Dear Panther Families,

Thank you for another great week at Bethune Elementary School. This week we took learning outside of the building in Kindergarten (Botanical Gardens) and 2nd Grade (Chattahoochee Nature Center). Our students had a great time exploring and learning. We also celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month with our spirit days. My favorite day was definitely Dress for Success (Picture Day).

All parents and guardians please complete the MRA Survey below. The purpose is to provide feedback on how we can better serve you and your students at Bethune ES. https://www.leaderinme.com/s/mary-m-bethune-elementary/families

Happy Coaches Day to our Outstanding Instructional Coaches: Ms. Holmes and Mr. Hollis pictured above.

Please join us for the following upcoming events:

• No school- October 9-11, 2023
• Parent-Teacher Conference Day- October 10, 2023
• Banneker Cluster Night- October 27, 2023
• Fall Festival- November 2, 2023 4-6PM

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

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