Boosterthon Update: We are only 17 students away from earning a "Hat Day" on Thursday. Make sure to register (for free!) on mybooster.com, tonight!
Please note the upcoming end of the year SC Ready testing schedule for 3rd through 5th grades! (calendar attached)
Tuesday, May 13-Writing
Thursday, May 15- Reading Part A
Friday, May 16-Reading Part B
Tuesday, May 20- Math
Thursday, May 22-Science (4th grade only)
We hope everyone enjoyed two weeks off with family and friends! It is hard to believe that we are in the final weeks of this school year, but we have so much planned for our students!
This week, we will kick off our test preparation activities in third through fifth grade and will start our Boosterthon fundraiser for all students on Wednesday! We will not have school this Friday. For Boosterthon, all donations will be collected through MyBooster.com. Our first Boosterthon goal is to have 30% of students signed up before we kickoff on Wednesday! If we meet this goal, we will have hat day on Thursday. If we hit 50% of our students signed up, students who have signed up will have the opportunity to have their names drawn to pie Mrs. Katie Pope Stewart and Mrs. Heather Shuler Carroll! Remember, it doesn't cost anything to sign up!
The day is here! You can now sign up for our Belvedere Elementary Fun Run! Our goal is to raise $20,000 for student rewards and incentives. Signing up is easy and free!
⭐️ Sign Up Now On MYBOOSTER.COM ⭐️
Thank you for working with us to make our school stronger. We are grateful for your support!
Follow our social pages for updates on our fundraiser.
Key Dates to Remember:
💻 Sign up online OPEN at MyBooster.com – Start TODAY!
🎉 Fundraiser Kickoff in school – 04/16/2025
👟 Event Day – 04/25/2025
It is going to be a busy but great week! Unified Champion Week with dress up days and a parade on Friday! Thursday is Career Day and MAP testing rewards with an Art Show from 5-7 pm and Trivia Night from 6-7 pm. Friday will be Altruismo house party and Field Day!
Reminder that tomorrow, 3/19, is an early dismissal day at 11:30am!
Friendly reminder that our spring MAP testing will take place on Tuesday, March 18th and Thursday, March 20th of this week. Please make sure that your student in 1st-5th grade is on time to school, has a healthful breakfast, and is prepared to do his or her best!
We are excited for a great week!
Tuesday: 1st through 5th grade students will take the MAP reading test
Wednesday: Early Release Day and students will dismiss at 11:30. Quarter 3 Report Cards are also available.
Thursday: 1st through 5th grade students will take the MAP math test.
Friday: Rock Your Socks Day for Down Syndrome Awareness! Also, Chick Fil A Biscuits will be on sale for $5 in the parking lot- bring exact change. They will be first come, first served! Also, it is the final day to nominate for Staff Member of the Month! Make sure to get those nominations in! (Link)
Encourage your students to do their very best on MAP testing! We are excited to showcase what they've learned this year. You also should be getting an email from Aiken County for our parent survey. This is a great time to celebrate the wonderful things that are happening at Belvedere. These results are shared on our school report card and ultimately help us with that report card rating. We appreciate your support!
We are excited for a great week at Belvedere!
On Wednesday, we have a PTO meeting at 3 pm.
On Thursday, our second graders are going on their field trip to the zoo! There is a rising 5K information session at 8:30 am in the library for parents of students that will be in 5K, next year.
On Friday, it is deadline for 4K applications. It will also be an E-Learning Day for students!
Finally, make sure to check out your student's Art to Remember. All the proceeds from this fundraiser support our art classroom!
It is going to be a great week at Belvedere!
Tomorrow, Wednesday, March 5, there is a threat of severe weather with wind gusts in the morning forecasted to exceed 40 mph. This wind speed exceeds the threshold allowed for school buses to be on roadways. This wind event will result in a need to shift to e-learning tomorrow.
Employees should plan to report to their work location on a two-hour delayed start, with no building or office opening before 10 a.m.
Afterschool extracurricular practices, games, and events will continue tomorrow as scheduled. There will be no QuestZone tomorrow.
We apologize for the challenges that this will cause our families and appreciate your continued cooperation and support!
It is hard to believe that we are officially in the month of March! This is a busy month with Trivia Night, Art Show, spring testing, Be a Fan week, Art to Remember and much more. Make sure to check out the March Bulletin so you don't miss out on any of the events we have planned!
