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Belmont Elementary: A PAWSitive Place to Learn!
2022-2023 Yearbook Orders are OPEN! Don't Miss Out!
We are creating so many memories this school year and if you may want to have a permanent copy of our year! If so, please visit
inter-state.com/order and enter code
74535Z to get to the order form. The deadline to order is Friday, March 10th. Doing so guarantees that your child will have a yearbook on yearbook signing day the last week of the school year. We do generally get a few extra copies to sell in May, but there is no guarantee that we'll have enough available. Yearbook orders are definitely optional, but if you want to opt in, the time to do it is before March 10th!
Digital Options for Fun and Learning!
Did your kiddo get a new device under the tree? Are you wondering, as their parent, how they can use it for some good brain building support? We asked Belmont staff to share some of their favorite apps for learning so that we could share them with you! These are definitely not official endorsements and we're not getting any kickbacks from the tech world...we're just letting you know about some apps that we think are pretty great.
- Boddle - Math
- Prodigy - Math and ELA
- Epic - Reading/Listening to Books
- Starfall - Reading Skills
- Khan Academy - for all of the subjects
- Vooks - Virtual Books
- Stop Motion Animation - Creating stop motion movies
- Swift Playground - Coding
- Kodable - Coding
- Letter School - Letters
- Brainpop Jr. - Reading, Science, Social Studies and Math
Happy digital learning!
Kindest Kansas Citian Contest Opportunity for Student Participation
Every year students have the opportunity to participate in the Kindest Kansas Citian contest. Student participation is optional. It is a one-page drawing (K-2) or essay (3-5) demonstrating the positive impact the nominee has made on the student’s life, written by the student. Contest judges are looking to identify kind acts that come from the heart. Students will discuss the contest briefly during their January 9-13 counselor lesson, but no paperwork will be sent home; all information is available right here in the Paw Print.
The entries must be submitted online through the link below, and is best done at home due to information needed, such as parent phone number, email address, and nominee’s full name. The submission will be the responsibility of the parent/guardian or the student. The contest’s due date is Friday, February 17th. : https://kindestkansascitian.org/public-essay-submission?teacher_id=590. Belmont will have a slideshow to honor all of the students and their nominees. If you have a photo of the nominee you would like to be included in the slideshow, please email it to Miss Arbaugh. Kind people don't do kind things to be recognized for their actions, but it's still nice for them to know that they've made a difference in someone else's life.
If you have any questions, please let Miss Arbaugh know: narbaugh@usd232.org
WeLcOmE bAcK to a BEautiful Semester of PTO Events!
Join us for our next
PTO meeting on Monday, January 23rd on Zoom! You don't even have to leave the house!
Click Here to Join Passcode : Belmont
You won't need to cook dinner on Tuesday, January 24th because it's Belmont Night at Chipotle! Families must present the flyer on their phone or tell the cashier they are there for the fundraiser for Belmont. If ordering online, use the YKER32A. Sweet! (Savory, actually.)
Next, we're gearing up for a BEautiful Belmont tradition...PTO BINGO for Books Night on Friday, February 10! Step 1 is gathering gently used books for the prizes. You may send books you'd like to rehome through donation anytime between now and February 3rd! If you've got a lot and you want to drop them off instead of loading up your kiddos, just do so anytime between 7:45 and 4:30 on school days! Watch for more information soon about BINGO Night specifics! Want to help with the collection of raffle items, organization of books, popping of the popcorn?? Click that link down below to sign up to join the planning and implementation team! We'd LOVE to welcome new active peeps to the team!
AND....watch for your child to bring home a Bulldog Bank Challenge 2023 container next week! If you've been here awhile, you know that we used to send home bottles to collect change, all of which supplemented our student field trip and classroom Learning Expeditions activities. That generally occurred around Bulldog Dash time. We chose to skip the bottles in the fall, but scroll back through old Paw Prints and you'll be reminded that we said we might pull them out later in the year if we didn't meet our Bulldog Dash goal. Well....tada! It's later in the year and here comes your brand spanking new and improved Bulldog Bank! Please watch for the container, help your child to neatly write their name and their teacher's name, let them decorate with stickers or sharpies and then encourage them to look for spare change to fill their bank! ALL of the money collected will go DIRECTLY back to STUDENT activities! Yay!!
