BETHKE BISON BULLETIN
November 11, 2018
Bethke Elementary
Email: carrielowery@katyisd.org
Website: www.katyisd.org/campus/cbe/Pages
Location: 4535 East Ventana Parkway, Katy, TX, United States
Phone: 281-234-4200
Facebook: facebook.com/BethkeElementary
Twitter: @BethkeElem
Happy Veteran's Day!
Kindergarten Feast Information
We are excited for our Kindergarten Feast on Thursday at 2:00. Information was sent home with students last week. It is a good idea to "pre-raptor" for this event as lines to receive badges will likely be long.
Please do not part in our fire line which is the parent pick-up line. You will likely be ticketed if you park in this lane.
We ask that each student only have 2 visitors as we are very short on space at this time.
If a grandparent is coming to the feast, and you would like them to be able to take your student home after the feast, please make sure you send a note allowing them to do so, or they will not be able to check your student out. Thank you!
Upcoming Events:
Nov 14th--Paraprofessional Educator Day
Nov 15th--Kindergarten Feast @ 2:00
Nov 15th--Author Steve Harpster to visit 2nd-5th Grade
Nov 15th--First Grade Author Night with Steve Harpster 5:30-7:00
Nov 16th--Specials Day--Wed
Nov 19th-23rd--THANKSGIVING BREAK--NO SCHOOL
Nov 27th--PTA Fundraiser Pick-Up! Items must be picked up TODAY!
Nov 27th--RDR Meets
Nov 28th--Family Night--NO HOMEWORK
Nov 29th--PTA Meeting, Second Grade Music Night @ 5:30
Nov 30th--BISON TIME SHOWCASE, Specials Day Thursday
Dec 7th--Fifth Graders tour SJH Electives
Dec 10th--Bethke Spelling Bee, Campus Advisory Team Meeting
Dec 11th--RDR Meets, Kendra Scott Pop Up Shop at Bethke (5-7)
Dec 13th--Choir Winter Concert 5:30
Dec 21st--EARLY DISMISSAL, Winter Parties, End of First Semester
Dec 21st-Jan 7th WINTER BREAK
Jan 8th--Students Return to Class
Bully Prevention Information
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Lunch Visitors Please Read!
Seating at lunch is extremely limited in our cafeteria for visitors due to continued increases in student enrollment.
Limit visits to birthdays or a maximum visit of once per week
Visitors limited to a maximum of 3 per student and must be persons who meet KISD visitor guidelines for elementary students.
Lunch visitors are restricted to parents/step-parents/guardians, non-school aged siblings, grandparents (with written permission from the parent) and campus mentors per GKC (REGULATION). Visitors do not include aunts, uncles, or neighbors.
Avoid Mondays, Fridays, and days before holidays, whenever possible.
Sit side by side at the visitor tables to provide maximum seating availability
Visitors must sit with their child only at a table designated for visitors
Due to Safety Rules, and guidelines from the Fire Marshall we cannot allow visitors sitting on the floor
Since our first obligation is to provide optimal seating for students, we will continue to monitor the number of visitors at lunch. If we continue to experience overcrowding with lunch visitors, we will consider implementing additional guidelines to ensure adequate seating during student lunches. We are hopeful that if all parents follow the requests listed above, our school will continue to have daily seating available for all who wish to have lunch with their child/ren. Thank you for your patience as our Bethke family continues to grow.
PTA Information and Website
If you still have fundraising packets, please return them to the school. We appreciate all of your support!
As soon as pre-order shirts come in, we will send a message so you will know they are on the way home with your student.
We will be having a Chick-Fil-A Spirit Night on Tuesday November the 6th from 4-8!
Did you know we currently have 350 PTA members? Our PTA wants to have at least 500 by November 1st. Have you joined? Forms can be found at the school or you can join online at the PTA Website!
Bethke PTA Website:
Bethke Staff Shout Outs!
We have a wonderful staff here at Bethke. Why not give a "Shout Out!" to a staff member who deserves celebrating? Click on the link below!