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Principal's Message
GRAFTON
BETHEL
MONDAY MESSAGE
Dear Parents and Friends of the Grafton Bethel
School Community,
This week at Grafton Bethel: Fire Prevention Week
Monday, October 6 LegoTeam in Rm. 121 3:15 – 4:15
Tuesday, October 7 Battle of the Books Club 3:15 – 4:15 Library
Wednesday, October 8 Federal Cards coming home (Impact Aid)
Art Guild Mtg. in Rm. 115 – 7:45 – 8:30
Newspaper Club in Rm 123 – 3:15 – 4:15
Thursday, October 9 Interims coming home
Just Say No Club Mt. Rm. 115 3:15 – 4:00
Grizzly Chorus Mtg. Library 3:15 – 4:15
Friday, October 10 Ancient Egypt Program sponsored by PTA
Grades 3, 4, 5 9:00 AM
Grades K, 1, 2 1:45 PM
Morning Drop-off Procedures in Grafton Bethel’s back parking lot You may
have noticed that a tall lady (the principal) has been standing at the
crosswalk collecting data. Over the past three mornings, an average of
60 cars moved through in about 10 minute’s time. Approximately 80
students arrive on a daily basis. 22 plus students use the crosswalk or
walk to school. On rainy days, that number increases. Listed below are
some reminders when using the GBE carline in the mornings:
• Use only one lane and stay in line if you are dropping off your child.
Four
stations are being used for the car door greeters to come and greet your
child/ren. Use the first two driveways in the parking lot if you are not
dropping off your child. Do not block driveways.
• If your child is using the crosswalk, please park your vehicle in a
parking space.
Do not pull up to the crosswalk and drop your child off. Parents/adults
need to escort their child/ren to the crosswalk area.
• Please exit cautiously and be aware that there are small children and
parents who
are crossing the parking lot, heading to the back of the cafeteria for
the Headstart program. Thanks for your patience and safety when using
the carline. These procedures will also be shared with the Headstart
parents to ensure the safety of ALL the children in this area in the
morning.
Lunch Prices
At our recent New Parent Orientation a question was asked in reference
to the a la carte menu items. I have included the costs of these items
below and we willl also post on our website.
Item Cost
Ice Cream 75 cents
Chips 80 cents
Cookies 3/$1.00 or 35 cents each
Juice 40 cents
Water (when available) 75 cents
Extra entrée $1.75
Fruit or veggie 40 cents
Breakfast 90 cents
Parent/Teacher lunch $2.75
Parent/teacher breakfast $.75 – 1.25
PTA Information
The Reflections Program deadline has been extended to October 20. Please
give your entries
to your teacher or drop them off at the school office.
October 10, Friday
Theatre IV presents Ancient Egypt
New times: 9:00 for grades 3-5, 1:45 for K-2. This PTA sponsored show is
open to parents.
GBE Breakfast Club
In effort to get our breakfast eating students to class a little
earlier, we have decided to start a “GBE Breakfast Club” beginning
Wednesday, October 8, 2008.
On Tuesday, October 7th at breakfast, we will give our students that
regularly eat breakfast a bright green “Breakfast Club” hang tag for
their backpacks. This will be their official pass to get off of the bus
early and proceed directly to the cafeteria for breakfast for the
remainder of the school year.
Then on Wednesday, we will officially begin our Breakfast Club program.
Students with the hang tag will be allowed to exit the bus beginning as
early as 8:15 a.m. daily. Mrs. McMillion or Mrs. Wesley will be there to
greet them. Students that are not regular participating members of the
breakfast club will need to bring a note from home in order to get their
official breakfast club bus pass.
Thank you in advance Parents for helping to make this program a success.
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The y-Line
Want to be in the know? Want to know what’s delayed or closed when it
snows? Subscribe to the y-Line!
The y-Line is an e-mail service that provides subscribers with the
information they need about the York County School Division and Grafton
Bethel Elementary School.
Based on your subscriber preferences, you can receive emergency
information, calendar updates, testing news, notice of boundary changes,
lunch menu updates, budget information, School Board meeting dates and
agendas, adult and continuing education offerings, and program updates.
To sign up, go to
http://yorkcountyschools.org and click on the “y-Line” graphic. Fill
out the subscriber information and you’ll soon be receiving messages in
the e-mail in-boxes that you have designated. During the enrollment
process, be sure to select your child’s school to receive important,
school-specific announcements.
So, be one of the first in the know by signing up for the y-Line today!
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GBE Elementary Web Services 08-09
Exciting Resources to Use from Home
You may not be aware that YCSD has
purchased subscriptions for our students to some powerful Internet
tools. All of the websites listed below may be used by our students from
home or school. All they need are the user names and passwords. Your
child’s teacher has this information—just request it and then you can
start using these great learning tools.
Maps 101
http://www.maps101.com
Description/purpose: The
online learning program for teachers, librarians, students and parents,
featuring over 4,000 of maps, classroom activities, educational quizzes
and more!
NetTrekker
Parents can create a free account for their children at the
URL below:
http://school.nettrekker.com/userinfo/
Description/purpose: netTrekker is
a trusted search engine for K-12 schools. It saves valuable time,
increases teacher productivity and effectiveness, and increases
students' time on task.
Worldbook Online
http://www.worldbookonline.com
Description/purpose:
The World Book Online Reference Center
includes the complete World Book Encyclopedia, the World Book
Dictionary, Atlas, Web Links, Magazines, and much more.
SOL Pass
http://www.solpass.org/
Description/purpose:
Test practice and review for Science and Social Studies SOL Tests!
Students prepare, practice, review for the Virginia SOLs with matching
games, jeopardy-style games, hangman, crosswords, quizzes and more fun
activities.
Awesome Stories
http://www.awesomestories.com/
Description/purpose:
AwesomeStories.com uniquely uses the Internet to link its story content
to hundreds of thousands of the world's best on-line primary sources.
Enjoy an interactive learning experience as you see relevant maps,
pictures, artifacts, manuscripts and documents, IN CONTEXT, within each
story. Take advantage of human-based searches for a safe, fast and fun
way to learn the real story behind historic events, famous people,
heroic exploits, legends, disasters, movies,
plus topics of current and general interest.
Find It VA
Description/purpose: Find It Virginia is a collection of databases
that provide access to resources such as newspapers, magazine and
journal articles, and books such as encyclopedias. Materials are
available for all age ranges and interests.
http://www.finditva.org
Select
York County Public Library (or the public library from whom you have a
card) from the list. Enter your library card number without spaces.
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