BES Parent Weekly Email

We have had a great week! Our students and teachers have worked so hard!

We want to congratulate Michael Herring and Courtney Ouzts on being elected to our School Improvement Counsel. Thank you to everyone who took the time to vote!

Progress Reports - A paper copy of the Progress Report came home today. To see a more detailed view of their grades, be sure that your Parent Portal account is working correctly!

Grandparents Day - We are very excited about opening up our school for Grandparents Day next week! There is detailed information below. We will be selling coupon pages for $5 that Grandparents can buy for their grandchild. Also, we do ask that students are not dismissed early so they do not miss instruction.

Thank you again for everything you do. We look forward to continuing this wonderful partnership throughout the school year.

Have a great weekend!

Mr. Fowler

Principal

Grandparent’s Day is coming up!
3rd Grade – September 8th
4th Grade – September 9th
5th Grade – September 11th
(A family representative is welcomed to come, if Grandparents are unavailable)

We are very excited to welcome all of our grandparents to Belton Elementary for a Grandparent’s Day lunch! You may bring lunch in, or if you choose, you may purchase a school lunch for $6. Below are the designated days for each grade level, lunch times, and lunch menus for each day. Students will need to attend Grandparent’s day lunch on the specific day/time that is scheduled. This will help make sure they do not miss any important classroom instruction. We do request that students are not signed out for Early Dismissal.

3rd Grade - September 8 (Ham & Cheese Potato Bowl with sides)

• Jewell, Jordan, Stewart Lunch Time - 11:45 am -12:15 pm
• Crawford, Looper, Rivero Lunch Time - 11:30 am -12:00 pm

• Cooley (Dabney’s HR), Melton (Madison’s HR), Rhodes (McMahan’s HR) Lunch Time - 10:55 -11:25 am
• Dabney (Cooley’s HR), Madison (Melton’s HR), McMahan (Rhodes’ HR) Lunch Time - 11:15 -11:45 am

• Poore (Yates’ HR), Kay (Pruitt’s HR), Mitchell (Walter’s HR) Lunch Time - 12:15 -12:45 pm
• Walters (Mitchell’s HR), Yates (Poore’s HR), Pruitt (Kay’s HR) Lunch Time - 12:30 -1:00 pm

**If grandparents would like to buy a student coupon book ($5) for their grandchild, they will be on sale when they come to school.

We want to encourage you to continue There will be daily trivia questions students can answer to win prizes, as well as other fun activities planned!

• September 8 (pg. 86-109)
• Chapter 10 - The Long Dinner
• Chapter 11 - The Explorers
• September 9 (pg. 110-135)
• Chapter 12 - The Abandoned Boat
• Chapter 13 - Crime and Punishment
• September 10 (pg. 136-155)
• Chapter 14 - Dawn Patrol
• Chapter 15 - Save the Nest!
• September 11 (pg. 156-178)
• Chapter 16 - Operation Coyote
• Chapter 17 - The Stakeout
• September 12 (pg. 179-203)
• Chapter 18 - Independence Day
• Chapter 19 - The Long Walk

We’re thrilled for this year’s main fundraiser — Belton Elementary Fun Run! Our goal is to raise $8,000 for PTO Budget and School Mural Refresh Project to benefit our students at Belton Elementary.

Why are we excited?

✅ Easy-to-use fundraising platform

✅ Character-building program

✅ Fitness celebration event for every student!

Families will gather donations through MyBooster.com by simply sharing your student’s page with friends and family. Every share makes a difference! Students will also enjoy 'Star Quest 5,' an exciting character-building adventure where they'll learn important values through space-themed figures and activities.

⭐ Key Dates:

💻 Sign up opens at MyBooster.com – 09/08/2025

🎉 Kickoff in school – 09/22/2025

👟 Event Day – 09/30/2025

September 5

• Progress Reports Go Home

September 8

• Grandparents Day - 3rd Grade

September 9

• Grandparents Day - 4th Grade

September 11

• Grandparents Day - 5th Grade

September 16

• Good News Club Begins

September 22

• Boosterthon Kicks off

September 30

• Fun Run (Parents are invited!)

Did you know that you are able to see your child's grades as soon as it is entered into the gradebook by the teacher? It is so important that you are able to see this along the way in order for your child to succeed. Download the PowerSchool App today to receive grade notifications!

Here are the steps to get signed back up in case you got logged out.

1. Parents who've created an account, but unable to login should contact the PowerSchool Helpdesk. Provide your name, your child's name, and a contact phone number where you can be reached when emailing.

If you have not paid your school fees, please go to myschoolbucks.com to take care of that. The charge is $20. Students will not be allowed to go on their Fall Field Trip without these fees being paid. If you have any questions, feel free to call Mrs. KB at our front office.

PTO wants to invite you to "Paint the Rock" for your child's special occasions (birthday, sports/dance tournament, etc.) The cost is $20 per day. All the details and to register are in the link. Reserve your date so that it does not get filled up!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F49AEA82BA2F9C70-57754628-besspirit?useFullSite=true#/

Tardy - To be considered on time, the child must be sitting in their classroom at 7:45am. At 7:45am, our front door locks. The parent/guardian/driver will be expected to park their car and sign their child in at this point. Officer Hodges, our School Resource Officer, will be there to remind whoever is dropping off your child. Our instruction begins at 7:45am, so being late for school results in loss of instruction.

Early Dismissal - Students will not be allowed to be dismissed between 2:00-2:30pm for Early Dismissal. Please plan to pick your child up before then, if you have a doctor's appointment. Repeated Early Dismissals could result in an Attendance Plan.

Absences - It is imperative that your child is at school. We have a new system, and will be monitoring attendance very closely. You are allowed to turn in up to 5 Parent Notes to cover an unexcused absence. An example of a Parent Note would be a low grade fever, throwing up, etc. If you take your child to the doctor, please be sure to turn in the medical note. A student is considered truant with 3 consecutive absences or 5 unlawful absences. At this point, an Attendance Meeting will be scheduled with the Parent/Guardian and administration to create an Attendance Plan. Continued truancy will result in turning the plan over to the Anderson County Board.