Good afternoon Mt Bethel families!

⭐️ Last call! 12:59 pm tonight is the deadline for submissions for ideas for Student-Led Initiatives! Link to submit is below!

⭐️ Tomorrow (10/6) is the last day we are collecting clean and gently- used costumes and accessories for My Green Earth's Community Costume Drive. 

MBES has a busy but exciting October ahead, full of helping others, celebrating and thanking our own, and giving back to our community. You can see all of the great events outlined here, with more information and sign-ups continued in the newsletter below.

Coffee & Connection - Tuesday, October 7th, 7:45 AM

PTA will be hosting a morning get-together designed to welcome parents NEW to Mt Bethel into the life of the school, connect with PTA leadership, and answer any lingering questions. More details below!

Bus Driver, Custodian & Cafeteria Appreciation

Mt Bethel is celebrating our bus drivers, custodians and cafeteria workers this week! Students have been making thank-you notes in class for our custodians and cafe workers. A link to the "thank-you note" for the bus drivers is below.

Concert on the Green! - this Thursday, October 9th from 6 - 8 PM

Join your rock star Buccaneer friends and enjoy live music from Old Man Cover Band, food trucks and fun! 

Iluminati Book Fair! - Tuesday, October 14th - Friday, October 17th

Students will have a chance to preview the book fair this week to see all the gems in store! A sign-up for Volunteers for preview days and week of is below, as is a link for the new book fair online store- with exclusive titles- and IT IS OPEN NOW! 

Parent/Teacher Conferences - Tuesday, October 14th - Friday, October 17th*

We are still looking for some item donations and volunteers to help manage the teacher appreciation goodies.

(*Reminder: These are also early release days!)

Campus Clean Up! - Saturday, October 18th, 9 am - 12 pm

Pitch in to help keep our school looking beautiful! Stop by any time between 9 am and noon. More information below!

We can’t wait to see you all this week!

Amy Stewart & Sarah Downer

Tomorrow, Oct 6, is the last day Mt. Bethel will be collecting your clean and gently used costumes and costume accessories to donate to My Green Earth’s Community Costume Drive! 

Let your old costumes have a second life and help make new memories by donating today! The bin is outside by the front doors of the school.

 Thursday, Oct 9 | 6–8 PM 

Bring the whole family for a night of fun with live music by Old Man Cover Band, delicious food trucks, and plenty of space for kids to play! Don’t forget your blankets, chairs, and refillable water bottles for the water refill station.

All students are invited to enter the Reflections 2025-26 Competition. Reflections is a National PTA and Georgia PTA cultural arts competition that provides an opportunity for students to use their creative talents to express themselves through their own original works and be recognized for their creativity. 

This year’s theme is: I Belong!

Students may submit an entry in one or more of seven Arts areas:

• Dance Choreography

• Film Production

• Literature

• Music Composition

• Photography

• Visual Arts

• Visual Arts 3D

All entries are due October 24, 2025, and must be photographed and submitted digitally. Visit https://www.mtbethelpta.org/programs/Reflections to learn more and find the digital submission form.

Questions? Email Reflections Chair, Holly Wright, at Reflections@mtbethelpta.org

We are looking to grow our environmental team!

 Please sign up HERE if you can help!

Subscribe to our calendar and have the Mt Bethel Calendar at your fingertips! Directions can be found HERE.

Please join us this Tuesday, October 7th in the MBES Cafeteria for the 16th Annual STEM Fair!

Do you shop at Kroger or buy Box Top products? Learn more HERE about how you can support Mt Bethel and PTA with your everyday purchases! There are just a few easy steps and you're on your way!

Mt Bethel PTA

1210 Johnson Ferry Rd

Marietta, GA 30068

https://mtbethelpta.membershiptoolkit.com