Dear Panther Families,

Thank you for another great week at Bethune Elementary School. This week Bethune Elementary was recognized by the State of Georgia, State Superintendent Woods, for our 21.6 point growth in 3rd grade Literacy on GMAS! We are definitely developing great readers and that's exciting work. We are #OntheProwltoExcellence!

The Parent Literacy University is available for all PK-2 families. Please see the links below. I also want to give a huge shout out to the East Point fire fighters who visited BES last week. We were also treated by our very own BES father fire fighter, Mr. Lynn. Thank you! All parents who attended last night's Curriculum Night please complete the survey linked here- Survey

Please join us for the following upcoming events:

• Hispanic Heritage Spirit Week- October 2-6, 2023
• Fall Picture Day- October 6, 2023
• No school- October 9-11, 2023
• Parent-Teacher Conference Day- October 10, 2023
• Banneker Cluster Night- October 27, 2023

Your Proud Principal,

Stanetress Evans

All students will receive a shirt (free) to wear to school and to the Banneker Cluster Night celebration October 27, 2023. Parents if you would like to purchase a shirt, please use the link below. Shirts are $10.

https://tinyurl.com/BESClusterT-shirts

Calling all Bethune students and families!!! We will come together as a cluster at Banneker HS, October 27, 2023. Students and staff are FREE to attend. Students should report to Banneker's cafeteria at 6:15PM. The HR with the most students will win a pizza and ice cream party!

Fulton County Schools is providing self-paced and interactive parent/family learning to support early literacy development at home through a series of engaging online experiences. These Parent Units are no more than 20 minutes from start to finish to complete. In the unit, an easy-to-replicate strategy is provided for parents/families to use at home to support literacy development.

Each Parent Unit will launch one at a time throughout the school year releasing Friday, September 30th! These units are designed to support PK -2 parents and their families and will focus on different topics:

Literacy:

Unit 1: Oral Language

Unit 2: Vocabulary

Unit 3: Reading with your child

Writing :

Unit 4: Early Writing Development (PK – K)

Unit 5: Beginning Writing Development (1st – 2nd)

Unit 6: Transitional Writing Development (2nd -3rd)

Unit 7: Advanced Writing Development (4th / 5th grade and above)

Multiple languages will be provided as well as additional supportive resources. The units and resources can be found on the district website https://www.fultonschools.org/parentunits and are also linked at the bottom of all elementary school websites. Parents will have the opportunity to earn a certificate for completing each unit. https://www.fultonschools.org/parentunits

Weekly students have multiple opportunities to practice math standards. The virtual classroom is an engaging way for our students to practice at home and in school.

Kindergarten

tinyurl.com/BESKvcr

1st Grade

tinyurl.com/BES1vcr

2nd Grade

tinyurl.com/BES2vcr

3rd Grade

tinyurl.com/BES3vcr

4th Grade

tinyurl.com/BES4vcr

5th Grade

tinyurl.com/BES5vcr

Students have been learning the schoolwide expectations this week. Please be sure to ask your student about them, as they should be able to tell you. Additionally, please reinforce the importance of meeting these expectations daily.

• Students arriving after 7:40AM must be signed in by an adult at the main office window.
• All transportation changes need to be sent to BEStransportation@fultonschools.org
• Early dismissal ends at 1:30PM, please be sure to bring an ID for checkouts

When will my students start school? What days will they be out of school? When is the last day of school...the FCS Calendar has you covered!

Email: BEStransportation@fultonschools.org
Website: fultonschools.org/Bethunees
Location: 5925 Old Carriage Drive, Atlanta, GA, USA
Phone: 470-254-7940
Twitter: @BethuneES