Happy Mother's Day to all of you mothers, grandmothers, stepmothers, aunts, etc. that help raise these beautiful Bethel children. You are a blessing and we hope you have the best day today!!

Our student council has been working with our interim counselor, Ms. Fowler, to come up with an idea to help our former PE teacher and BMS teacher/coach Brandon Allen. Coach Allen is on the kidney transplant list and is currently receiving daily dialysis. Our student council wanted to do something special for this family and decided on a coin collection. This week, there will be containers set up by the fireplace to collect any coins or money you may want to send in. Thanks for always being so supportive and thanks to Ms. Fowler and our student council for heading this up!

This week: Books on Break! This is a program that gives elementary students books to add to their home library. The books are new, high-interest and completely FREE! Students do not need to return them--ever! Each student will be coming home with 10 new books that he or she selected. It is our hope that this will keep them reading all summer long! Also, information on summer reading at the library will be included in each bag of books! See the attached letter from Books on Break;

This beautiful pin/brooch was found in the floor at school last week. Not sure if it was from our Spring Fling, or a program we had, but it is too pretty not to post. Please let us know in the office if this Bethel blue beauty is yours!

Mrs. Ottinger has worked extremely hard collecting our finest pieces of BES artwork from your children! I have been so impressed with their artistic abilities! Your child will receive a letter if one of their pieces are in the art show. It truly is something to see if you have never been. Thanks Mrs. Ottinger for all your hard work on the art show!!

MClass Testing in Reading

MClass testing continues this week - window closes 5/14

K-2 Math Assessment

Kindergarten- May 6-17

1st & 2nd- May 13-17

End of Grade Tests- 3-5

5/17- 5th Science

5/21- Science day two for some 5th graders

5/21- Reading

5/22- Reading day two for some 3rd-5th graders

5/23- Math

5/24- Math day two for some 3rd-5th graders

3rd-5th Grades- Students that use their testing strategies and do their non-negotiables, performing their very best on their EOG tests, will attend an event at the Waynesville Recreation Center. Permission slips will be sent home once EOGs are completed. Students must be here on time each day of testing to attend the trip. There will be a permission slip that will go home with students that qualify. Teachers have let families know what their testing non-negotiables are.

Your kindergarten -second graders have been working so very hard too on their assessments! They will get to have fun playing games with the Waynesville Rec Center's Base Camp that will be coming to campus on May 24th!

Here is the FREE breakfast menu this week. Please help us make sure your child has a good breakfast with all the assessments they will be doing. Thanks!

Here is the lunch menu for this week:

Here is the link to take you to our Summer Camp Application. There are also applications you can get in our front office. Thanks!

Teachers will let families know when their classroom awards will be.

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