Bennett Bear Business
Week of May 25, 2020
Quarter 4 Report Cards - Parents View in Home Access Center (HAC)
A hard copy of each child's Quarter 4 report card will not be sent home with students. Parents will be able to log in to the Home Access Center (HAC) to access and view your child's final report card.
Home Access Center Log In:
https://hac.mckinneyisd.net/HomeAccess/Account/LogOn?ReturnUrl=%2fhomeaccess%2f
Please be sure you have your HAC log in information before the last day of school on Wednesday, May 27th. If you need assistance with your HAC log in credentials, please email of Bennett registrar, Susan Jakobsen, at sjakobsen@mckinneyisd.net.
Sincerely,
Amy
Bennett Staff Parade - Wednesday, May 27th - 10:00AM Start Time
MISD Grab & Go Meal Program - Summer 2020
Upcoming Bennett BEAR Birthdays
BEARS Celebrating a Birthday in May:
24th - Carlos
25th - Colsen, Ja'myrhia
26th - Kinsley, William
27th - Meghan, Aidan
28th - Jackson, Ainsley, Mabry
29th - Jack, Samantha, Joshua
30th - Scarlett
31st - Leighton, Scarlett, Hayden, Ms. Holderman - Principal
BEARS Celebrating a Birthday in June:
1st - Fatma, Ayden, Sophia, Ms. Daubenspeck - Art teacher
2nd - Samantha, Ella
3rd - Ian, Andrew, Sophia, Grady
4th - Nicholas
5th - Preston, Mrs. Davidson - 4th grade teacher
6th - Shya, Ellie
7th - Austin, Chase
8th - Oliver
9th - Munazza
10th - Canyon
11th - Tucker, Zya, Sophie
12th - Reese
14th - Reuben
15th - Nathan, Liya
16th - Jude, Joel, Dean, Kamila, Mrs. McNutt - Music teacher
17th - Jaden
18th - Liv, Christian, Clark, Colton, Cole
19th - Sebastian
21st - Brock
22nd - Daniel, Ihsan, Kennedy
23rd - Lia
25th - Ava, Lucy, Mrs. Mosley - 3rd grade teacher
26th - Courtney, Naomi, Kelsey
27th - Elise, Callan
28th - Jackson, Michael, Evelyn
29th - Caroline
30th - Christopher, Mrs. Abraham - 2nd grade teacher
BEARS Celebrating a Birthday in July:
1st - Osamede
2nd - Andrew, Abraham
4th - Liam
5th - Eliza
6th - Piper, Mylea, Isaac
7th - Emma, Melanie, Matthew
8th - Maxwell
10th - Emilio, Lacey
11th - Clara, Ms Morris - 1st grade teacher
12th - Presley, Jane, Coehn, Jovie, Rocky
14th - Daniel
15th - Isabelle, Rachel, Sadie, Baylor, Isabela, Owen, Serenity
16th - Barbara, Joanna, Rihanna
17th - Akemi
19th - Josie, Dax, Ahmet, Samantha
20th - Channing, Olive
21st - Gabby, Christian,
22nd - David, Carson
23rd - Jaxx, Hillary
25th - Sara
26th - Lucas, Tyler, Kazuma
27th - Dylan, Nate
28th - Jackson
29th - Grace
30th - Jack, Saniya, Jesse, Jovianne
31st - Brooklyn, Stella
BEARS Celebrating a Birthday in August:
1st - Paulina, Summer, Olivia, Durham, Jiah
2nd - Benjamin, Ana Belle, Izrael
3rd - Gavin
4th - Presley, Elinor, Oliver, Aniston
5th - Ethan, Ayden
6th - Brooklyn
9th - Nolan, Julian
10th - Tyrhianna, Olivia
11th - Z'narriehh
12th - Ty, Hope, Bond, Matteo, Mac
13th - Roman, Kacey, Zoha, Nathan
16th - Thomas, Caleb, Jules
17th - Lela
18th - Ella, Kaylee
21st - Mrs. Gore - 3rd grade teacher
22nd - Charity, Alexander
23rd - Juliette, Madison, Kevin, Jonas
24th - Lovella, Mrs. Blazek - 3rd grade teacher
25th - Haley, Ariel, Yzabella
27th - Anthony, Kaden
28th - Michael, Gabriella, Chase, Kevin
30th - Ahiyan, Hailey, Charleigh
31st - Oluchi, Elijah, Timothy
Congratulations McKinney ISD Seniors that Attended Bennett Elementary
Once a BEAR, Always a BEAR - Farewell to These Staff Members
Ann Sanders - retiring after almost 40 years in education
Nurse Martin - moving on up to MNHS
Mrs. Fanning - family is relocating to Albuquerque, New Mexico
Mrs. Baker - staying home with her precious daughters
Mrs. West -family is moving to Grandbury to be closer to family
Ms. Turner - excited for time to focus on family & new business they are starting
Bennett's School Theme 2020-2021 - Building a Better Me
Meet Our Master Builder Teams for the 2020-2021 School Year:
