Belwood Elementary School

On August 8th all BES students will begin Mindset Mondays. Unit One is titled "Everything Is Possible". This until has four brief lessons that encourage students to work hard in order to make their dreams and goals become a reality. The first lesson in unit one is "Dream Big"

Mrs. Holt's beginning of the year message to BES families.

Belwood has Instagram!! We are @Belwood_Elementary or use the attached QR code to quickly follow us!

The 2022-23 Belwood Elementary Student Handbook is now available. It can be accessed from the Belwood website under parent information at https://www.gcbe.org/o/bes/page/parent-information .

Are you interested in a career with Gordon County Schools? Join us at the School Hiring Event hosted by Qualified Staffing on Thursday, July 14th from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM to learn more about our available positions, benefits, and opportunities! #GoCoSchools #OneBIGFamily

The 2022-2023 Gordon County Schools Back-To-School Guide is now LIVE! Find all the information you need for this upcoming school year by visiting this link: www.gcbe.org/backtoschool #GoCoSchools #GETGCS #BackToSchool #OneBIGFamily

CENTRAL REGISTRATION: Our Central Registration is NOW OPEN! Summer Enrollment has begun! If you need to register your student for elementary, middle or high school next year, visit us at our Central Registration! Location: Gordon Central High School Address: 335 Warrior Path Calhoun, GA 30701 Phone Number: 706-629-7391 Central Registration will be available Monday - Thursday from 7:30 AM to 3:30 PM. Prior to arriving at Summer Enrollment, please visit www.gcbe.org/enrollment to access, print, and fill out the registration packet in its entirety before entering at GCHS. Printed packets will be available if you are unable to print and fill out forms prior to registering. #GoCoSchools #GETGCS

CENTRAL REGISTRATION: Our Central Registration is NOW OPEN! Summer Enrollment has begun! If you need to register your student for elementary, middle or high school next year, visit us at our Central Registration! Location: Gordon Central High School Address: 335 Warrior Path Calhoun, GA 30701 Phone Number: 706-629-7391 Central Registration will be available Monday - Thursday and Friday from 7:30 AM to 3:30 PM. Prior to arriving at Summer Enrollment, please visit www.gcbe.org/enrollment to access, print, and fill out the registration packet in its entirety before entering at GCHS. Printed packets will be available if you are unable to print and fill out forms prior to registering. #GoCoSchools #GETGCS

Hope you are having great summer! I wanted to post the 22-23 school supply list before I leave for summer break. Parents/families are only responsible for book bags, pencil boxes/pouches, headphones/earbuds. Cares act funding will provide the rest of the supplies. See grade level lists so you know if you are supposed to have a box or pouch or headphones or earbuds. Families may also purchase lunch boxes if their student plans of bringing lunch to school.

We continue to take enrollment for our preschool Play And Learn (PAL) program! It was a HUGE success this year! The PAL program is open to any child that turns three by July 1st or students that turn four after the September 1st cut-off for Georgia Pre-K. This program is open to anyone interested living inside and outside of Gordon County Schools. For more information give us a call! You can pick up enrollment packets at Belwood Elementary.

Ronald McDonald Care Mobile coming to Calhoun! As you may know, our local McDonald's is very passionate about the Ronald McDonald House Charity, with the help of all our customers we have been the top collecting store in our region for 3 consecutive years in a row. Last year we collected $62,984.63. YTD we have collected $19,496.84. THANK YOU, truly. Our collections help service two houses, as well as a care Mobile that goes around the metro area of Atlanta to service children with FREE medical services. It is with great honor that I am able to invite you and everyone that you may know who can benefit from Care Mobile to our local McDonald's on Wednesday June 15 from 10:00- 2:00pm

Gordon County schools is once again hosting STEAM Camp May31-June 3. Scan the QR code for more info or to sign up!

That wraps up another successful year at BES! We hope you have a great summer. Seen you in August!

Here is the link to the Belwood Youtube page. Awards ceremonies for grades PK-5 have been posted as well as the 5th grade slideshow. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHRrfQ00tyVzzHfYKu1HfuA

This summer we are partnering with Nothing Bundt Cakes for our Summer Reading Program. The Books and Bundts Reading Program is a reading program where the Pre-K - Middle School student reads 400+ minutes and completes a Reading Tracking Sheet. The student/parent/caregiver can submit the Reading Tracking Sheet once per month to the Woodstock, Kennesaw, or Smyrna Nothing Bundt Cakes bakeries for a FREE Bundtlet, Certificate of Achievement, and the adult can take the student's picture holding these items in front of our Books and Bundts backdrop to share with family and friends.

Belwood Elementary is seeking your feedback on our Parent & Family Engagement Program. Parents, guardians, and caregivers are invited to take a five to ten-minute survey about your child’s school. We will use your feedback from the survey to improve your student’s educational experience. Visit https://forms.office.com/r/amwpPuJREY and give us your opinion - or scan the QR Code with your device to go directly to the survey. The survey is open May 16th – May 26th. Thank you!

Don't forget that PK Fun Day is next Wednesday, 5/18 and K-5 Field Day is on Thursday, 5/19. Both Fun Day and Field Day will begin at 9:00 am. Parents/Guardians are welcome to attend. Students should wear comfortable clothes that you don't mind getting dirty/wet, put on sunscreen prior to coming to school, bring a water bottle and a change of clothes (they might get wet).

National Teacher Appreciation Week is happening now, May 2-6. Join us in saying thank you to Teachers this week. There are never enough words to capture just how important you are to us, so from the bottom of our hearts THANKS for all you do!

Milestones testing begins May 2nd. See the attached calendar for your student's testing days and the subject they will be testing in. Make sure your students are well rested, have a nutritious breakfast and arrive at school no later than 7:30.

All parents, families, school staff, students and community members! We need your input to plan for 2022-2023 school year. https://www.gcbe.org/page/parent-and-family-engagement-input