Mt. Bethel Messenger
LAST MESSENGER OF 2017!
SO MANY GIFTS! THANK YOU!
You each share skills and talents that cannot be taught. Your heart and passion make you who you are as an educator/valued staff member. Mt. Bethel is such a wonderful environment for children, staff & community, and you make it be so.
This holiday season, our wish is for your heart to be warm with the love that surrounds you and your life to be rich in blessings in the New Year.
Thank you for giving your gifts and talents to our Buccaneers, for supporting one another, embracing our school family, and for laughing & leaning on one another!
Know you are loved, appreciated, and expected to unplug and enjoy your time away from school this holiday!
Enjoy the pictures of #mbesfun and feel free to read no words/business until we re-send this Messenger in the New Year!
Love,
The A-Team
STAFF NEWS
- We are excited to announce that Caitlin O'Neill will begin her third supply job in January! Caitlin has supplied in first grade for Lauren Robinson, is currently supplying in fourth grade for Colleen Jankovich, and will begin supplying in January in MOID for Brittany Fagan!
- Brittany plans to welcome sweet Eston on December 30th! We wish her all the luck and love in the world and can't wait to see pictures of his sweet face!
- Welcome back, Maribeth Smith! Maribeth taught at Mt. Bethel for many years and will return in two capacities in January: 1.) One day a week Target teacher. 2.) Tutor through funding with 20-day monies!
- Welcome back, Kim Osburn! Kim taught at Mt. Bethel for many years and will return in January as a tutor through 20-day monies!
- More news to come - and we will communicate as it becomes HR-Official!
Bucket Fillers - 40 YEARS OF BUCCANEERS!
- TAKE A BOW EVERYONE!!!! We are half-way through this school year! CRAZY!
- HATS OFF to THE MOST FUN STAFF ON THE PLANET for bringing the fun to Reindeer Games! It was a gift to spend time laughing and engaged in friendly competition at our holiday hootenanny!
- BRAVO to Chuck and our Unicycling Club! They performed at KSU last Saturday and received incredible commendations!
NEWS FROM THE A-TEAM
UNPLUG!
If there is critical information, we will text via Remind.
STAFF DAYS - JANUARY 2 & 3
January 3 - Staff Day. Time to work on your work & wear yoga pants/no make-up if you so choose. We will need you to complete the following:
- Mid-Year TKES Conferences. (schedule pending. 30 minute time-frame)
- School Climate Survey (will be emailed 10-30 minute time-frame).
- Grade Level Teams - Solidify supply orders for the 2018-19 school year.
January 2 - Professional Learning Day
CLICK HERE FOR THE OVERVIEW SCHEDULE
CLICK HERE FOR THE SPECIAL EDUCATION SCHEDULUE
CLICK HERE FOR SPECIFICS VIA ENGAGE COBB WEBSITE
PLC Teacher Leaders
Core content teachers will work with collaboratie team to ensure that the most up-to-date and critical information for that subject area are communicated.
All Teachers
Choose sessions based on your needs.
Some additional professionals, such as low incidence special education teachers, will receive information related to required trainings that day.
All teachers are expected to participate in a full day of professional learning.
THIRD QUARTER REPORT CARDS
- Specialist Grades due in Synergy before leaving for Winter Break.
- Primary Report Card grades due in Synergy January 4th @ 7 am.
- Primary Report Cards printed by Cherie in office on January 4th and placed in your mailboxes by end of day.
- Intermediate Report Card grades due in Synergy January 4th.
- Intermediate Grade Teachers - Print your own report cards. Paper in front office if you needed.
- Report Card Distribution on Friday, January 5th.
Mark Your Calendars!
Saturday, December 23
- Happy Birthday, Heather Mullins!
Tuesday, January 2 - Critical Day
- Teachers return
- Professional Learning Day
Wednesday, January 3 - Critical Day
- Work day
- Mid-Year Conferences. Schedule will be emailed.
Thursday, January 4
- Students Return
- First Day of 2nd Semester
- 7am - Report Grades due in Synergy
- 8am - Target Open House for parents of new to Target students
- Cherie will print K-3 report cards & place in mailboxes.
Friday, January 5
- Report Card distribution
Duty Schedule
One person at buses is expected to check in the buses. They are listed as AM BUS CLIPBOARD. The second person will be expected to help monitor the flow and keep students safe.
Second Load Duty has a new title: FACT PROGRAM LATE ARRIVALS. If we have a FACT Program that is going to be late, we will ask the person on 2nd Load Standby to supervise until the instructor arrives. *Note: these instances should be very few and far between.
AM BUS CLIPBOARD: Sigmund
AM BUS LANE MONITORING: McGraw
AM CARPOOL: Denman, C. Griffin, Paulose
PM CARPOOL: Bain, Ferguson, Mullins/Goldt
SECOND LOAD STANDBY/FACT PROGRAM LATE ARRIVALS: McCree