a recitation of the beginning of the Declaration of Independence, which will occur on our WDOG news show. Your child can engage in the celebration while they engage in the required instruction each day. See the attached flyer for more information.

Please be sure that you check your child's Friday Folder for details about our Bexley Elementary PTO fundraiser. You can also access information from the PTO Facebook page.

Weekly Agenda
Monday: Voices of Freedom Day - Wear a shirt with a positive message or quote that reflects freedom.
Tuesday: Everyday Heroes Day - Dress as a community hero.
Wednesday: Civic Day - Wear your school colors.
Thursday: Time Travel Thursday - Dress in attire from a historical era or decade. 
Friday: Future of America Day - Dress in the colors of America.

We do have several reminders that we ask you to read carefully. We will continue to include these in our weekly email as we address these issues on campus.

Car Riders and Hiker/Bikers

• Please bring your car rider tag every day for pick up. Remember to take it down from your mirror as soon as your child is unloaded at arrival or loaded at dismissal.
• If your child is a Hiker/Biker STOP, please bring your pick up tag (car rider tag) every day to pick up. 

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
• If you plan to pick up your child early, this must occur before 3:00 pm. 

Absences

• 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 

School Meals

• Please remember that school meals are no longer automatically free for our students. For more information, please visit this link: https://connectplus.pasco.k12.fl.us/do/fns/
• Be sure to check your child's account for outstanding balance. The cafeteria must issue an alternative meal for student who have a balance owed. You can sign up for the online meal payment system here.

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