📣 BES PTO Meeting #2! 💙💛

We’re excited to invite our BES families, teachers, and friends to our second PTO meeting of the school year! 🐾

📅 Thursday, September 24th
⏰ 5:30 PM
📍 Belmont Elementary School

Come join us as we continue working together to make BES an amazing place for our students! We’d love to have new and returning PTO members join us. Your ideas, support, and involvement make a difference! 💙💛

✨ Teachers, parents, & friends are welcome!
We can’t wait to see you there! 🐾

Have questions? Give us a call at 304-483-4013.

#BESPTO #BelmontElementary #BESFamily #PTO #TogetherWeCan
about 8 hours ago, Belmont Elementary School
BES PTO Meeting announcement with a blue and yellow school-themed design. The flyer announces the second PTO meeting on Thursday, September 24 at 5:30 PM at Belmont Elementary School. Teachers, parents, and friends are welcome. The flyer includes the school address, 512 Riverview Drive, Belmont, WV 26134, and a contact phone number, 304-483-4013. School-themed illustrations include pencils, scissors, a ruler, coffee cup, pencil sharpener, clock, and desk lamp.
🎨💙 We have so much beautiful artwork and so many special pictures proudly displayed throughout the halls of BES! Our hallways are filled with creativity, personality, and the amazing work of our Bobcats. 🐾✨ We love seeing our students’ hard work celebrated and making our school feel like a place that truly belongs to them! There’s always something new to see at BES! 💙
1 day ago, Belmont Elementary School
Photos and student artwork are displayed throughout the halls of Belmont Elementary School, showcasing students’ creativity, accomplishments, and school pride.
Photos and student artwork are displayed throughout the halls of Belmont Elementary School, showcasing students’ creativity, accomplishments, and school pride.
Photos and student artwork are displayed throughout the halls of Belmont Elementary School, showcasing students’ creativity, accomplishments, and school pride.
Photos and student artwork are displayed throughout the halls of Belmont Elementary School, showcasing students’ creativity, accomplishments, and school pride.
Photos and student artwork are displayed throughout the halls of Belmont Elementary School, showcasing students’ creativity, accomplishments, and school pride.
Photos and student artwork are displayed throughout the halls of Belmont Elementary School, showcasing students’ creativity, accomplishments, and school pride.
Photos and student artwork are displayed throughout the halls of Belmont Elementary School, showcasing students’ creativity, accomplishments, and school pride.
Photos and student artwork are displayed throughout the halls of Belmont Elementary School, showcasing students’ creativity, accomplishments, and school pride.
🦷💙 A BIG thank you to Dr. Strimer Family Dentistry for their incredibly generous donation of 100 tubes of toothpaste to the BES Clothing Closet! We are so grateful for your kindness and support of our Bobcat families. Your generosity helps us make sure our students have access to the things they need to feel confident, cared for, and ready to learn. 🐾💙 Thank you for supporting Belmont Elementary School and our students!
1 day ago, Belmont Elementary School
Students hold donated tubes of toothpaste alongside a representative from Dr. Strimer Family Dentistry, who donated 100 tubes of toothpaste to the BES Clothing Closet.
🦷✨ Attention BES Parents! ✨🦷

Is your child due for a dental cleaning or checkup? Belmont Elementary School is hosting a Mobile Dental Clinic! 🪥😁

📅 Tuesday, September 22, 2026
📍 Belmont Elementary School
🦷 Services may include cleanings, fluoride, sealants, and silver diamine fluoride (SDF).

This is a great opportunity for students who do not currently have a dentist or have not visited a dentist in more than a year.

⭐ For Pre-K & Kindergarten students, participation can count toward their dental requirement!

💙 Medicaid and private insurance are accepted, with a sliding scale available for those without insurance. No student will be turned away due to inability to pay.

If you would like your child to participate, please sign and return the form to school by Friday, September 11. Your school nurse will send an application home with your student.

🪥 Help us keep our Bobcats smiling bright! 🐾😁
3 days ago, Belmont Elementary School
BES flyer announcing a student mobile dental clinic on September 22, 2026, offering cleanings and other dental services. Forms are due September 11. Includes a cartoon smiling tooth with a toothbrush.
Reminder -
📸✨ BES PICTURE DAY IS COMING! ✨📸

It’s almost time to smile, BES! 😁📷

🗓️ Tuesday, September 8, 2026
🏫 Belmont Elementary School

Families can order pictures online through mylifetouch.com using our Picture Day ID:

🔑 EVT4NQ3V7

💻 Online orders can be placed before Picture Day, and students may also bring their order form and payment to school on Picture Day.

