Bellows Weekly Bulletin
May 31, 2024
Monday, 6/3 - C Day
- 3rd Grade Early Morning Library - 8:00 AM
Tuesday, 6/4 - D Day
- 4th and 5th Grade Early Morning Library - 8 AM
- RNIC Meeting - 9:15 AM - FEB Annex
Wednesday, 6/5 - E Day
- 3rd Grade Early Morning Library - 8 AM
- 4th Grade Field Day - 9:00-11:00 AM
- 4th & 5th Grade Early Morning Library - 8:00 AM
- 5th Grade Trip to Middle School Musical
- 3rd Grade Concert - 6:00 PM - Auditorium
Friday, 6/7 - A Day
- Ceremony for Math Olympiad Participants & Their Families - 8:15 AM - Auditorium
- 3rd Grade Field Day - 9:00-11:00 AM
Fifth Grade Kindness Campaign with Soul Ryeders
Learning About Brazil: Third Grade Parent Shares Her Culture
Critter Caravan Visits 3rd Grade Classrooms on Friday
Page to Stage Residency for Third Graders: Folktales from Around the World
This is the first time we are bringing this amazing theatre residency to Bellows and are excited to bring this experience to our students and families. Stay tuned for more information in next week's bulletin!
The Green Frogs by Yumi Heo (3SL)
The Courage of the Little Hummingbird by Leah Anderson (3KW)
O'Sullivan Stew by Hudson Talbott (3AC/EL)
The Tale of Tam Linn by Lari Don (3RF)
Tops & Bottoms by Janet Stevens (3SM)
The Ghoul by Taghreed Najjar (3FK)
Fifth Grade Walking Trip: Middle School Production: Matilda, Jr
Please complete the 2024 Middle School Production Permission Google Form if you have not done so already.
New NYS Summer Food Benefit for Low-Income Households
Beginning in Summer 2024, New York State is implementing Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT), a new federal program to help low-income households with children purchase food over the summer when school is out of session and children can no longer rely on access to free/reduced-price school meals. If you are already receiving free/reduced-price meals, you will be automatically enrolled in this program. More information, and to find out if your family qualifies if you do not currently receive free/reduced-price meals, can be found here: https://otda.ny.gov/programs/summer-ebt/
Upcoming Events to Get Excited About at FEB
-6/11- Daniel Warren 2nd Grade Walkover
- 6/13-21- First Ever! 3rd Grade Theatre Residency- "Page to the Stage"
-6/13 - 5th Grade Trip to PlayLand
-6/14 - 4th Grade Trip to West Point
-6/18 - 5th Grade PTSA Luncheon/Yearbook Signing
-6/20 - 5th Grade Moving Up Ceremony
-6/21 - Rain Date for 5th Grade Moving Up Ceremony
The Summer Reading Lists Are Here
2024-25 Rye YMCA Fee-based After-school Program Application
Please find below the link to information as well as the application for the Rye YMCA After-school program that runs here at FEB for students K-5.
Important: Visitors and Dropoffs
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.
Change in Pickup Plans?
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.
Illness Guidelines
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.
Reminder About Absence Procedures
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.
Early Morning Program Reminders
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
- June 11- 2nd Grade Walkover to FEB
- June 13- 5th Grade Hangout at Playland
- June 14- 4th Grade Trip to West Point
- June 18 - 5th Grade PTSA Luncheon/Yearbook Signing- 12:45 pm
- June 19 - Juneteenth - School Closed
- June 20 - 5th Grade Moving Up Ceremony - 9:30 AM - FEB Field (rain date June 21)
- June 13-21: 3rd Grade Theatre Residency with Artistree: Page to the Stage: Folktales from Around the World
- June 20 - Board of Ed Meeting - 7:00 PM - MS/HS Community Room
- June 25 - FEB Last Day of School - 11:30 AM Dismissal