First Student is Hiring BUS DRIVERS!!
De Soto USD 232 KANSAS TEACHER OF THE YEAR PROGRAM
TO ALL STUDENTS AND PARENTS:
USD 232 has been an important and strong participant in the Kansas Teacher of the Year Program for many years. De Soto has had fifteen state finalists and twelve semi-finalists represented in the program since 2000.
We would like for you to nominate any teacher whom you consider to be an outstanding and effective educator and whom you or your child has had as a teacher. This person must have completed 5 years of teaching with at least 2 of them having been in USD 232. If there is a USD 232 educator whom you believe to be outstanding and deserving of special recognition, please fill out the nomination form at www.usd232.org/ktoy . This form needs to be completed by 4:00 PM on January 13, 2021.
Making A Difference Award Nominations are OPEN!
We are blessed to have such an amazing team here at Belmont! If you would like to send a special thank you to anyone on the team, please consider nominating them through the USD 232 Making a Difference Award program, sponsored by the USD 232 Education Foundation and the Great American Bank. All you need to do is click on the link below and fill out some general information about your deserving nominee! Thank you for helping our staff feel your appreciation for the love and dedication they put into our children's educational journey.
Nominations are received through the end of each month with the winner being announced the following month. The winner is surprised with a $250 check and a special award crafted by USD 232 CAPS students at Cedar Trails. Please, feel free to nominate any USD 232 employee who has made a difference for your child this school year.
Making a Difference Nomination Form
From the Nurse
THANK YOU to everyone reporting your child's symptoms when they're feeling puny! Because the Health Department always asks about diagnosed cases of Influenza A, B, RSV and Covid, knowing if you've identified your kiddo's virus is helpful. Most people don't even realize that we've always had to report those numbers. Thank you and stay well! Wash those hands, people!
Coming Up at BE:
January 9 Grade Cards Posted
January 10 Belmont Band Concert @ MVHS, 6:30pm
January 16 No School, Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
January 24 Belmont Night at Chipotle
February 9 2nd Grade Music Program, 9:00am and 6:30pm
February 10 PTO BINGO Night
February 14 PTO Sponsored BE a Friend Parties
February 15 12:10 Dismissal, Conferences
February 16 No School, Conference
February 17 No School, Building Closed
February 20 No School, Presidents' Day
February 23 Belmont Night at Pink Charming
Visit the BE Online Calendar of Events (by clicking on the button below) for a more complete list of activities!
2022-2023 Lunch Schedule
11:15-11:42 Kindergarten11:25-11:52 1st Grade
11:55-12:22 3rd Grade
12:05-12:32 2nd Grade
12:35-1:02 4th Grade
12:45-1:15 5th Grade
Reservations required to join your child for lunch- CLICK HERE to reserve your family table!
We're Here to Help!
It's clear that the cool thing to do is come to school in shorts and a t-shirt when it's 30 degrees outside. Fine. The natural consequence for this choice is being cold...and potential frostbite.
If, however, your child is not quite prepared for colder weather because your family could benefit from a hand up in the form of coats, hats, gloves, shoes....PLEASE don't hesitate to reach out. We're here to help and happy to quietly do so. Call or email anytime.
Preparing for Winter Weather
Now is a good time to review plans and be prepared this winter for when our school district cancels or delays school due to inclement weather or other emergencies. Information is communicated in the following ways as soon as a decision is made.
- Sent via text message through our schoolNEWS Alert System. Sign up for text message alerts.
- Posted on the front page of the district’s website.
- Local television stations (ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC)
- Social media - Follow @usd_232 on Twitter
Again, this is just a reminder to be prepared this winter. Read more about inclement weather procedures.
schoolNEWS ALERT
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