Bennett Peek of the Week

September 6 - September 9

The Mission of Bennett Elementary School

Achieving excellence by educating and empowering all students to succeed.
NO SCHOOL

NO SCHOOL

There will be NO SCHOOL Monday, September 5, 2022 due to the Labor Day Holiday. Classes will resume as normally scheduled on Tuesday, September 6, 2022.
NO SCHOOL
Bennett has new Start & End times: 8:05 a.m. - 2:27 p.m.
Students will be allowed in the building at 7:50 a.m.
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PTA

PTA

We welcome you to our first official PTA meeting on September 13 from 6-7 pm in the Bennett Library. Meetings will be offered in person at Bennett and via zoom. We can’t wait to meet you!
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ATTENDANCE INFORMATION

Please help us with our daily attendance by calling the school if your child is absent. By calling the school we are able to insure that your child is safe and accounted for each day.


Please call the office (446-4000) or email Robyn Thorvilson at thorvir@fargo.k12.nd.us.


If your child arrives at school after the bell rings at 8:05 AM, they will need to stop in the office to get a tardy slip before going to the classroom.


APPOINTMENTS: If you need to pick up your student for an appointment during the school day, come to door 15 and ring the security bell to enter the school. Your child will be called down to the office and you may sign them out at that time.

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PARKING LOT SAFETY

PARKING LOT SAFETY

Students who are being dropped off/picked up should be driven through the southernmost car loop. The northern loop is reserved for buses. Please pull as far forward as possible in a single line and release your child to the curb from the right side of your vehicle. For safety reasons, please only release your student along the curb. Students shouldn’t cross traffic. Please remain in your vehicle so you are not blocking traffic. If you are going to walk your child to the building, please park in the southernmost parking lot and use the crosswalk to walk your child across the drop off/pick up loop. Staff will be out front of the building to assist students.
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FREE SCHOOL MEALS EXPIRED

FREE SCHOOL MEALS EXPIRED

A waiver from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has enabled schools across the nation, including Fargo Public Schools, to provide all students free meals since the COVID-19 pandemic first disrupted K–12 education in March of 2020. The free school meal benefits expired the last school day of the 2021–2022 school year.


What does this mean for families? In the fall of 2022, meals will return to paid-for status.


Therefore, effective for the 2022-23 school year, families will need to pay full price for student meals or fill out an application to qualify for free or reduced price meals. Payments can be made in PowerSchool or a check can be dropped off at the Bennett office.


With the free meals expiring, the Board of Education set meal prices for the 2022-23 school year. The prices are:


  • Elementary Breakfast $1.45
  • Elementary Lunch $2.45
  • Extra Milk $0.40


Grab and go breakfast will continue to be available for students each morning. They will now be charged to the student account.

Free and Reduced Price Meals Application


Households wishing to apply for Free or Reduced-Price Meals may apply by submitting a Student Fees Assistance and Benefits Application. It is only necessary to submit one application per household.


In addition to receiving free and reduced price meals, households can receive additional benefits including:


  • Waived band rentals, activity fees, exam fees, and others
  • Increase funding to the district for educational programs through Title 1 funding, foundation aid, e-rate for technology grands, and others


For more information about Free or Reduced-Priced Meals or the Student Fees Assistance and Benefits Application, visit the FPS Nutritional Services Department website. If you need assistance with the application, call FPS Nutrition Services at 701.446.1153.

FREE SCHOOL MEALS EXPIRED
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ANNUAL REGISTRATION FORMS

As you may know, all Fargo Public Schools parents need to complete their children’s annual registration forms and make fee payments online. Access to these online forms and fee payments will be through the Fargo Schools PowerSchool site. PowerSchool also gives parents access to their child’s attendance records and progress reports. Please visit www.fargo.k12.nd.us and click on the PowerSchool icon to complete registration. If you need assistance updating your child’s registration, call the school office at 701-446-4000 or come into the school office and use the computer station so office staff can help you through this process.

BUS ROUTE INFORMATION

BUS ROUTE INFORMATION

To search Bus Route Information by Address: http://www.infofinderi.com/ifi/?cid=FPS05818038563
BUS ROUTE INFORMATION
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Bennett Elementary

Bennett Elementary

Bennett Elementary
Sara Schafer, Principal
2000 58th Avenue South, Fargo, ND, USA schafes@fargo.k12.nd.us 701-446-4000 fargo.k12.nd.us/Bennett