Heritage Elementary Badger Tracks

• 3/27 PTO Meeting 6:00pm
• 4/1 Spirit Day, wear Badger Blue!
• 4/5 Early Dismissal, 11:40am
• 4/6-4/11 No School- Spring Break
• 4/11 Ditch the Dishes- Don & Millie's
• 4/14 Spirit Day, Wear Badger Blue!

It is great to see parents joining students for lunch.

Please remember to call or email and let the office know by 9:00 if you are planning to eat with your child. If you do not call or email, the kitchen may not have enough food to feed parents. The cost for a hot lunch is $4.25. Exact change only, please. If you do not have exact change, the remaining money can be added to your child's lunch balance. If bringing food in, please only bring food for your child and please no fast food.

Lunch times are as follows:

K: 10:55-11:25

1st: 11:25-11:55

2nd: 11:30-12:00

3rd: 12:00-12:30

4th: 12:05-12:35

5th: 12:40-1:10

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As of late, we’ve encountered students using their smart watches excessively in our classrooms. Just as phones are not allowed in class because of distraction and confidentiality, smart watches require us to implement the same school-use protocols. Our handbook states on pages 11 and 12, “To ensure the privacy and confidentiality of student information, no person is authorized to record or transmit any sound or image of any person (including themselves) without the prior consent of the person or persons being recorded or whose image or sound is being transmitted.” If your child chooses to bring their watch to school, please make sure they know to leave it in their locker just as they would leave their cell phones. We understand that many parents use this as a way to ensure safety. Teachers can remind students to put their watches back on prior to dismissal. We will always allow students an opportunity to go to the office to use the school phone if they need or want to contact you during the school day. Thank you for your cooperation.

Dear Heritage Families,

Thank you to all who helped out and donated for Teacher Appreciation Week. It has been a full week and all staff have truly enjoyed it. Thank you for making our staff feel special and appreciated.

We held our incoming Kindergarten Parent meeting on Thursday evening. It was a great turnout and we enjoyed seeing many new families as well as returning families.

Our next Student of the Month assembly will be on Wednesday, April 5th. All students will be recognized at the same assembly at 9:15 on this day.

Please continue to look for Heritage Happenings throughout the week on our facebook page.

Please know you can contact me by phone, 402-238-2095 or by email, klethcoe@bennps.org.

Mrs. Lethcoe

Notes from Your PTO:

Monday, March 27th at 6:00pm in the Heritage Elementary Library

• Please attend this meeting if running for a board position to introduce yourself to members. Please submit a video to be shown during the meeting if you are unable to attend.

**PTO Board elections will be held at the Annual Board of Directors Meeting with members on Monday, April 17th at 6:00pm in the Heritage Elementary Library.. You must be present to vote! There will be no online voting.

1. Go to smile.amazon.com. Sign in to your Amazon account to select your charity.
2. Search for “Heritage Elementary Parent Teacher Organization Inc”.
3. Confirm your selection.

Simply make Amazon purchases through smile.amazon.com and the Heritage Elementary PTO will benefit every time you shop. Thank you for your support!

If your child is going to be late or gone from school, please contact the Heritage office at 402-238-2095 or email the secretary at covergaard@bennps.org.

As a reminder, per the student handbook, 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. Most viruses are highly contagious for 24 hours after the vomiting/diarrhea has occurred.

We ask that if your child is having any of these symptoms, that they stay home for 24 hours after the symptoms have subsided without the help of fever reducing medications.

Semester milk has closed.

May 2, 6:00- 4th Grade Program, Heritage Gym

May 2, 7:00- 5th Grade Program, Heritage Gym

May 16, 6:30- Badger Singers Choir Spring Concert, Heritage Gym

More Information to come. We look forward to performing in the Spring Semester!

All information regarding upcoming Bennington community events, sports camps, and activities will now be posted on our district website, and shared through the weekly district newsletter, the Badger Update.

If you wish to have your event or activity shared there, please contact the District Communications Coordinator, Stacy Hawn, at shawn@bennps.org.

Email: crawson@bennps.org
Website: www.benningtonschools.org
Location: 9950 Rosewater Parkway, Bennington, NE, USA
Phone: 402-238-2095

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: Mrs. Whitney Fagan, Director of Student Services, 11620 North 156th Street, P.O. Box 309, Bennington, NE 68007 (402) 238-3044 (wfagan@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.