Benefield Parent Newsletter
Titans United: Shining Through It All
From the Desk of the Principal
We are off to a great start of the 2021-22 school year. Our first few days of school have been great! Our little ones are getting use to the building while our returning students are helping new students learn the Benefield Way. We are getting acclimiated to our new two-story addition of almost 33,000 square feet and 23 classrooms. I think our students are enjoying our playground for the first time in over year.
Hopefully by now you have connected with your child's teacher. If not, the next formal event is Curriculum Night. Curriculum Night will be held on Tuesday, August 24, 2021. We will hold a Title I Meeting just before the Curriculum Night. Both events will be conducted virtualy via Zoom and will start at 5:45 p.m. Curriculm Night for digitial students will be held later.
Listed below is an important link in this Benefield Parents Newsletter. Kindly review each of them.
- Free and Reduced Priced Meal Application
Thank you for your continued support of our students, teachers, and schools.It continues to be an honor and privilege to serve as the principal of such an exemplary and student centered learning community.
Honored to serve as your principal,
Mrs. Shonda Gipson Stevens
Principal
https://www.gcpsk12.org/BenefieldES
Please keep reading for more important information.
Calendar of Events
August 16 - Wear Purple
August 17 - Wear Pink
August 18 - Wear Black
August 19 - Wear White
August 20 - Wear Rainbow or Favorite Color
August 24- Title I Parent Meeting 5:30 pm via Zoom
August 24 - Curriculum Night, 6 p.m.
Play 2 Learn
Play 2 Learn is focused on building the capacity in parents to be their child’s first teacher as well as providing an opportunity for students to be in a group setting. Caregivers bring child(ren) (ages birth to five) to a 90-minute session each week.
Sessions are every Wednesday from 9:30 a.m. - 11:00 .m. Please contact xandria.mcbride@gcpsk12.org.
Sign Up for Remind!
If you have more than one child at Benefield, you do not have to sign up more than one time. Please sign up using the grade level of your youngest child at Benefield. Remind codes are as follows:
PreK text @p-titans to 81010
Kindergarten text@ k-titans to 81010
1st grade text @1-titans to 81010
2nd grade text @2-titans to 81010
3rd grade text @3-titans to 81010
4th grade text @4-titans to 81010
5th grade text @5-titans to 81010
2020-21 Yearbook
Are you looking to purchase the 2020-21 yearbook? We still have yearbooks for sale. You may purchase a yearbook via www.mypaymentsplus.com, or you may bring in a personal check made out to Benefield Elementary for $30.00. Email xandria.mcbride@gcpsk12.org for more information.
Arrival/Dismissal Procedures
Our first bell will ring at 8:20 a.m., with the second bell at 8:45 a.m. to signal the start of the school day. Dismissal will be at 3:15 p.m. for car riders, day care and YMCA students. Bus dismissal will start at 3:20 p.m. Parents choosing to drive their child to school must use the “parent drop-off/pick-up area” which is located on the side of the school. Parents can access the drop off/pick up area by using the entrance located on Riverside Parkway. Cars are not permitted to enter through the front entrance on Old Norcross Road during bus arrival and dismissal (8:00 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. and 2:50 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.)
Parent Center
- volunteer to speak in the classroom or at a career day, if you have a field of expertise that you'd like to share
- offer to help with story time or reading assistance in the school library
- help to plan and assist with in-school events
- act as a classroom helper
- assist with laminating and assisting a classroom teacher in small group preparation.
Please feel free to contact xandria.mcbride@gcpsk12.org or ana.c.morales@gcpsk12.org for more information
Benefield Clubs
Play 2 Learn in Action!
Benefield Elementary School
Heather Tack, Assistant Principal
Kelli O'Loughlin, Assistant Principal
Michelle Vendryes, Assistant Principal
Email: shonda.stevens@gcpsk12.org
Website: https://www.gcpsk12.org/benefieldes
Location: 1221 Old Norcross Road, Lawrenceville, GA, USA
Phone: 770-962-3771