We can’t wait to capture those BIG BES smiles! 💙💛📸

#BESPictureDay #BelmontElementary #PictureDay
3 days ago, Belmont Elementary School
Three images provide information about Belmont Elementary School’s Fall Picture Day on Tuesday, September 8, 2026. The first shows the LifeTouch picture package options and prices, including online ordering information. The second provides details about picture packages, specialty products, backgrounds, and ordering through mylifetouch.com. The third is a BES Picture Day reminder graphic with the online ordering website, Picture Day ID EVT4NQ3V7, and a reminder that parents may also send money and an order form on Picture Day.
Three images provide information about Belmont Elementary School’s Fall Picture Day on Tuesday, September 8, 2026. The first shows the LifeTouch picture package options and prices, including online ordering information. The second provides details about picture packages, specialty products, backgrounds, and ordering through mylifetouch.com. The third is a BES Picture Day reminder graphic with the online ordering website, Picture Day ID EVT4NQ3V7, and a reminder that parents may also send money and an order form on Picture Day.
Three images provide information about Belmont Elementary School’s Fall Picture Day on Tuesday, September 8, 2026. The first shows the LifeTouch picture package options and prices, including online ordering information. The second provides details about picture packages, specialty products, backgrounds, and ordering through mylifetouch.com. The third is a BES Picture Day reminder graphic with the online ordering website, Picture Day ID EVT4NQ3V7, and a reminder that parents may also send money and an order form on Picture Day.
This week is the Book Fair at BES!
3 days ago, Belmont Elementary School
Flyer with a girl and boy sitting on books for the book fair this week at BES.
🐾💙 Congratulations to our “Paw”sitive Paws recipients! 💙🐾 A BIG congratulations to the students who were recognized with a “Paw”sitive Paw for doing their B.E.S.T.! 🐾🌟 We are so proud of our students for demonstrating Belmont’s Expectations for Students and Teachers and being positive role models for others. Keep up the great work, Bobcats! 🐾👏💙 Keep doing your B.E.S.T.! 🌟
3 days ago, Belmont Elementary School
students who received the Pawsitive Paw last week
Schools and Offices will be CLOSED on Monday, September 7 to observe Labor Day.
4 days ago, Eric Croasmun
Schools and Offices will be CLOSED on Monday, September 7 to observe Labor Day.
Our public schools prepare students for the future while strengthening the communities they serve. Through learning, opportunity support, and connection, our schools help students build the skills they need to succeed and become engaged, contributing members of their communities.
5 days ago, Eric Croasmun
Our public schools prepare students for the future while strengthening the communities they serve. Through learning, opportunity support, and connection, our schools help students build the skills they need to succeed and become engaged, contributing members of their communities.
🍎🐾 September at Belmont Elementary! 🐾🍎

We are excited for another fun-filled month at BES! 💙 Check out our September 2026 Calendar & Breakfast/Lunch Menu to keep up with everything happening around our school!

📸 Sept. 8: Picture Day
📚 Sept. 8–11: Fall Book Fair
🏫 Sept. 14: Midterms Go Home
🍎 Sept. 18: 12:50 p.m. Early Dismissal
🚌 Sept. 18: Pre-K/K Trip to AG Youth Fair
🐾 Sept. 24: PTO Meeting at 5:30 p.m.
🎉 And so much more!

Please remember that menus are subject to change based on product availability or weather events.

We hope everyone has a B.E.S.T. September! 💙🐾🍂
11 days ago, Belmont Elementary School
September 2026 Belmont Elementary School calendar and breakfast/lunch menu. The calendar lists daily breakfast and lunch choices, with events including Labor Day no school on September 7, Picture Day on September 8, Fall Book Fair September 8–11, midterms going home September 14, no Pre-K on September 14, early dismissal at 12:50 p.m. and the Pre-K/K trip to the AG Youth Fair on September 18, and a PTO meeting at 5:30 p.m. on September 24. A colorful “September” graphic with autumn leaves decorates the bottom of the calendar.
🐾💙 Congratulations, 4th Grade Bobcats! 💙🐾 BES would like to give a BIG congratulations to our 4th grade students who earned Mastery or Exceeds Mastery on the ELA and/or Math General Summative Assessment last spring! 📚✏️🌟 These students were recognized during our morning meeting today and celebrated by their fellow students and staff. We are incredibly proud of their hard work, dedication, and achievement! 👏🎉 Way to go, Bobcats! Keep doing your B.E.S.T.! 🐾💙⭐
13 days ago, Belmont Elementary School
Students standing holding award at assembly
Students standing holding award at assembly
🐾💙 Congratulations to our “Paw”sitive Paws recipients! 💙🐾 A BIG congratulations to the students who were recognized with a “Paw”sitive Paw for doing their B.E.S.T.! 🐾🌟 We are so proud of our students for demonstrating Belmont’s Expectations for Students and Teachers and being positive role models for others. Keep up the great work, Bobcats! 🐾👏💙 Keep doing your B.E.S.T.! 🌟
14 days ago, Belmont Elementary School
Photos of Belmont Elementary students being recognized as “Paw”sitive Paw recipients for demonstrating their B.E.S.T. behaviors and making positive choices at school. Students are smiling and celebrating their achievement with staff.
Photos of Belmont Elementary students being recognized as “Paw”sitive Paw recipients for demonstrating their B.E.S.T. behaviors and making positive choices at school. Students are smiling and celebrating their achievement with staff.
🐾📰 Introducing the VERY FIRST Bobcat News! 📰🐾

