Heritage Elementary Badger Tracks
January 19, 2021
Lunch Menu Changed Due to Snow Day - Thursday, 1/21/21
Thursday, January 21st, 2021
Carnitas Soft Taco - 26g
OR Hummus & Tortilla Chips - 48g
Lettuce-Tomatoes-Salsa - 5g
Corn - 14g
Banana - 27g
Happy Face Cookie -27g
Upcoming Events!
Jan. 19 Badger Behavior, Skill of the Week: All Settings - Be Respectful
Jan. 25 Badger Behavior, Skill of the Week: All Settings - Be Responsible
Jan. 27 Early Dismissal, 11:40 am
Jan. 27 HAT DAY! Bring $1 to wear a hat to school. All proceeds go to the 5th grade DC trip
Feb. 1 Badger Behavior, Skill of the Week: All Settings - Be Kind
Feb. 1 Black History Month Begins
Enrollment for 2021-22 Kindergarten Students is Now Open!
Classroom Picture Composites are Available for a Limited Time!
YOUTH BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL REGISTRATION NOW OPEN - Bennington Athletic League
Early Registration Open through January 31
Late Registration Period February 1 – March 15
Programs include: T-Ball, Coach Pitch softball and baseball, Rec Softball for ages 8-14
and Rec Baseball for ages 8-14.
Registration Fees include uniform hat and jersey
To register go to www.balonline.org and then click on registration.
USDA Nationwide School Meals Extended
The USDA nationwide waiver of school meals has been extended. These waivers allow Bennington Public Schools to provide free meals to all students for the duration of the 2020-21 school year.
Below are some important facts to remember:
All a la carte purchases will be charged to the student account at regular pricing.
This includes:
○ Extra servings of an entrée, milk, fruit, vegetable or bread
○ Milk for cold lunch brought from home
○ Second meals
○ Any single item that is not a meal
● This program does not apply to adult meals
○ Adult lunch $3.85
○ Adult breakfast $2.35
Contact Tracy Watsabaugh, Coordinator of Nutrition Services, if you have any questions
about this program. twatsabaugh@bennps.org
Student Health/COVID19 Information
We will continue to follow the Directed Health Measures guidance with sending home any staff or students that experience one or more of the following symptoms: loss of taste or smell, shortness of breath, or onset of new cough.
The most recent DHM also added back the language that you need to stay home if you experience two or more of the following symptoms: fever of 100.4 or higher, chills, muscle aches, headache, sore throat, nausea or vomiting, diarrhea, and/or fatigue. Your continued support in following recommendations from our local health department while both inside and outside of the school environment is a necessity for all. For us to continue with in-person learning, we continue to emphasize to our stakeholders the importance of staying home versus going to social events, social distancing when it is not an option to stay home, wearing your face masks whenever in public or near non-household members, and continuing to make sanitization a priority.
We will continue to send students home who have diarrhea and vomiting per our previous school health policies, as well as students who show signs of influenza. Temperatures of 100 degrees or above, diarrhea, and/or vomiting are signals warranting immediate dismissal conditions. Children who have vomited, had diarrhea, or a fever of 100 degrees or above during the night or prior to school need to remain at home, fever free for 24 hours. Students who are sent home from school with these symptoms may not return to school until they are symptom/fever free without fever reducing medication for 24 hours. Most viruses are highly contagious for 24 hours after the vomiting/diarrhea has occurred.
As we enter Flu season, please keep your child home if they are experiencing the following symptoms: Fever of 100 degrees or more, muscle aches, congestion, headaches and /or fatigue, as we know these are common signs of the influenza virus. Following the guidelines we have had in place in the years prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, students with diarrhea and vomiting should not return to school until 24 hours after last episode and are able to tolerate food. Students with fever need to be fever free for 24 hours without use of fever reducing medication.
Inclement Weather
In cases of inclement weather or mechanical breakdown the decision to close school, delay starting time, or dismiss early will be announced over radio station KFAB (1110 AM), television stations KETV, KMTV, WOWT and KPTM. Reports in the morning will be around 6:30 a.m. If we have to use more than the number of days we have scheduled, time will be made up at the end of the school year.
If the decision to delay the start time of school is made, all beginning of the day procedures will be adjusted to reflect two hours. Staff supervision would begin at 10:00 a.m. and a student would be considered tardy at 10:20 a.m. All transportation services will run two hours behind schedule.
Please check your student verification information to verify that all emails and phone numbers are correct and up to date.
Title I Parent Support and Engagement Information
Transportation Information
Bus Riders - BPS has a new app for parents to download called Ride360 for all bus riders. This is a fabulous tool to let you know bus stop location/times and it lets you know the exact time your child gets on/off the bus.
Bus Fees - The transportation department will be sending out invoices through My School Bucks in September. You will pay for transportation fees through the website.
Bus Passes - Lost bus passes cost $25 to replace. Please email or call the office to order a replacement bus pass if needed.
Heritage Elementary
Email: kbighia@bennps.org
Website: www.benningtonschools.org
Location: 9950 Rosewater Parkway, Bennington, NE, USA
Phone: 402-238-2095