ANotefromthePTOExecutiveBoard…Fallisofftoafantasticstart!PlansfortheyearwerereviewedandthebudgetapprovedattheFallGeneralPTOMeetingonSeptember2nd.Wethankthemanyparentswhoattended!Weareexcitedtoreportthatpledgesforouroneandonlymajorfundraiser,theFunRun,wentfarbeyondourgoalwithnearly$35Kinpledges!Wearewaitingforthelastofthepledgestobesubmitted.Ifyouhaveoutstandingpledges,pleasesendtheminassoonaspossible.Wethankeveryonewhosponsoredstudents,reachedouttofamilyandfriendsforpledges,andvolunteeredtheirtimehelpingwiththePrizePatrolandtheFunRun.Manythankstoouramazingteacherswhoactedascoachesfortheirclassroomteamsandgottheirstudentsexcitedabouthelpingourwonderfulschool!SpecialthankstoteachersAbbeyClinton(1stgrade)andJoniLevesque(4thgrade)forbeingwillingparticipantsintheclasstoiletpaperingincentive!HUGEthankstoourownCoachJayGouldforbeingourawesomeon-siteFunRunlead—heputthe”FUN”infundraiser--andforbeingsuchagreatsportwhenitcametonightlyincentives!TheCafeteriaMuralProjectisunderwaywithDinaVacho’stalentedbrushstrokes!We’reexcitedtoseeitfullytransformed!Manythankstoeveryonewhohasbecomeasponsor!OurBethelBoosters“InvestInOurSchoolProgram”hasraisedover$5K!Oursincerethankstoeveryonewhohasbecomeasponsor—yoursupportisgreatlyappreciated!ParticipationhasbeenamazingforourvariousSpiritEventsandwethankeveryonefortheirsupport!Pelican’sbroughtin$115andDomino’s$158!WewillreportourkickbackfromZaxby’sassoonasweknow.Weearned$372.40withBoxTops!Again,thankstoeveryonewhosupportsourSpiritEvents&RewardsPrograms.Wehopeyoucanparticipateinthismonth’sevents:Domino’sPizza-Tuesday,October11*ALLDAY*LakeWylieBowln’Bounce-Thursday,October13-5p-8pTellthemyou’rewithBethel!Note:Youcangoanytimeafterschool,justtellthemyou’rewithBethelandwe’llreceivecredit!• BounceHousesforthose11&UNDER:$6/child($2goesbacktoschool)• LaserTag:$6/game($2goesbacktoschool)• Bowling:$3.50/game(50-centsgoesbacktoschool)
Zaxby’s-Tuesday,October25-5p-8p(Dine-inorDrive-thru)Tellthemyou’rewithBethel!ThefirststaffWonderfulWednesdaysPotluckwillbeonWednesday,October26.BeonthelookoutfortheWonderfulWednesdaysDessertsSignUpGeniuslinkifyouwouldliketosendinadessertincelebrationofstaffmembers’birthdays.Ournextmonthlymeetingisat9aonFriday,October7.Allarewelcometoattend!HappyFallY’all!-BethelPTOExecutiveBoard
BETHELPTONEWS–OCTOBER2016
News You Can Use
OurChildren.OurSchool.OurFuture.
OCTOBER
Friday,October7
PTOExecutiveBoardMeeting9ainthePTOMobileUnitAllarewelcometoattend!
TeacherDev.Day/NOSCHOOLMonday,October10
SpiritDay:Domino’sPizza *ALLDAY*Tuesday,October11
SpiritNight:Bowl-n-Bounce5p-8p/Thursday,October13
Note:Youcangoanytimeafterschool.Tellthemyou’rewithBethel!
TeacherWorkDay/NOSCHOOLFriday,October21
SpiritNight:Zaxby’s 5p-8p/Tuesday,October25Tellthemyou’rewithBethel!
WonderfulWednesdaysDessertsWednesday,October26
LookfortheSignUpGeniuslink!
NOVEMBERPTOExecutiveBoardMeeting
9a/Friday,November4
Tuesday,November8ElectionDay/NOSCHOOL
*ALLDAY*SpiritDay:Domino’sPizza
VeteransDayTribute8a/Friday,November11
November14-18
Bethel Book BonanzaFamilyLiteracyNight
5p-7p/Tuesday,November15DinnerprovidedbythePTO!
BookFairOPEN
StaffAppreciationLunch Thursday,November17
ThanksgivingBreakNovember23-27
SpiritNight:Zaxby’s 5p-8p/Tuesday,November29
WonderfulWednesdaysDessertsWednesday,November30
UPCOMINGEVENTS
2016-2017
PTOExecutiveBoard
PresidentNanaCronan
VicePresident1AmyStrong
VicePresident2JasonGould
Communications
LarissaPitts
TreasurerLaurieBliss
SecretaryLauraAlizzi
TeacherLiaisonTammiCarter
Emailusat:[email protected]
CommitteeChairsArts
DinaLoweryVacho
BattleoftheBooksSarahVisser
BeautificationCareyOjalehto
BoxTops&SpiritEventsDeedeeThomas&AlexisEllis
CaringSimoneSedillo
LibraryLiaisonMelanieChiaramonte
RonaldMcDonaldHouseAshleyDalton
RoomParentCoordinatorLeksiePlace
ScrambledLegsAmyDavis
SpiritWearShannonTroublefield
TalentShowTerriBenfield
Teacher&StaffAppreciationJillSabella&DebiJones
YearbookLaurieBliss,LarissaPitts&AllisonWelch
VisitusonFacebookatwww.facebook.com/bethel.ptooratthePTOWebpage—underParentsontheBethelwebsiteJ
“Nothing is impossible. The word itself says, “I’M POSSIBLE!” – Audrey Hepburn, actress and humanitarian
WethankthefollowingvolunteersforhelpingwithBirthdayBookClub distributions for August and September: Jason Alizzi, LauraAlizzi,DawnCraig,NanaCronan,SarahGlenn, Renee Kelley, JillSabella,AmyStrong,andDeedeeThomas!Special thankstoDeedee Thomas fororganizingthisyear’sSpiritNights and wrangling Box Tops! Many thanks toAlexis Ellis forhelpingwithBoxTops; LarissaPitts forFacebookreminders;andJillSabella&TimSabellaforhelpingsetoutspiritnightsigns!Heartfelt thanks to Carey Ojalehto for digging in, literally andfiguratively, to our Beautification projects! Thank you for doingsuchathoughtfuljobtendingtoourgardenbedsandcontainers!ThankYOUforsupportingourefforts&readingournewsletter!J
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Check out the progress Bethel parent-artist-designer Dina Vacho is making on the Cafeteria Mural! It looks even more amazing in person, so be sure to stop by! You can still become a Mural Sponsor! Download a form from the PTO Webpage under “Parents” on the Bethel website!
