5th Grade Bulldog Bulletin
January 2024
Important Dates to Remember
January
- 1 - New Years Day (No School for Students and Staff)
- 2 - Teacher Workday (No School for Students)
- 4 - Cici's Night Fundraiser
- 15 - Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday (No School for Students and Staff)
- 19 - End of 2nd Grading Period
- 23-23 - Teacher Workdays (No School for Students)
- 30 - Report Cards (Please sign and return envelope)
February
- 1 - Cici's Night Fundraiser
- 12-16 - NC Check Ins Assessments
- 14 - Early Release (Students released 3 hours early)
- 19 - Teacher Workday (No School for Students)
- 26 - Interim Reports (Please sign and return)
- 29 - Lockdown Drill
March
- 1 - Field Trip to Coastal Carolina Community College for Careers on Wheels, Wings, and Water
- 7 - Cici's Night Fundraiser
- 13 - Early Release (Students released 3 hours early)
- 19 - Teacher Workday (No School for Students)
- 25-29 - Spring Break (No School for Students and Staff)
Upcoming Events in January
Student of the Month for December
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Attendance
We understand that doctor’s appointments, dentist appointments, illnesses, and other incidents occur, so we anticipate that your child will be absent or tardy at some point. We also expect a note explaining your child’s absence when they return to school per school policy.
If your child misses any work, they will be given until the following Friday to turn it in. Any work that is late - whether from an absence, tardy, or not completing the assignment - will not be accepted after this time. If you know that your child will be out of school prior to the absence, you can let us know and we will do our best to provide your child with work ahead of time so that they will not have as much makeup work upon returning to school.
School Fees and Meals
Our school fees for the 2023-2024 school year total $25.00 for the county's required technology assessment.
You are encouraged to pay these fees as soon as possible, and we will send reminders home periodically if they are left unpaid. You may pay your child's fees with cash or check made payable to Bell Fork Elementary. You may also pay them online through SchoolCash by clicking here.
The cost for breakfast is $1.25 and lunch is $2.50. You may send in money with your child, or you may pay online by clicking here.
For Free/Reduced Lunch Applications, please click here and complete the information online. Please note that applications must be completed with each new school year.
If you would like to have lunch with your child, please let your child's homeroom teacher know at least a day in advance. We will then notify the office so you will be allowed to sign in and join your child.
Laptops
Your child has been provided with a laptop this year to use both in the classroom and at home for academics. This laptop should be charged every night and brought to school ready to use. It will be used every day in all core classes, so if your child does not bring it to school or does not have it charged, they may not be able to participate fully with the class. If they continue to not charge their laptop or fail to bring it to school, they will not be able to take the device home.
In addition, we require that students have a set of headphones or earbuds to wear every day. Some activities will require them to listen to audio or watch a video on their laptop, so to ensure that no one’s instruction is interrupted, they will use their headphones or earbuds to keep their sound to themselves and not disrupt the learning of those around them.
Ashley Calabro
Email: ashley.calabro@onslow.k12.nc.us
Website: https://www.onslow.k12.nc.us/Domain/882
Location: 500 Bell Fork Road, Jacksonville, NC, USA
Phone: 9103474459
Renea McClendon
Email: renea.mcclendon@onslow.k12.nc.us
Website: https://www.onslow.k12.nc.us/Domain/11935
Location: 500 Bell Fork Road, Jacksonville, NC, USA
Phone: 9103474459
Donna Smith
Email: donna.smith@onslow.k12.nc.us
Website: https://www.onslow.k12.nc.us/Domain/11047
Location: 500 Bell Fork Road, Jacksonville, NC, USA
Phone: 9103474459
Kimberly Walrod
Email: kimberly.walrod@onslow.k12.nc.us
Website: https://www.onslow.k12.nc.us/Domain/11762
Location: 500 Bell Fork Road, Jacksonville, NC, USA
Phone: 9103474459