A huge THANK YOU to Mrs. Mara Wren, our BES Communities in Schools Liaison, for creating our brand-new Bobcat News! 💙💛

This newsletter is a wonderful way to keep our BES families connected and informed about all the exciting things happening at Belmont Elementary—from important dates and attendance reminders to staff spotlights, upcoming events, and highlights from around our school! 📚✨

We are so excited to share the first edition of Bobcat News with our families! 🐾💙

Thank you, Mrs. Wren, for helping us build connections, share information, and keep our Bobcat community in the know! 💙

We hope you enjoy the first edition! 📰🐾

#BobcatNews #BelmontElementary #BESBobcats #CommunityInSchools #BelmontBobcats 💙💛
14 days ago, Belmont Elementary School
Belmont Elementary’s August 2026 Bobcat News newsletter. The front page features photos of the school’s new playgrounds and an article celebrating the new equipment. It also includes a “Principal’s Corner” message from Mrs. Spitzer, a “Welcome Back Bobcats!” section, and information about Communities in Schools and Belmont Elementary.
Page 2 of Belmont Elementary’s August 2026 Bobcat News. The page includes information about why school attendance matters, attendance tips, ways for families to stay in touch with the school, important September dates including Picture Day, Book Fair, and a PTO meeting, and introductions to BES staff members.
Recognizing Lori Mendenhall, Belmont Elementary, First Grade Teacher!
15 days ago, Eric Croasmun
Miss Mendenhall is always so sweet to the students and takes her time to get to know one individually! She always gets down to their level and explains to them what they may have done wrong and why they had that consequence. She always praises them when it is needed and lets them know how special, important, and loved they are. I admire her for that! -Submitted by a fellow staff member
Lunch menu update for today
16 days ago, Belmont Elementary School
lunch menu update - fish patty
🎉 Playground Ribbon Cutting! 🎉

Today was a special day at Belmont Elementary as we celebrated our brand-new Pre-K and Kindergarten–4th Grade playgrounds! ✂️🎈

Our students had the BEST time exploring the new equipment, and their excitement made this day even more special! 🛝💙

A huge THANK YOU to all of the individuals, organizations, and community members who helped make our new playground a dream come true. We are so grateful for your support of our students and our school! ❤️

Here’s to many years of fun, laughter, and memories on our new playgrounds! 🥰🛝✨
16 days ago, Belmont Elementary School
Photos from the ribbon-cutting celebration at Belmont Elementary School for the new Pre-K and Kindergarten–4th Grade playgrounds. Students are pictured exploring and enjoying the new playground equipment with excitement and smiles. The celebration highlights the new playgrounds and the community support that helped make the project possible.
Photos from the ribbon-cutting celebration at Belmont Elementary School for the new Pre-K and Kindergarten–4th Grade playgrounds. Students are pictured exploring and enjoying the new playground equipment with excitement and smiles. The celebration highlights the new playgrounds and the community support that helped make the project possible.
Photos from the ribbon-cutting celebration at Belmont Elementary School for the new Pre-K and Kindergarten–4th Grade playgrounds. Students are pictured exploring and enjoying the new playground equipment with excitement and smiles. The celebration highlights the new playgrounds and the community support that helped make the project possible.
Photos from the ribbon-cutting celebration at Belmont Elementary School for the new Pre-K and Kindergarten–4th Grade playgrounds. Students are pictured exploring and enjoying the new playground equipment with excitement and smiles. The celebration highlights the new playgrounds and the community support that helped make the project possible.
Photos from the ribbon-cutting celebration at Belmont Elementary School for the new Pre-K and Kindergarten–4th Grade playgrounds. Students are pictured exploring and enjoying the new playground equipment with excitement and smiles. The celebration highlights the new playgrounds and the community support that helped make the project possible.
Photos from the ribbon-cutting celebration at Belmont Elementary School for the new Pre-K and Kindergarten–4th Grade playgrounds. Students are pictured exploring and enjoying the new playground equipment with excitement and smiles. The celebration highlights the new playgrounds and the community support that helped make the project possible.
📸✨ BES PICTURE DAY IS COMING! ✨📸

It’s almost time to smile, BES! 😁📷

🗓️ Tuesday, September 8, 2026
🏫 Belmont Elementary School

Families can order pictures online through mylifetouch.com using our Picture Day ID:

🔑 EVT4NQ3V7

💻 Online orders can be placed before Picture Day, and students may also bring their order form and payment to school on Picture Day.

