Catch the Summer Reading Bug!

The No Book Left Unread Summer Reading Challenge has begun! The third or fourth grade student at Belton Elementary School who reads the highest number of pages over the summer will win an IPOD shuffle! The students who come in second, third, and fourth will win a gift certificate to spend at the Fall Book Fair.
The No Book Left Unread Summer Reading Challenge runs from June 1-August 31.
 
Students and teachers may download additional reading forms by clicking on the appropriate link:
                   
Don't miss out on the fun at the Anderson County Library this summer!  You can find out more about their Summer Reading Club by visiting their website: http://www.andersonlibrary.org/summer.htm.
 
 
Are you looking for some ideas for books to read?  The links below have some great suggestions!

Rock~N~Read Summer Book Club

The Rock~N~Read Summer Book Club members are busy reading the 2008-09 South Carolina Children's Book Award nominees.  You can visit the Rock~N~Read Book Blog  to find out what they think about the books they are reading this summer!

Summer Postcards

Attention all vacationers!  Send a postcard to BES this summer to let us know about your summer travels.  Postcards received will be displayed on a bulletin board when school starts in August. 
Send your postcard to:
Belton Elementary School
202 Watkins St.
Belton, SC 29627

From the Principal

Mission
Belton Elementary School will, through collaborative efforts with the home and community, encourage students to
Believe in themselves, Excel in performance, and Succeed in life. 
 
Welcome to the 2008-2009 school year! I send greetings to all of the returning students and families and a very special welcome to those joining Belton Elementary for the first time.  Successful student learning thrives with open communication and an active parent-teacher-school partnership.  We look forward to another productive and successful year.  
 
Our focus will be providing each child with new challenges that will result in a rewarding school experience.  Academic achievement in all subject areas will remain a priority as we provide a learning program that builds each year to meet local and state standards. Our primary instructional focus will be on literacy-reading and writing. School attendance is mandated by the state and is vitally important to success in school. Please make sure your student is in attendance every day, arriving on time prepared for the day.  When scheduling appointments, we ask that you plan these for after school hours. We also ask that student transportation is taken care of before your child comes to school. For the safety of our children, we will no longer take transportation requests/changes by telephone.  School health will remain a focus this year. Please look under Parent Links Student Health and Fitness Act for important information concerning nutrition and healthy school celebrations. It is important to note that healthy and rested children learn best.  Make sure that your child gets plenty of rest at night and has healthy nutritional meals and snacks. 
 
As we begin this year, please remember that this is your school and we welcome your involvement.  We appreciate all the community has done for Belton Elementary.   We will continue to strengthen the school-community partnership this year through planned workshops and other curriculum events.   
 
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call.  I look forward to working with you during this school year.  I envision a school year with excitement as we watch our children learn. 
 
Adrienne Davenport, Principal
Belton Elementary School

Adrienne Davenport

Upcoming Events 

Sun, Jun 8 - Mon, Aug 18
Have a great summer break and remember to read a lot!
Tue, Dec 18 - Tue, Sep 30
Mon, Jun 9 - Mon, Aug 18
Send postcards!
Send a postcard to BES this summer to let us know about your summer travels.  Postcards received will be displayed on a bulletin board when school starts in August.  Send your postcard to:
Belton Elementary School
202 Watkins St.
Belton, SC 29627
Friday, July 25
Rock~N~Read Summer Book Club Meeting
Members will meet in the library from 10:00-11:30.
Thursday, August 14
Student Registration from 2:00-6:00
 
Thursday, July 24, 2008
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Weather 

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