Bethel Springs Elementary School
September 9, 2018
Thank you For Your Attendance at Back to School Nights!
This is an amazing show of support that we greatly value. We look forward to another terrific school year! Thank you!
Link to Bethel Springs Weekly Announcements on Website!
School Calendar
https://bses.garnetvalleyschools.com/calendar
The link for the calendar "School Calendar" is in the drop-down menu under "Our School" on the Bethel Springs website.
New Attendance App
Launched at the end of the last school year, the new School Messenger (Safe Arrival) Absence Reporting System makes it easy for parents/guardians to report their child's absence, reduces the time it takes to verify student attendance and will allow our staff to respond to unexplained student absences more efficiently. Please click here for directions on how to use your phone, app, or computer to report an absence.
New Elementary Progress Report
Dear Parents/Guardians,
With the new school year kicking off, we wanted to remind you about our new progress report starting this year. The GVSD elementary progress report is updated to reflect current trends in education. It remains anchored in a standards based reporting principle where students’ progress towards standards is indicated along with reporting on the Qualities of a Learner. The updated progress report enhances the Qualities of a Learner to reflect 21st century skills and updates academic indicators to be more accessible to students and parents/guardians. Characteristics of an ideal progress report were identified through research on assessment and best practice, examining samples from other districts, and by defining those qualities essential in our own district.
The recent updates were created to achieve different goals. The updated progress report provides more information to parent/guardians, has a consistent grade scale across K-5 via a new rubric, reflects elements of current instructional practices like reading workshop, and will include the level of books the student is reading.
Student progress on each Quality of a Learner and academic indicator will be reported using a 4-point rubric. This rubric is a departure from previously used state reporting language and intended to be more student-centered. The rubric was designed so that grades do not indicate the end of the learning progress. The student score on the rubric informs the student and parent/guardian of where the student currently is on a learning continuum.
A full description of the new progress report was included in the Elementary Handbook that was available through Family ID. It includes the Qualities of a Learner and the rubric. It can also be found on our website and through this link:
http://gves.garnetvalleyschools.com/resources/elementary_handbook
In the Elementary Handbook, the Introduction to the Progress Report begins on page 20. Teachers may reference this during Back to School presentations as well.
We look forward to seeing you at our Back to School Nights soon.
Thank you,
Mr. Piasecki, Mrs. Allen, & the BSES Staff
Turn In Your Summer Reading Logs By Wednesday, September 19 to Be Eligible for Our Raffle on Friday, September 21!
Students entering K, 1, and 2 in September:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By96mv0gfmC-RVRrZm12RXpHNXRkUTloU2hBejI1YVBRWFlj/view?usp=sharing
Student entering grades 1 and 2 are expected to read for at least 50 15-minute sessions.
Options for reading:
- Student reads silently.
- Student reads aloud to an adult/older sibling.
- Adult/Older sibling reads to student.
- Adult/Older sibling and student share the reading aloud.
After reading, discussing the story briefly is always helpful for building comprehension.
Students entering Grades 3, 4, 5 in September:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By96mv0gfmC-YVlxTHhtTXBlZm8tNE1xY1d5UUxkaU8tLWp3/view?usp=sharing
Students entering grades 3, 4, and 5 are expected to log at least 20 titles. These can be novels, non-fiction books, short stories, articles (print or on-line), or picture books. Engaging your child in a discussion of what he/she is reading is helpful in building comprehension.
Thank you!
Happy reading!
September "Back-to-School" Physical Fitness Challenge from Mrs. McCusker and Mr. Custer
Click link to download and/or print the September fitness challenge calendar shown below:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ABsAUG67t3TBOghlSt7tXgLg_GqMypRN2lx0pyE8vK4/edit?usp=sharing
Attention All Singers in 3rd, 4th, and 5th Grades! Chorus Sign-ups Happening Now!
Thank you!
Mrs. Adam
BSES HSA Update
Homeroom Parent/Classroom Photographer Forms: Forms are due by Friday September 14th!! This year we are accepting homeroom parent/classroom photographer forms electronically. We still have a few classes that are short volunteers for both positions, so if you have a child in the following classes please consider volunteering as a HRP/Class Photographer:
HRP
1st grade- Moschella
1st grade- Uniacke
2nd grade- Guidetti
3rd grade- Shaffer
4th grade- Durbin
4th grade- Neuber
5th grade- McLaughlin
5th grade- Reid
Class Photographer
1st grade- Moschella
1st grade- Uniacke
2nd grade- Brennan
2nd grade- Guidetti
3rd grade- Shaffer
3rd grade- Shearn
4th grade- Durbin
If you are interested in volunteering in either position please click on the attached link to find out about responsibilities and to fill out an application: Homeroom Parent/Classroom Photographer Form
Back To School Nights: Thanks to our awesome staff for hosting our back to school nights! We had some great volunteers from both Spiritwear and KidStuff Coupon Committees there to help out as well! Thanks to our Spiritwear Committee volunteers: Derek Lloyd, Cindy Burgy, Melinda Chiu, Sheri Dawson, Stephanie DerOhannessian, and Deana and Sarah Sigston. Thanks to our KidStuff Coupon Committee members for volunteering your time: Lora Barber, Carrie Douglas, Melissa Iannucci, Hema Kothari, and Chrissy Stuardi.
KidStuff Coupon Books: Our Kidstuff Coupon Book sale is underway. The sale will run from August 29th to September 30th. We hope you take the opportunity to purchase a book. BSES HSA will receive half of the proceeds from sales for this fundraiser! This will help fund many of our future events planned for this year including revamping the library! The book includes amazing discounts to many children's attractions, clothing stores, sporting goods & grocery stores and quickly pays for itself after a visit to places such as ACME or DICK's Sporting Goods. Along with the book, you'll receive access to the coupon app. This makes saving even more convenient.Please contact Lora Barber with any questions about the books: barberlora@yahoo.com
For the most up to date information check the HSA Website: BSES HSA
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Discover Greece!
This week's fact:
The capital and largest city in Greece is Athens. Other major cities include Thessaloniki, Patras and Heraklion.
V.E.F.L.S. (Voluntary Elementary Foreign Language Study) Registration Information
Is your child interested in foreign language study?
Click below for information regarding the VEFLS program held at Bethel Springs:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1U52U_IUQvd3_P87C6sG73ihRZaNal7Qu6OzNm48AVpg/edit?usp=sharingImportant Dates Coming Up!
September 10 Rosh Hashanah SCHOOL CLOSED
September 19 Yom Kippur SCHOOL CLOSED
October 8 Teacher In-service No school for students
October 12 Fall Picture Day
October 24 Grandriends Day Grade 3 10-11AM; Grade 1 12:15-1:15 PM; Grade 2 1:30-2:30
October 25 Grandfriends Day Grade 4 9:15-10:15; Grade 5 11 AM-12PM