Bethel E-News Week of October 1, 2012

Tuesday, October 2nd
Chick-fil-A Spirit Night, 5:00-8:00 pm

Wednesday, October 3rd
Running Clun, 7:15 am
Fall Pictures Orders Due

Thursday, October 4th
Chorus, 7:15 am
Strings Enrichment, 2:30-3:45 pm

Friday, October 5th
Bullying Assembly (3rd grade), 10:30 am
Spirit Day - College/Team Day

Now that MAP testing is complete, we encourage parents to provide time each week for their children to access the on-line Compass activities that are individualized for every child who took MAP testing.  This web-based computer program provides differentiated instruction to meet the needs of every learner regardless of ability levels, and use of the program can help students in meeting their yearly MAP goals.  Compass can be accessed by clicking on the link on the Bethel website.

Don't forget to join the PTA!

We currently have 625 memberships sold which puts us 261 memberships away from reaching our goal of 100%. We have had 100% membership at our school for 32 years in a row – please help us to reach our goal! You should have received a membership form in your folders on Meet the Teacher night – if you would like to have another one, please contact Stephanie Yearwood at glocksandthe3bears@gmail.com. Don’t forget that you can join more than once if you are able. We appreciate your ongoing support!

Conferences

All parents will be invited to attend a conference with their child’s teacher this month.  Please be looking for this information to come home.  We usually have 100% attendance from our parents!  Research shows that children achieve more when their parents are actively involved in their child’s education.  Please let us know if we can answer any questions.  Thank you again for your support!

We have a Chick-fil-A Spirit Night planned for Tuesday, October 2^nd from 5-8:00 pm. We will receive a portion of the profits. Please be sure to mention Bethel when ordering!

Original Art

Students have been hard at work in their art classes working on Original Art. This is an annual fundraiser where 100% of the profits go right back to the art department. Your child’s artwork will come home with an order form in a couple of weeks. Please be on the lookout. You can use this opportunity to order Christmas gifts for your children to give to family members with their artwork on it. Orders will be back in time for Christmas. If you have any questions, please contact Kelly Radecki at mkradecki@charter.net or Stephanie Yearwood at glocksandthe3bears@gmail.com.

 You are Invited...

Box Tops Contest

October 31^st is our next Box Tops deadline. The class with the most Box Tops will win 10 minutes of extra recess. Please ask your grandparents, aunts, uncles, family friends and anyone else you can to save their Box Tops. Have your children create a cute container for them to collect them in. Our school wide goal for this year is to collect 100,000 Box Tops. This means $10,000 for our school! If we can do this then the entire school will win a school wide dance party!!!!

PTA Reflections

Reflections is a nationwide arts recognition and achievement program in which all the students here at Bethel are eligible to participate.  Each student can create a work of art based on a specific theme. This year’s theme is “The Magic of a Moment” and there are six arts areas in which students may participate: Literature, Music, Photography, Visual Arts, Dance Choreography, and Video Production. All entries are due Oct. 12^th, and the rules are posted on the Bethel website under PTA.

Monday, October 1st
Choice A: Nachos, beef, & cheese

Choice B: Black bean taco
Choice C: Vegetation Station (chicken tortilla soup, salad bar, and bread)
Pinto beans
Apple or sliced pears
Milk

Tuesday, October 2nd
Choice A: Chicken pot pie
Choice B: Hummus plate
Choice C: Vegetation Station (Broccoli cheddar soup, salad bar, and bread)
Vegetable medley
Oranges or pineapple tidbits
Milk

Wednesday, October 3rd
Choice A: Baked potato creation station w/ whole grain roll
Choice B: Baked fish
Choice C: Vegetation Station (Asian ginger chicken soup, salad bar, and bread)
Carrots
Bananas or sliced peaches
Milk

Thursday, October 4th
Choice A: Enchilada pie
Choice B: Turkey wrap w/ lettuce and tomato
Choice C: Vegetation Station (chicken & brown rice soup, salad bar, and bread)
Baked sweet potato
Fresh fuit or fruit cocktail
Milk

