Bellows Weekly Bulletin
May 10, 2024
Monday, 5/13 - B Day
- 3rd Grade Early Morning Library - 8:00 AM
- NYSESLAT Listening/Reading/Writing Begins
Tuesday, 5/14 - C Day
- NYS Elementary Level Science Exam - Grade 5
- K-5 Art Show Opens (check class schedule in bulletin) - FEB Auditorium
Wednesday, 5/15 - D Day
- K-5 Art Show (check class schedule in bulletin)
- K-5 Art Show Evening Viewing - Grades K-2: 6:00-6:50, Grades 3-5: 7:00-7:50
- 4th & 5th Grade Early Morning Library - 8:00 AM
- RNIC Meeting - 9:15 AM - FEB Annex
- Board of Ed Candidates' Forum - 6:00 PM - High School
Friday, 5/17 - F Day
The 5th Grade NYS Science Exam: This Tuesday, May 14, 2024
On Tuesday, May 14, we will be administering the first NYS Elementary Level Science (ELS) exam. This exam is being administered as a CBT (computer-based test) to all 5th grade students. The exam will begin promptly at 9:05 am. According to the NYS Educator's Guide for this new exam, students will need approximately 120 minutes to complete about 36-43 questions; however, it is an untimed exam. If students require a break of any kind, our teachers will be mindful and provide one accordingly.
Students have been practicing a few sample questions in Science classes over the past week or so and reviewing content they have learned in Science in all grades 3-5 as this is not just a 5th grade exam, but an Elementary Level Science exam administered in fifth grade.
Please make sure students are well-rested the night before and fueled with a nutritious breakfast so they can do their best on Tuesday.
Lastly, please make sure their chromebooks are charged, too!
Band & Strings Concert: Tuesday, May 21, 2024
The Band & Strings concert is on May 21 at the RNMS/HS Performing Arts Center. The concert has been designed to allow Strings students and their families to enjoy the performance first, followed by a Band performance for those students and families.
We ask that students and families arrive as follows:
* Strings students and families should arrive at the High School entrance at 5:10 pm. Students will be directed by staff members to one of the classrooms to tune their instruments and prepare for their performance.
* The Strings portion of the concert will run from 5:30 pm to about 6:15 pm. Once the String portion of the show has concluded, we ask that families exit the building so we can change the stage and prepare for the Band performance. Strings families are more than welcome to stay, but your children must also sit with you in the audience if you are staying.
*Band students and families should arrive at 6:10 pm. Students will be directed by staff members to one of the classrooms to tune their instruments and prepare for their performance. Parents may enter the Performing Arts Center to find seating at this time.
*The Band portion of the concert will run from 6:30 pm to about 7:15 pm. Children will be returned to their families at the conclusion of their performance.
We are looking forward to a truly outstanding musical event!
Third Grade Field Day Sign Up Form & Information: May 30
Third Grade Field Day is on May 30 from 9:00- 11:00 am and looks to be another fun-filled event thanks to our amazing Physical Education team of Coaches Desio & Iacovelli.
We are in need of at least three (3) volunteers for each station. If you are interested in signing up, please click the 2024 3rd Grade Field Day Volunteer Form to do so.
For additional information about how the event is organized, feel free to look over the 2024 3rd Grade Field Day Informational Sheet put together by our PE Team. This is an inside view to how well they plan the event for students.
This Week! K-5 Art Show at FEB
Upcoming Events to Get Excited About at FEB
-5/20 - 5th Grade Field Day
-5/21 - Band/Strings Concert
-5/21-5/23 - FEB PTSA Book Fair
-5/30 - 3rd Grade Field Day
- 5/29 & 5/31- Soul Ryeders Kindness Campaign
- 6/5- 4th Grade Field Day
-6/6- 5th Grade Trip to RNMS Musical
-6/6- 3rd Grade Concert
Family Movie Night: May 17, 2024
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.
Rye Neck Girls Soccer Clinic 2024
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
- May 21 - Budget Vote - MS/HS Library
- May 21 - Elementary Band/Strings Concert - 5:45 PM - MS/HS PAC
- May 22 - Board of Ed Meeting - 9:00 AM - MS/HS Library
- May 22- 5th Grade Advanced Math Placement Exam
- May 22-23 - PTSA FEB Book Fair
- May 24 - Memorial Day Weekend - School Closed
- May 27 - Memorial Day - School Closed
- June 4 - RNIC Meeting - 9:30 AM - FEB Annex
- June 6 - 3rd Gr Concert - 6:00 PM - FEB Auditorium
- June 11- 2nd Grade Walkover to FEB
- June 13- 5th Grade Hangout at Playland
- June 14- 4th Grade Trip to West Point
- 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