BADGER BEAT
April 12, 2024
IMPORTANT DATES
April
April 15- Parent Work Night at 6:30
April 16- TUESDAY--11:40 am Early Dismissal-no lunch served (No AM/PM clubs)
April 17- Music and Art Extravaganza *schedule below
April 18- Badger Bites at Stumble Inn 4-9
April 26- No School
April 30-Last day for Clubs
May
May 1- 11:40 am Early Dismissal-no lunch served, DC meeting for current 4th grade families via Google meet (see flier below)
May 3- PTO Spirit Day *Wear Blue*
May 10- Talent show and PTO Family Night
May 15 & 16- PTO Badger Bites- ALL DAY Dragon Wok
May 17- Field Day
May 20- 9:00 Fifth Grade Program Awards and Celebration
May 22- Last Day of School
STUDENT OF THE MONTH
STUDENT SERVICES
KINDERGARTEN
Quinn Galuski
4TH GRADE
5TH GRADE
Reese Kinsella
1ST GRADE
Drake Kean
2ND GRADE
SPECIALIST
4TH GRADE
Kyla Hartung
STUDENT SERVICES
Our Extravaganza is this week! Please join us on April 17.
Parents, grandparents, and siblings are all invited to the gym for grade level music performances and look at student art work. The schedule is included below for planning purposes. As a reminder fifth graders will preform during their promotion day on May 20.
Parking is available in the west (parent) parking lot, along side of the street of N HWS Cleveland Boulevard and N. 161st Street. There is NO PARKING along the side of Leeman Street.
Kindergarten-
Music performance- 12:00-12:30 pm
1st Grade-
Music performance- 10:30-11:00 am
2nd Grade-
Music performance- 9:30-10:00 am
3rd Grade-
Music performance- 1:00-1:30 pm
4th Grade-
Music performance- 8:30-9:00 am
Badger Musicians
2:00-2:30 pm
PTO SPOTLIGHT
NSCAS AND MAP TESTING
Students in grades K-5 will be engaging in Reading and Math testing after spring break.Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd graders will take the MAP test for Reading and Math and Grades 3-5 will take the NSCAS test for Reading and Math. Students in Grades 3 and 4 will take the MAP Science test. Students in Grade 5 will take the NSCAS Science test.
See the testing schedule to see when you child's class will be testing in each subject.
School Club Information
Thank you to everyone who has already submitted photos for the yearbook! PTO would like all photos submitted by Friday, March 1st so they can get working on the design. If you have multiple of the same photo, please choose the best one and send it.
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.