Friday, October 5th
Choice A: Pizza
Choice B: Vegetable frittata w/ whole grain breadstick
Choice C: Vegetation Station (vegetable beef soup, salad bar, and bread)
Broccoli
Oranges or applesauce
Milk

October Calendar News

CLICK HERE

COMING IN NOVEMBER

    November 5                       Report Cards Issued                  

      November 6                       No School - Election Day      

    November 12                      Book Fair & American Education Week

    November 13-16                 5^th Grade Trip to Washington, DC     

Bethel E-News Week of September 24, 2012

Monday, September 24th
Progress Reports Issued

Tuesday, September 25th
Fuddruckers Spirit Night, 5:00-8:00pm

Wednesday, September 26th
Running Club, 7:15am

Thursday, September 27th
Chorus, 7:15am
Ident-a-Kid, 8:30am
School Improvement Council, 9:00am

Friday, September 28th
Boosterthon Collection Day
Box Top Contest Deadline
MAP testing window closes
School Spirit Day (wear class T-shirts)

Thank you!

Thank you for supporting our Boosterthon fundraiser!  Our students had a wonderful experience at the Fun Run.  Please collect and send all pledges to school in the envelope that was sent home by Friday, September 28.  This fundraiser will allow us to provide important items for our students such as playground equipment, technology, classroom supplies, and more.  We appreciate your help and support!

Join in the Box Tops fun!

We have a school wide goal of collecting 100,000 Box Tops. That would mean $10,000 for our school!  Get your neighbors, friends, coworkers, aunts, uncles, grandparents and anyone else you know to clip Box Tops anytime they see them. Then just put them in a Ziploc bag with your child’s name and teacher on the outside and send them in to the school. We will be having monthly contests throughout the year. The first contest deadline is September 28^th. The top winner from grades K-2 and 3-5 will win a $25 gift card to Toys R Us! So get clipping! If we reach our school wide goal of 100,000 by March 1^st the entire school will get to take part in a grand prize!

Ident-A-Kid

A representative from IDENT-A-KID will be at school on Sept. 27^th to take photos for those who want to participate. An order form came home in Friday Folders. This optional service will create a photo identification card for your child to be used in case of an emergency.

Our next spirit night will be at Fuddrucker’s on Woodruff Road on Sept. 25^th from 5-8 pm. Some Bethel students will be calling out orders and waiting tables so it’s bound to be a fun night. PTA will get 10% of our sales plus tips that are given to “our” waiters.  Come join us Tuesday night and help support the Bethel PTA!

PTA Reflections...Explore the Arts!

Monday, September 24th
Choice A: BBQ Sandwich
Choice B: Grilled Cheese Sandwich
Choice C: Vegetation Station (chicken tortilla soup, salad bar, and bread)
Baked beans
Apples
Sliced pears
Milk

Tuesday, September 25th
Choice A: Beef Stew with Rice
Choice B: Baked Potato Creation Station
Choice C: Vegetation Station (broccoli cheddar soup, salad bar, and bread)
Carrots
Oranges
Pineapple tidbits
Milk

Wednesday, September 26th
Choice A: Chicken Soft Taco
Choice B: Vegetarian Chili w/ whole grain breadstick
Choice C: Vegetation Station (Asian ginger chicken soup, salad bar, and bread)
Corn
Bananas
Sliced peaches
Milk

Thursday, September 27th
Choice A: Hamburger
Choice B: Baked Fish
Choice C: Vegetation Station (tomato basil soup, salad bar, and bread)
Coleslaw
Grapes
Fruit cocktail
Milk

Friday, September 28th
Choice A: Pizza
Choice B: Vegetable Lasagna
Choice C: Vegetation Station (vegetable beef soup, salad bar, and bread)
Fresh veggies w/ dip
Fresh peaches
Applesauce
Milk

