______

small Talk

______

Beltsville Adventist SchoolDecember 5, 2012

Choir Performances

In order to get ready for our holiday performances, Treble Choir will have rehearsal after school. Here is the schedule for the after school rehearsals and upcoming events:

Sabbath (Dec. 8)Beltsville SDA Church

(2nd service-whole

worship-please be at the

church by 11:40 am)

Sabbath (Dec. 15)Perform at Hopeside

Community Church

(11:00 am)

Christmas Break

Our Christmas break will begin December 21 with a 12:30 pm dismissal. Please remember there will be no aftercare and there is no lunch on the 21st. School will resume on Monday, January 7, 2013 at the regular time.

Fruit Orders

Due to the higher than normal amounts of rain in Florida, there will not be any Florida navel oranges after this shipment. In January we will begin receiving California navel oranges. We will have Florida tangelos/honeybells in January. The deadline to order California navel oranges, Floridatangelos/honeybells and grapefruit is Monday, January 7 and pick-up will be Sunday, January 20. Please call your order into 301-937-7478 for fresh, delicious fruit.

Lost And Found

Now that the weather is changing, more coats, jackets, sweatshirts, hats etc. are brought into the school, but they are also left here. Please make sure your child’s name is on his/her jacket. This will make it easier for us to identify who it belongs to.

Happy December Birthday!!

5Katie Harter

5Laura Wortman

9Andrew James

9Hanna Soper

10Mabel Mabena

10Delmas Whitlock

12Rohan Panickar

15Camryn Jackson

15Amarpreet Sudhaker

20Denzel Bosire

22Daniel James

22Edward James

26Evelyn Solomon

30Tiana Bell

31Erin Beers

Snow Plan Reminder

Just a reminder that in case of inclement weather we will follow the plans announced for Prince George’s County. Please do not call the school,teachers or staff, but listen to your local television or radio stations for their announcement. Kindergarten students will follow the plan for the whole school as we have a full-day kindergarten. In the event that the public schools are closed and there is a question about the school being opened, listen to WTOP (103.9 FM/103.5 FM/820 AM) or WMAL (630 AM). Remember, when school closes early, there is no after school care.

Café Accounts

We understand that you have no way of knowing your child’s café account balance unless we contact you or you contact the office. We apologize for this inconvenience and hope that you will continue to work with us to maintain a positive balance in the lunch account.

The café system was never intended to be used as a credit system. The expectation is that students’ meals are paid for before they are received. If you are informed that your child’s account has a negative balance, we expect funds to be placed on the account before any more lunches are received.

We Recycle Inkjet Cartridges

Our school is asking for your participation in our fund raising recycling program. If you use an inkjet printer at home or at work, place your empty cartridge in a zip lock bag and turn it in at the office. BAS receives cash for each cartridge you send us.

F.Y.I.

Phone: 301-937-2933; Fax: 301-595-2431

E-mail:

After School Care Phone: 301-529-8872

Federal EIN (for income tax): 16-166523