BECK ACADEMY enews A BI WEEKLY PUBLICATION OF THE BECK PTSA What s Happening Amanda Dease, EDITOR PTSA President News Dear Beck Families, 29: First PTA Board Meeting 12:00pm 4: Labor Day Holiday - No School 7: Cookie Dough Kick Off (Afternoon) 7: PTA General Meeting/Open House - 5:30pm 8: Yearbook orders due for special pricing! 12: Last day to submit Beck Apparel Orders 12: PTA Board Meeting -1:00pm 14: Last day to submit Student Directory forms Quick link: Enter My Directory Form Info 15: Sweet Treat Day 18: School Pictures 18: Marvelous Monday 21: 1Q Progress Reports 21: Cookie Dough sales end 21: SIC Meeting - 12:00pm 29: Beck s Big Event, 5pm - 7pm Welcome back! I hope you all had a restful and relaxing summer. The start of the school year is the start of many new beginnings and new feelings. I have found that being involved in the PTSA keeps me connected to my children s school and has been a rewarding experience for me. I have been a proud Beck parent for six years and I am looking forward to continuing with my youngest child as he enters the 8 th grade. My name is Angie Hill and I am honored, as well as excited to serve as your PTSA President for the 2017-2018 school year. Beck Academy is a special place and I look forward to welcoming both our new and returning families. The dedicated staff, teachers, and volunteers are willing and ready to ensure that your student receives the best education. The PTSA organization is a very important part of our school. The overall purpose of the PTSA is to help every child reach his or her potential. Our goal is to empower and engage with all of the families at Beck. PTSA s benefit everyone, strong schools mean stronger communities. The perfect place to start participating at Beck Academy is by joining the PTSA and by becoming a Beck Backer. 100% of the funds donated to the Beck Backer program remain at our school. Your student will bring home information about both programs and more in the First Day School Packet. Please visit our PTSA section of the Beck Academy website to learn more about our PTSA and how you can be involved. I look forward to another great year! Angie Hill Beck PTSA President 2017-2018 Beck enews, Issue 2, August 28, 2017 Page 1
A Message From Our Principal Welcome Beck students and parents! Thank you teachers, staff, parents, and students for an amazing first week of school! Once again, our PTSA officers and volunteers have spent countless hours at the school over the past several weeks helping to ensure a smooth opening. We have one of the strongest Parent Teacher Student Associations in the state with many volunteers who tirelessly donate their time and resources to make Beck the outstanding school that it is. There is a tremendous amount of work that takes place behind the scenes during the summer as we prepare to open the building and greet students. It never ceases to amaze me how many parents and staff members donate their time to serve the students at Beck Academy. Please know that I greatly appreciate your contributions and feel blessed to be part of this wonderful school community. It was wonderful to see so many parents and students at our KNIGHT Shift on August 16th. Every year we have more and more students participate, with over 90% of our students in attendance. As a result, the students were more relaxed as they entered the building on the first day of school. I would like to extend a special thank you to Mrs. Woody, Mrs. Sinkler, Mr. Stewart and all of our 6 th grade and related arts teachers for making the day such a success. As the opening activities draw to a close and the year gets underway, remember that you can help your child be successful by establishing positive routines at home. Even though middle school students often crave independence, this is usually the time they need the most support. Due to the many changes they are going through at this age, things like organization and responsibility are not always at their strongest. My suggestion is to continue providing support and only begin to slowly transition when you are very confident that they can manage the workload on their own. We understand that sometimes middle school parents are not sure how to stay connected with the school. Two very important tools that can help you are the Parent Portal and the Smartphone App. The Parent Portal can be reached easily from our school s website. Schoolinfoapp is a free app you can download on your smart phone. Finally, I hope you will all join us on September 7 th at 5:30pm for our PTSA Open House. We will begin in the cafeteria at 5:30 with a PTSA meeting. Following the meeting, parents will rotate through their child s schedule and hear from all of their teachers. Thank you again for a great beginning and I am looking forward to another successful year. Jennifer Meisten Beck Academy Principal Beck enews, Issue 2, August 28, 2017 Page 2
Beck Academy is a very special place and we are excited about the new year! The PTSA organization is an important part of our school. The overall purpose of a PTSA is to make every child's potential a reality by engaging and empowering families and communities to advocate for all children. PTSAs benefit everyone. Strong schools mean stronger communities. Beck is well known as having one of the best and most active PTSAs in Greenville County! PTSA Executive Board Members 2017-2018 President - Angie Hill 1st Vice President - Rhonda Traynham 2nd Vice President - Lynn Edmonds Secretary - April McClure Treasurer - Jana Scroggins Assistant Treasurer - Maria Vogt Assistant Treasurer - Katie Mitchell Email: BeckAcademyPTSA@gmail.com You can send an email to the above address to reach any of the Executive Board or Committee Chairs and it will be forwarded to the correct person! Check out information on our Beck PTSA website. Make our webpage a FAVORITE. Be sure to check it at least once a week! BECK PTSA WEBSITE www.beckacademyptsa.weebly.com PTSA Committee Chairs 2017-2018 Apparel/Merchandising - Meredith Glenn & Jennifer Adams Awards - Katie Mitchell Beck Backers - Meredith Dobson Beck's Big Event - Kim Eades & Kathy Rumchak Birthdays for Teachers - Karine Lawrence Box Tops - Kerra McAdams Business Partners - Joy Ivester Cookie Dough - Tina Goumas, Jennifer Smith & Jennifer Cook Directory - Danielle Colby E-Newsletter - Amanda Dease Grade Level Coordinator 6th - Jen Pestrak Grade Level Coordinator 7th - Tina Goumas Grade Level Coordinator 8th - Tracy Chastain Grade Level Coordinator Liaison - Amy Stone 8th Grade Dance - Tracy Chastain & Carol Greene Hospitality - Brooke Cremmins, Dawn Ridge & Jeanne Anderson International Day - Amanda Dease & Janet Schultz Legislative - Gary Daniels Membership - Joye Grabarczyck Reflections - Amanda Westmorland School Store - Jennifer Lucas & Brittany Boheman Staff Appreciation - Susan Shelley & Kim Troyer Student Appreciation - Stephanie Manning, Catherine Daniels & Mary Margaret Bannister Beck enews, Issue 2, August 28, 2017
2017-2018 It's that time again. Time to order your copy of the Beck yearbook! Orders can be made online, with debit/credit cards, by clicking the link below: The "early bird" order price is $33.02. Order early for the best price and to insure you receive a copy at the end of the school year. Order deadline is 09/08/2017 for early bird offer! Deadline to order Beck Apparel is Sept. 12, 2017. Please turn in your payment with the order form. Orders will be distributed 2 3 weeks a er order deadline. Items will be delivered to your child during their lunch period. Please send completed order form with payment to the office by Sept. 12nd. Ques ons? Meredith Glenn (meredithglenn99@gmail.com) or Jennifer Adams (jenniadams@bellsouth.net) Beck enews, Issue 2, August 28, 2017 Page 4
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Cookie Dough Sales Wednesday, September 7th thru Wednesday, September 21st just in time for holiday baking Sweet Treat Days are back! Sweet Treat Days are a one day special sale items offered during lunch. Under State law, we are allowed exemption days, when groups can fundraise by selling snacks that are outside the strict new USDA nutritional guidelines. We had more success with these sales over the past three years than the school store, and the kids REALLY enjoyed having the occasional treats. We ll still need parent volunteers at these monthly events, so please consider helping. Our first SWEET TREAT day will be September 15th! Future dates will be posted in future enews issues. Sweet Treats can only be purchased with CASH. Help support Beck Academy! If you haven t already completed the PTA Membership form that was in your First Day packet, you can get a form from the Front Office. Memberships are $6 per membership. Help Beck reach 100% participation AGAIN this year! Go Beck Blue Knights! Any questions, please contact PTSA Membership Chair, Joye Grabarczyck at BeckAcademyPTSA@gmail.com Beck enews, Issue 2, August 28, 2017 Page 6
Publix Super Markets has a great program that will enable our school to make money every time we shop at Publix. It s simple: Just present the Publix Partners card (the one that you received in the first day packet) when you shop and Publix will handle everything else. For every eligible $37,500* our supporters spend at Publix, $250 will be given to our school at the quarter s end. If we haven t reached the $37,500 mark by the end of a quarter, our balance will carry over to the next quarter. There are on hundreds of products we use every day. Simply clip the coupon from the package and start collecting. Send the Box Tops in with your student or drop off in the front office next time you are at Beck. Each Box Top is worth 10 cents and when we all work together, the money adds up fast! Beck will have a several contests throughout the year. Stay tuned. If you have questions e-mail: Kerra McAdams at kerramcadams@gmail.com Collection bin is located in the front office. www.beckacademyptsa.weebly.com www.facebook.com/beckacademymiddle Follow us on Twitter @BECKBLUEKNIGHTS www.greenville.k12.sc.us/beck The Beck enews is published every other week on MONDAYS. Submission deadlines are the Wednesday prior to publication week, by 5pm. Our next e-news publication will be sent out on September 11th. Beck enews, Issue 2, August 28, 2017
Please look at the Beck Backers information form in the First Day Packet and consider donating to this fantastic fundraiser. Beck Backers is just one of many ways you can give to Beck Academy. When you support this fundraiser, 100% of your contribution stays at Beck Academy and supports the educational needs of our children. Also, your contribution is fully tax deductible. Last year over 70 Beck families and businesses donated over $8,000 to this fundraiser. Let s surpass that amount this year! Remember any dollar amount is appreciated! Meredith Dobson Beck Backers Chair Email: amyjfl10@gmail.com Want to have your business banner in the carpool line? Interested in putting your logo on our events? Looking for a special way to support our school? Become a Beck Business Partner! Contact Joy Ivester at BeckAcademyPTSA@gmail.com Beck enews, Issue 2, August 28, 2017
Volunteer Opportunities! Club 1: If you have skills/experience in computer programming, we d love to have your help in being a guru for our Google Clubs that are part of the Extended Day Program. For more information visit www.csfirst.com/volunteer. Clubs are from 3:45-5:00pm on Mondays and Wednesdays. All volunteers will need to complete the volunteer paperwork to level 2. Contact the front office. Please contact Sarah A. Smith at saasmith@greenville.k12.sc.us or 355-1445 if you are interested in helping us with this after school club. 9/11, 9/13, 9/18, 9/20, 9/25, 9/27, 10/2, & 10/4 Club 2: 10/23, 10/25, 10/30, 11/1, 11/6, 11/8, 11/13, & 11/15 Club 3: 11/20, 11/27, 11/29, 12/4, 12/6, 12/11, 12/13, & 12/18 Club 4: 1/22, 1/24, 1/29, 1/31, 2/5, 2/7, 2/12, & 2/14 Beck enews, Issue 2, August 28, 2017 Page 9