Beaumont Blast 9/11/16 - Curriculum Nights for Grades 1-4

BEFORE AND AFTER-SCHOOL CLUBS AVAILABLE AT BEAUMONT
After-school Sports: It’s almost time to kick off the 2016-2017 After School Sport’s Program! The After School Sports program allows students in grades 2-4 to participate in fun games and activities with their peers after school. This is FREE for all students who would like to participate. There will be two sessions available for you to choose from. The fall session will start October 10thth and the winter session will begin in January. The sessions will be filled on a first come first serve basis.
Monday- 2nd Grade- Mr. Parrotta
Tuesday- 3rd Grade- Mr.Parrotta
Wednesday- 4th Grade -Ms. Fisher
The After School Sports Program runs from 3:30-4:30pm. All students should be picked up outside in the car pool circle at 4:30. Please be on time when picking up your child. Lateness could result in withdrawal from the After School Sports privilege.
All students who participate in any scholastic activities are required to be fully covered by insurance in case of accident or injury. Please fill out the attached Insurance Exemption and Waiver Form, and return it with the registration slip to Mrs. McConaghy by Wednesday, October 5th.
LingoKids: Language classes are offered in Spanish, French or German

Wednesdays from 7:45 - 8:30 am (please note the time change!)

September 28 - December 14

(10 weeks - no class on half days or when school is closed)

Cost: $160 or $145 for each additional sibling

For more information and to register, click here or contact Helena Malarkey at lingolanguagelearning@gmail.com or 484 318-8334.
Science Explorers: The first club of the school year begins on 9/29/16 in the Science Lab, open to grades 1-4. The first club topic is WACKY WORLD OF SCIENCE.
Thursdays from 3:40-4:40 pm
Class size is limited to 20 students per club. Please register early to guarantee your child a spot. Contact Jill Shinn at jshinn@scienceexplorers.com or 609.315.6492 with any questions.
For a printable flyer, click here or visit www.scienceexplorers.com and click on After-School Clubs for more information on club dates, cost, or to register your child

REGISTER FOR 3RD AND 4TH GRADE MUSIC

Registration for 3rd and 4th Grade music is now open for the 2016 - 2017 school year. Please visit the following link to register your child: http://www.tesd.net/Domain/968. For questions, contact Mrs. Kati Hedenberg (Chorus and Band) or Mrs. Abbey Mertz (String Orchestra).

• 3rd Grade Options:
Chorus and/or String Orchestra (violin, viola, cello)

• 4th Grade Options:
Chorus, Band (clarinet, oboe, saxophone, trumpet, trombone, french horn, percussion/bell kit), and/or String Orchestra (violin, viola, cello)

SAVE THE DATE - 9/29 BEAUMONT ICE CREAM SOCIAL
All families are invited to the Ice Cream Social on Thursday, September 29 from 5:30 - 7pm. We hope you will be able to join us for a fun evening, getting together with friends, old and new - and even having a little bit of ice cream before dinner!

READING CONNECTIONS
Beaumont subscribes to Reading Connection which is a monthly newsletter from Resources for Educators. Reading Connection delivers tips and activities for parents to support children’s reading, writing, and language development, which are aligned to the Common Core State Standards. Please check out September's newsletters for Beginning Readers and Intermediate Readers.

T&E CARE SCHOOL MEAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Visit T&E Care's site which gives detailed instructions on how families can qualify for their School Meal Assistance Program.

VOLUNTEER CLEARANCES
A note from Principal Dr. Stephanie Demming
Dear Beaumont Families,
Beaumont truly values its volunteers, and they support a variety of school programs and events. The District has revised the policies and regulations related to volunteer clearances in relation to current state law. Here is the District's regulation #1300 "Volunteers". In this regulation, you will find many details about the parameters for which types of volunteers need to have clearances on file and which do not.

In summary:
• At the elementary level, all field trip chaperones/volunteers will need to have their clearances on file.
• Generally, classroom party or classroom volunteers do NOT need to have clearances.
• No clearances are required for volunteers at HSA/PTO events or programs.

Again, please see the attachment and the link to the T/E Human Resources Department for more information and how to send in your clearances.

TERRACYCLING

We will be continuing our Terracycling collection this year. For those of you who are new to Beaumont or to Terracycling, Terracycle is a company that collects waste that would otherwise end up in landfills, and instead recycles or "upcycles" it into new products like lunch bags, backpacks, and scrapbooks (for more information, go to www.terracycle.com). The collection bins are located by the greeter's desk and in the cafeteria.
Items we are collecting include:

1. Oral care waste: toothbrushes, empty toothpaste tubes, toothpaste/toothbrush packaging, and empty floss boxes

2. Juice pouches (please make sure they are empty).
3. Crayola brand markers

Thanks for helping Beaumont and our planet! For questions, contact Valerie Cheng.