We can’t wait to capture those BIG BES smiles! 💙💛📸

#BESPictureDay #BelmontElementary #PictureDay
17 days ago, Belmont Elementary School
Three images provide information about Belmont Elementary School’s Fall Picture Day on Tuesday, September 8, 2026. The first shows the LifeTouch picture package options and prices, including online ordering information. The second provides details about picture packages, specialty products, backgrounds, and ordering through mylifetouch.com. The third is a BES Picture Day reminder graphic with the online ordering website, Picture Day ID EVT4NQ3V7, and a reminder that parents may also send money and an order form on Picture Day.
Three images provide information about Belmont Elementary School’s Fall Picture Day on Tuesday, September 8, 2026. The first shows the LifeTouch picture package options and prices, including online ordering information. The second provides details about picture packages, specialty products, backgrounds, and ordering through mylifetouch.com. The third is a BES Picture Day reminder graphic with the online ordering website, Picture Day ID EVT4NQ3V7, and a reminder that parents may also send money and an order form on Picture Day.
Three images provide information about Belmont Elementary School’s Fall Picture Day on Tuesday, September 8, 2026. The first shows the LifeTouch picture package options and prices, including online ordering information. The second provides details about picture packages, specialty products, backgrounds, and ordering through mylifetouch.com. The third is a BES Picture Day reminder graphic with the online ordering website, Picture Day ID EVT4NQ3V7, and a reminder that parents may also send money and an order form on Picture Day.
📚✏️ BES 3rd & 4th Grade Beginning of Year Assessments

Our 3rd and 4th grade students will soon be participating in their beginning-of-year assessments. These assessments help us understand each student's learning needs so we can provide the best possible support throughout the school year.

Families can help by:
✅ Making sure your child is at school on time each testing day.
✅ Ensuring they get a good night's sleep and eat a healthy breakfast.
✅ Encouraging them to do their best—we believe in every one of our students!

Assessment Schedule:
📅 Tuesday, August 25 – Math
📅 Thursday, August 27 – ELA
📅 Monday, August 31 – Writing

Thank you for your partnership and support. Together, we'll help our students start the year strong! 🌟💙💛
19 days ago, Belmont Elementary School
Blue and gold back-to-school graphic with school-themed illustrations around the border. The center reads, "BES 3rd & 4th Grade Beginning of Year Assessments." The graphic explains that beginning-of-year assessments help teachers understand students' learning needs and asks families to ensure students arrive at school on time, get a good night's sleep, eat a healthy breakfast, and do their best. Assessment dates listed are: Tuesday, August 25 – Math; Thursday, August 27 – ELA; Monday, August 31 – Writing. The graphic thanks families for their partnership and support.
🎒💙 Thank You, Matheny Ford & Pleasants County Chamber of Commerce! 💙🎒

A huge thank you to Matheny Ford and the Pleasants County Chamber of Commerce for your generous donation of backpacks and supplies to Belmont Elementary School! Your kindness will help make sure our students have the supplies they need to start the school year ready to learn. 📚✏️

We are so grateful for the continued support of our community and the wonderful organizations that invest in our students! 🐾💙

Thank you for helping our BES students feel prepared, supported, and ready to have a pawsome year! 🐾🎒✨
21 days ago, Belmont Elementary School
Several elementary students stand in a school hallway holding donated backpacks and school supplies. A table nearby displays additional backpacks, crayons, pencils, notebooks, folders, scissors, and other classroom supplies. The donation was generously provided by Matheny Ford and the Pleasants County Chamber of Commerce.
Several elementary students stand in a school hallway holding donated backpacks and school supplies. A table nearby displays additional backpacks, crayons, pencils, notebooks, folders, scissors, and other classroom supplies. The donation was generously provided by Matheny Ford and the Pleasants County Chamber of Commerce.
🐄🌾 Farm Day Flyers Sent Home Today! 🌾🐄

Kindergarten families, please check your child’s backpack! 🎒 Farm Day flyers were sent home with all kindergarten students today.

Farm Day will be Friday, September 18, 2026, at the Agricultural Fair at the St. Marys Marina! Students will get to visit the animals, enjoy a hayride, make butter, and explore all the fun the fair has to offer. 🐖🐄🐓🚜

Please review the flyer, complete the permission form, and return it to school. We’re looking forward to a moo-velous day! 🐮💚🌾
22 days ago, Belmont Elementary School
Farm Day flyer for kindergarten students announcing a field trip on Friday, September 18, 2026, to the Agricultural Fair at the St. Marys Marina. Students will visit animals, take a hayride, make butter, and explore the fair. The flyer includes lunch options, hayride permission choices, and spaces for the child’s name, parent/guardian signature, and emergency phone number.