Quick Reference Calendar

Innovation Expo

Yearbook Sale

5th Grade Yearbook Ads

Pretzel Fridays

BT Dine Out at It's Nutts

Bear Tavern Skate Night

Staff Spotlight

2024-25 Kindergarten Registration Information

BOE Meeting Schedule

Community Happenings

April 17: Spring Pictures & Innovation Expo 6-8pm

April 22: Wear Blue or Green for Earth Day

April 25: Take Your Child to Work Day & BT Dine Out at It's Nutts

May 1: Early Dismissal- Staff Development 

(Staff Appreciation Luncheon)

May 2: May Day Festivities 2pm

May 3: Wellness Day

May 9: PTO General Meeting

May 6-10 Teacher Appreciation Week

May 10: HVEF Boots and Bling Gala

May 20: BT Skate Night

May 27: No School; Memorial Day

CLICK HERE to purchase your 2023-24 Bear Tavern Yearbook!

CLICK HERE to purchase your Congratulatory Ad

Pricing:

1/8 page (4.25x2.75 in.) - $15

1/4 page (4.25 x 5.5 in.) - $25

Deadline:

All ad submissions and payments must be received by Friday, April 26

Looking for a private preschool experience for your 2, 3, or 4 year old in Hopewell Township? St. Peter's Lutheran Nursery School is located just minutes from Bear Tavern and registration for the 2024-2025 school year is now open! They offer 3 programs, as outlined above, with optional add-on programs. Tours are available upon request. 

Have questions or want more information? 

Call Jenn Garrow at 609-466-6511 or email

director.stpeter@gmail.com

Join the third annual Color Fun Run & Walk, hosted by the Hopewell Valley Arts Council, at Woolsey Park on Saturday, May 4, 2024, from 3 to 4 pm. Whether you choose to walk, run, or do anything in between, get ready to transform into a technicolor masterpiece while supporting Hopewell Valley’s arts nonprofit. Rain date: Sunday, May 5, 2024.

Your colorful adventure starts at the new Hopewell Township bandshell where multiple waves of runners and walkers will set out on the fun-run course. Enjoy entertainment and a dance party with music and warm-up/entertainment by hula hoop master Angela of ‘Color Me Hoopy’. The run culminates with a lively group color toss. Remember to capture your colorful moments at the selfie station. And treat yourself to Johnson’s homemade ice cream, available for purchase.

Complete your Saturday errands and sports activities early, then come out to have some fun!  A white shirt is a must, but consider adding white headbands, shorts, or knee socks, and watch them turn from pristine white to rainbow in minutes. If you and your team want to go all out, wear a crazy hat or costume.  Since it’s Star Wars “May the 4th be With You” day, Star Wars-theme attire is encouraged!

Ticket details:

Tickets are priced at $30 per person.

Children under five years old can participate for free.

For a $5 donation, cheer someone on and attend the closing event.

The event will take place at Woolsey Park, located at 221 Washington Crossing Pennington Rd, Titusville, NJ. Tickets are limited, so please register by visiting hvartscouncil.org/colorfunrun.

Get ready to embrace the colors and create lasting memories!

In alignment with the Hopewell School District, the Bear Tavern PTO will continue to use Membership Toolkit for our Student Directory and Communications for the 2023-2024 school year.  

Once you update your Membership Toolkit Account you will have access to the directory, PTO newsletters, donation links, volunteer opportunities, and much more.

You must update your information every year to be included in the directory! For those families who have children attending other Hopewell Schools, you will need to update your information for each school that your children attend.

Here's how: 

1. LOGIN at https://www.beartavernpto.com. (You must login with the email address where this newsletter arrived.) Once the Primary Account is set up, the Primary User can "invite" other email addresses to access the account.  This allows the Secondary User to have their own login information, but still have access to the family account.
2. For those who are new to Membership Toolkit, please follow these instructions:
   1. Go to https://www.beartavernpto.com.
   2. Click on the Register/Login button.
   3. Select "New User".
   4. Select "Create Account" and fill in your name, email (please use the email where this newsletter arrived), and password.  
   5. Click "verify my email" and then check your email for a link to complete the process. The link expires within 2 hours. If you do not receive the email, check your spam or junk folders.
   6. Once you have verified your email address, log back in and finish the 3 step registration process.
3. Complete the Parent/Family and Student Information.
4. Complete the Directory/Publish Preferences. By marking active, you are allowing other Bear Tavern families to see whatever contact information you choose to share. This is a great feature to foster friendships with playdates, birthday parties, etc.

Questions?

Please don't hesitate to contact us at beartaverndirectory@gmail.com.

EMERGENCY CLOSING INFORMATION:

For all emergency schedule changes consult one of these sources:

District Website:http://www.hvrsd.org
District Emergency Phone Message: 737-8449
District Phone Line: 737-4000
HV-TV: Comcast Channel 19, Verizon Channel 32
HVRSD on Facebook

IMPORTANT BTPTO ONLINE LINKS
Everything you need from the PTO:
Bear Tavern PTO Website


Bear Tavern Elementary School website (District Website):
http://btes.hvrsd.org/

Virtual Backpack (important flyers and forms)

https://btes.hvrsd.org/o/btes/browse/112859

Bear Tavern Parent Teacher Organization

Bear Tavern Elementary School

1162 Bear Tavern Road

Titusville, NJ 08560