Welcome to Bessie E. Owens Primary - Home of the Brilliant Bobcat Scholars!
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, with the exception of the One-Day G.A.T.E. students who are in grades 3-6. 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. Anne Lopez
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

BESSIE E. OWENS PRIMARY
CALENDAR & INFORMATION:
Monday, August 30 - One-Day G.A.T.E. begins
Monday, September 6 - Labor Day Holiday, 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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