Beaufort Elementary School

They’ve learned their ABCs, 123s, and so much more! 🌟 We are so proud of our Kindergarten students and all they have accomplished this year. Please join us tomorrow, May 11, to celebrate their big milestone! The ceremony will be held at Beaufort Elementary from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM. We can’t wait to share this special moment with you! 🎉🍎

Beaufort Wildcat Family News! 🐾 Our hearts are so full today at Beaufort as we celebrate two amazing milestones! 🍼✏️ We showered Mrs. Velazquez with love as she prepares for her sweet new arrival coming this June! 🍼👶 We can’t wait to meet the littlest member of our team. We are also officially welcoming Jessica Love to the Beaufort family! 🍎✨ Congratulations on completing your student teaching—we are so lucky to have you staying with us! Help us give a huge shoutout to these two in the comments! 📣💬 #BeaufortWildcats #WildcatFamily #Celebrations ✏️🍼#TeacherLife 🏫✨

🌟 Small Business, Big Dreams! 🌟 Our Beaufort 2nd Graders officially became entrepreneurs yesterday for our very own Market Day! 🍎💰 These creative minds have been working hard to: • 🎨 Design & Create unique products from scratch. • 📣 Advertise with eye-catching posters. • 🤝 Sell their goods to fellow students and staff. It wasn't just about the fun (though there was plenty of that!); it was an incredible, hands-on way to learn the ropes of economics. From understanding supply and demand to mastering the art of the sale, our little CEOs knocked it out of the park! 📈✨ We are so proud of their hard work and innovation. #BeaufortElementary #MarketDay #FutureEntrepreneurs #HandsOnLearning #2ndGradeRocks

🐣 Something EGG-citing is Happening at Beaufort! 🐣 The pitter-patter of tiny feet has arrived... but they’re covered in fluff! 🐥 Our Beaufort halls are officially buzzing with the arrival of our newest, tiniest classmates. Our preschoolers got the first look today, and let’s just say it was love at first sight! 🥺💛 Check out these heart-melting photos of our littlest learners meeting their new feathered friends. 📸✨ Stay tuned—more grades will be visiting the brooder soon, so keep an eye on our page for more cuteness coming your way! #BeaufortHatchlings #PreschoolAdventures #ChickWatch2026 #LearningInBloom 🌷🐥

Step right up! 🎪 We’ve reached the grand finale of Teacher Appreciation Week here at Beaufort Elementary! 🐾 Our "Circus Theme" week was packed with thrills—from daily snacks and yummy breakfast spreads to an awesome staff lunch! ☕️🌭 We wrapped up the show today with a spectacular Popcorn Bar thanks to United Bank of Union and the most fabulous treats from Linda’s Specialty Cheesecakes! 🍿🍰 (From Mr. Rogers & Jess Toelke) A huge SHOUTOUT to everyone who worked behind the scenes to make us feel like the main attraction all week long! 🌟 But the biggest round of applause goes to our incredible Beaufort Teachers. You are the real stars of the show, making magic happen in the classroom every single day! 🎤✨ #TeacherAppreciationWeek #BeaufortWildcats #StarTeachers #CircusFun 🎪🦁🎟️

🚂 All Aboard for Adventure! 🚌 Yesterday, our amazing 2nd graders took a trip back in time at the Museum of Transportation, and it was an absolute blast! From vintage trains to classic cars, our little explorers had the best time learning about how the world gets from point A to point B. ✈️🚋 The weather was on our side, making it a perfect day to soak up some sunshine and history! ☀️☁️ ❤️ A Huge Thank You! We want to give a massive shout-out to our parent chaperones. We couldn’t have done this without you! Thank you for keeping the "wheels turning," managing the excitement, and making sure everyone had a safe and educational day. You guys are the real MVPs! 🏆👏 📸 Smile for the Camera! Ready for a cuteness overload? Check out the photos below to see our conductors-in-training in action! 🤳👇 #FieldTripFun #MuseumOfTransportation #LearningInAction #LifeIn2ndGrade 🚂✨

