Welcome Back!
We are so excited to start a brand new school year with your wonderful children! As we open our doors again, our hearts are full of gratitude for the trust you place in us to nurture and inspire your young learners. This year promises to be filled with discovery, growth, and joyful learning experiences. We can’t wait to see the smiles, hear the laughter, and watch each child shine in their own unique way.
Our incredible staff of educators have already been in school preparing classrooms for the new school year. A big thank you to our amazing custodians for all of their hard work this summer! Our school looks incredible, and we truly appreciate their dedication in making our building clean, safe, and welcoming for everyone. A huge thank you to our wonderful office staff as well, Rachel Sukup and Terri Daly. Your efforts keep everything running smoothly, and we appreciate all you do behind the scenes to support our school community.
New Staff:
All of us at Bel Air Elementary are excited and ready to support our students in achieving their goals. We are also thrilled to warmly welcome our new staff members to the Bel Air family! Rick Allison returns to Bel Air as our 4th grade teacher and Riley Kalin moves to 2nd grade. Chloe Armstead and Karen Kalin will be Bel Air’s new speech language pathologists, Abbie Summers will be our speech language para, Taylor Zhang our ELL teacher, Amy Rice Hoffman our new nurse, Jenny Nelson as school psychologist, and Nicole Konert will join Bel Air as our second LIFE teacher. We have some deaf ed educators joining our team, Carre Klein as deaf ed teacher and Brenna Frowick, interpreter para. We welcome LIFE paraprofessionals Sarah Carpenter, Desirae Barrera, Madison Beaver, Molly Plasencia, and Sadie Mrsny. Amber Drevecky Johnson will be the new media paraprofessional, and Jacob Mann joins our custodial team.
Start of School Year Information:
Open House: Our Open House will be on Monday, August 11, 5:30-6:30. Please come and meet your child’s teacher. If you wish, you can bring school supplies to the Open House for your child to put in their classroom.
Start date: Your child will attend either Tuesday, August 12 OR Wednesday, August 13. The entire class will be together on Thursday, August 14. You should have received an email from the district letting you know which day your child will attend.
See attachments: Attached is a resource to refer to throughout the year titled “Bel Air At a Glance”. In this document you will find some general information about Bel Air. (pick up/drop off, lunch times) Also attached is Bel Air’s traffic information.
Once again, welcome back! We believe in the power of teamwork and the significance of a strong partnership between home and school. I encourage you to actively engage in your child’s education, maintain open lines of communication, and participate in school activities and events whenever possible. Thank you for partnering with us in this important journey. Together, we will make this school year a memorable and successful one!
Educationally,
Trisha Andreasen, Bel Air Principal
