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Time to clean out the linen closet! Our PAWS Leadership Team is hosting a towel and blanket drive to support KC Pet Project. The KC Pet Project is a non-profit organization committed to saving the lives of homeless pets in Kansas City. Please send in used or new blankets and towels of all sizes. KC Pet Project is in need! We will accept donations from NOW through December 21st. Thank you for helping us live out our mission to make a positive difference at Belmont and BEyond!

Our second quarter Celebrations of Learning will be held on the morning of Thursday, December 21st and you are welcome to join us! Students will BE recognized in the following categories: BE Kind, BE Aware, Work Hard, BElieve You Can, Listen. Do. (in Specials classes) and Right on Target (85%ile or above on December FastBridge screener.)

Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd graders will be recognized from 10:00-10:20, followed by the Band & Choir Concert from 10:25-10:45. Families are welcome.

3rd, 4th and 5th graders will attend the Band & Choir Concert from 10:25-10:45, then stay for recognition from 10:50-11:10. Families are welcome.

If you would like to help out with the classroom winter party activities (craft and/or game), please reach out to your child's classroom teacher ASAP. We'll be able to accommodate 2-3 parents per classroom for the party.

Party schedule: 9:00-9:45 for 2nd, 3rd and 5th grades; 11:15-12:00 for Kindergarten, 1st and 4th grades.

Gentle reminder that we do not serve food at our parties! Only parents signed up as party volunteers ahead of time will have access to the classroom for space and safety reasons. We've got to save space for the snowmen and dancing snowflakes, after all. Thank you!

That's up to you as a parent! If you have a 3rd, 4th or 5th grader at Belmont, please talk with them about whether or not they'd like to be a participant in this year's spelling bee. We no longer conduct classroom spelling bees, but instead, have opened the bee to all students who live for and love to spell fun words! Mrs. Barcus, our spelling bee coordinator, will make sure that every child signed up by December 15th has a practice list in their hands by December 20. That will allow for plenty of practice time before Belmont Bee on Tuesday, January 16 at 2:00pm.

Our building champion will represent Belmont at the Johnson County Spelling Bee. So exciting!

If your 3rd-5th grade child would like to participate in the school bee, they are welcome to do so. Parents may opt-in their child using the form link below.

CLICK HERE to sign your 3rd, 4th or 5th grade word-loving student up for the school spelling bee by Friday, December 15!! Practice spelling lists will be sent home with students by Wednesday, December 20.

Our BE Spelling Bee will be held on Tuesday, January 16 at 2:00 pm in the cafeteria. Parents of spellers are welcome to attend!

Johnson County Division of Aging and Human Services provides supports for families, too! Don't let the aging part throw you! If your family could use a boost, please check out the resources Johnson County offers by clicking this link. Johnson County Outreach Services

USD 232 has been an important and strong participant in the Kansas Teacher of the Year Program for many years. De Soto has had fifteen state finalists and twelve semi-finalists represented in the program since 2000.

We would like for you to nominate any teacher whom you consider to be an outstanding and effective educator. This person must have completed 5 years of teaching with at least 2 of them having been in USD 232. If there is a USD 232 educator whom you believe to be outstanding and deserving of special recognition, please fill out the nomination form at www.usd232.org/ktoy . This form needs to be completed by 4:00 PM on January 19, 2024.

December 18 PTO Meeting, Zoom to Join Passcode: Belmont, 6:30pm

December 19 BE Skating Party, Skate City, 6-8pm

December 21

~9:00 Winter Parties for 2nd, 3rd & 4th graders

~10:00 K-2 Celebration of Learning Assembly

~10:25 BE Band & Choir Program

~10:50 3-5 Celebration of Learning Assembly

~11:15 Winter Parties for Kdg., 1st & 4th graders

~12:10 Dismissal (No Lunch Served)

December 22 - January 5 Winter Break for Students

January 8 Students return Ready to Learn second semester!

Visit the BE Online Calendar of Events (by clicking on the button below) for a more complete list of activities!

11:25-11:52 Kindergarten

11:55-12:22 5th Grade

12:05-12:32 4th Grade

12:35-1:02 2nd Grade

12:45-1:15 3rd Grade

Reservations required to join your child for lunch- CLICK HERE to reserve your spot at a family table!

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Location: 5805 Belmont Drive, Shawnee, KS 66226, United States
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