Gingerbread Shop ~ December 3rd - 7th
Monday, December 3rd
MAP Testing begins
Progress Reports Issued
Lego Enrichment, 2:30-4:00 pm
Tuesday, December 4th
Chick-fil-A Spirit Night, 5:00-8:00 pm
Wednesday, December 5th
Running Club, 7:15 am
Thursday, December 6th
Chorus, 7:15 am
Chorus Performance at Rotary Breakfast (cafeteria), 7:30 am
Gingerbread Shop
Gingerbread Shop will be at Bethel December 3rd-7th. This is a perfect chance for your children to pick out gifts for their loved ones. Your teacher will be sending home the assigned date and time your child’s class will be visiting the Gingerbread Shop. Items will range in price from .25 to $12.00 with most items being in the $1.00-$3.00 range. If you would like to volunteer or have any questions, please contact Mandi Palmer at todd.palmer@hotmail.com or Stephanie Yearwood at glocksandthe3bears@gmail.com.
Progress Reports
Progress report grades for grades 2-5 will be available on December 3rd. You may view your child's grades on the portal unless you have submitted a form requesting a hard copy. Hard copies will be sent home on December 3rd. If you need to set up your portal account, stop by the front office with your ID for your child's information. If you experience any problems accessing the portal, contact Mary Cummings at mcumming@greenville.k12.sc.us or 355-4103.
Box Tops
Continue clipping Box Tops and sending them in. Our current contest will end on December 15th and the top class will win a dance party in the gym. Last month Mrs. Key’s 5th grade class won extra recess with a total of 660 box tops. We are currently at 25,000 for the year!!! Awesome job!
Spirit Night
This month’s Spirit Night will be held at Chick-fil-A December 4th from 5-8 pm. Drive-through and dine in orders will be tallied and Bethel will receive 20% of sales. Please be sure to mention Bethel when you are ordering. The class with the most participation will receive a special prize. Take the night off from cooking and come join us!
MAP Testing
Students in grades 1-5 will take winter MAP testing in reading and math December 3rd - 11th. Your child’s teacher will communicate the exact testing dates to you. Please encourage your child to read carefully and do his/her best on MAP testing.
Thank You Brookwood Church!
We would like to thank Brookwood Church for volunteering at Bethel as a part of their community-wide ServeFest. Their volunteers accomplished some much needed landscaping projects on our school grounds. We are extremely grateful for the time and effort provided by Brookwood volunteers!
Crockpot Luncheon
PTA will be hosting the annual Crockpot Luncheon for the Bethel staff on Friday, December 14th. The staff looks forward to this day, and we are so grateful to be able to treat them. If you are interested in contributing food or volunteering during the luncheon, please contact Kerri Ostrander at fiddle_dd@hotmail.com.
Bethel BASH
It’s the favorite day of the year for the students at Bethel! The annual Bethel Bash Carnival is May 17th and we can always use donations and help! Now is a wonderful time to be on the lookout for cans of colored hair spray. Do you have extras left over from Halloween? We will even take partially used cans. Also, please be sure to send in your eggshells. Make sure they are empty and dry please. Be sure to put your teacher’s name on the carton, and we will have a prize for the class that sends in the most eggshells.
Vacant PTA Positions
We currently have openings for a Carnival Co-Chair and a Confetti Egg Volunteer. If you are interested, please contact Stephanie Yearwood at glocksandthe3bears@hotmail.com or Mandi Palmer at todd.palmer@hotmail.com.
Flu season is upon us! Encourage your child to use good hand washing, and remind them to cough into their elbow. Any medication that needs to be administered during school hours, including cough drops, must be brought into the health room by the parent. Students may not remain at school with a fever over 100 degrees. Please remember your child must be fever free for 24 hours before returning to school, and your child must be out of school 24 hours after vomiting.
The health room is no longer able to stock Vaseline. Please send Chap Stick to school with your child to treat chapped lips. As always, the health room appreciates any donations of clothing, shoes, or packaged Chap Stick.
Healthy School Initiative
As you know, childhood obesity rates are rapidly increasing across our state and nation. Our school would like to emphasize better nutrition and increased fitness in order to be good role models for our students. We encourage parents to send healthy snacks to school with your child if his/her class has a snack time. We suggest items such as pretzels, yogurt covered raisins, trail mix, grapes, string cheese, granola bars, etc. Please do not send sweets such as cookies and candy as snacks. I would like to continue offering a healthier balance of food at our class parties (Christmas and Valentine’s Day). Along with something sweet, parents can sign up to send items such as fruit, veggies and dip, cheese cubes, etc. Please contact the room mom for your child’s class if you would like to assist with this. We can have fun parties and enjoy healthy food at the same time! Our PTA, SIC and staff are partnering together to create a healthier environment for our children. Remember that students and parents are not allowed to bring fast food into the cafeteria. Thank you for supporting our healthy school initiative!
Monday, December 3rd
Choice A: Beef burrito
Choice B: Black bean taco
Choice C: Vegetation Station (chicken tortilla soup, salad, and bread)
Choice D: Yogurt cup, cheese stick, graham crackers
Pinto beans
Choice of fruit
Milk
Tuesday, December 4th
Choice A: Enchilada pie with breadstick
Choice B: Baked fish sandwich
Choice C: Vegetation Station (southwest chicken & brown rice soup, salad, and bread)
Choice D: Yogurt cup, cheese stick, graham crackers
Corn
Choice of fruit
Milk
Wednesday, December 5th
Choice A: Chicken pot pie
Choice B: Arroz con Queso
Choice C: Vegetation Station (Asian ginger chicken soup, salad, and bread)
Choice D: Yogurt cup, cheese stick, graham crackers
Carrots
Choice of fruit
Milk
Thursday, December 6th
Choice A: Baked Potato Creation Station
Choice B: Salisbury steak
Choice C: Vegetation Station (tomato basil soup, salad, and bread)
Choice D: Yogurt cup, cheese stick, graham crackers
Mixed vegetables
Choice of fruit
Milk
Friday, December 7th
Choice A: Pizza
Choice B: Deli sandwich on a whole grain bun
Choice C: Vegetation Station (chicken & brown rice soup, salad, and bread)
Choice D: Yogurt cup, cheese stick, graham crackers
Broccoli
Choice of fruit
Milk
December Calendar News
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COMING IN DECEMBER
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December 10
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PTA Meeting & Chorus Concert
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December 19
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Holiday Parties (K5 at 10:30 am, 1st-5th at 1:30 pm)
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December 20-Jan 1
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Winter Break
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COMING IN JANUARY
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January 2nd
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Students and Staff Return
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January 18th & 21st
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No School
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January 22nd-25th
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K5 & 1st Grade Registration
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January 24th
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Report Cards Issued
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