The Bear Business Weekly Newsletter
week of Aug 14, 2023
A message from Ms. Halpin
Wow! What an incredible 1st week of school! The Halpin Family is glad to be back in a routine. This is always an exciting time with with new school supplies and a clean lunch box.
Our students are already making new friends and have adjusted to their new routines of new grade levels or beginning school for the first time. Parents, you are doing a great job, too! Thank you for adjusting to our changes this year and following our arrival and dismissal guidelines.
We have discovered that GMAIL sends our emails to the spam folder. Please add your teacher's email and my email to your address book to ensure you receive our communication.
Volunteers may begin coming on campus, Monday, August 28. Be sure you have completed your back ground check or you will not be able to volunteer.
Proud to be a BEAR,
-Kassie Halpin
Principal, Bennett Elementary
Campus Safety
Arrival and Dismissal Procedures
The safety of our Bears is our #1 Priority
If you are coming on campus to pick up a student, YOU NEED the Blue Student Dismissal tag provided Meet the Teacher night.
Dismissal Options @ Bennett for the 2023-24 school year
2. Daycare Bus - - let teacher know the name and address of the Daycare)
3. Front Carpool - - student picked up in the FRONT car line
4. Back Carpool - - student picked up in the BACK car line
5. Parent Walk-up @ the front door - - parent parks in front lot and joins like at front door
6. FRONT Walk Away/biker - - student walks/bikes/scooters home OR meets their grown-up off campus and leaves out the cafeteria door to walk West & South of the campus. This crossing guard is in the front of the school.
7. BACK Walk Away/biker - - student walks/bikes/scooters home OR meets their grown-up off campus and leaves out the 3rd grade back door to walk East & North of the campus. This crossing guard is Ms. Betty, at the back of the school.
Parents/Guardians/Grown-ups may not meet their child on campus and have them meet at the Bike Racks or at the front door. For safety reasons, anyone coming on campus MUST join the parent walk-up line OR be in a vehicle utilizing a designated carpool lane.
Students should NEVER cross Coronado Drive or Round Hill Drive without an adult to meet a vehicle.
What if I need to change how my student is going home?
Example: my child is a front carpool rider everyday. Their sibling is ill and I need them to walk home. I would complete the form to notify the school.
Absences, Early Check-outs, and Tardies
School Hours
School begins at 8:00am. The front and back door LOCK at 8:00am. If your student arrives at 8:00am or later, they will need to utilize the doorbell at the front door to gain access to the building. Students will check-in at the office and get a tardy pass before proceeding to their classroom.
School ends at 3:07pm.
No student may be checked out after 2:40pm, so please plan ahead. This includes days that we have inclement weather.
New way to submit an absence note!!
If your student attends a doctor appointment, please continue to send in the paper note.
You may continue to send in a paper note to the office in lieu of the GOOGLE FORM.
Grade Level Newsletters
Did you miss Kindergarten screener?
School-Wide Events
Bennett Live! Dates this year
Specials Schedule on Bennett Live! days
Are you interested in joining Safety Patrol?
If you are a 4th or 5th grade student interested in joining safety patrol for the 2023-24 school year, please complete the interest form by August 15 @ 10pm.
Timeline:
Aug 4th signup from available via the Bear Business
Aug. 7th signup available at Meet the Teacher
Aug. 15th @10:00p.m. deadline to fill out form to participate
Aug. 16th send email to parents of students selected to be in safety patrol
Aug. 17th Safety Patrol meeting/training in cafeteria with new Safety Patrol
Aug. 21st Safety Patrol Team 1 begins
Recurring Weekly Events @ Bennett
Choir for 4th & 5th grade students
Running Club 2nd - 5th grade students
upcoming during the next 2 weeks!
August 14 (Monday)
- GT (gifted & talented) referral window opens - see link to website below
August 15 (Tuesday)
- Supply & Say Hi @ Webb for Alpha students 5pm
- Deadline for Safety Patrol interest form - 10pm tonight!
August 16 (Wednesday)
- STAAR scores available to parents at TEA.gov
August 17 (Thursday)
- Supply & Say Hi @ Webb for Alpha students 5pm
August 18 (Friday)
- PTO Board meeting 10am Science Lab
August 21 (Monday)
- ALPHA begins and 3rd graders will ride the bus to Webb
- Kinder color week: Red
August 22 (Tuesday)
- Kinder color week: White
- PTOs Back to School Bash! See flier below
August 23 (Wednesday)
- Kinder color week: Yellow
August 24 (Thursday)
- 4th & 5th grade ALPHA students @ Webb
- Kinder color week: Green
August 25 (Friday)
- 4th & 5th grade ALPHA students @ Webb
- Kinder color week: Blue
School Supplies!
Kindergarten Supply List
1st grade Supply List
2nd grade Supply List
3rd grade Supply List
4th grade Supply List
5th grade Supply List
Information from MISD Library Services
Information from the Bennett Cafeteria
How to Add money to your student's lunch account
Make checks payable to McKinney ISD
Breakfast & Lunch costs
Complete your background check!
A background check can take up to 2 weeks, so you want to have it completed. We will have turn you away from helping on campus, Watch Dog, or a Field Trip if your background has not been completed.
Bennett PTO sponsored Watch Dogs Information
Important Dates for Our Watch Dogs!
**coming soon**
WatchDog orientation meeting and information will be given at the PTO general meeting on August 22.
MISD Gifted and Talented Information (ALPHA program)
Alpha teacher contact information
Alpha Testing Dates 23/24
Bennett Schedules
Important Information from McKinney ISD
Club 360
McKinney ISD is looking for Crossing Guards!
We DO NOT have a crossing guard at Coronado and Round Hill Rd.
MISD Weather Guidelines - Important information!
About Me
Email: khalpin@mckinneyisd.net
Website: schools.mckinneyisd.net/Bennett
Location: 7760 Coronado Drive, McKinney, TX, USA
Phone: 469-302-5400
Facebook: www.facebook.com/MISDBennett
Twitter: @BennettBears