Hey Beaufort families! 🤡✨ We are just over here clowning around on a Wednesday! 🎪 We want to send out another HUGE thank you to the world’s best PTO! 🏆 Today, they sent a special guest to the Beaufort Circus to teach us how to make the cutest balloon animals! 🎈🐕 As if that wasn't enough, they also stocked the teacher’s lounge with a mountain of treats. 🍬🍩 Our plates (and stomachs) are full, and our hearts are even fuller! Thank you for making our day so bright! 💖🍭 #BeaufortCircus #BestPTORocks #TeacherAppreciation #MidweekMagic 🎈🦁✨

🎵 Take Us Out to the Ballgame! ⚾️❤️ Our hearts are absolutely bursting with pride today! Last night, our amazing Union Elementary Choirs took the field at Busch Stadium to perform for the St. Louis Cardinals, and wow… just WOW! 🌟 Our students had some much fun under the big stadium lights. There’s truly nothing more precious than hearing those sweet young voices fill the air! 🎶✨ They practiced so hard, and it showed for every single note. A Huge Shoutout to Mrs. Baer and all the Music teachers ! Thank you for all the time you put into our young singers. 🐾 Way to go, Wildcats! You represented our school with so much talent and heart. We are so lucky to have such a wonderful school! 🐾♥️ Go Cards and GO WILDCATS!

✨Today was full of Appreciation! ✨ Our Tuesday started off on the sweetest note thanks to a very special breakfast delivered by our amazing Student Council students! 🐾 A huge shout-out to Hardee’s and the McDuffie’s for putting together such a yummy breakfast. 🥯🥓 To make things even better, Hank’s Coffee Truck swung by to treat us to some delicious drinks! ☕️🥤 It was the perfect pairing for our breakfast treat. As if that wasn’t enough, our PTO once again soared in and our teachers lounge was filled with snacks to fill our snack cravings throughout the day. These past two days have us feeling so spoiled and fueled up for the rest of the week! Thank you to everyone who made this happen! ❤️🙌 #StudentCouncilRocks #TuesdayTreats #CoffeeAndCaring #SchoolSpirit #♥️PTO

Tomorrow, Wednesday, May 6th is School Nurse Appreciation Day, and we are shouting it from the hallways: we have the absolute best! 🩺❤️ Today we celebrate Nurse Leisha at Beaufort Elementary! Whether it’s a mysterious belly ache that miraculously needs a snack or a playground boo-boo that requires a very specific superhero bandage, she handles it all with a smile. 🩹✨ She is the magic behind making our "ouchies" go away and keeping our students, families, and staff healthy and happy. Thank you, Nurse Leisha, for being the caring, compassionate, and dedicated heart of our clinic! We appreciate you today and every day! 🍎 #SchoolNurseAppreciationDay #NurseLeishaDat #BeaufortElementary #BestNurseEver

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Step right up! 🎪✨ A massive shout out to our incredible Beaufort PTO parents for kicking off Teacher/Staff Appreciation Week with a bang! They truly went above and beyond to transform our school into the "Greatest School on Earth" for the week! We started Monday with the Grand Opening Circus Kickoff and a delicious Big Top Breakfast that was nothing short of spectacular. Our PTO is the best—they always put on quite the show for us and remind us that "This Place Would Be a Circus Without You!" ☕️ HUGE THANK YOU to Scooter’s Coffee for supplying the much-needed caffeine refreshments for all our teachers this morning! We are fueled up and ready for the main event! Check out this cute video of the morning's festivities! 🍿🤡🦁 #TeacherAppreciationWeek #BeaufortPTO #ScootersCoffee #GreatestSchoolOnEarth #BigTopBreakfast #ThankYouPTO

This entire week we are celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week. Each of our buildings will be doing a wide variety of acknowledgements for our amazing teachers to show appreciation for all that they do each and every day.

