Bedington Elementary

Reminder-Tomorrow, October 19, 2023, all Berkeley County Schools (PreK - 12) will operate on a 2-HOUR DELAY. This is a Teacher Prep Day and allows our teachers time to finalize grades, complete report cards, and lesson plan for the coming weeks.

Check out the Bedington October updates here: https://www.smore.com/3vsm5

The Berkeley County Diversity Council will meet virtually on Tues., Oct. 17th. All are invited. Get details and read more about their meetings for the year. HERE: https://www.smore.com/ngqv6

ACTION NEEDED: If you are a BCS community member (not a primary or secondary guardian of a BCS student) and want to receive text & email alerts about school closures, delays, and district updates, you must complete this BCS NTouch Community List Form: https://bcswv.jotform.com/231495261564055

Reminder: Tomorrow, Thursday, 10/12 is Bedington's school picture day! Bring your smile!

The Berkeley County Diversity Council invites you to attend their virtual monthly meeting on Tues., Oct. 17th at 6 pm. Save the dates & learn more here: https://www.smore.com/ngqv6

Full moon every 29.5 days? Here are a few events and programs you should check out. Maybe you know someone who might want to attend? READ: https://www.smore.com/p2w6n

All Berkeley County Schools students who are in kindergarten through 5th grade will take benchmark assessments for reading and mathematics, through the iReady program, three times a year. Read more here: https://www.smore.com/bpx2j

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has scheduled a nationwide test of emergency alert systems for approximately 2:20 p.m. tomorrow, 10/4 at approximately 2:20 p.m. Read more: https://www.smore.com/bq8hj

The Bedington October newsletter is full of announcements and reminders: https://www.smore.com/wkct7

It's book fair week! Your student will visit the book fair with their library class to shop if they brought money and also just to see the books available and experience the book fair. Students may bring money for shopping any day this week and Mrs. Wehmeyer and her helpers will do their best to get students into the book fair for shopping as soon as possible. Pre-K may also send in book fair money and Mrs. Wehmeyer and her helper will get out to the Pre-K classrooms to bring Pre-K students in to shop as soon as possible. All Bedington families are invited to shop together during family night on Wednesday, September 27 from 4-6 PM. Friday, September 29 is the last day to shop the book fair. Thank you for supporting the Bedington book fair which supports the Bedington library!

Don't Forget! Tomorrow, September 21st, is our Annual Bullying Prevention Kickoff Event at War Memorial Park from 5pm -7pm. More Details: https://fb.me/e/42Ch3hCu8

The previous message contained the incorrect time for the Bedington PTO meeting via Zoom. The meeting is at 5 PM today. Here is the corrected link: Topic: PTOBEDINGTON2023 Time: Sep 19, 2023 05:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us04web.zoom.us/j/8283895038?pwd=YlpiMER4aCt4b0xjZEU0bDVIcjczUT09 Meeting ID: 828 389 5038 Passcode: 619798

Please view important Bedington updates here: https://www.smore.com/h3xc5

To celebrate Attendance Awareness Month, K-12 students will receive a great communication tool this week from the BCS attendance office. Read HERE: https://www.smore.com/rn4yu

Monday (9/15) will be jersey day at Bedington for Olweus Kick Off Week!

Attendance notifications to primary contacts will begin tomorrow, Sept. 15. Learn more about the importance of attendance in student success. MORE: https://www.smore.com/vdm692

Did you know September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month? Bedington will have a Go Gold Day on Wednesday, September 13 to honor all children and families dealing with childhood cancer. We invite all students and staff to wear gold to show support.

Bus 443 is covering the bus 450 route today through 9/8/23. This will alter pickup and drop-off times by about 20 minutes. Please arrive to your student's stop early. Thank you for your patience!