Monday, 2/12 - E Day
- 3rd Grade Early Morning Library - 8:00 AM
- 5th Grade SkyDome Presentation (sponsored by PTSA)
Tuesday, 2/13 - F Day
- 4th & 5th Grade Early Morning Library - 8:00 AM
Wednesday, 2/14 - A Day - Bellows Kindness Day
- 3rd Grade Early Morning Library - 8:00 AM
- Writing Celebrations - see flyer in bulletin for times
- Board of Ed Meeting/First Budget Presentation - 7:00 PM - MS/HS Library
- 4th & 5th Grade Early Morning Library - 8:00 AM
- RNIC Meeting - 9:15 AM - FEB Annex
- Pushcart Players Performance: Cuentos del Arbor (sponsored by PTSA)
Friday, 2/16 - C Day
Third graders continue to use the Makey-Makey touchpad technology to create game controllers out of school supplies
If you have a change in your child's pickup after 12:00 pm, please call the main office at 914-777-4602 or email the office at febattendance@ryeneck.org. This will ensure that the message is relayed to your child in time for dismissal.
With the rise in illnesses during this time of the school year, I felt it important to remind you of the illness guidelines at Bellows.
According to the New York Statewide School Health Services website, parents should follow these guidelines when determining when their children should not be in school:
Persistent fever greater than 100° degrees orally, including a fever that requires administration of medication such as Tylenol or Motrin
Vomiting or diarrhea
Significant cough that makes a child feel uncomfortable or disrupts class
Sore throat that is severe, accompanied by fever or feeling ill
Red, teary, itchy eyes that distract child from learning
Discolored nasal discharge, accompanied by facial pain or headache
Ear pain or drainage from the ear
Headache, especially with fever
Any condition you think may be serious or contagious to others
Children should be fever-free (without the use of fever reducing medicine), symptom-free and feeling well for at least 24 hours before returning to school after illness.
To report an absence related to illness, please email febattendance@ryeneck.org or call the main office at 914-777-4602. The nurse will be briefed on all illness-related absences and parents will be contacted regarding current health guidelines. A doctor’s note will be requested for any student who has been absent for 5 consecutive days, upon return to school.
If you read Dr. Lutinski's Superintendent Update last week, he mentioned inclement weather delays and school closures, as well as Remote Learning Days in some cases. In the event that we do end up with a Remote Learning Day, here is some important information about Bellows:
1- School would be on a 2 hour delay (as Dr. Lutinski stated). This means students would need to be ready to learn remotely with their teacher promptly at 10:40.
2- The day would follow an abbreviated schedule. You would find this information in each classroom teacher's Google Classroom.
3- We still would be following a Letter Day schedule; however, students may have a different Special than they are used to. Teachers would inform them during Google Meets and it would be posted in Google Classroom with the schedule.
4- We ask that you and your children be mindful of our expectations for the day. We want to be sure these times are on-task and productive for all participants.
- Be sure you’re ready with materials.
- Be dressed for learning.
- Save eating for before or after live instruction. Have your water bottle nearby.
- Be in a quiet spot where you can independently participate.
If your child is going to be absent or late for any reason, please email the main office at FEBattendance@ryeneck.org or call 914-777-4600. All absences need to be reported by 9:00 AM.
Please remember to report upcoming absences for holiday travel.
If your child is reported absent by his/her classroom teacher, and you have not called the office, you will be notified via the automated system to verify the absence.
In case of severe, contagious disease, pediculosis (head lice), or prolonged illnesses, please notify the school nurse, Samantha Krench, MSN RN. It is our procedure that the nurse notifies parents of children in the class regarding exposure to a contagious disease.
If your child becomes ill in school and needs to be sent home, the nurse will notify you at the emergency phone number provided. For this reason, it is important for the school to have parents’ work numbers/cell numbers, as well as an additional one or two emergency numbers of neighbors or close relatives.
It is important that children arrive at school in time for the opening bell at 8:40 a.m. Arriving late (8:45 a.m.) after morning routines and instruction have started is disconcerting to a child and disruptive to the class. Plan to give your child a smooth beginning to his/her day by scheduling ample time for early morning procedures.
If you need to remove your child from school for any reason during the school day, please email or call the main office first.
Please note that there is a sign on the front door and on the sign-in kiosk ➡️
- All visitors must sign in with ID at the Raptor kiosk at the front entrance. If you have forgotten your ID, you can type your information in. Once you are signed in, please ring the doorbell to gain entry. Your visitor sticker will print inside the building.
- If you are dropping off a student, just ring the doorbell and we will let the student in.
- If you are only dropping off lunch, homework, etc, just ring the doorbell and we meet you at the door.
All students should ring the bell at the front entrance for morning programs; students should be dropped off no earlier than 5 minutes before the program begins to ensure there is supervision.
- Early Morning Library starts at 8:00 (see new schedule below):
3rd Grade - Monday, Wednesday 4th & 5th Grade - Tuesday, Thursday
- Band for Beginners starts at 7:45; Intermediate Band starts at 8:15.
- Strings starts at 8:10. Students should arrive at the front entrance.
- Math Olympiad and Continental Math programs start at 7:45.
Upcoming Dates to Remember
- February 19-23 - Winter Recess - School Closed
- March 7 - 4th Grade Concert - Auditorium
- March 8 - Superintendent's Conference Day - Staff Only
- March 11 - Booster Club Meeting - 7:30 PM - MS/HS Library
- March 13 - RNIC Meeting - 9:15 AM - FEB Annex
- March 13 - Board of Ed Mtg - 7:00 PM - MS/HS Comm Room
- March 20 - MP2 Report Cards on Portal
- March 20 - FEB Science Expo - 6:00 PM - Auditorium
- March 25-29 - Spring Recess - School Closed
- April 9 - SEAC Meeting - 7:00 PM - MS/HS Community Room
- April 10-11 - NYS ELA Exam - Grades 3-8
- April 11 - Orientation for Parents of Incoming 6th Graders - 6:00 PM - MS/HS PAC
- April 12 - RNIC Meeting - 9:15 AM - FEB Annex
- April 13 - Panther Palooza Track Invitational - All Schools
- April 15-19 - PTSA Walk to School Week
- April 16 - BOCES Budget Vote - 8:50-10:00 AM - MS/HS Library
- April 17 - Board of Ed Meeting/Budget Adoption - 7:00 PM - MS/HS Community Room
- April 18 - PTSA/FEB Family Kickball Night - 5:30 PM - FEB Grounds
- April 22-23 - Holiday Recess - School Closed
- April 27 - PTSA Fun Run & Panther Party