Bethel Local Schools - Educate with Excellence

Mrs. Parrish’s class enjoyed playing Shake and Spill from Illustrative Math. #K5hive

Tonight's the night! Come out and see our Elementary, Middle School, and High School Choirs perform at Choirpalooza, tonight at 6pm in Bethel Hall! If you are unable to attend the concert in person, it will be streamed to the Bethel Bees YouTube Channel through this link: https://youtu.be/Ga9uQNpQvhc #BethelLegacy

The Bethel Pumpkin Auction will be held on Friday, October 28th in the Elementary Auditorium! The auction will feature pumpkins decorated by our Elementary classes and students. The pumpkins will be available for viewing at 5:30pm, and the auction will start at 6:00pm. The auction is cash only! If you plan to bid on a pumpkin, please plan accordingly. The PTO Fall Festival will follow the auction in Bethel Hall at 7:00pm! #BethelLegacy

Reminder! There will be a 2 hour early dismissal tomorrow, October 20th, and there will be no school Friday, October 21st. #BethelLegacy

Ms. Kalt’s 1st graders were hard at work during center time. Students practiced their oral fluency, read independently, tapped out and spelled words, and worked with digraphs. #K5hive

The Bethel Local School District is conducting a Superintendent Search with the help of K12 Consulting. This process will begin with the creation of a superintendent search profile, which will be made based on focus group and questionnaire responses from the district staff and community. The community is invited to attend an open forum tonight, October 18th, 2022, at 6:30pm. This forum is to seek input from the community on the characteristics, skills, and experience the Board of Education should consider when evaluating candidates for the district's next Superintendent. The full invitation and forum details can be found here: https://5il.co/1itwq For more information on the superintendent search, including the application, the search schedule, and the questionnaire, please visit this link: https://www.bethelk12.org/page/superintendent-search #BethelLegacy

Reminder! Eat at City Barbeque on Miller Lane this Thursday, October 20th, and 20% of the proceeds will go to the Bethel Athletic Department. You can order in person, online, over the phone, and even through the City BBQ app. All you need to do is show the flyer, or use code, FUNDA, when placing your order! #BethelLegacy

There will be a player/parent meeting on Wednesday, 10/26 at 6:30pm in the Media Center for any boys in grades 7-12 that are interested in trying out for basketball. If you cannot attend please email Coach South for additional information, southc@blsk12.org or stop by the Athletic Office.

Choirpalooza is this Wednesday, October 19th, at 6pm in Bethel Hall! Choirpalooza will see the performances from the Elementary, Middle School and High School Choirs. If you are unable to attend the concert in person, it will be streamed to the Bethel Bees YouTube Channel through this link: https://youtu.be/Ga9uQNpQvhc

Mrs. Strobridge’s 1st graders did an excellent job writing equations. Students even recognized that they can change the order of the addends and the sum remains the same. Excellent job kiddos. #K5hive #OneBethel

Reminder! There will be a 2 hour early dismissal this Thursday, October 20th, and there will be no school Friday, October 21st. #BethelLegacy

Many of the first grade classes enjoyed the beautiful fall day on their seasonal walk through the land lab on Friday! They compared and contrasted the two seasons we have observed so far. #K5hive #OneBethel

Kindergarten enjoyed their field trip to Quiet Harmony Farms. They used their 5 senses while seeing the elk, playing basketball, playing in the sand box, and walking through the trails. #K5hive #OneBethel

The Bethel Local School District is conducting a Superintendent Search with the help of K12 Consulting. This process will begin with the creation of a superintendent search profile, which will be made based on focus group and questionnaire responses from the district staff and community. The community is invited to attend an open forum on October 18th, 2022, at 6:30pm. This forum is to seek input from the community on the characteristics, skills, and experience the Board of Education should consider when evaluating candidates for the district's next Superintendent. The full invitation and forum details can be found here: https://5il.co/1itwq For more information on the superintendent search, including the application, the search schedule, and the questionnaire, please visit this link: https://www.bethelk12.org/page/superintendent-search #BethelLegacy

Here are the weekly updates from your building principals. Have a great weekend! #BethelLegacy #OneBethel ELEM: https://5il.co/1jbly MS: https://5il.co/1jbm0 HS: https://5il.co/1jbm1

Mrs. Bullmaster's Mythology class celebrated the end of their Gilgamesh Unit today with a Mesopotamian Food Fest! #BethelLegacy

On Friday, October 28th, Bethel Elementary will be having a Harvest Holiday Parade at Bethel Stadium at 1:30pm! Parents are invited to come see our students parade around the track and show off their costumes! Parking for the event will be in the back parking lot near the Hive entrance. In the event of rain, the parade will be moved inside with limited space for parents to attend. #BethelLegacy

Elementary Tasty Traditions Fundraiser Pickup: Thursday, October 13th is the last day to pick up orders from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the elementary office. Thank you.

Young 5’s took a field trip to the Learning Tree Farm. They learned about living and non living things and the importance of farms and what we get from them. #K5hive #OneBethel

The Bethel Local Schools campus has lifted the level 1 lockdown. The district will now return to normal operations.