Thanks to the families that came to the New Family Meetings last Thursday! We enjoyed getting to know you better and look forward to having you here at Bethel as part of the Bethel family! Also, thanks to our Parent Advisory Council that met last Thursday. They had some great ideas and it was a lot of fun to meet and discuss how we can keep improving BES!

Also, thanks to all of you that have been selling chocolate!! We have one more full week to sell, with all money due September 15th. Thanks again!!

Please help us by filling out the survey below about Books on Break

Dear Families and Caregivers:

With the support of Book Harvest, Haywood County Schools and Haywood County Schools Foundation, we were able to bring Book Harvest’s Books on Break program to your child’s school. Your child(ren) chose ten brand-new books to take home to read over the summer and keep forever. Book Harvest is asking for your feedback to help the program continue to improve. Your participation in this survey will not impact your children’s or school’s participation in the program. Your participation in this survey is voluntary, completely confidential, and your name or contact information will not be collected. All responses will be summarized for reports. Please allow 5 minutes to complete this survey.

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Encuesta para Books on Break 2026

Queridas familias y apoderados:

Con el apoyo del Book Harvest (Cosecha de libros), Haywood County Schools (Escuelas del Condado de Haywood ), y Haywood County Schools Foundation (Fundación de las Escuelas del Condado de Haywood), pudimos llevar el programa Books on Break de Book Harvest a nuestro programa. Sus hijos eligieron diez libros nuevos para llevarse a casa y leerlos durante el verano y guardarlos para siempre. Book Harvest está pidiendo sus comentarios para ayudar al programa a seguir mejorando. Su participación en esta encuesta es voluntaria y no afectará la participación de sus hijos/as en la escuela. Su participación en esta encuesta es voluntaria, completamente confidencial y no se recopilará su nombre ni información de contacto. Todas las respuestas se resumirán para los informes. Completar esta encuesta le tomará 5 min.

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Here’s what’s happening in Specials Classes this month:

Media Center

All grade levels are learning about Book care and caring for our electronic devices. Students are discovering the different kinds of books in the library and practicing selecting “just right” books. Upper grades have begun to log their independent reading in the new website called BeanStack (a school-wide program that incentivizes reading).

Art

Guidance

All grade levels are going to be learning about friendship skills throughout the month of September. The younger grades will focus primarily on friendship building, kindness, and social skills, while the older grades will focus more on healthy communication skills, inclusivity, and understanding what healthy friendships should look and feel like.

Music

Kindergarten: different voice types and steady beat

1st Grade: beat vs. Rhythm, quarter notes and eighth note rhythms, starting to learn songs for the Fall Fun “Informance”

2nd grade: sol/mi/la melodies, quarter note, quarter rest and eighth note rhythms

3rd grade: do, re, mi, fa, sol patterns, quarter notes rests, eighth notes and half note melodies.

4th grade: reviewing solfege and rhythm durations

5th grade: rhythm durations, scale, ostinato patterns, and starting to prepare for Veterans Day Program.

Mark your calendars

October 23rd, 12:20pm, 1st Grade Fall Fun “Informance”, an interactive performance experience so see what your child has been learning in music class.

November 12, 1:30pm, 5th Grade “Thank You Veterans” Program

December 16th, 11:00am, 3rd grade “An Early American Christmas” Program.

PE

What’s happening in PE

We have had a wonderful start to PE this year! Our first few classes have started out with cooperative, teamwork activities to allow the students to get to know each other and work on group development while being active. As students start a new year in a new class, and with any new group, we are not able to learn or perform our best until we feel comfortable with our group. PE is a great opportunity to do that so our students can get to learning and doing their best in class sooner! This year we have an exciting change to the schedule where Monday’s and Tuesday’s we have two classes in the gym with mixed grade levels. This has allowed us to use the older students as good examples and even help teach and make sure our younger students know how to do the activities. Over the next couple weeks, students will continue to work on cooperative activities and learn quick activities we can turn to anytime in the year to make sure we are being as active as possible. Through the month of September we will also be doing our bus safety and playground safety classes during PE. Every student goes through these courses each year to review the rules and expectations to ensure their safety on buses and the playground. As we progress throughout the year, my focus is going to be PE with a global perspective. I will give our students a chance to learn new things and learn about different cultures around the world. For example, the two most popular sports in the world are soccer and cricket. I have some great ideas on how we can implement these activities into the PE program! I am looking forward to a great year and have high hopes for our students' success in PE this year!

An exciting event is coming to Bethel on September 16th!

We will be hosting visitors from the Tree Research and Education Endowment Fund (TREE Fund) and their annual bike ride, the Tour des Trees, will be passing through Bethel on September 16th. During the Tour, they put together several outreach events where they talk to people about trees and tree care and one of their most popular presentations is done by one of their riders who travels all over the world to talk to kids about trees and goes by Professor Pricklethorn. (www.pricklethorn.com). It will be a neat event as our students learn about trees!