Provided by Mt. Bethel Elementary PTA
UPCOMING DATES
March 6 Spring Picture Day -Grades 3-5
March 7 Spring Picture Day - Grades K-2
March 7 PTA General Meeting and PE Night 6:30PM
   March 13 International Cultures Day & Early Release
March 15
Donuts with Dad (SOLD OUT) 6:30-7:15AM
March 15-21 Spring Book Fair
March 20 Kindergarten Registration (8:30am-11:30am)
March 25-29  Teacher Appreciation Week - details coming soon!
NEWS YOU CAN USE


INTERNATIONAL CULTURES DAY
March 13th (Early Release Day)
We are excited for your students to take a "trip around the world" right here at MBES!

Students are encouraged to share their cultures with their friends by wearing their own cultural attire to school on  March 13th for this festive event!

*All students will eat lunch in their classrooms this day. Sack lunch order forms available HERE. Due Monday 3/4. 
SPRING BOOK FAIR 3/15-3/21
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
"Star Wars: May the Book be with You!"  
Our Spring Book Fair in the Learning Commons is right around the corner!    
Special guest(s) expected Friday morning!

7:15am - 2:00pm on Fri, Mon, Wed. 
7:15am - 6:00pm  on Tues,Thurs.

Once again Bedford Falls Book Fairs will be hosting the book fair.  Profits go directly back to our Learning Commons for new books, materials, and educational items.  

KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION
MARCH 20th, 8:30-11:30am   
Do you have a rising kindergarten student?  Registration will take place for rising K students beginning March 20th from 
8:30 - 11:30am at Mt. Bethel. 
Can't make it on 3/20?  Check back for alternative days/times on our website after 3/20. 

A MESSAGE FROM COBB COUNTY
REGARDING INTERNET SAFETY
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR
HONORING OUR HEROES WINNERS
We are so proud of all of our MBES students who participated in the Honoring Our Heroes essay contest. It is a wonderful opportunity to honor someone who may not even know what a difference they are making in a student's life!  The winners are: Jasper W. (K), Ansley S. (2nd), Mason T. (3rd), Aashray A. (4th)
THANK YOU MBES!
  • Book Swap netted  1,930  books which were donated to our sister school, Brumby Elementary!
  • We earned $893.10 from Box Tops! Congratulations to the top contributing classrooms per grade level: Wells, Driggers, Henry, Tenney, O'Neill and Wise. Winning classrooms will celebrate with a Popsicle party!
LEGISLATIVE NEWS
IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUESTED
We need you to take a few minutes to contact your state senator this weekend (March 2-3)! SB 173 is a bill which would create an extensive voucher program. A f inancial analysis of a similar house bill shows a potential annual additional cost to the state of over $270 million!

Please contact your senator and let her or him know that you oppose SB 173 and want them to vote "No." Read more HERE.
COMMUNITY NEWS
WALTON BAND GARAGE SALE
The annual garage sale will be held on 
Saturday, March 9th  from 8AM-3PM
at  Walton High School, 1590 Bill Murdock Rd.
DICKERSON DASH 5K
March 15th, 7:30pm
Grab your glow sticks and head over to Dickerson for a great inaugural community event:  THE DICKERSON DASH!
Five Star NTP is bringing out their entire Glow Set Up...Black Lights, neon, some amazing music...the whole thing!
Registration is just $15 and t-shirts are $12.
Don't miss out on this inaugural event!  Everyone must register using the link below! 
COBB SOCCER ACADEMY
SUMMER CAMPS
Three weeks to choose from:
May 28-31, 9am-noon, Mt. Bethel Elementary
June 3-6, 9am-noon, Tritt Elementary
June 10-13, 9am-noon, Tritt Elementary

STAY INFORMED



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