Elementary special areas classes participated in our 1st No Place For Hate project today. The “I am” projects celebrates what makes us unique and the power of inclusivity. Photo Credits: Mr. Maguire, Principal, Ethel Burke School.
The Bellmawr Parade has been postponed until Sunday, December 10, 2023. We hope to see you there.
Please join me as we celebrate and recognize the Governor Teacher of the Year Award recipients. This honor acknowledges educators' outstanding classroom performance, collaborative initiatives, educational outreach, leadership, and significant impact on the school and community. As a Superintendent, it is with great pride and honor that I recognize these compassionate, accomplished, and devoted teachers who represent the Bellmawr School District. These teachers reflect the exemplary quality of educational leadership and support every student's social/emotional needs.
A formal recognition ceremony will be held at our Board of Education meeting in the spring. Congratulations again!
Jan Dagenais – Bell Oaks School
Marianne Fulleman – Bellmawr Park School
Heather Mitchell – Annette Castiglione Early Childhood Center
Monica Moore – Ethel M Burke School
It is never too early to start planning for Summer Skills for students from K-College! Please review the following enrichment opportunities from Rutgers University.
Bellmawr Believes every child should have a surprise for Christmas! Please consider donating a new unwrapped toy or gift for Christmas! Please see flyer for details. Thank you!
Please make note: the Bellmawr School District will be following an abbreviated schedule next week. See the attached flyer for details.
Students of the Month for October were honored at last night's Board of Education meeting. Please click the following link for the album: https://photos.app.goo.gl/7ico89nd1U5uxser5. Congratulations students and families. We are proud of you!
This is a friendly reminder: Schools are Closed on Thursday, November 9, 2023 and Friday, November 10, 2023 for the NJEA Teacher Convention.
Burke First Graders had a Fun Halloween👻
Halloween was fun at Bellmawr Schools yesterday! So many students and families participated and attended the parades. Enjoy some Halloween Highlights, but click here (or copy and paste) for the album of all the district pictures: https://photos.app.goo.gl/Gbdf3c2KwZQ4wV8eA
Mr. Reilly and Ms. Belz, our Bell Oaks Guidance Counselors, chaperoned the 8th grade trip to CCTS. Students toured the campus and started counting the days until high school! It is 309, if you are counting!
Attention Burke, Park, and ACECC families... starting November 6, 2023 the schools will be sponsoring a canned food drive. Please support this worthy cause and see flyer for details. Thank you for your help!
Police Chief Perna was looking for some Superheroes for a top secret mission. He found some at the Burke School!
Mark your calendars for day off from cooking on Wednesday, November 15, 2023! Support the Bellmawr PTO and enjoy a mid week tasty dinner from Vero Pizza. Make sure you mention this fundraiser so the PTO gets credit. This is for dine in or take out! See flyer for details!
Come out to the Bellmawr Park All Purpose Room on Friday, November 3, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. to Paint a Treasure. Support this PTO fundraiser and leave with a work of art! See flyer for details and thank you for supporting the Bellmawr PTO!
Safe Schools Week was last week. This week every year affords a great opportunity for districts to bring staff, students, and law enforcement together to be active participants in the important work of violence prevention and school safety. Thank you for coming, Officers.
Burke School supported Pink Out Day with so many shades of pink! Thank you to everyone who supported breast cancer awareness.
Please wear PINK tomorrow and help support this worthy cause. All money collected will go to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Thank you for your support!
GO PHILLIES!
THANK YOU to our small group of parents, teachers, and administrators that participated in last week’s DEI (diversity, equity & inclusion) Committee Meeting! Although this work can be challenging since we all bring different perspectives to the table, I can’t think of anything more important to support our diverse community. The goal for our meeting was to engage in book talks surrounding our Elementary Inclusive Lending Library, specifically focusing on the state standards for reading and to evaluate text complexity (or simply put, the narrative’s ability to foster deep learning at a particular grade band). I can’t begin to say how WONDERFUL it was to see everyone unpack these texts together and to engage in meaningful conversation about the illustrations & vocabulary, and about text features such as genre or author’s purpose.
