Wildcats Newsletter

Volume No. 6

December 22nd, 2022

A bi-weekly newsletter from Principal Bowen, Principal Arnold and Principal Thomas.

Everyone has been working so hard to finish the year off strong!

Important School Reminders

Holiday Break!

HALF DAY - Wed. Dec. 21

NO SCHOOL Thurs. Dec 22 - Mon. Jan 2

FamilyID

Please complete forms on FamilyID if you have not already done so.

Many families still have not completed the media release.
Don't forget to complete the "additional forms".
Contact our office if you need assistance or have questions.

Reminder to Parents/Guardians:

The HealthHUB is ready and willing to offer COVID vaccines at the Bethel campus for students, including the primary series and bivalent boosters.

Please reach out to Nurse Becky Olmstead if you are interested in getting your student vaccinated at 234-9966 or rolmstead@wrvsu.org

Bring Warm Clothes!

Elementary students have outdoor breaks daily! And MS pods often go outside on Mondays and Fridays.
All students should bring a coat, hat, mittens, and boots to school if they have those items at home.

Elementary School News

Jaydin and Mr. Boyington working on their communication skills in the office!

Dear Families,

Wishing you a safe and healthy break.

I hope you are well!

See you in the New Year Wildcat Families!

Respectfully, Responsibly, Safely and Kindly,

Principal Bowen

Winter Fest

On Tuesday, Dec. 20th, SRES and BES came together for end of the year Fun and Festivities.

They were joined by the the HS Band and Chorus students who put on amazing and wonderous performance!

Bethel Elementary, along with the Bethel Public Library, are the recipients of a Children’s Literacy Foundation (CLiF) Rural Libraries Grant. We had our kick-off event last week with storyteller and CEO, Duncan McDougall. The grant includes $500 of new books for the school library, $2000 of new books for the public library, an author visit in the spring, and free books for elementary students! We’re so excited to share the love of reading!

Middle School News

WRVMS wishes everyone a safe and healthy winter break!

Pam Anderson

A “Shout Out” to our after school Success Club!

Thank you so much to the parents/guardians/caregivers who have expressed appreciation and gratitude for this opportunity. Success Club is open and available to all students. It is an excellent opportunity to complete work and to get support from adults.

6th grade Maple students writing prompt

“Who is someone you considered a hero and why?” Their responses included family members, friends, and national leaders such as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Ukrainian President Volodamir Zelensky.

Participation in Bethel Friday Night Lights at Bethel Town Hall on 12/9/2022 in collaboration with Bethel for All. Numerous students baked DOZENS of cookies with Janet Brown and Annette "Sugie" West to be given out with an incredible Hot Cocoa Bar planned by Andy West's Flexible Pathways Students and other student volunteers. Julie Madden, Elias Williams, Anna Stone and Mary Schell engaged in conversations about our Community+School Connections (aka Act 67 grant opportunities), need for after school club advisors and served over 150 community members that strolled in the Town Hall. Some of those conversations inspired ideas for projects connecting students with the community.

Community Connections Highlight!

During a recent 6th grade Community Connections class, Evelyn chose to create a lesson and teach American Sign Language (ASL) complete with slide show, video on baby sign language, and flash cards. She let the class practice in learning emotion and action words in ASL.

High School News

Wildcat Pride!

Hi Wildcat families!!

This past week was a busy one!

On Tuesday, we had our first home basketball games.

Wednesday evening we had a great community dinner. A warm thank you to everyone who came out and participated in our discussion about our Flexible Pathways program.

Thursday was an amazing holiday feast made by our awesome cafeteria staff, as NHS students did an amazing job helping out and serving our families and friends.

Friday was quite the storm! I am sure we are all a little sore from removing all that heavy snow.

Have a great holiday and enjoy your well deserved break!

Jeff Thomas