September Calendar News
CLICK HERE

COMING IN OCTOBER

October  2                   Chick-fil-A Night, Woodruff Rd., 6-8 pm

October  3                   Fall Picture Orders Due

October  5                        College Team Day

October  10                Club & Make-Up Pictures

October18, 19             No School / Teacher Workdays

October 23                  Sticky Fingers Spirit Night

October 26                  Fall Dance, 6-8 pm

Boosterthon Update

ATTENTION PARENTS!
Tonight is the last night for pledges to be entered for the Boosterthon fun run. Be sure to log onto www.funrun.com to enter your pledges. This is our main fundraiser for the year so please show strong support for our school. The money that we raise will be used for technology in the classroom, a new outdoor classroom, playground equipment and general supplies for our students and teachers. Thank you for your support of the Bethel PTA!!!

HIGHWAY USA!

Bethel E-News Week of September 17, 2012

Tuesday, September 18th
Room Parent Meeting, 9:30am or 6:30pm (choose one)
Lunch Relief Training, 10:30am (downstairs conference room)
Good News Club begins, 2:30-3:45pm

Wednesday, September 19th
Running Club, 7:15am
Clubs (3rd-5th), 1:30-2:15

Thursday, September 20th
Chorus, 7:15am
Boosterthon Fun Runs
8:15am K5, 1st, Irick
9:25am 2nd, 3rd, PMA, Poole
10:35am 4th, 5th, IMA

Room Parent Meeting

If you signed up and have been confirmed as the room parent for your child’s class, please attend one of the room parent meetings on September 18^th. We will have a meeting at 9:30 am in the cafeteria and another that evening at 6:30 in the Media Center. If you have any questions, please contact Lori Flaherty at loriyflaherty@gmail.com.

Attention Cardinal Cruizers

Bethel's Running Club will meet Wednesday mornings instead of Fridays starting Wednesday, September 19. Any questions contact Brooke Kleinfelter at bkleinfelter@greenville.k12.sc.us.

Please Remember...

Nourishing meals are prepared daily in our school cafeteria. Students may eat the school lunch, or they may bring a lunch from home. Students are not allowed to have fast food and/or carbonated drinks. Thank you for supporting our healthy meals initiative!

Boosterthon Fun Run

Boosterthon Fun Run students will be “on the road to good choices.” On the road of life, students will be faced with a lot of choices to make, and Highway USA teaches them to make the choices that count. Highway USA will crisscross our students all over America, visiting cities and landmarks, and learning about five historical leaders who made the right choice at one time in their lives. Here’s a look at the Highway USA Choice Challenges and the Highway Heroes:

LEADERSHIP—Students will choose “Leadership.” Students will be learning about how Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. saw a need to help people, stood up as the leader, and empowered others.

CHARACTER—Students will choose “Character.” Students will learn about President Abraham Lincoln and the story of how he earned his nickname of “Honest Abe” with just one small, but impactful decision to do the right thing when no one was looking.

LEARNING—Students will also choose “Learning.” Thomas Edison stands as a great example. With over 1,000 patents, he shows us what it means to ask questions, learn, and contribute knowledge.

FITNESS—Students will choose “Fitness.” With the rise of childhood obesity in the U.S. and the great benefits fitness has on learning, we are excited to introduce students to someone they may never have heard of before. Glenn Cunningham was an amazing Olympic runner in the 1930s, setting three world records. For some students, choosing to be active is just tough, but we hope that when they meet Glenn, his story will inspire them to choose fitness.

A GOOD ATTITIDE—Students will choose “A Good Attitude.” Students will learn about pilot Amelia Earhart and her bold attitude to do what no man, or woman, had ever done before—take the longest route to circle the entire globe in an airplane.

 

Students will continue to collect pledges and participate in the Fun Run on September 20 at Bethel. Parents are encouraged to attend the Fun Run for their child’s grade level on September 20 – K5/1^st (8:15-9:15), 2nd/3^rd & PMA (9:25-10:25), and 4^th/5^th & IMA (10:35-11:35).  You won’t want to miss it!

Our next spirit night will be at Fuddrucker’s on Woodruff Road on Sept. 25^th from 5-8 pm. Some Bethel students will be calling out orders and waiting tables so it’s bound to be a fun night. PTA will get 10% of our sales plus tips that are given to “our” waiters.  Come join us at our next spirit night and help support the Bethel PTA!

