Message from Mrs. Steele, Principal and Amanda Rumore, PTO President
The next PTO meeting will take place tonight, Monday, March 8th, at 7:00 p.m. on Zoom. Please check your email for the link. All BHS parents and guardians are invited to join. We will be providing updates on the Read-A-Thon and Yearbook sales as well as general school announcements from Principal Steele.
We are very excited about our HYBRID students in Grades K-2 returning to in-person learning 4 days a week beginning on Tuesday, April 13!
Your child’s teacher will be contacting you this week to discuss the details and answer any questions.
Remote students will stay remote, so the teachers will only be contacting current hybrid students. Hybrid students in Grades 3-5 will continue with Cohorts A and B until a date is determined for their return 4 days a week. It will be some point AFTER K-2 adjusts to returning 4 days. As always, you can reach out to the teachers or email me at [email protected] with any questions.
Read-A-Thon Week Two
We have had an INCREDIBLE first week of our Bedford Hills Read-A-Thon! Our students have read 30,304 minutes and we have 362 generous sponsors so far! Read-A-Thons get your reader excited about reading and it gives friends and family the opportunity to encourage your child to read even more. You can visit this link to set up your child’s page and send emails to friends/family: https://www.read-a-thon.com/readers/r/AQmbrY
Our Tuesday (3/9) and Thursday (3/11) Spirit Day theme this week is “Cozy PJ Bottoms Day” & Discuss Your Favorite Bedtime Story. Our Wednesday (3/10) and Friday (3/12) theme is “Husky Team Spirit Day- Wear Your Favorite Team Jersey or Husky Wear.” Follow our “Bedford Hills Elementary School PTO” pages on Facebook and Instagram for awesome updates, videos from community leaders and spirit day photos!
We are grateful to Brownstone Properties, John Stewart Walker Realtor Laura Simms Webb, and Appalachian Orthodontics for their generous company sponsorships! Many thanks to 7-11, Givens Books & Little Dickens, MayLynn’s Creamery, Mama Crockett’s Cider Donuts, Bacon St. Bagels, Montana Plains, Magnolia Foods and Joe Bean’s Coffee for prize donations.
We are grateful to the Buchanan, Easley, Edmunds, Flavin, Frye, Geier, Haiar, Huffman, McClung, Paris, Perdue, Rumore, Smithson, Sorenson, Terry, Tolle, Yarbrough and Wooldridge families for family sponsorships so far.
Please click here if you're interested in pledging a $50-$100 family sponsorship: https://forms.gle/dv2uv3Uj9G6e5Xbw6
Yearbooks Go on Sale Next Week!
Yearbook sales will take place March 15th - 26th. The cost will be $15.00. Ordering information will be sent home with in-person students next week and virtual learners will receive information through SeeSaw/Google Classroom. This year’s yearbook will also feature photos from last school year as well as at-home/virtual learning. Thank you to all of those who have already submitted photos; please see information about photo submission below!
Missed Picture Day but Still Want Your Child’s Photo in the Yearbook?
There are two ways you can submit your child’s portrait to be included with their class:
Use the Lifetouch + Shutterfly “Snaps @ Home” - instructions can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/17tkIe-qufIXtbwyumnmns71bw808a_QA/view?…;
At the final step, share the portrait to the following email: [email protected].
Alternatively, you can take your own portrait shot and email to [email protected].
Yearbook At-Home Learning Photo Submission
Yearbook preparation is underway but we need your help! We want to capture this unique year in our history, especially photos of at-home learning. We are seeking photo submissions from both hybrid and fully-remote students to be included in the yearbook this year. Please submit photos using this form: https://forms.gle/6Hd7Fq4Bnd2hmjR5A
The deadline for photo submission is THIS FRIDAY, March 12th. Any and all photos are welcome!
Message from Mrs. Arp, BHS Librarian
T-Shirt Contest Update: Hybrid Students: If you would like Mrs. Arp to submit your T-shirt design, the design and signed permission form must be turned in to Mrs. Arp by Thursday, March 11th. Remote Students: If you would like to participate in the T-Shirt design contest, there is still time! Look in SeeSaw/Google Classroom on Monday for details!
**Don’t forget to register for Kroger Plus, Amazon Smile, Box Tops for Education, and the Givens School Rebate Program to benefit Bedford Hills!**