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Badgerline
All Things Bennington Elementary
August 9, 2024
Upcoming Events
- Tuesday, August 13th - Back to School Night 5:30-6:30 pm
- Wednesday, August 14th- - First Day of School Dismissal at 11:40 (No Lunch)
- Tuesday, August 20th-PTO Meeting (6:30-BE Art Room)
- Wednesday, August 21st-Picture Day
- Friday, August 23rd-Snack Milk CLOSES
- Friday, August 30th-Spirit Day
Arrival/Dismissal Procedures
- The elementary school day begins at 8:05 A.M.
- Students will be let in the building at 7:45 for breakfast.
- ALL students will be let in the building at 8:00.
- All students will enter through the main entrance.
- The elementary school days ends at 3:07.
Communication
Medication at School
If your child needs to take medication at school, you may drop this off in our school health office at Back to School night on 8/13, or during school hours beginning on 8/14.
Prescription medications must be brought in their packaging, labeled with the prescription information. along with an authorization form signed by your child's physician.
Additionally, for rescue medications (inhalers, epi-pens) an action plan must be provided.
Over-the-counter medications (Tylenol, Ibuprofen, cough drops, etc.) must be provided in their original sealed packaging.
We cannot accept expired medication.
If you have any questions regarding medication, please reach out to our school office at 402-238-2690 or email dbuchholz@bennps.org or slehman@bennps.org.
GIRLS ON THE RUN
Lunch & Snack Milk
Students are invited to eat breakfast and lunch at school daily, and may enjoy our cafeteria options or bring a lunch of their own.
Elementary meal prices are $1.90 for breakfast, $2.80 for lunch, and .55 if they wish to purchase a milk to have with their lunch from home (milk is included with the cafeteria meal).
Families also have the option to purchase snack milk for their students. Snack milk is optional, and separate from the lunch program. Snack milk is $48.40/semester.
All payments for lunch and/or snack milk must be made through myschoolbucks.com beginning Tuesday, August 6th.
Important note: Cafeteria meal payments, 1st semester snack milk, and 2nd semester snack milk are all separate items in the myschoolbucks store.
School Supply Lists
Schedule of Events
2024-2025 District Calendar
Cycle Day Calendar
PTO
Be in the KNOW with the PTO! WE HAVE A NEW WEBSITE! Scan the QR code below and register your family in Membership Toolkit today so you can stay up to date on what’s happening with the PTO, connect with other families via the school directory and view opportunities to get involved throughout the year.
Donations are welcome but there is NO FEE to join! If you have a student at Bennington Elementary, you are already part of the PTO and we welcome you! We have a lot of great events planned this year and are looking forward to getting to know all our Bennington Elementary families! Don’t forget to stop at our table on Back to School Night and pick up a popsicle on your way out!
Bennington Public Schools Foundation
Bennington Community Activities & Events
All information regarding upcoming Bennington community events, sports camps, and activities
will now be posted on our district website,
and shared through the weekly district newsletter, the Badger Update.
You can access this by visiting
www.benningtonschools.org > Departments > Communications > Community Youth Activities
or through this link:
https://www.benningtonschools.org/cms/One.aspx?portalId=158238&pageId=1321545
If you wish to have your event or activity shared there, please contact our
Communications Coordinator, Stacy Hawn, at shawn@bennps.org.
Contact Us
Notice of Non-Discrimination
The Bennington Public School District does not discriminate on the basis of sex, disability, race, color, religion, veteran status, national or ethnic origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, or other protected status in its programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following persons have been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies: Students: Mr. Dan Bombeck, Director of Student Services, 11620 North 156th Street, P.O. Box 309, Bennington, NE 68007 (402) 238-3044 (dbombeck@bennps.org). Employees and Others: Dr. Matt Blomenkamp, Assistant Superintendent 11620 North 156th Street, P.O. Box 309, Bennington, NE 68007 (402) 238-3044 (mblomenkamp@bennps.org). Complaints or concerns involving discrimination or needs for accommodation or access should be addressed to the appropriate Coordinator. For further information about anti-discrimination laws and regulations, or to file a complaint of discrimination with the Office for Civil Rights in the U.S. Department of Education (OCR), please contact the OCR at 601 East 12th Street, Room 353, Kansas City, MO 64106, (800) 368-1019 (voice), Fax (816) 426-3686, (800) 537-7697 (telecommunications device for the deaf), or ocr.kansascity@ed.gov.
Title IX
The Bennington Public School District is committed to offering employment and educational opportunity to its employees and students in a climate free of discrimination. Accordingly, unlawful discrimination, harassment and retaliation of any kind by District employees, including, co-workers, non-employees (such as volunteers), third parties and others is strictly prohibited and will not be tolerated.