Bethel the Beautiful 💙❄️

I hope each of you had a wonderful Christmas and your new year is off to a fantastic start! I can't wait to see your children on Monday! Thanks for all you do to support your children and to support Bethel Elementary! It means more than you know! We have several new students that will be starting at BES on Monday. Welcome to the Bethel Community and to BES! We are excited you are here!!

👉 STUDENTS RETURN TO SCHOOL MONDAY, JANUARY 8TH.

Please read on for all the information you need for a successful second semester.

Wishing you a happy and healthy 2024!

- Mrs. Watson

Monday, January 8th

Chicken Nuggets-11

Mozzarella Cheese Sticks-16

with Marinara-6

Roll-26

Sweet Potato Fries-17

Roasted Broccoli-5

Fresh Fruit Variety

Fruit Cocktail-15

Tuesday, January 9th

Taco Salad with Chips-32

Cheese Quesadilla-32

Pizza Munchable Box-82

Fiesta Beans-20

Corn-17

Fresh Fruit Variety

Pineapple Tidbits-17

Wednesday, January 10

Salisbury Steak-6

Country Fried Chicken-11

Gravy-12

Roll-26

Mashed Potatoes-17

Seasoned Green Beans-4

Fresh Fruit Variety

Sliced Peaches-11

Thursday, January 11

Veggie Beef Soup-12

Grilled Cheese-36

PBJ-35

Fruit & Yogurt Box-85

Caesar Side Salad-7

Roasted Broccoli-5

Fresh Fruit Variety

Sliced Pears-21

Friday, January 12

Stuffed Crust Pizza-28

Cheeseburger-28

French Fries-22

Garden Side Salad-4

Fresh Fruit Variety

Apple Sauce-13

We had numerous parents buy tickets for a chance to be a part of our Bethel Bypass! Our Bypass is where parents park in the bus loop after school to pick up their children. The parents listed below will use the Bethel Bypass until the end of the year. We went with a couple more than last semester since we have the space and it frees up our car line some. In May, we will do another fundraiser and draw new names for the fall of 2024. Thanks for your support and congratulations to the winners!

We will begin the new group on Monday, January 8th.

• Steve Cates
• Robin Burnette
• Hashim Logan
• Erin Reece
• Crystal Klunk
• Melissa Clark
• Megan Nassis
• Morgan Trull
• Jessica Burchfield

NEW YEAR!! ❄️ NEW AFTER-SCHOOL!!❄️

Hello BES Parents!!

My name is Macie Lanning, and I am the After-school director here at Bethel Elementary. I am reaching out because we have some new and exciting plans for the New Year!

Just a little about After-school here at Bethel. We provide a safe, fun and educational environment for your child to come relax and unwind from a long day at school.

After-school provides snack Monday-Friday, outside and inside playtime, and we also designate 30 minutes for your child to do homework (this is for 2nd-5th grade). Kindergarteners and first graders will have an opportunity to read during this homework time.

We mainly do activities that involve play. For example we go outside (weather permitting), play in the gym with our variety of different toys and enjoy spending time together!

The cost of your child attending After-School each week = $50/ 1 child, $90 / 2 children, $130/ 3 children. We do work with Southwestern Child Development to secure funding if your family has a financial need.

WHATS NEW?

We are in the process of creating a brand new behavior plan and sticking with it! Students will be praised and rewarded for good behavior and will have a consequence if they make a poor decision or have inappropriate behavior. We also are in the process of gathering new toys and centers for your kiddos to play with and enjoy.

With that being said, if you decide to go through your child’s toy box over break and are needing to free up some space at home, please feel free to donate gently used toys to Afterschool! Our staff and kiddos will greatly appreciate your donation! You can drop those in the office if it is after Afterschool hours or bring them when you pick up your child.

We do hope to see new and familiar faces in the New Year! If you need applications, feel free to contact Macie Lanning or stop by the Office and see Mrs. Sherry.

Happy Holidays,

Macie Lanning

After school Phone

828-400- 7668

Email- Mlanning@haywood.k12.nc.us

Several of our parents have asked about purchasing one of our new Bethel staff shirts. We have several of these shirts in a variety of sizes and will be selling raffle tickets to win one of the shirts! The raffle tickets for the shirts are $5 and you will get to choose your size if you win. We will be raffling off 5 shirts on Friday as well. You can purchase tickets in the office from 7:45 - 4:00 pm Monday, January 8th, until Friday January 19th. Thanks for your support!

• Monday, January 8th- MClass Middle of the Year assessments begin and will last through the month of January. Our teachers at BES are trying to get these completed in the next two weeks in case there is snow, etc. Thanks for having your child to school each day unless they are sick. Hopefully we won't have as much sickness in the new year!
• Wednesday, January 10th- Report Cards go home for 1st-5th
• Monday, January 15th- No School with the MLK holiday
• Monday, January 22nd- Report Cards go home for Kindergarten
• Sunday, January 28th - Jack the Dipper Fundraiser - a portion of the sales on the 28th will go to Bethel Elementary and to resources for your children. Let's all go eat some ice cream! 🍦

Email: awatson@haywood.k12.nc.us
Website: https://bes.haywood.k12.nc.us/
Phone: (828)226-3128