Bethel the Beautiful

Thank you so much to Mrs. Haas, her family, and all the volunteers for making this a fantastic Book Fair! We truly appreciate the support of our students and their families this week! It was a great turn out, which means more books for our students! Thanks, as always, for being so supportive!!

This Tuesday, from 11:30-12:30 pm, is our kindergarten registration! It is a drop in event. We are so excited to meet our newest members of our Bethel family! Please share the word with your family and friends! Please see the flyer below that lists items you need to bring.

https://givebutter.com/sNXCi4

We are so excited about our annual Spring Fling this Friday, May 2nd from 5:00-8:00 PM! Please click on the link or scan the QR code to purchase tickets ahead of time for a discounted rate! We look forward to seeing you there! Just a reminder that for the safety of the children that attend, all children must be accompanied by an adult. Thanks!

Here are the results of the ticket sales so far:

Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Moody are in the lead for ticket sales, but Mrs. Wilson is close behind! The winning class will receive an ice cream party!

Students in the lead by grade level:

K- Asher Queen

1- Major Hooper

2- Willow Henson

3- Tenley Kelley

4- Braden Williams

5- Maverick Thomason

You can get tickets to sell until April 30, but all ticket money is due on May 1st! Thanks again for your help and support!

We need donations for prize candy and cakes for our cake walk. K-1 will be bringing in bags of individually wrapped candy and grades 2-5 will bring in cakes. If you can help, please turn them into the office. Cakes we will take up the week of Spring Fling. Candy, we can receive when it is convenient for you this week. Please no cakes that need refrigerated. Thanks for your support and help!

K-1 Candy

2-5 Cakes

In preparation of our big Spring Fling event, afterschool will be closed on Friday, May 2nd. Thanks for your understanding and support!

To honor our amazing lunch ladies, on Friday, students can wear a superhero t-shirt, since it's Lunch hero day! We have the best cafeteria ladies (and food) around, so it will be fun to honor them in this way!

Our Portrait of a Graduate Skill this week is adaptability. We want our students to be able to revise their work and adapt their answers. Adaptability in a school setting is also about inviting others to share their ideas and being able to revise their work and change their thinking. All of these are important skills in their learning!

Our fifth graders will be visiting BMS on Monday, April 28th. See the flyers below for more info from BMS...

MClass Reading Assessment K-5- May 5-9

May 16- May 30

Our End of Grades Test for grades 3-5 will be the last 10 days of school. We will begin with 5th grade taking Science on Friday, May 16th. The following week, May 20th students in grades 3-5 will take their reading test and on Thursday, May 22nd, those grades will take their math. Students that test over days will test on the days in between.

May 16 - Science EOG - 5th Grade only

May 19- Science EOG - 5th Grade only for students that take it over two days

May 20- Reading- all 3rd-5th Grade students

May 21- Reading- 3rd-5th Grade students that take it over two days

May 22- Math- all 3rd - 5th Grade students

May 23- Math- 3rd-5th Grade students that take it over two days

Also, our K-2 Math Assessments will be during the last ten days of school. Students will be assessing in small groups or individually, depending on their grade level.

It is imperative that your child be here on those days. Students should be well rested, on time, and eat a healthy breakfast. Our cafeteria will be open at 7:15 am. Please mark your calendars and make sure students are present and discuss using their strategies and having great stamina so they do their best and can attend the EOG BASH! (see info below) for grades 3-5 and inflatables at BES for our K-2 students.

RETESTING:

In years past, some of our students needed to retest to get the few extra points to pass. We will definitely keep families posted. We are working on our retesting plan and will let families know if your child needs to retest. See more information below. ⏬

Our third - fifth grade students and teachers have been working so hard! I couldn't be more proud of their efforts these past few weeks. I know it will pay off at the end of the year when they take their tests! Some of our students may need a second chance at taking the test in order to pass. We want them to leave this grade feeling successful and will give them an opportunity to retake it. For students that just had a bad hair day, and to the ones that may need a little more instruction and remediation, we will retest all students that we feel can pass. Some students will take their retakes the week of June 2nd, while others will retest at the end of Bethel Boost camp. We will contact all families about the tests after students have completed all their exams. We just wanted to give everyone another heads up!

Academic camp for BES students- June 10-June 30

This year, students in grades K-4 will get to join our Read to Achieve & Bethel Boost Camp! K-4 will be receiving reading instruction and grade 4 will also receive math. These are students that need a little BOOST to get them ready for the next grade level. If a 3rd or 4th grader doesn't pass their EOG test, they will be invited to attend as well. The RTA (Read to Achieve) camp is for our K-3rd grade students. We will be sending out our first round of invitations in early May. Breakfast and lunch are free and included and there will be bus transportation at community stops. Students would attend Monday-Friday 8:00 am -1:15 pm and the dates are June 10-June 30.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B45ABAE28A2FCC07-56171716-books

Our second annual Books on Break event is happening May 12- May 15th. This is a HUGE undertaking for our librarian, Mrs. Haas, because each student in our school receives 10 free books! That is 5500 books to go through, organize, and get ready for our students. We could really use some help! The week prior to this, the books will arrive. Would you be willing to spend some time helping to sort and organize books? If so, please email myself (awatson@haywood.k12.,nc.us) or Mrs. Haas (dhaas@haywood.k12.nc.us). You are also welcome to call the school at 828-646-3448.

This summer, we will be again offering Summer Latchkey Camp for parents that need to work and don't have child care. You may get an application in the office from Mrs. Sherry, or you can print one from the link below. The application must be filled out completely prior to a child beginning in June.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uO3YVgIjdH57eXoCfPsRUZldztflSgo2X2yCGP0a0V8/edit?tab=t.0

Again next school year, I won't be taking teacher requests, but if there is a teacher that you have a valid reason why you don't think your child should be in their class, you can send me an email or drop off a handwritten note. I will be starting to put students in classrooms for the 2025-26 school year the first week of June, so all notes to me need to be turned in by Monday, June 2nd to be considered. Thanks!

I just wanted to update you on Officer Jenn. She is doing okay and will find out this week about some knee surgery she is facing. If your child wants to make her a card, I will be happy to take it to her! Thanks for thinking of her and praying for her as she recovers.

April 21-24 Book Fair

April 28- Mrs. Watson's husband, Brad turns 50! How is that possible?

May 2 Spring Fling

May 2- Lunch Hero Day- Wear your favorite super hero tshirt!

May 5-9- MClass Assessments

May 5-9 Teacher Appreciation Week

May 11- Happy Mother's Day!

May 12-15- Books on Break

May 15 Testing Pep Rally

May 16-May 30- EOG testing and K-2 math assessments (see specific dates above)

May 26- No School, Memorial Day

May 28- K-2 Inflatables, 3-5 EOG bash for students that qualify

May 29- K-5 grade level awards programs

May 30- Last day of school