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2024-2025 KinderDogs, Raise Your Paws!!

Do you know a future Belmont Bulldog who will be kindergarten-eligible for the 2024-2025 school year? Let's get them started on their learning journey at Belmont!! Our 2024-2025 Kindergarten Parent Meeting will be on February 27th at 6:30pm here at school. Click here for all of the information needed to BEgin! Please share with friends and neighbors who you know are ready for school!

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Picture Day Thursday

Students brought home a flyer for Spring (well, it feels like Spring) Picture Day happening on Thursday, February 29. Students will participate in classroom group pictures as well as individual portraits. Online ordering is available before and after Picture Day, however, shipping and handling charges may apply to orders placed after Picture Day. As always, purchasing your child's photos is completely optional.

To order your child's portraits, visit:

inter-state.com/order

and enter code:

84928WB

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Enrollment is Open for USD232 Early Childhood Program

USD 232 offers high quality preschool programs for children, ages 3 to 5, that are not yet kindergarten eligible. All programs are half-day (3 hours) Monday-Thursday, located at Cedar Trails Exploration Center in Lenexa, KS, next to Mill Creek Middle School. The program holds low student to adult ratios, and uses research-based curriculums tied to the Kansas Early Learning Standards. Grant funded (FREE) preschool spots are available for students who qualify. Fee based enrollment is also available, including a 15 percent discount for students of district staff members. Transportation (busing) will be available for students qualifying for the grant funded spots and special education services (as determined by IEP team). For more information, please visit https://www.usd232.org/Page/8960.

The Preschool Enrollment window for the 2024-2025 school year began on February 12, 2024, and ends March 1, 2024. An online application is available on the USD 232 Early Childhood website at https://www.usd232.org/Page/9209 or by using the link below. Paper applications are also available within Cedar Trails Exploration Center (Lenexa, KS) and Starside Elementary (De Soto, KS) offices. All applications must be submitted to the Cedar Trails Office by March 1, 2024 at 4pm, to be considered within the first round of enrollment.

Please contact the Cedar Trails Office at 913-667-1820 with questions.

2024-2025 Application Link: https://forms.gle/FjQJG8S3KUwEJ7oN7

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A BEautiful Year In Review...On Sale Now!

To order your child's yearbook, visit:

inter-state.com/order

and enter code:

83477T

Purchase of a yearbook is absolutely optional! To guarantee your child's copy, however, preorders are strongly encouraged. There are generally a few extras for us to sell on a first-come, first-served basis in May, but that's a gamble. Online orders will be accepted until Friday, March 1, 2024. $15 each!

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Coming Up at BE:

February 26 PTO Meeting, 6:30pm

February 27 Kindergarten Round-Up Parent Meeting, 6:30pm

February 29 Picture Day

March 7 1st Grade Music Program, 9am and 6:30pm

March 8 Third Quarter Celebration of Learning Assembly, 2:50pm

March 11-15 Spring Break, No School

March 18 Professional Development, No School

March 19 Beginning of Fourth Quarter

March 21 BE an Active Reader Family Night, 6:00-7:30pm

March 25 PTO Meeting, Cafeteria, 6:30pm

Visit the BE Online Calendar of Events (by clicking on the button below) for a more complete list of activities!

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