Badger Beat

Monday, February 14 -

Valentine's Day parties 1:45pm

Tuesday and Wednesday, February 15 and 16-

Spring Parent Teacher conferences

February 17, 18 and 21-

No school for students

Tuesday, February 22-

TWOSDAY 2-22-22 (see below for a fun dress up event)

PTO Meeting

Thursday, February 24 -

PTO Ditch the Dishes - Raising Canes

We plan to hold our classroom Valentine's Parties on February 14 at 1:45 pm.

We will plan to do Valentine's Day as usual this year, with students bring valentines to pass out and decorated boxes to collect their class' cards.

Classroom specific information will be forthcoming from your child's PTO room parent.

We are looking for individuals to join the Staff Appreciation Week Planning Team! This is a great way to give back in a unique and fun way. The team will meet in person a few times leading up to Staff Appreciation Week in March to plan out the week. Joining this team does not mean you have to volunteer during Appreciation Week.

Interested in joining or learning more? Please email us at pinecreekpto@gmail.com to let us know. Our first planning meeting will happen in early February.

INCOMING KINDERGARTENERS AND NEW STUDENTS

Enrollment for the 22-23 school year is now open! If you will have an incoming kindergartener or know of a family who will be new to the district, please visit benningtonschools.org to begin the enrollment process.

Once on the website, click on Enroll New Student. If you already have an account, you can log on. If you are new, please create an account. Once the enrollment is received and approved, you will get a confirmation email. We look forward to meeting your student and family!

Plans for a Parent Night and Kindergarten round up are underway!

More information will be shared in the BadgerBeat and through email for those families who have enrolled their children sometime in February.

We are just about done with our PTO sponsored One Book, One School. Hopefully your family has enjoyed reading School Days According to Humphrey. The discussion questions coordinate with each nightly chapter and can be brought back to school the next day for a chance to win in the daily drawing.

Our staff has worked together to read aloud each chapter so you and your child can listen again, or catch up if needed. See the Humphrey YouTube playlist for chapter readings from the previous week.

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

Chapter 15

Happy Reading!

SPIRIT DAY POPCORN POPPERS NEEDED

Click on the link below for the remaining Spirit Days:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090F4AACA82DA4FA7-spirit

Please follow Pine Creek PTO on Facebook:

The Directory can be found through our website: http://pinecreekpto.wixsite.com/pinecreekpto

(An update is still occurring behind the scenes. We thank you for your patience.)

We hold our meetings the 3rd Monday of every month at 7pm in the school library. We will continue to hold them in person with virtual attendance as an option.

Hello parents! This year for the yearbook we are going to try and make the process a little easier for all. We will have links for different school events where you can directly upload your kiddos photos that relate to each event. These can be photos taken at home as well.

Only yearbook coordinators will have access to these uploaded photos. Thanks SO much for all your help in making our yearbook the best!

Classroom learning/fun: https://www.plicbooks.com/go/3ZMXUX

Classroom Learning/Fun: https://www.plicbooks.com/go/3ZMXUX

Mark your calendars! On the first Friday of each month, we are looking for the class that has the highest percentage of participation. We encourage you to send your child in all the spirit wear they own...or even a blue shirt! Add those bows, socks, hair paint etc. The winning class from each grade gets a special treat on that day!

Friday, March 4

Friday, April 1

Friday, May 6

• All medication must be checked into the office.
• Expired medication will not be given to the child.
• Any sort of prescription or over the counter medications must be brought in by a parent with a signed authorization form.
• Other medications (including cough drops and itch creams) can be brought in by a child but must also have an authorization form signed by the parent in order to be administered.
  

If you would like to refer to the updated guidance that was sent out to all families regarding the District’s protocols when addressing positive COVID-19 cases within the school setting, please visit the District COVID Website. Here, you will be able to access resources, copies of Friday Notes, the Dashboard, and links to our Return to Learn Plan. The Dashboard will be updated next week once we have a full week of school. We will keep this website updated with any additional information or guidance provided by the health department. To start, there are updates on what to do if there is a positive COVID-19 case in your household. This can be found on the homepage of the website.

Alison Evangelisti- principal (aevangelisti@bennps.org)

Liz Peterson- secretary (epeterson@bennps.org)

Kathy Nowak- health para (knowak@bennps.org)

Email: aevangelisti@bennps.org
Website: benningtonschools.org
Location: 7801 North HWS Cleveland Boulevard, Bennington, NE, USA
Phone: (402)238-2372
Twitter: @pinecreek_elem