Benefield Parent Newsletter
October 13, 2017
We are excited to debut our reading campaign, "Reading Is Our Superhero." I hope you will help us help your child by reading at home with your child for a minimum of 20 minutes per night. Students are asked to log the number of minutes they read each night for a prize at the end of each month. For example, all students who read a minimum of 400 minutes during the month of October will earn a personal pan pizza from Pizza Hut and a "Benefield Rock!" clinch bag.
Please keep reading to find out what is going on in and around Benefield.
Proud to be your principal,
Mrs. Stevens
Upcoming Calendar of Events
October 16: Picture Day
October 16-20: Great Days of Service
October 16-20: Bus Drivers Appreciation Week
October 18: Bruster's Frozen Treats during lunch
October 19: Chick-fil-A Spirit Night
October 23-27: ITBS Testing (Grades 2 & 5)
October 23-27: Red Ribbon Week
October 27: United Way Dance
Make Up Days
School will be in session on the following dates to make up for the three days of school cancellation caused by Hurricane Irma:
- February 23, 2018
- March 9, 2018
- March 23, 2018
Picture Day
Chick-fil-A Spirit Night is Thursday, October 19
Bruster's Real Ice Cream
Counselors' Corner
We are continuing with our “Come to School Every Day” campaign. Classrooms that spell “Perfect Attendance” by having all students in class every day will get to win some cool incentives for the class! Other exciting events happening at Benefield includes:
Character Education
Our character word for the month of October is: “RESPECT”. In school, children who show respect: listen, follow the “Golden Rule”, use good manners, and are kind to others.
Great Days of Service, October 16-20, 2017
Please help those in need by bringing in toiletries such as: deodorant, shampoo, soap, tooth paste, tooth brushes, and soap pods. Help support our shelters, co-ops, group homes, and food pantries.
Red Ribbon Week, October 23-27, 2017
Students will learn about making healthy choices, and saying “No” to drugs and bullying. Each student will receive a red ribbon and will sign the pledge to be bully and drug free!
Media Corner
Thank you for your support of the Wild West Book Fair! It was our most successful book fair to date! With our book fair funds, we are excited to welcome Aaron Reynolds, author of Creepy Carrots and Carnivores to Benefield in March. He will be spending two days with us, and all grade levels will attend his presentation and have the opportunity to have books autographed. Be sure to visit his website. http://www.aaron-reynolds.com/
Did you know that Benefield has e-books? We have over 700 e-books in our library catalog that can be accessed through your computer, tablet or phone. Directions can be found here or on the Media Center e-class page.
Message from the Clinic
- The clinic will need all medical information for your child updated. You may go to the Benefield page and click on the "CLINIC" link. This link will have all the necessary forms to complete for your child's medical needs.
- Please try to keep an extra change of clothes in your child's book bag if your child is in Pre-K, Kindergarten, or 1st grade.
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