Help Blackburn Elementary win $500,000.00 in the Kohl's Cares for Kids contest.  It's a FREE and EASY way to support our school.  Vote now on Facebook!  The funding will help purchase Netbooks, math manipulatives, and new playground equipment. Click to read the Blackburn Elementary Student Handbook for 2010-2011.

Fred T. Ford Community Fair The Fred T. Foard Feeder Schools (Banoak Elementary, Blackburn Elementary, Mountain View Elementary, Jacobs Fork Middle, Fred T. Foard High) are holding a community Fair on SaturdaySeptember 11th 2010 from 10 am to 1 pm.  The event will take place at Fred T. Foard High Schools front parking lot.  The event will feature local businesses, service providers, and entertainment. We will have booths set up providing information related to services available in our community.  Admission is Free  Fred T. Foard Community Fair Information link

Save Kleenex Lids and Box Tops for 10 FREE BOOKS!  Kleenex and Scholastic have teamed up to donate 10 free books for every teacher who sends in 30 Kleenex lids and box tops.  This year, when you send in 30 Box Tops for Education coupons from the bottom of participating KLEENEX® tissue boxes along with 30 tabs from the tops of KLEENEX® tissue boxes, you can earn 10 free Scholastic books for your classroom plus 30 Bonus Box Tops for Education to go toward earning money for your school.  Click on the link for more information.  Kleenex Article Save My Coke Rewards Caps for FREE Playground Equipment and Art Supplies! Coca~Cola product codes can be entered for freeplayground equipment and art supplies.  Save all of your codes and send them in at the beginning of the school year and BBES Green Team will enter the codes for you.  You may also donate your points to BBES through the Coca~Cola Rewards web site. My Coke Rewards School Program

Blackburn Elementary E-Books TumbleBook Library is now available to Blackburn Elementary students. Students can read or listen to books, take a quiz for fun or play a game based on the books!  Hundreds of titles are available on all reading levels!

Catawba County Library Can't get to the library but would like to enjoy a new book to read or music?  Click on the link to enjoy a new book or music through their media downloads!  Media Downloads

BBES Technology Drive BBES is initiating a technology drive to enable us to put the latest technology in the hands of your children.  If you would like to make a tax deductable donation, please send it in an envelope with your child.  No amount is too small!  Please click on the technology proposal for more information.