Participate in PTA Reflections

Ident-a-Kid

A representative from IDENT-A-KID will be at school on Sept. 27^th to take photos for those who want to participate. An order form will come home at least a week in advance. This optional service will create a photo identification card for your child to be used in case of an emergency.

JOIN IN ON THE BOX TOPS FUN!!! 

We have a school wide goal of collecting 100,000 Box Tops. That would mean $10,000 for our school!  Get your neighbors, friends, coworkers, aunts, uncles, grandparents and anyone else you know to clip Box Tops anytime they see them. Then just put them in a Ziploc bag with your child’s name and teacher on the outside and send them in to the school. We will be having monthly contests throughout the year. The first contest deadline is September 28^th. The top winner from grades K-2 and 3-5 will win a $25 gift card to Toys R Us! So get clipping!  

 

Subway wanted you to know they have taken a new approach for this year’s back-to-school, health-focused program for students in elementary and middle schools. Local Subway restaurants have joined with a Coordinated Approach to Child Health (CATCH) and The Jared Foundation to launch the “Fresh Start Challenge.” Kids ages 5 to 14 can participate with parent permission by tracking their good diet and exercise activities. Winners will be selected by random drawing to receive a sub party for their class and $1,000 fitness grant for their school. Two winners will be chosen in each participating market area. The program will begin August 6 and run through September 30, 2012.

Program information is now available at participating Subway restaurants in your area or online at www.subwayfreshstart.com. We appreciate your passing along the information on the 2012 Subway Fresh Start Challenge to people who may be interested in participating.

Thank you for your help in promoting healthy habits! 

Monday, September 17th

Choice A: Hamburger

Choice B: Veggie burger

Choice C: Vegetation Station (chicken noodle soup, salad bar, bread)

Pinto Beans

Apples

Sliced pears

Milk

Tuesday, September 18th

Choice A: Stuffed Shells (Italian entree)

Choice B: Black Bean Burger

Choice C: Vegetation Station (Southwest chicken and brown rice soup, salad bar, bread)

Vegetable medley

Pineapple tidbits

Oranges

Milk

Wednesday, September 19th

Choice A: Teriyaki Chicken

Choice B: Vegetarian Chili

Choice C: Vegetation Station (tomato basil soup, salad bar, bread)

Brown rice

Carrots

Bananas

Sliced peaches

Milk

Thursday, September 20th

Choice A: Mesquite Chicken

Choice B: Vegetable Frittata *similar to a quiche

Choice C: Vegetation Station (chicken vegetable soup, salad bar, bread)

Green beans

Honeydew melon

Fruit cocktail

Milk

Friday, September 21st

Choice A: Pizza

Choice B: Vegetable Quesadilla

Choice C: Vegetation Station (ham & bean soup, salad bar, bread)

Peas

Fresh peaches

Applesauce

Milk

September Calendar News

CLICK HERE

COMING IN OCTOBER

October  2                   Chick-fil-A Night, Woodruff Rd., 6-8 pm

October  5                        College Team Day

October  10                Club & Make-Up Pictures

October18, 19             No School / Teacher Workdays

October 23                  Sticky Fingers Spirit Night

October 26                  Fall Dance, 6-8 pm

Bethel E-News Week of September 10, 2012

Monday, September 10th
PTA Board Meeting, 9:30am
Challenge Parent Meeting, 6:00pm
PTA Open House, 6:30pm

Tuesday, September 11th
Boosterthon Pep Rallies
Boy Scout Info Meeting, 6:30pm (cafeteria)

Thursday, September 13th
Chorus, 7:15am

Friday, September 14th
Running Club, 7:15am

MAP Testing

During the month of September many of our students will take MAP (Measures of Academic Progress) testing in reading and math.  This computerized test will be given to all students in grades 2-5 and some 1^st graders.  Your child’s teacher will communicate the testing dates to you.  Results will be sent home as soon as they are available.

