Parent Academy

Bon Air Elementary recently kicked off its first evening of Parent Academy sessions. The theme of the night was "Be Prepared, Be Safe" and we were shocked by a guest appearance from BATMAN himself! Students and their families came to watch technology demonstrations using Smartboards, Clickers, Spelling City, and Class Dojo. The Bon Air family honored a hometown hero, Joe Dunbar, during a ceremony and presented him with an award. Mr. Dunbar and Ann Milikan toured our school while teachers were doing their technology demonstrations

Families also visited the gymnasium to learn about being "safe" inside and outside of school. Organizations like the fire department, police department, neighborhood watch agencies, etc. came and hosted booths for the kids to learn about safety. We also distributed information from On Guard Online to inform parents and children about cyberbullying and safe Internet practices.  The night concluded with a free Mexican Fiesta dinner and a blacklight performance from our fifth graders students showing kids how to make good choices. Check out the pics below.

For more information from On Guard Online's programs click http://www.onguardonline.gov/. This website includes more information on security, Internet fraud, and safe practices. If you are located in our school district please email jhollingsworth@kokomoschools.com if you would like a brochures for your class. Outside of our district? You can also order free copies of brochures, just like we did, to pass out to students at bulkorder.ftc.gov.

 Several students practice using the Smartboard's in a first grade classroom.

 

 A second grade classroom shows families how they can practice their spelling words online using Spelling City. (www.spellingcity.com)

 

 Even some grandparents practiced using our clickers to text their answers to the teacher.

 

 Two fourth graders practiced their vocabulary skills using a Smartboard .

 

 A third grade teacher shows a group how she used Class Dojo to track behaviors. (www.classdojo.com)

 A fifth grade poses for a photo opp!

 

  Enter the BATCAVE!

 

Families visiting the information booths around the gymnasium.

 

 Our fifth grade performance group. (with Batman!)

Mrs. Concus, our principal, honors our hometown hero, Joe Dunbar.