Bethel the Beautiful

We are looking forward to welcoming our students back on Monday, April 15th!

We hope you've had a terrific spring break! We're all excited about the remainder of the school year. It's an important time where students learn the remainder of the standards and get ready for the end of year exams, but will also have fun along the way! Thanks for all you do and will do to make sure this is the best end of school year on record!

We truly appreciate all you do!!

See you soon!

Mrs. Watson

Book Fair at Bethel Elementary - April 22-26, 2024

Our Spring book fair is coming up really soon! We are in need of several parent volunteers.

Please call Mrs. Haas if you would like to volunteer. 828-646-3448 or email her at dhaas@haywood.k12.nc.us

Time slots are as follows:

Monday 4/22/24 thru Friday 4/26/24 7:45 am till 11:45 am or 11:45 till 2:45 pm

Tuesday 4/23 and Thursday 4/25 2:45 pm till 5:30 pm

Thursday 4/25 and Friday 4/26 7:25 am till 8:25 am

On Saturday, April 20th, our Drone Club team will be competing in the first annual Drone Club Competition at Tuscola High School! They have worked hard flying their drones on missions and learning the ins and outs in flying drones, learning how drones are used in the real world, and collaborating with their teams to ensure their missions were successful. I can't wait to see them in action!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DXOQPYWiLt512C2stJSbhW_9OM0RdtcZ/view

Spring Fling is Friday, May 3rd.

We are continuing to make preparations for our Spring Fling!!

Each grade level team will be asking for donations for specific baskets that are listed below. If you know of a business or someone that would like to send in donations for a basket that is not your child's grade level, no problem! All donations will be appreciated!! We will be selling basket raffle tickets for $1. So instead of a silent auction, we will be selling $1 tickets for a chance to win a basket. We hope that every student can sell $25 in tickets prior to the Spring Fling. More info from PTO to come!

Grade Level Baskets (please help us by sending in a donation for your child's grade level basket)

- Car Care basket - Kindergarten

- Travel Basket - Kindergarten

-Hometown Hardware-tool basket- 1st grade

- Artisan basket- 1st grade

-kid basket- 2nd Grade

-Everyday Essential-2nd Grade

-coffee basket- 3rd Grade

- Wellness/Pamper Me - 3rd Grade

-restaurant - 4th Grade

-garden basket- 4th Grade

-Family Fun–5th grade

-camping basket–5th grade

-home decor-Specialists Team

MClass EOY = April 24- May 14

K-2 Math Assessment Window = May 6-17th

Please see the important tips for students and parents below about upcoming testing!

Student Tips

• Have a positive attitude-- your teachers have prepared you and will continue to. Come to school each day with a great attitude and you will go FAR!!
• Eat breakfast-- at home or at school, but please eat a good breakfast and get some nourishment each day. It will make a difference.
• Get plenty of rest- Summer is on your mind, however, we aren't quite there yet. We need you alert and focused every day.
• Work hard and have fun- There will be times that you are going to have to work hard and be focused and there will be times when your teachers give you the opportunities to have recess, go on field trips, and have fun. Accept the challenge of working hard and staying focused and having fun at those times, too!
• Don't forget your glasses! If you wear glasses, please bring them and wear them each day.

Parent Tips

• Have a positive attitude-- just like your children, it makes a huge difference when you have a positive attitude about school and what your children are learning and doing at BES. Thanks for encouraging them (and their teachers)!
• Read through the tips above with your children. Talk to them about why attitude, rest, eating well, and working hard...not to mention having fun, are important! We truly appreciate your support on these tips and truly can't wait to see how well your child does in these last few weeks with us all working together.
• If your child takes medicine, please make sure they take it each day. It can really make a difference...especially during assessment time!
• Let us and the teacher know if you have any questions or concerns...we are always here to help!!
• Write the above testing dates on your calendar...they are big windows of time, and with the nature of these tests, they are taken over multiple days, so each one of these days matter.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP AND ALL YOU DO FOR YOUR CHILD!! We are looking forward to seeing how amazing they do the remainder of the year!!

Here are the prospective dates for our annual End of Grade Testing

EOG Testing Dates

5/17- 5th Science

5/21- Science day two

5/21- Reading

5/22- Reading day two

5/23- Math

5/24- Math day two

We are excited for our annual Summer Camp opportunity for our students and their families. We have extended our hours from 7 AM - 6 PM to help families who need child care over the summer months. The cost of the camp is $150/ week for one student and $140/ week for each student if there is more than one in the family attending. Applications will be available on Monday, March 26th in the school office. If you have any questions about summer camp, the phone numbers and emails are in the flyer below. Thanks!

• April 20 - Drone Club competition at Tuscola High School
• April 22-26 Book Fair in the library
• April 24-May 14 MClass testing window
• April 30- Kindergarten Registration is from 4-6 pm. Please let anyone you know that has an upcoming kindergartener to please join us on this day. Thanks!
• May 3 Spring Fling
• May 17 EOG tests Begin
• May 31 Last Day for Students