BADGER BEAT
August 18, 2023
Welcome to the 2023-2024 school year!
Welcome back to Pine Creek- A Caring Community Inspiring All to Achieve
THANK YOU ALL for a wonderful first week of school! The students have been excited, respectful, tired, ready to learn and so hungry these first few days :-) We have focused on getting to know one another, practicing building procedures, and creating a caring community of learners and we have had a blast!
A huge shout out goes out to the PTO board for all of their work to decorate the school, feed the parents and teachers, stocking the teacher's lounge, getting families involved, and keeping the spirit of Pine Creek one of positivity and inspiration!
Updated Information regarding school breakfast and lunch
Meal prices are as follows:
Breakfast- $1.75
Lunch- $2.65
Milk- $0.55
Semester snack milk- $48.40 - Semester snack milk is open. Please pay using your MySchoolBucks account. After September 8, payments for first semester snack milk will no longer be accepted. Second semester will be open for payment in December.
Please make sure to go in an add funds to your student's lunch account. Beginning in September, families who have a negative balance will get a phone call from the school.
You can fund your student accounts at myschoolbucks.com.
You can find information regarding Nutrition Services at the district website -->Departments --> Nutrition Services.
If you're child is in 4th or 5th grade, seconds are available for purchase. If your child wishes to order seconds, they MUST HAVE MONEY IN THEIR ACCOUNT.
IMPORTANT DATES
August
August 25th- Pine Creek Picture Day
August 28th- PTO Kick off in the library 7:00-8:30 (see flyer below)
September
September 1- PTO Spirit Day Day
September 4- No School- Labor Day
September 8- Keane and Keough's Back to School Bash 5:00 pm
September 13- 11:40 am Early Dismissal-no lunch served
September 27- Coffee with Counselor and Admin 10:15 am
September 29- PTO Fundraiser Event, Day of Awesome (volunteers needed see below)
Temperatures Heating Up
School Communication
Pine Creek Elementary wants to be connected to our community! We will be communicating important school news through a weekly newsletter, Badger Beat. The Badger Beat will be emailed out weekly and will be your source for schoolwide dates and events. We also invite you to join us on Twitter for news, pictures, and announcements happening daily @PineCreek_elem. You are also invited to tag @PineCreek_elem with the #PineCreekProud for anything related to Pine Creek. We want everyone to know that our community is #PineCreekProud!
Please be sure to add aevangelisti@bennps.org to your contacts list to ensure reliable delivery of school emails.
Parent Teacher Organization (PTO)
Day of Awesome Volunteers:
SAVE THE DATE- FAMILY EVENTS AT SCHOOL
PINE CREEK STAFF LIST 2023-2024
The district will continue to have regular early dismissal days to facilitate staff professional learning. At the July Board meeting, 2 early releases in April were approved- Tuesday, April 9 and Tuesday, April 17. All other early releases will be on Wednesdays.
Please contact us
Assistant Principal- Krista Bendell (kbendell@bennps.org)
Secretary- Liz Peterson (epeterson@bennps.org)
Health Para- Amanda Hladik (ahladik@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
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.