Originally delivered on 5/14/2024 10:00 am

SUBJECT: BT FLASH: May Update

BT FLASH - May 14, 2024

Everything you need to know for the next month and beyond

Included Information

Quick Reference Calendar

Bear Tavern Skate Night

Staff Appreciation Update

PTO General Meeting

BT Trenton Thunder Night

2024-25 Kindergarten Registration Information

BOE Meeting Schedule

Community Happenings


Mark your Calendar...

May 20: BT Skate Night

May 23: PTO General Meeting at 7pm

May 27: No School; Memorial Day

June 14: End of Year Picnic

June 17: Early Dismissal

June 18: Early Dismissal/Last Day of School

Current Happenings
Bear Tavern Skate Night

Join us for a night of fun at Frenchtown Roller Rink on Monday, May 20th from 6-8pm!

2998 Daniel Bray Highway - Frenchtown, NJ 

Skaters:  $15 Entry Ticket Includes Admission & Skate Rental 

Skate Rentals: Inline or Quad 

Chaperones/Non-Skaters:  No cost to attend 

BT Pizza Combo Pre-Purchase:  Pizza Slice & Drink Combo available for pre-purchase $5.00.  

The Frenchtown Roller Rink snack bar will also be open and available for purchases.

Click here to purchase tickets and pre-order your food today!

Staff Appreciation Luncheon Update

Thank you to all who donated food, drinks, and/or funds to help make the Staff Appreciation Luncheon a success! The feedback from the staff was once again overwhelmingly positive and they were truly so grateful! This event would not be possible without our amazing community: thank you for helping to show the staff just how much they are appreciated!

Last PTO General Meeting May 23rd

The final general PTO meeting for this year will be held via Zoom on Thursday, May 23rd at 7pm. We will be discussing open board and committee positions for next year among other things. All are encouraged to attend! The Zoom link will be sent out closer to the meeting date.

Bear Tavern Trenton Thunder Night

Bear Tavern night out at Trenton Thunder will be Saturday, June 15th! 

Come out for the game and cheer on our very own BT Treblemakers as they perform the National Anthem!  Enjoy a night of superhero-themed family fun rounded out with fireworks after the game! Tickets are $11 each.

CLICK HERE to purchase your tickets - we will be in Section 204, Rows L-W & Section 205,  Row W.  The deadline to order tickets is May 24th at 4pm.

Kindergarten Registration Information for 2024-25

Kindergarten Registration for the 2024-25 year is open. Kindergarten Campwill be held at all 4 Elementary Schools from July 8th - 11th and July 15th - 18th (M-Thurs. 8:30-11:30 am). This Registration Letter contains additional information. Students must be registered for Kindergarten in order to sign up for the camp. 

Upcoming Board of Ed Meetings

The Hopewell Valley Regional School District Board of Education welcomes and invites public comment. During the meeting, public comments will be accepted in-person only. (There will not be an opportunity for those watching the live stream to comment.)

Meeting Schedule:

May 20, 2024

June 17, 2024

Community Happenings
HVRSD Bond Referendum

A new website and a May 16 webinar are two ways to learn about Hopewell Valley Regional School District’s steps toward a bond referendum. Your participation in this vote, anticipated for Tuesday, September 17, is crucial as it will propose critical improvements to Restore, Expand and Protect all six schools. 

The website hvrsd.org/vote will serve as the central place for all referendum information. This includes proposed improvements, FAQs, and details about what this financial investment would mean for our students and schools.

Additionally, HVRSD will hold a webinar about the referendum at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 16. Participants can watch from anywhere using this link, which you can also find on the referendum website. 

The Board of Education researched and planned this Budget-Driven, Future-Focused Referendum to provide well-maintained, financially efficient, safe, and optimally sized schools. This vision includes replacing aging building systems and roofs, renovating interior facilities to improve safety and security, expanding instructional space to avoid crowding at our elementary schools, and upgrading our outdoor areas to improve student safety and access. These improvements will significantly enhance the learning environment for our students. Voter approval would let HVRSD tap into a type of state aid that is only available to districts with approved bond proposals.

Bookmark hvrsd.org/vote to stay up to date as we continue communicating to help residents make informed votes.

Membership Toolkit Directory Information

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.

Quick Links

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


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