Meeting Cancelled

We have decided to cancel the meeting for Friday!

We will meet in December at Starbucks to talk about how to spend the money we make on our
Tastefully Simple Fundraiser!

Tastefully Simple

Orders are due today!!! If your child forgot his/her order please get it to school on FRIDAY!

Trunk n' Treat On Sunday!

We hope to see you at our Family Harvest Party and Trunk n' Treat on Sunday from 2-4 pm!

If you signed up to decorate a trunk, please arrive by 1pm for set up. Each family is asked to
bring a snack to share. Drinks will be provided. Prizes will be awarded for the most creative
trunks! There will be a costume parade at 2:30pm, also, with Trunk-n-Treat to follow. We ask
that there by no scary costumes or trunks. If you have questions, please call the office.

Trunk n' Treat Coming Soon!

Hey Bethlehem Families!

After a great planning meeting last night we came away with a fabulous family event for our kids! This year's Trunk N Treat will take place a bit earlier in the day than our usual event. Halloween is on a Sunday, a school night, so we are opting to celebrate together with an afternoon costume parade and Trunk n' Treat. Watch your child's backpack for a note containing vital details about this event! (details will also be posted here, on facebook, in the News Slice, etc, etc....)

Never been to a Trunk n' Treat??? What is involved? The purpose of this post is to share how easy and fun it is to do a trunk for Trunk n' Treat. Last year I spent a few days concocting a "Hippie Van" theme for my van. It involved painting some peace signs and groovy sayings on my van, hanging an American Flag inside, and "upholstering" the inside with psychedelic fabric I found at the craft store. In the meantime... my husband went about his daily life and then, at my request, threw together a trunk design for his own little car about an hour before the event. In truth... his turned out just a well as mine. He went with a soccer theme and just pulled items from our garage to make it work. Here is a photo....

Please excuse my little Jedi's head... It was the only photo I had. :)

I found lots of ideas - photos actually, I am a very visual person, at this website....

http://trunkortreat.homestead.com/

A few other facts to encourage you as you build and plan your trunk....

• All candy is supplied by the school. You are not required to stock your own trunk with candy. (That said... candy donations are being accepted in the office)
  
• One year a couple from church showed up with a trunk full of pumpkins and apples - a perfect low stress option.
  
• Be prepared for the kids to circle the horseshoe of trunks over and over and over again. It is OK to give kids candy more than once. :)
  
• Please bring a large bowl, basket, etc for candy. Our little school kitchen will not have enough to lend out for the night.
  
• Your trunk will automatically be entered in a "best trunk contest". A secret panel of judges will be circulating... you could win a prize for your creativity!
  

October PTL Meeting... TONIGHT!

You are invited to our October PTL meeting!

Monday, October 18th at 7pm - Starbucks (on Clearwater & 395)

Hot Seat prize drawings for those of you who are present and in your seats at 7pm!

We hope to see you there! Lots of fun things to plan and discuss! We need YOUR input!

PTL Meeting Schedule - 2010/2011

Mark you calendars! We would love to see you at a PTL Meeting! Hot seat prize drawings promptly at the meeting start time! Be involved... you may win a prize! :)

Friday, 9/10 2pm
Monday, 10/18 7pm
Friday 11/12 2 pm
No December Meeting
Friday 1/14 2pm
Monday 2/21 7pm
Friday 3/11 - 2pm
Monday 4/18 7pm
Friday 5/13 2pm

Welcome Back!

Hello Bethlehem Families and Teachers!

We can hardly believe a new school year is about to begin! Our school building is beautiful, thanks to the hard work of our principal, Mr. Haan and the amazing BLS staff! Fresh paint, new classrooms, new friends to make.... we are ready to launch! Overheard in the Principal's office last week.... "I can't wait for school to start... It's lame around here without kids!"

The PTL is anticipating a great year! Our fund raising efforts last year enabled us to help purchase the new document cameras you will find our teacher's using this year. A fancy overhead projector replacement that will be a huge asset for our teachers and our kids! Thank you for making them possible! We are hoping to continue to help enhance our wonderful school this year through family activities, fund raising, and fellowship.

Please watch the PTL bulletin board in the hall for a complete list of meeting times for the coming school year. I will post them on this blog as well.

See you Monday!

Want to win a prize?

Sign up to be a "follower" of the BLS PTL blog by Friday, May 14th and you may win a prize! You can follow us on Facebook, Twitter or by using the Follow Us Link on the right side of the screen.

Flowers on Friday

The teachers have been enjoying a wonderful week - thanks to all of you who have done so much to make the week super special for our fabulous teachers and staff!

On Friday, please send your child to school with a flower for their teacher.

It can be a flower from home or we have roses that will be sold for $1/each if the children want to purchase a rose.

In addition, a special note/card/letter from your child or family would be much appreciated!

Cookies!!!!!!

All families are invited to bring a dozen cookies to school tomorrow (Tuesday) for the teachers to share with their families.

Please bring your cookies to the faculty room tomorrow morning and the teachers will get to take 1 or 2 from each tray that is brought so that they have a delicious assortment to share with their families at home.

Teacher Appreciation Week

Teacher Appreciation Week

May 2 to May 6

We would love to have your help to make this week special for our fabulous staff! Please leave a comment or call Brooke, Anna or Paige if you would like to be a part of the festivities!

Monday - Breakfast is served! Please join us on Sunday at 4:30pm to clean and decorate the staff room for our staff.

Tuesday - Cascading Cookies! Each family is invited to bring a dozen cookies that the teachers will divide and share with their families at home! Please bring the cookies to the Faculty Room on Tuesday morning!

Wednesday - Lunch is served! ThanksHot Lunch Ladies for providing this treat for the staff.

Thursday - Subway in Pasco is donating sandwiches for our staff to enjoy!

Friday - Each child is asked to bring a flower to their teacher and a note from their family to say thanks! Children may bring flowers from home or they may purchase them from the library before school for $1 each.

We are also hoping that each teacher has a Parent At Lunch each day of the week!

Please contact your child's teacher if you can help!

Welcome!

Welcome to our Blog!

Our recent survey gave us some amazing feedback. Thank you for all of your answers, comments, & suggestions! One of the suggestions we received was to create a blog for easier communication... brilliant! It is our hope to use this forum as yet another way to keep the lines of communication open between our Parent Teacher League, it's officers, and our BLS staff. Keep the ideas coming... We are listening!