Thank you to all our teachers for everything they do for all our students.

We are so #Uproud!

✏️Teachers Appreciation 25/26✂️ It’s the PEOPLE that make Beaufort Elementary the best place to BE! 🐾 Let's Celebrate our TEACHERS this week coming week. May 4th-8th!! From the classrooms to the kitchen and everywhere in between, this team puts their hearts into everything they do. 🌟 Shout out to our amazing 2025-2026 Teachers: • Preschool: Ashley Pratt 🧸 • Kdg: Megan Gerling, Hannah Meyer, & Sherryl Cash🖍️ • 1st: Theresa Wilmesher & Wendi Miller 📖 • 2nd: Emily Velazquez , Danielle Holt, & Erin Unerstall ✨ • 3rd: Kristin Kluesner, Sue Niederer, & Joanie Mabe 📚 • 4th: Katie Kelley, Jamie Garrison, & Reagan Rapert 💡 • 5th: Jen Kelley & Becky McDuffie 🎓 • Specials Teachers: Chris Garrison (Stem), Sheila Baer (Music), Christy Machelett (Art), Matt Fennessey (PE), Karen Brinkmann(Library) 💻🎵🎨⚽️📚 • SpEd & Title: Erin Meyer (Sp Ed), Tracy Sanders (Sp Ed), Rachel Gillette (Sp Ed), Shannon Neier (SLP), & Tammy Witte (Title Reading) ✏️✂️ So proud of ALL OUR STAFF & this hardworking team of Teachers. #TeacherAppreciatiomWeek2025-2026 ♥️ #BeaufortElementary ♥️#DreamTeam

Today we celebrate our amazing food service team members who help to provide our students and staff both healthy and delicious meals on the daily.

Thank you for all you do!

#Uproud

Teacher Appreciation begins next week! May 4th-8th. It’s a great week to show some love to our staff members! Linked below is our Beaufort Elementary staff favorites for those that have asked and or are interested. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XyRU5fbNqDB6ybyUHKBcRpXQZ5-WMWx8KcT6wQ_841Y/edit?usp=drivesdk

🍎 Let's hear it for our amazing kitchen crew! 🍎 Tomorrow, May 1st is School Lunch Hero Day, and we're sending a giant THANK YOU to our three favorite lunch ladies here at Beaufort Elementary! They work hard every single day to serve up delicious meals and plenty of smiles, and we are just so grateful for everything they do to keep our bellies full and our hearts happy. They are truly awesome to the core!🍎 Leave a comment below to share some love for our incredible lunch heroes! 💗💗💗Heather, Mary, & Jo! #SchoolLunchHeroDay #BeaufortElementary #LunchLadiesRock #WeLoveOurHeroes #FeedingOurFuture

🎨 Art Show Recap: We Came, We Saw, We Showed our work off! 🖌️ The UHS Cafeteria was looking magical the other night! From glittery masterpieces to "is that a cat or a cloud?"—our K-12 artists absolutely crushed it at the annual show. 🎨✨ A huge shout-out to Mrs. Machelett, who is officially the BEST art teacher in existence. 🏆 We’re pretty sure she has magical powers because her love for art literally glowed in every project. She even makes cleaning up paint look cool! 👩‍🎨💖 Thanks to everyone who came out to support our tiny Picassos. Our eyes were happy!!✨👀 #ArtShow #MrsMachelettIsTheGoat #UnionArtists

🚑 Ambulance Ride! 🚑 A few days ago our Union Ambulance District had the opportunity of driving Reese and Riley Henneken to school in style after they won an ambulance ride to school at this year’s Spaghetti Supper. Moments like these are what community is all about—connecting with the kids we serve and making a positive impact beyond emergencies. Congratulations Reese and Riley! 🚑

Today is Principal Appreciation Day!

Thank you to our awesome building principals who go above and beyond each and every day to ensure our schools are the best they can possibly be for both our students and staff.

Thank you for all that you do!