Kindergarten:
Jill Sullivan - Team Leader
Jennifer Blazek
Stacey Ray
Sandra Reinhard
1st Grade:
Amy Covey - Team Leader
Shera Morris
Emily Peek
April Rottinghaus - new to Bennett
Jenny Simmons
2nd Grade:
Christie Abraham - Team Leader
Megan Greenlee - new to Bennett
Erin Hawkins
Heather Hill
Mollie Recker
Natalie Vera
3rd Grade:
Courtney Cox - Team Leader
Whitney Lytle
Kelly Mosley
Michelle Schindler
New Hire - pending HR approval
4th Grade:
Robin Latson - Team Leader
Bailey Davidson
Hailey Gore
Christine Martin - new to Bennett
Debbie Snyder
5th Grade:
Natalie White - Team Leader
Ashely Brown
Teri Danstrom
Beth Higgins
New Hire - TBD
Dyslexia:
Kristi Woods
Suzette Luthi - new to Bennett, part time
Specials:
Lauren McNutt - Team Leader, Music
Stephanie Cusack - PE
Kaylea Daubenspeck - Art
Meghan Hancock - PE Aide
Special Education:
Dana Crider - Team Leader, STC Teacher
Rachel Androlowicz - STC Aide
Elizabeth De Araujo - STC Aide
Yvon Deshazor - Resource Aide
Ron Khreish - Resource
Helen O'Connell - STC Teacher
Tayla Russell - new to Bennett, STC Aide
Karen Scheidhauer - Speech
Courtney Sides - new to Bennett, Speech part time
Snooky Tidwell - STC Aide
Nora Trout - Resource
Learning Commons:
Lisa Howard - Library Aide
Angie Stallbaumer - Media Resource Specialist
Office:
Susan Jakobsen - Registrar
Tiffany Krueger - Nurse, new to Bennett
Kassie Halpin - Assistant Principal
Amy Holderman - Principal
Kara Lane - Secretary, new to Bennett
Pablo - Custodian
Cris Stump - Office Clerk
Christie Thompson - Counselor
Library Books, Leveled Readers, Book Club Books - at Home
Bennett's Virtual College & Career Fair
We will be hosting our Virtual College and Career Fair throughout the month of May!
Once a week, teachers will share the counselor’s slides, which will give all students the opportunity to learn more about different career options and colleges and to assess their own interests.
Thank you to everyone who shared his or her college or career with us! We couldn’t do this without you.
Warm regards,
Christie N. Thompson
School Counselor
504 Campus Coordinator
469.302.5437
May - 18 Day Emphasis on Encouragement
Order Your Bennett School Supplies for 2020-2021
Istation Access Available to Students & Staff
NEW to McKinney ISD Student Registration is OPEN
Hello, Parents of Future Bennett Bears!
Have you visited McKinney ISD’s School Locator to see if your home address is zoned for Bennett Elementary? If so, you are ready to enroll your new student(s) for the 2020-2021 school year through our McKinney ISD online registration process!
Registration forms for new students entering kindergarten through 5th grade are available. To access these registration forms:
- Go to the McKinney ISD website at www.mckinneyisd.net
- Click the "Enrollment" tab
- Click the “2020-2021 New Student Enrollment”
While completing your online enrollment, you will be asked to upload the following documents:
- Current Proof of Residency – Must be a utility bill, gas, water or electric, house contract with closing date and/or lease with signatures.
- Student’s Social Security Card (optional - if you choose to not provide your child's Social Security Card, the state will assign your child a unique ID #)
- Student’s Birth Certificate
- Updated Shot Records
If you do not have scanning capability, you may take a photo of your documents and upload the photos in the online enrollment site.
If the above documents are not received in the online enrollment site, the registration will be incomplete. Questions about the registration process or uploading your documents? Email Bennett Elementary Registrar, Susan Jakobsen, at sjakobsen@mckinneyisd.net.
We can’t wait to meet our new BEARS when we return to campus! Take care and stay safe!