Bear Business
Tuesday, April 24, 2018
Closed Campus - STAAR
Monday, May 14 - 3rd and 4th Grade STAAR Math, 5th Grade STAAR Math Retakes
Tuesday, May 15 - 3rd and 4th Grade STAAR Reading, 5th Grade STAAR Reading Retakes
Wednesday, May 16 - 5th Grade STAAR Science, Makeups
Thursday, May 17 - Makeups
Field Day!
Students are encouraged to wear athletic clothes that can get wet!
EOY Celebrations!
April Learning Commons Newsletter . . .
April Counselor News . . .
Coming Up!
Thursday, April 26: Bike and Scooter Rally; Dowell Performance for 5th Grade at 9:30AM
Friday, April 27: Bad Weather Day - No School
Monday, April 30-May 4: Teacher/Staff Appreciation Week
Tuesday, May 1 – Teacher/Staff Appreciation Day 2, registration opens for new MISD students for 2018-2019 school year, 3rd grade field trip, Bear Buddy Meeting
Wednesday, May 2 – Teacher/Staff Appreciation Day 3, Progress Reports go home,
Thursday, May 3 – Teacher/Staff Appreciation Day 4, K-2nd Fine Arts Night - 4th/5th Choir Performance & 1st Grade Program
Friday, May 4 – Teacher/Staff Appreciation Day 5, kindergarten in-school field trip, 5th grade Growth & Development Videos, 4th/5th grades switch Specials for the day
Tuesday, May 8 – 5th grade field trip
Wednesday, May 9 – National School Nurse Day, National Paraprofessional Day, & National Bike to School Day
Friday, May 11 – 4th grade Growth & Development Videos, 5th grade Crape Myrtle Presentation
May 14-17 – Closed campus to all visitors & volunteers for STAAR
Monday, May 14 – 3rd/4th STAAR Math, 5th STAAR Math Retest
Tuesday, May 15 – 3rd/4th STAAR Reading, 5th STAAR Reading Retest, 1st grade field trip;
Aramark Discovery Day: Growums Harvest with Herbs
Wednesday, May 16 – 5th STAAR Science & Make-Ups
Thursday, May 17 – STAAR Make-Ups
Friday, May 18 – Field Day (K-2nd from 8:20-10:50), Schoolwide Lunch 11:00-12:00, and (3rd-5th from 12:15-2:15)
May 21-25 – College & Career Week
Monday, May 21 - K–5th Careers on Wheels 8:15-11:00, Incoming Kindergarten Story Time 12:30-1:00 in Learning Commons, STUCO Meeting 3:00-4:00, and MAP closes
Tuesday, May 22 – Wear your college shirt day, 3rd–5th Speakers, school wide BMX presentation 1:45-2:30, and PTO Chipotle 5:00-9:00
Wednesday, May 23 – 5th grade college presentations
Thursday, May 24 – 3rd Annual Senior Breakfast for graduating seniors 7:30-8:30, Incoming 6th grade parent meeting at Dowell Middle School at 9:30
Friday, May 25 – PTO Watch DOGS ends, last day of Alpha, & Friday Live at 2:15
Monday, May 28 – No school
Tuesday, May 29 – Kindergarten End of Year Celebration at 8:30, 5th grade End of Year Celebration at 2:00, 4th/5th switch Specials, and Creed Lunch at 11:30
Wednesday, May 30 - 1st grade EOY Celebration at 8:30, 4th grade EOY Celebration at 2:00, PTO Cherry Berry 3:00-9:00
Thursday, May 31 – 3rd grade EOY Celebration at 8:30 & 2nd grade EOY Celebration at 2:00
Friday, June 1 – Water for Otters presentation for students
Wednesday, June 6 – K-4th Class Parties 1:45-2:30, 5th grade Class Party - Lunch from 11:30–12:00, Pool Party 12:15-2:30
Thursday, June 7 – Last day of school, 5th grade parents allowed into the main hallways at 2:00, K-4th students/staff line the hallways at 2:05, 5th grade students/teachers enter the building by the kindergarten pod and walk the hallways & down the ramp to the flagpole at 2:10, Flag Lowering Ceremony at 2:30, K-5th back into the building at 2:45, and K-5th dismissal at 3:00
Thanks for your continued support of our campus!
Parent Feedback . . .
Bennett 2017-2018: One Team, One Dream
Bennett Elementary
Email: aholderman@mckinneyisd.net
Website: www.mckinneyisd.net/bennett
Location: 7760 Coronado Drive, McKinney, TX, United States
Phone: 4693025400
Facebook: facebook.com/MISDBennett
Twitter: @bennettbears