This week, we have a PTO meeting on Wednesday at 3 pm. On Friday, we have PTO Popcorn for sale for $1.
Students will bring home Art to Remember information this week, as well!
ACPSD fifth graders are invited to submit an application for the Aiken County Career and Technology Center’s CTE Techno Camp being held on Saturday, March 15, from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. Interested students must submit an application by next Wednesday, February 26, at 5 p.m. to be considered.
As part of the application, students will select their choice of two CTE programs to explore such as Under the Hood, Team Fashion Design, Photo Pea: Introduction to Photoshop, Code-A-Bot: Robotics, Digital Art and Media: Photography, Cosmetology 101, Barber Shop 101, Aiken Culinary Chefs, Nail Tech 101, An EMT to the Rescue!, The Life of a Biomedical Scientist, and Hair Braiding 101.
For more information, please visit the Aiken County Career and Technology Center’s website. Techno Camp Information is available under “Resources,” or call (803) 593-7300.
Application Link: tinyurl.com/CTEtechnoCamp
We do not have school on Monday, and we look forward to seeing our students on Tuesday, February 18th!
Make sure to mark your calendars for the following week where we will celebrate Read Across America Week while hosting the book fair!
Reminder that Presidents Day is on Monday, February 17th, and there will be no school. We look forward to welcoming everyone back on Tuesday, the 18th.
Students in 2nd-5th grades selected to participate in the Performance Task Assessment will receive a letter that includes more information about the testing and what to expect on February 18th and February 20th.
Please have your students check for missing Library books. With the snow and the crazy schedules many students have overdue books.
We are excited for a great February!
ACCESS Testing will occur at Belvedere Elementary January 21, 2025-February 28, 2025. ACCESS is an English language proficiency assessment administered to English language learners (ELLs). The test measures the proficiency and helps determine weather the students are prepared to exit English language support programs.
Aiken County Public Schools will return to in-person learning and work tomorrow, Friday, January 24; in an abundance of caution, all schools and offices will begin the day on a two-hour delayed start.
In preparation for a decision on tomorrow’s operations, our leaders have driven hundreds of miles across the county. Daytime temperatures are beginning to increase, melting snow and drying most roadways. However, it would not be possible to investigate each and every road that families and employees may travel tomorrow, and there are possibly secondary roads and well-shaded dirt roads that may remain unsuitable for travel.
Please use additional caution when traveling to school and work tomorrow, avoiding less-travelled secondary routes, where possible. The safety of our students, staff, and families is of most importance; please reach out to school leadership with any concerns. Families in our more rural areas, please stay tuned for possible school bus pickup location changes that may be necessary.
Important Details for tomorrow:
• Student Meals: With the delayed start schedule, only lunch will be served tomorrow in our cafeterias.
• Half-Day & Partial-Day Programs: Students on half-day and partial-day schedules, including Early Learning Special Education students, are encouraged to attend school if possible, however school bus transportation will not be available as buses will be unable to run mid-day routes.
• No Before-School Activities: No activities will be permitted before school starts on the two-hour delay.
• After-School Activities: Afterschool care through QuestZone will be held tomorrow, as well as other activities planned for after school hours if scheduled by event organizers, club sponsors, coaches, etc.
• Aiken County Career and Technology Center: Morning session students should report to their high schools. The afternoon session will continue as planned.
We look forward to welcoming everyone back in-person tomorrow. Thank you for your patience and flexibility!
ACPSD E-Learning/Remote Workday Thursday, January 23
We hope you’ve had an opportunity to enjoy the snow and that the assignments for e-learning today have been worthwhile practice. In collaboration with local Emergency Management officials, district administration is monitoring the impact of Winter Storm Enzo. Based on current conditions of significant snowfall accumulation in many areas and predicted freezing temperatures overnight, Aiken County Public Schools will continue in an e-learning format tomorrow, Thursday, January 23.
With travel concerns for students and families, as well as teachers and staff, tomorrow will also be a remote workday for employees. Just like today, teachers will be available for student questions and support with e-learning assignments.
We apologize for the disruption that continued e-learning tomorrow may cause, and appreciate your support and understanding.
The safety of travel conditions will be reevaluated mid-day tomorrow with the hopes that conditions will allow for a safe return to in-person learning for Friday. An update on our district’s operations for Friday, January 24, will be announced no later than 4 p.m. tomorrow.
Thank you again for your flexibility.