PTA Open House

We hope you will join us at the upcoming PTA Open House on Monday, September 10 at 6:30 pm.  We will begin with a brief PTA meeting in the cafeteria, and we will have two classroom visitation sessions where teachers will share important information regarding the school year.  Please make every attempt to attend.  Research shows that students achieve more when parents are actively involved at school.

Boosterthon is back!

PTA will kick-off our Boosterthon fundraiser beginning September 11.  We will have a pep rally with students to share information about the Boosterthon Fun Run. Please look for information to come home in your child's book bag on September 11th. Students will collect pledges and participate in the Fun Run on September 20 at Bethel.  Boosterthon will promote fitness, leadership, good character, and fun!  Parents are encouraged to attend the Fun Run for their child’s grade level on September 20 – K5/1^st (8:15-9:15), 2nd/3^rd & PMA (9:25-10:25), and 4^th/5^th & IMA (10:35-11:35).  You won’t want to miss it!

PTA MEMBERSHIPS

Don't forget to join the PTA!   We are counting on your assistance to help Bethel reach 100% membership.  Memberships are $5.  In order to reach 100%, we ask that you join for each student you have at Bethel.  You should have received a membership form in the packet distributed at Meet the Teacher.  If you are in need of another form or have questions, please contact Mandi Palmer at todd.palmer@hotmail.com or Stephanie Yearwood at glocksandthe3bears@gmail.com.

Room Parent Meeting

If you signed up and have been confirmed as the room parent for your child’s class, please attend one of the room parent meetings on September 18^th. We will have a meeting at 9:30 am in the cafeteria and another that evening at 6:30 in the Media Center. If you have any questions, please contact Lori Flaherty at loriyflaherty@gmail.com.

 

Subway has taken a new approach for this year’s back-to-school, health-focused program for students in elementary and middle schools. Local Subway restaurants have joined with a Coordinated Approach to Child Health (CATCH) and The Jared Foundation to launch the “Fresh Start Challenge.” Kids ages 5 to 14 can participate with parent permission by tracking their good diet and exercise activities. Winners will be selected by random drawing to receive a sub party for their class and $1,000 fitness grant for their school. Two winners will be chosen in each participating market area. The program will begin August 6 and run through September 30, 2012.

Starting August 6, program information will be available at participating Subway restaurants in your area or online at www.subwayfreshstart.com.

Thank you for your help in promoting healthy habits! 

Monday, September 10th

Choice A: Nachos, beef, and cheese

Choice B: Black bean taco

Choice C: Vegetation Station (chicken tortilla soup, salad bar, and bread)

Spanish-Mexican rice

Pinto beans

Apples

Sliced Pears

Milk

Tuesday, September 11th

Choice A: Chicken pot pie

Choice B: Hummus Plate

Choice C: Vegetation Station (broccoli cheddar soup, salad bar, and bread)

Vegetable medley

Oranges

Pineapple tidbits

Milk

Wednesday, September 12th

Choice A: Baked potato creation station w/ whole grain roll

Choice B: Baked fish

Choice C: Vegetation Station (Asian ginger chicken soup, salad bar, and bread)

Carrots

Bananas

Sliced peaches

Milk

Thursday, September 13th

Choice A: Enchilada pie

Choice B: Turkey wrap

Choice C: Vegetation Station (chicken & brown rice soup, salad bar, and bread)

Baked sweet potato

Watermelon

Fruit cocktail

Milk

Friday, September 14th

Choice A: Pizza

Choice B: Vegetable frittata w/ whole grain breadstick

Choice C: Vegetation Station (vegetable beef soup, salad bar, and bread)

Broccoli

Fresh peaches

Applesauce

Milk

September Calendar News
CLICK HERE

COMING IN OCTOBER

October  2                   Chick-fil-A Night, Woodruff Rd., 6-8 pm

October  5                        College Team Day

October  10                Club & Make-Up Pictures

October18, 19             No School / Teacher Workdays

October 23                  Sticky Fingers Spirit Night

October 26                  Fall Dance, 6-8 pm