About Me

My name is Christie Bethel and I graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. I have been teaching at Banks Road Elementary since it opened up in 2009. My current teaching experience includes teaching first grade at Willow Springs Elementary and 2nd grade at Lillington Shawtown Elementary. I am a Fuquay native, but now call Apex home. I love animals, especially my cat Bootsie and my parent's yellow lab Lucy. I completed my first half-marathon in April 2011. So when I'm not at school, you will find me at the gym or on a trail running or playing soccer with my friends. I was honored to be selected as Banks Road Elementary's Teacher of the Year for 2013-2014.

Meet our class!

Meet our class!

Class Schedule

8:45 to 9:15- Morning work, breakfast, and bathroom
9:15 to 9:25- Read Aloud/Calendar
9:30 to 10:15- Specials
10:20 to to 11:00- Writer's Workshop
11:05 to 11:30- Lunch- table 1
11:35 to 12:35- Math
12:40 to 1:00- Team Time
1:00 to 1:30- Recess
1:30 to 1:40- Snack/Restroom/Read Aloud
1:40 to 2:10- Science and Social Studies
2:10 to 3:35- Daily 5
3:40- Dismissal

Important Dates

- Friday, November 22nd- Jason Knowles’ birthday
- Wednesday, November 27th- Book-It! due for the month of November
- Thursday, November 28th- Thanksgiving- No School!
- Friday, November 29th- No School!
- Monday, December 2nd- Ansley Ayers' Birthday
- Wednesday, December 4th- Track out day
-Monday, December 16th- Hank Gozy's birthday
- Friday, December 27th- Will Poplin's birthday

Monday, October 3, 2011

Newsletter for the week of October 3rd

Welcome back!  I trust everyone had a wonderful track out and is ready to get back into the swing of things.
I really enjoyed meeting with everyone last week for conferences. It really is amazing how involved all of you are in your child’s lives. They are lucky to have such wonderful parents.  Thank you for all of the support you give them and me! * We will meet again in the 3rd quarter or beginning of 4th quarter, but please let me know if you ever have questions, concerns, and/or comments and we can most certainly meet when needed!
For the next three weeks, from October 3rd to October 21st, our specials will be as followed:  Monday is Music, Tuesday is Art, Wednesday is PE, and Thursday and Friday are both Technology.
Important Information:
-        Field Trips- Information about our two Field Trips is coming home in Folders tomorrow.  Take a look at the blue sheet explaining our 2 trips and write the dates on your calendar.  The cost for both trips is $18.00 and is due as soon as possible.  See the pink sheet on how you can pay for this easily online.  Make sure you return the permission slip with both the front and back filled out.
-        Scholastic book order- October Scholastic book orders will be coming home Thursday this week. This of course is completely optional, but it is a great opportunity to order some books for your child. If you are interested, check and order form will be due to me by Wednesday, October 19th. If you would like to order online, our class activation code is: G229M.  You can access that at www.scholastic.com/bookclubs.
-        Team time- On Tuesday, October 4th we will begin a school-wide Team Time.  This intense, focused instructional time will be used to provide support for every student through remediation or enrichment activities based on students’ needs.  Team Time will take place from 9:20-9:50 on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays’ each week. With Team Time starting our schedule has changed.  The new schedule is on the back.  Lunch is now 12:10 to 12:40 and specials are from 9:55 to 10:35.
-Fun Run- This Thursday is our Fun Run. This is the biggest money raiser for our school.  Our class will be running from 10:20 to 11:05. Please have your child wear a yellow t-shirt since that will be our color for the class.  Hope to see you out there!
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