Belwood Elementary students got to meet Dr. Seuss' Cat in the Hat (Mr. Terry Allee) this week!
It was part of the Read Across America events here at the school.
This happens every year during the first week of March to promote the importance of reading. It's an important event every year.
"Reading can clearly be one of the most important and profound measures that determines success of a student. Our goal at Belwood is to promote literacy and to teach our kids that reading can be fun, and it can take you to places that you've never been, because that is what reading is all about," Mrs. Monica Holt, Belwood principal said.
Attention 5th grade parents and students going to Ashworth:
From Coach Haynes:
Ashworth will be holding cheerleading tryouts at Ashworth Middle School. We're so excited to welcome our future Warriors and would love to see lots of smiling faces at tryouts!
Here’s the quick info to pass along:
📣 AMS Cheerleading Tryouts
📅 April 14th-17th from 3:45-5:30 p.m.
📍 AMS Gym
💙 Open to all interested 5th graders heading to AMS next year!
Additionally, there will be an informational meeting for upcoming 6th graders and their parents at AMS on Thursday, March 13th at 5:30 p.m.
Contact the school for a tryout packet that can be printed and pre-filled out for any students who are interested.
Please read attached flyer for those interested in Volleyball at Ashworth.
Dr. Seuss week shenanigans!
Cat in the Hat day at Belwood!
Please join Belwood in congratulating these students as we recognize our February Character students' of the month. The word was uniqueness - learning more about others so you can learn more about yourself!
We also want to thank our local Calhoun Chick-fil-a for sponsoring the Character curriculum and breakfast for Belwood Elementary and Gordon County Schools.
Many of our Belwood students (and families and staff) demonstrate uniqueness every day, but these precious students stood out among their peers!
Why fit in when you were born to stand out – Dr. Seuss.
Kitty Craig
Willow Medlin
Houston Moore
Oaklee Greeson
Weston Young
Anthony Vance
Minnie Maske
Lola Guffey
Grayson Hollingsworth
Rayna Quinones
Gianelli Villalona
Nevaeh McBee
Stevie Hogg
Mavis Owen
Scarlett Santizo
Aubree Lipscomb
Michael Adams
Gilles De Backer
Sophia Waters
Gabe O’Neal
Harper Free
Maxwell Higginbotham
Kadence Jackson
Gage Howard
Victoria Hughes
Isaias Vigil Martinez
Haylen Tedder
(for Resilience)
And last but not least, Mrs. Hannah Stewart, nominated by Mrs. Holt!
So many VIP"s came to Belwood today!!
National School Breakfast Week at Belwood is bussin!
This week, T-Rex paid a visit to Belwood for Read Across America. This is the continuation of a year long Literacy Program to bring dinosaurs and paleontologists to life and promote reading in all areas. At the beginning of the year, Principal Monica Holt teamed up with Mr. Terry Allee and his company, You Asked For it! LLC, to create the year long plan. Belwood's theme was dinosaurs, so Mr. Allee created 2 characters, Dr. Robert Elijah Xavier Thornton aka Dr. Bob, a paleontologist, and T-Rex.
Throughout the year, both characters have visited Belwood and created a story for the entire school to be a part of. The story connects many books like the Dinosaurs that Pooped Series and many others to add to the overall story. The Program has included multiple videos with Book Readings and clues to help fill in HOW a T-Rex made his way to Belwood!
Students have made the story their own by finding artifacts around the school, by examining the “dinosaur” poop found near the playground, and reading and researching the role of paleontologists. The ultimate goal is to unite Dr. Bob and the T-Rex and to help get the T-Rex back home, to complete the story.
How that will happen is still unfolding and what the next chapter holds, we will have to wait and see...…
This Program has engaged students in all grades on multiple levels and has created great excitement throughout the school for Literacy by allowing all students to create their own story on their own level.
WE NEED YOUR INPUT!
All parents, families, school staff, students, and community members:
We need your input to plan for the 2025-2026 school year! This is an opportunity for you to provide input and suggestions to build new ideas and create positive change in our school.
We will review and revise the following:
School-Parent Compact, School Improvement Plan, District Parent & Family Engagement Policy, and Consolidated LEA Improvement Plan (CLIP). Come share ideas about how the 1% set aside for Parent & Family Engagement can be best used.
March 20, 2025
12-2 pm
For more information, you can contact us or visit our website:
Telephone: 706-629-9547
Email: monicaholt@gcbe.org
Website: www.gcbe.org/o/bes
More fun adventures from our Dr. Seuss dress up days!
This week we are celebrating
National School Breakfast Week (NSBW) by having important members of our community come and serve breakfast to our students at Belwood!
Breakfast is very important for kids because it provides energy, nutrients, and brain-boosting fuel, so that they can concentrate on the lessons instead of their rumbling tummies!
Terry And Linda Mathis donated a glider chair to Mr. Muse's classroom to replace one that was broken earlier in the year.
The chair provides in-class sensory support to his students.
We are so thankful to have members of our community who care so much for our students and staff!
Thank you Mr. and Mrs. Mathis!
Belwood is truly blessed ❤️
No School on
Friday, March 21st
Gordon County School System has an
At Home Learning Day
Parents and Guardians get ready!
On Wednesday, March 19th and Thursday, March 20th
Belwood will hold student led parent conferences.
It is your child's time to SHINE!
Students will release at 11:30 both days.
Belwood's teacher Ms. Nasco recognized Jase Weaver for showing kindness to his classmate.
Instead of making fun of someone for not knowing how to spell a word, Jase helped him spell it! Nice job Jase.
That is how the world is changed - one letter at a time ❤️💯
Belwood's Kindness Tree is in FULL Bloom🌳❤️
Way to go Timber Duncan in Ms. Zimerle's kindergarten class and Tristan Hiles in Ms. Shipley's 5th grade homeroom!
Your kindness makes a difference!!
#TogetherGCS
#TogetherWeAreKind
#TogetherBES
Winner Winner Chicken Dinner!
Expath winner for the week of February 10-14th!
Ms. Pierce's Kindergarten Class Woo Hoo!
Ms. Balliew's 2nd grade class is rocking Monday's wear Crazy Socks in honor of Dr. Seuss's classic book, Fox in Socks!
#TogetherWeRead
#TogetherGCS
#TogetherBES
Come join us TODAY, Tuesday, March 4th from 4-8 pm
for Belwood Sonic Spirit Night.
Classroom with the most check ins will win a shake or slushy party.
Plus we have an extra incentive for the winning classroom!!
March, April and May's Sonic Spirit Night winner will win a PIZZA PARTY for their entire class and thats not all....the teacher will win a $25 Amazon gift card!!!
Come out help your favorite class win these AWESOME incentives!!!
