My name is Lester Betor and I will be your child's teacher this year. I am really excited about the start of a new school year, and I look forward to meeting each of you very soon. I hope you are planning to come to our room to drop off your books on Thursday, August 29th between 3 and 4pm. I am anxious to meet my new students.
I am including a copy of my "Welcome" letter which was attached to the class placement information you received on Monday, as I was told that some of you were having difficulty locating it on BC@Home.
If you have any questions or concerns, please email me at betolsli@bcsd.neric.org. Enjoy the last few days of summer!
Lester Betor
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Dear Fifth Grader,
Welcome to Mr. Betor’s
fifth-grade class! It’s probably very
hard for you (and your parents) to believe that you are already in 5th
grade. I am so excited to be your
teacher this year! As you know, fifth
grade is jam-packed with many exciting experiences, and I am looking forward to
sharing each and every one of them with you.
In addition to our awesome fifth-grade curriculum, you will work at the
school store, participate in a Wax Museum, perform in the spring musical and
travel to Becket, MA to experience the long-awaited Nature’s Classroom! In addition, as a fifth-grade student you
have the important responsibility of being a role model to all of the students
in our entire school.
I don’t know about you, but each year I
always get really excited about returning to school. In fact, before our last school year even
ended, I began planning for the 2013-2014 school year. A new school year gives us all the
opportunity for a fresh start and the promise of an outstanding experience. I am honored to have you in my class this
year, and I look forward to the opportunity of getting to know you! As of right now, we will have 23 students in
our classroom. I am very excited to meet you and to begin our year together!
Over the summer I have
read many amazing books that I am anxious to share with you. My obligatory “adult” novel was Inferno
by Dan Brown, but I also read MANY books you might also enjoy. My favorite was Running Out of Time by
Margaret Peterson Haddix.
I look forward to seeing you on our
first day of school on September 9th! Until then, relax and enjoy the remaining
days of summer!
Your 5th grade teacher,
Mr. Betor
2 boxes of sharpened
#2 pencils
1 highlighter
1 package 100 3x5 index cards
1 fine-point black sharpie
Colored pencils (12 pack)
24-count crayons
Thin colored markers
Pencil case, box or bag
Scissors
4 large glue sticks (no bottles please)
1 package wide-rule loose-leaf paper
1 standard-sized clipboard
3 one-inch binders (red, blue, and white)
2 composition notebooks
3 two-pocket folders (solid yellow, green and
purple)
$3.00 (cash) for Bare Book
$3.05 assignment notebook (check made payable to
“Slingerlands”) $9.00 cash for Jeff Bennett, Local Historian
