Please note the upcoming end of the year SC Ready testing schedule for 3rd through 5th grades! 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)
Attendance of all 3rd-5th graders is very important on these dates.
Please reschedule any appointments or absences that fall on these testing dates. Your student will need a good night’s rest, a healthful breakfast, and will also need to arrive to school prior to 7:30am each day.
Thank you all so much for your tremendous support of our Boosterthon! We cleared $25,000 over the weekend and our blown away with your generosity! As a final celebration, students can wear pajamas and hats on Monday!
On Monday evening, Senator Massey's office is hosting a community event from 6-7:30 in the Belvedere cafeteria.
On Friday, we will have PTO popcorn for sale for $1!
It is registration time! For students who are fully registered and have turned in two proofs of residency, they may receive their 2025-2026 teacher after the awards ceremonies in May! Make sure to get your registration completed to find out their teacher, early!
Wow! We have been blown away with everyone's generosity with our fundraiser! We have one night left! (Donations will be collected throughout the weekend- but tonight is the last official night!)
Tomorrow is our big fun run! And, we have several things to let you know:
1. We can't have any cars park in the front parking lot tomorrow morning. If you want to walk your student in, you will need to park at the church. For the fun run, we encourage families to park at neighboring churches, the parking lot by the bus loop or grass areas by the playground, softball fields, etc.
2. When you arrive to watch the Fun Run, make sure to sign in by the front doors of Belvedere and get a visitor pass.
3. If you would like to sign your student out after the run, there will be the opportunity to sign your student out with a clipboard with their classroom teacher.
4. Please look for directions for where spectators can stand, etc. This event is all run by the Boosterthon group and we want to follow their directions to make it a success!
We have also raised enough money for Ms. Long to get slimed!
1. The ten students who raise the most money tonight, will get to dump slime on Ms. Long
2. All students who have raised $150 or more will get to watch.
3. This will take place after the final run at 11:30. There will be a sign out sheet after this event, as well. So, if your student would like to stay after their run to watch or participate, they still can be signed out at this time.
We will have a water table and could use help passing out water! Let us know if you are willing and have been volunteer trained! Ms. Katie Weaver will be the contact for the water table! (KWeaver@acpsd.net)
This has been a wonderful event and I can't wait to see what we can accomplish tonight to finish strong! I know we will all have a blast at the Fun Run, tomorrow!
Tonight's goal is the class with the most donations tonight- will win a popsicle party tomorrow! We are also very close to getting to slime Ms. Katie Weaver! We have decided to make the goal to slime Ms. Katie $15,000. The goal for Ms. Long will be $20,000! Can we do it? YES, WE CAN!
Have a spare minute? That’s all it takes to share about our Belvedere Elementary Fun Run and help us raise $20,000! Go to MyBooster.com to quickly share through email, text, and on social media with just a click! Every person who gets at least a $1 donation tonight can wear pajamas, tomorrow! 💻📱🙌
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.
