Benfield Elementary was very successful in collecting food for the Anne Arundel County Food Bank. We collected over 2,400 pounds of food and our amazing facilities chief, Ms. Bernard boxed all the food for us. Thank you to everyone who participated ! Your generosity will make the difference for those in our county who are in need of support.

Top Three Classes

Mrs. Smith (2nd grade) with 299 lbs.

Mrs. Lloyd (2nd grade) with 267 lbs.

Mrs. Krohe (4th grade) with 211 lbs.

There is still time to order school pictures. If you would like to order pictures for the first time or place a reorder from the proof you received, there is still time to do so.

• follow the instructions on the proof form.
• Place your order online.
• All orders will be shipped directly to your home.

Click here to access the order form.

Picture Retake Day - November 14, 2022

Does your child love to write? If so, please take a look at the Young Author's Contest. Please note that all entries must include a Young Author's Contest Cover Sheet.

This is a wonderful opportunity for students to be creative and share their love of writing. The school-based winners will advance to the Anne Arundel County Literacy Chapter to complete with other entries from across the county.

Please note that all entries, along with a cover sheet, must be emailed to smoskios@aacps.org no later than Friday, December 2nd.

We hope to have many entries from Benfield students!

FEDERAL IMPACT PROGRAM SURVEY

Parents who are active military or who live or work on Federal Property in Maryland should complete the Federal Impact Aid Parent-Student Survey.

You will be asked to verify your home address and identify if it is located on federal property. You will also complete sections identifying if a family member is in the military or works on federally owned property in Maryland. The survey should only take a couple of minutes to complete and, be assured, all data collected is kept completely confidential.

Why Complete This Survey?

Anne Arundel County Public Schools, like many local school districts across the United States, include within our boundaries parcels of land that are owned by the Federal Government or that have been removed from the local tax rolls by the Federal Government. Federal property is exempt from local property taxes. By submitting an application to the Department of Education each January, AACPS receives approximately $2 million to assist in educating our students.

Use this link to complete this year's Federal Impact Aid Survey

The fifth grade parent "promotion committee" is holding an online fundraising campaign for Benfield 5th Grade (Class of 2023) at Lynch Creek Farm. Every time you shop online through our group's fundraising page we receive 15% of your qualifying purchase. It really is that easy!

You can support our efforts via our online storefront at

www.lynchcreekfundraising.com/c/299831 OR by heading directly to www.lynchcreekwreaths.com and entering our Campaign ID #299831 during checkout.

Thank you for your support of Benfield's 5th grade class!

Thank you to everyone who helped to make the Benfield Bash, "Back to the 90's" a success! It was a great event, and we were so glad to be back in action this year. We're pleased to share that we raised over $2.......you'll have to join the PTO meeting on 11/9 to hear the total!

There are lots of things happening with upcoming PTO events at Benfield right now. We have received an overwhelming response from parents offering to volunteer for the variety of open positions that we have.

Here are some updates on current open volunteer positions:

-Hershey Park Ticket Fundraiser Co-Lead: Looking for 2 parents to help coordinate and run our Hershey Park ticket fundraiser in early spring.

-Ice Cream Social Lead--Filled, Thank you to Carolyn Seugling for chairing this committee!

-5th Grade School Store Liaison-Filled, Thank you to Megan Mathias and Heather McGowan for Chairing this committee.

If you are interested in volunteering your time or would like some more information about joining one of our many committees, please contact:

Martha Satterfield-marthasatterfield@gmail.com
Bridgette Richburg- bmrichburg@yahoo.com
Krissy Archer- kristinearcher@yahoo.com

PTO Fundraising Opportunity

Attention all parents & grandparents! Our school has the opportunity to raise money from the comfort of your own home! Please see the flyer below!