Brownstown Elementary School

A huge Brave Pride shoutout to our BES Spell Bowl Team for all of their hard work, dedication, and teamwork this season. These students have been practicing, studying, and pushing themselves to grow, and we are so proud of their commitment.

First Games in the New BES Gym!
What a fun night for our 5th Grade Boys and Girls as they took on Medora!
Great energy, great crowds, and a couple of BIG wins for our Braves!

Proud of our student-athletes and excited for many more nights like this in our new home court.

#BravePride #WorkHardBeNice #BraveWay

WJAA Thanksgiving Essay Winners! Listen for these students as they read their winning essays on Thanksgiving Day between 7:00 and 10:00 a.m. on WJAA 96.3. Congrats to our amazing writers!

Another WJAA Student of the Week! Congrats to Eli from Mrs. Fee’s 1st grade classroom! Eli has been working hard, showing great effort, and representing BES with pride. Keep it up, Eli — we are proud of you!

Today, MR. YOUNG TURNED 40, and we celebrated him all day long! We love our BES Principal and leader! ••• Happy Birthday Mr. Young! You deserve it all! ••• https://youtu.be/vY6DSG0APZE

We are super proud of our BES Spell Bowl Team for getting 2nd in our Division! Way to BES kiddos!

Our Braves showed up strong this week! School Attendance: 97.14% — great work, BES!

Top Grade Level:
5th Grade – 98.57%

Grade-Level Leaders:
Kindergarten: K3 – Mrs. Elliott – 98.18%
1st Grade: 1B – Mrs. Derringer – 99.17%
2nd Grade: 2B – Mrs. Romilus – 99.05%
3rd Grade: 3C – Mrs. Turner – 98%
4th Grade: 4C – Mrs. Disque – 98.80%
5th Grade: 5C – Mrs. Haub – 99.26%

Great job to all of our classes for showing up, working hard, and being BRAVE! Keep it going, BES!

Students of the Month for PE! Recognized by Mrs. Schneider for their hard work, great sportsmanship, and positive attitudes in class. These students give their best effort, encourage others, and show what the Brave Way looks like in the gym every day. Way to go, PE Students of the Month! We are proud of you!

5th grader, Lainey Leitzman was honored at the school board meeting Wednesday night as our LITTLE BRAVE OF THE MONTH for PE! She's one amazing young lady and we are so proud of her!

What does Veteran's Day mean to you? These four BES students did AMAZING reading their essays to the whole student body today during our Veterans Day Program. We are proud of you!

Today at BES, we had the honor of recognizing the brave men and women who have served — and those who continue to serve — our nation with courage, dedication, and sacrifice. Four of our students shared their heartfelt Veterans Day essays, Ms. Price beautifully sang the National Anthem, our 4th graders performed inspiring songs, and Mr. Bill Edwards spoke about his experiences as a Marine. We are so grateful to all veterans for their service — thank you for protecting our freedom!

Congrats Elliot Moore for being our WJAA Student of the Week! He's in Mrs. Shelton's 3rd Grade Class! We are proud of you!

BES Attendance Winners for November 3–7
School rate this week was 95.21%

Top Grade Level:
2nd Grade – 96.63%

Class Winners:
Kindergarten: Mrs. Disque (K4) – 97.00%
1st Grade: Mrs. Derringer (1B) – 98.75%
2nd Grade: Mrs. Hehman (2A) – 98.00%
3rd Grade: Mrs. Terrell (3D) – 95.20%
4th Grade: Mrs. Furlow (4D) – 97.92%
5th Grade: Mrs. Cobb (5A) – 98.46%

Keep showing up, working hard, and being part of what makes BES great. Every day counts!

Congratulations to Benny for being recognized as our WJAA Student of the Week! Benny has been working hard and showing great effort each day. We’re proud of the positive attitude and determination he brings to BES!

BES Energizer Bunnies – October Edition!
These amazing staff members kept the energy going all month long with their positivity, teamwork, and dedication to our students and school.

Congratulations to our October Energizer Bunnies:
Ms. Chadwell, Mrs. Hukill, Mrs. Prewitt, and Mrs. Young!

Thank you for keeping BES charged up and full of Brave Pride!
#BESBravePride #EnergizerBunnies #WorkHardBeNice #WeCanDoHardThings

October Attendance Champions!
A huge shoutout to our top two classes for the month of October!
Mrs. Young’s class takes the top spot!
Ms. Hehman’s class comes in a close second!

Shoutout to Mrs. Steinkamp and her amazing kindergarten groups These young readers are working hard every day and their growth is showing. We love seeing their excitement as they continue to build their reading skills. We can do hard things! #BESBravePride #WorkHardBeNice #WeCanDoHardThings

New gym + new shirts = one proud BES family! Our students rocked their “We Can Do Hard Things” shirts today and helped us celebrate the opening of the new gym. What a great day to be a Brave!

BES Weekly Attendance Winners
Week of October 27–31
Overall School Attendance: 96.55%

Grade Level Winner:
2nd Grade – 97.83%

Top Classes by Grade:

Kindergarten: Mrs. Elliott (K3) – 99.08%

1st Grade: Mrs. Derringer (1B) – 99.17%

2nd Grade: Mrs. Romilus (2B) – 98.57%

3rd Grade: Mrs. Shelton (3E) – 99.58%

4th Grade: Miss Roberts (4B) – 99.57%

5th Grade: Mrs. Cobb (5A) – 98.85%

Great job Braves! Keep showing up, working hard, and being role models every day. Attendance matters at BES – “Work Hard, Be Nice!”

Twin Day at BES! Friends don't let friend do drugs or be bullies! Part 3.