Welcome to Bessie E. Owens Primary - Home of the Brilliant Bobcat Scholars!

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Mrs. Sarita Arredondo, Principal

Bessie E. Owens Primary School is the G.A.T.E. Magnet School for the Bakersfield City School District.  Owens Primary is a K-3 campus.  The campus serves approximately 600 students who either reside in our neighborhood or are bused in from other areas to attend G.A.T.E.  Both regular education students and G.A.T.E. students attend Owens Primary, or the 4-6 campus, Owens Intermediate.  Owens Primary is located at 815 Potomac and our phone number is 631-5420. 
 

Box Tops Update:
Owens Primary earned $1,113.50 this year from
our boxtops!  We are so grateful to our families and friends for their support in collecting Box Tops.  Owens Primary Bobcats will have a super schoolwide celebration at the end of the school year.  Continue saving Box Tops over the summer!

Principal - Mrs. Sarita Arredondo
Dean of Students - Mrs. Angelica Guzman
Academic Program Leader - Mrs. Denise Flowers
G.A.T.E. Magnet Specialist - Mrs. Ann Barrios

GREAT WEB SITES TO VISIT!
OCEANOGRAPHY
http://www.aquariumofpacific.org/
AMAZING ASTRONOMY!
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/ataglance
WEATHER:
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/wwatch/
BOTANY:
www.huntington.org
MAGNIFICATION:
http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/scienceopticsu/powersof10/index.html
GENERALLY COOL SCIENCE STUFF:(EXPLORATORIUM MUSEUM, SAN FRANCISCO)
www.exploratorium.org
MATH
www.mathpuzzles.com

Skills Practice Web Sites:
www.iknowthat.com

 


                      

           

                      

                             
 


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BESSIE E. OWENS PRIMARY 
Home of the Brilliant Bobcats
CALENDAR & INFORMATION:
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Thursday, January 26 - DELAYED START: SCHOOL BEGINS AT 10:30 A.M.
 
Monday, January 31, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.- GATE Parent Meeting @ Owens Intermediate, Cafeteria

January 24 - 1st grades, 25 - 2nd grades,26 - 3rd grades & 27 - Kinder @1:30 p.m. - Bobcat Award Assemblies
 
Thursday, February 2, 7:00 a.m-5:00 p.m. -2nd grade GATE Field Trip to the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach
 
Wednesday, February 8 @ 9:00 a.m. - All third grades:  Young People's Concert @ Rabobank Arena
 
Friday, February 10 @ 2:30 - 3:30 in the cafeteria - Father/Daughter Dance  
 
Monday, February 13 - Lincoln's Birthday:  NO SCHOOL
 
Friday, February 17 - African American Assemblies:  9:00 - Kinder/1st grades, 10:00 - Pre-K/2nd, 1:30 PM Pre-K/3rd
 
Monday, February 20 - President's Day: NO SCHOOL

IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS:

 Owens Primary Office:  
  
631-5420

Owens Primary Attendance:  
 631-3148

Afterschool Program: M-F, 2:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.:  
 631-4521

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