Points of Pride
This page provides information on why we are proud to be Bellevue Elementary!
Proud To Be... Bellevue Elementary!
Positive School Culture
- Bellevue Elementary is a thoughtful place
- Students are recognized for their leadership and good neighbor behavior
- Emphasis on celebrating every child
Small Class Size- Individualized Attention
- Average class size is 16.717.68 students per classroom
- The school population is 234 Preschool-5th Grade
Skilled, Dedicated, and Caring Staff
- Many of our certified staff have master’s degrees
- Specialists
- Social Worker
- We love our Bellevue Bears!
Special Programs on our Campus
- District’s Extended Resource Room –provide optimum learning environment serving students with disabilities
- Preschool
21st Century Learning (Rigor and Relevance)
- Strong Core Curriculum
- STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics)
- Project Based Learning – hands-on, real-world learning
- Mathematical Thinking – Cognitively Guided Instruction
- Leadership Development
- Emphasis on student speaking and presentation skills
- Collaborative Learning
Whole-Child Focused
- Developing a love of learning
- Engineering Technology
- Visual & Performing Arts
- Physical Education, nutrition, and health conscious
- Computer and Innovative Technology
- Developmentally Appropriate Instruction for young learners
Strong Family and Community Support
- PAWS Partners
- Parent Volunteers
- Community Partners- multiple
- Active Bellevue Parent Auxiliary
- Nearly 100% attendance for parent-teacher conferences
- Dental Screenings
- Vision Screenings
- Lunch Buddies
- School Nurse
- Reading with Rover
- Mindful Awareness
Special Events
- Talent Show
- Fun & Fitness Field Day & Bear Family Barbecue
- BEAR Breakfast
- Family Math Night
- Leadership Day
- Stack Up Competition
Accountability to ALL Students
- Response to Instruction – supporting individualized attention
- Interventions (Before, During, and After School)
- Progress monitoring
- Differentiated Learning
- Special Services
- GATE
- Learning Center
- Extended Resource Room
- Speech and Language
- Title I Reading
- English Language Development
- Teachers as Tutors
Community Involvement and Service
- Bear Hugs Project
- Weather Watchers on KECH Radio
- Hunger Coalition
- Food Drives
- Environmentally Conscious
- Adopt a Bike Path
- Eco-Challenge
- Safe Routes to School
- City of Bellevue
- "Beautify Bellevue"
- Bellevue Museum
- Helping elder neighbors
- Global support (Fundraisers and Donations)
Extra-Curricular Activities (within and beyond the school day)
- Honor Choir/Music Enrichment
- Sun Valley Center for the Arts – After School Art Classes
- ERC Science After School
- Girls on the Run
- BCRD Track & Field
- Chess Club
- Mileage Club
- Ski Program
2012 STAR Math Growth
- Average of 1.7 year’s growth in math as a school in 1 year
2012 IRI Testing
- Above district average in grades K-2
2012 ISAT Testing (All Students 3rd-5th)
- 89.4% Proficient or Advanced in Reading (3.8% higher than state proficiency benchmark)
- 90.4% Proficient or Advanced in Math (7.4% higher than state proficiency benchmark)
- 85% Proficient or Advanced in Science (only 5th graders tested)
2012 ISAT Testing -% Advanced
- 3rd Grade: 59% Advanced in Reading, 78.5% Advanced in Mathematics, 55.5% Advanced in Language
- 4th Grade: 64.8% Advanced in Reading, 59.4% Advanced in Mathematics, 54% Advanced in Language