• Tuesday, October 8 - Picture Retake Day
• Tuesday, October 8 - PTO Meeting 6:30 pm
• Wednesday, October 9 - Early Release, 11:40 am Dismissal
• Tuesday, October 15 - Wednesday, October 16 - Parent Teacher Conferences
• Thursday, October 17 - No School, Staff Inservice
• Friday, October 18 - No School
• Thursday, October 31 - Halloween Parade/Trunk or Treat 1:30 pm

If you child was absent on picture day or needs a "do-over," Picture Retake Day is scheduled for Tuesday, October 8th.

Students who were absent for picture day have been noted and will be included. If your child was photographed but you wish to have their photo retaken, please notify their classroom teacher.

Thank you to the Bennington Public Schools Foundation with the support of the Bennington Lions Club for again purchasing the dictionaries for our Words for Thirds Week! Our students greatly appreciate this and look forward to this opportunity when they reach third grade!

The BPS preschool program is held at Anchor Pointe Elementary School. Our program serves students on a 50/50 basis, meaning 50% of the students in each class have an Individualized Education Plan (they qualify as a student with a disability). The other 50% of our students are considered peer role models and do not have identified special education needs. Below is the application for preschool screenings for those students that do not have a current IEP.

How to apply

Please click here to submit an application for your child to participate in the 2025-26 preschool peer screening process.

For more information visit the Early Childhood Website.

We invite you to join us for Parent/Teacher Conferences on Tuesday, October 15th or Wednesday, October 15th!

Art, Music, Media, and PE teachers, as well as our Reading and Math Specialists and Resource teachers will be available on a drop-in basis on both the 15th and 16th. Our HAL teacher will be available at Anchor Pointe on the 16th only, as she also serves students in another building.

Please click on the Sign Up Genius links below to reserve a date and time to visit with your child's teacher(s).

Our teachers look forward to meeting parents and visiting with you about your student's progress so far this year!

Mr. Boyes

Anchor Pointe continues to focus on finding the desired behaviors, the behaviors we want all students exhibiting, through positive praise and positive reinforcement. We have adjusted some terms of our behavior structure to reflect a district-wide approach. This year we collaborated as five elementary schools to use common terminology in each of our schools. Two such terms we have included in our plan now are MINOR and MAJOR. We have always had minor behaviors and major behaviors. We have simply aligned the terms across the district. Please see our graphic with a brief description of each term, Minor and Major, as well as two of the positive reinforcers we use daily to support our children. You can also access the Anchor Pointe Behavior Plan below which allows for a deeper dive into the system.

Anchor Pointe will have many opportunities to volunteer and assist our wonderful staff and students! In order for family members to volunteer they must complete the volunteer application process. There are multiple levels for which families can volunteer. There are different expectations and procedures for each level. The levels are:

• Level II: This level works with children but in a supervised manner. This would include opportunities such as being a room parent, lunchroom parent volunteer, classroom presentations from parents, or with the book fair. Parents will complete the application process but will NOT have a background check. This is for volunteers who will NOT be left unsupervised with children.
• Level III: This is for field trip volunteers. Any volunteer that may be alone with children will first complete the application process and then have a background check by the district. Level III applications need to be submitted to the school office a minimum of two weeks prior to the field trip to ensure ample time for a background check to be completed.

As you start looking ahead, it may be of benefit for you to complete this process if you have a desire to be a room parent or accompany the class on a field trip.

We would love to have as many volunteers covered and ready to go to properly be prepared for anything or any activity our classrooms may be doing in the future. Now is the time to get prepared for the wonderful activities we have planned throughout the school year.

All applications must be submitted to the Anchor Pointe Elementary office and must have an official signature of the person applying to be a volunteer.

Kindergarten - 5th grade students will start school at 8:05, and dismissal is at 3:07.

Students may arrive at 7:50, and can attend Reading or Walking Club in the morning from 7:50-8:00.

Breakfast is served from 7:45-8:00.

For the safety of all students, please note that arrival and dismissal for K-5th grade walkers, bikers, and car riders takes place on the north/main side of our school.

The south side of our school is for school buses, daycare vans, and preschool traffic only.

A wonderful elementary school located in beautiful Bennington, Nebraska built to Inspire, Learn, and Achieve...TOGETHER. #anchoreducated

Website: www.benningtonschools.org
Location: 17007 North HWS Cleveland Boulevard, Bennington, NE, USA
Phone: 402-238-2166
Twitter: @Anchor_Pointe

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.

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