West Belmar
February 2024
A Message From Principal Abeal
The Bear Cubs have a remarkably busy month ahead of them, beginning with kindergarten registration opening on February 1st. Please click the following link to obtain more information on how to register your child for school https://www.wallpublicschools.org/Page/235. This month the students will be recognizing Black History Month. The media center will have a wide selection of historical books, novels and series that recognize and celebrate famous Black Americans.
Congratulations to the Bear Cubs for completing the Great Kindness Challenge! Through weekly guidance lessons students learned the many ways to be kind and respectful to one another which helps make our school community a special place to learn.
Our school will celebrate all the kindness it spreads throughout the year during the week of the 12th –16th, with the Random Acts of Kindness (RAK). Students and staff will be recognized for their acts of kindness towards their schoolmates. The Bear Cubs Care Food Drive will be held once again, and all food items will be donated to The West Belmar Methodist Food Bank. Please send all food donations to the main office.
The Wall Township Public Schools will be closed for Presidents Day on the 19th & 20th. The schools will reopen on the 21st. The district will be hosting a Strings Festival for all orchestra musicians on Thursday, February 22nd at Wall Intermediate School. Please join us at this wonderful day of music featuring our amazing string musicians.
On Wednesday, February 28th, the fourth graders will be participating in the National Assessment of Educational Progress. This is a national assessment to measure the academic progress of our nation’s students. More information can be found at the following link: https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/subject/participating/pdfs/2024_facts_for_districts.pdf
The bear cubs are looking forward to celebrating Read Across America next month. The PTA gift auction will be on Friday, March 8th at the Spring Lake Manor in Belmar.
K-5 Early Dismissal: 2/28/24
The calendar for K-5 schools has been updated this year to include an early dismissal schedule (1:05 PM) for K-5 students on February 28, 2024. Kindly refer to the revised calendar for more details.
Family Night- "How to Win & How to Lose!": 2/15/24
February 15, 2024
5:30 PM -7:00 PM at Wall Intermediate School
See flyer for details
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