Parents and Guardians,

Thank you to all who were able to attend our All Pro Dad's this week. It is always so nice to see how many families are able to join their students! Thank you to the staff and Kyle Johnson for facilitating this event.

This week we will be recognizing Red Ribbon Week (October 28-November 1st). The themes for each day are listed on this newsletter below.

Fall Fundraiser

We will not be selling World's Finest Chocolate bars this year for our school fundraiser. Instead we are sending home October calendars where families can simply ask for donations based on calendar dates. Below is how the fundraiser works: Families ask friends and family to “pick a date” from your calendar as a donation to BES. For example, if they pick the 20th then they would donate $20 to the school. Once they select a date, write their name on the calendar. Contributors can pick more than one date from your calendar.

Your goal is to have all of your “dates picked.”

You may fill more than one calendar. You must turn in a complete calendar and donations ($496) to receive another one.

You may accept cash or checks payable to “Benvenue Elem.”

Proceeds from this fundraiser will be used for PBIS celebrations, student incentives & prizes, staff recognition, and classroom supplies.

Calendars & donations are due October 31. Each calendar is in a plastic sleeve that can be used for collecting and returning money.

Canned Goods Drive-Congratulations to Mrs. Tyson's homeroom for winning the canned food drive contest! All donations helped the Bassett Center. Thank you to all who who help to donate!

Congratulations to Ms. Cooper's class! They collected the most coins for the United Way. Their class total was $137.49. They will be treated to an ice cream party. Mrs. Madigan's class came in second place with a total of $87.44. Our school collected a total of $515.89 in coins. Way to go Bobcats! 

2024-2025 BES Yearbook

Our 24-25 Yearbook is now on sale. Early bird pricing is $20.00 until 12/20/24. After that date the cost goes up to $25 until 3/3/2025. You can send cash or check payable to "Benvenue Elementary" in the payment envelope attached to the bottom of the order form to your child's teacher. You can also order online at www.strawbridge.net. The online code is YB31310.

Accelerated Reader will begin for students in grades 1-5. Students have been assessed in their independent reading level and are encouraged to read libraries books and take the comprehension tests for 80% mastery. Teachers will share these levels with you Please encourage your student to bring home their library books to read nightly. Students will be able to take their tests the next day.Our goal is to increase stamina and increase grade level proficiency. You can also get additional books at the Braswell Library based on your student's reading level. You can check if there is an AR test on a particular book at AR Bookfinder-https://www.arbookfind.com/UserType.aspx?RedirectURL=%2fdefault.aspx

Have a great week!

Best,

Kristen Tedford-Principal

Red Ribbon Week 2024 October 28-November 1st

Benvenue Elementary

Oct 28th-Nov 1st

Monday: Lei Off of Drugs

-Wear lei’s and/or Hawaiian clothing

Tuesday: Drugs Can’t Find Me

-Wear camouflage 

Wednesday: Cowboy Up Against Drugs

-Wear cowboy hat, boots, and/or plaids

Thursday: Drugs Are Out of Character

-Wear your favorite storybook character (Please no scary costumes)

Friday: Follow Your Dream

-Wear your favorite PJ’s (School appropriate)

Curriculum Night Resource Presentations from 9/24

• BES Title One Presentation 24-25

• Kindergarten Presentation

• First Grade

• Second Grade

• Ms. Morris'/Valovic's Third Grade Presentation

• Ms. Boone's/Bayarri's 3rd Grade Presentation

• Ms. Whitaker's 3rd Grade Presentation

• Fourth Grade Presentation

• Fifth Grade Presentation

Need Online Books for students to take AR tests? Ms. Murphy shared this information below about the Braswell Library:

In partnership with Braswell Memorial Library and NC Cardinal, we have updated the library user accounts for students enrolled for the 2024-2o25 school year!  NCPS students have free access to ebooks, audiobooks, e-magazines, and more through Sora/Overdrive! Using their Student ID #, students can access materials and resources online in digital formats and in person at Braswell Memorial Library.  What a gift for students to have such easy access to the public library!  Battle books are available through these offerings, so if your library is short on copies, this is a great way for students to read books for BoB! Just remember, it is a library, so titles will be on loan, but it's worth checking as an alternative!

Where to start?

Students log in through Clever, and then click on the Sora app.  Follow the steps in the link below to make sure students are accessing the selections that are appropriate for their grade level:

Sora Tutorial (also linked in attached pdf)

NC Kids Digital Library - K-4

NC Kids Level Up - 4-8

e-iNC Library - K-12

Parent Information HUB-Please Click

Chipmunk - Student/Parent Bus Tracking APP

For the "Bus Planner" online tool previously linked from the front page, please click here.

Now available at NASH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

• View the real-time location of your bus

• Access the app from your smartphone, tablet or computer

• Receive push notifications or email alerts

   

How to get started:

• NCPS Chipmunk User Guide for Parents

  
  

Carline Procedures, Arrival and Dismissal

School personnel are on duty at 7:20am in the morning and until 3:20pm in the afternoon. Supervised car drop off will be from 7:20 am-7:55 am. After 7:55 am, students will need to check in through the front office. Student instruction begins promptly at 8:00am. Students cannot be dropped off in the front of the school during 7:20 am-7:55 am due to bus, daycare van, and EC student drop off. Breakfast will end at 7:55am. No outside breakfast will be allowed in class after 7:55am. If your child is a car rider and you would like for your student to eat breakfast, please drop him or her off no later than 7:45am to ensure they are not rushed to eat breakfast in the cafeteria. Students will need to be in class at 8am for instruction to begin.

Early student check out needs to occur by 2:30pm on regular school days and 12:30pm on early release days. After this time, your child needs to be picked up in the carline. A photo ID is REQUIRED for all early checkouts. The person checking out the student MUST be listed on the student's contact card. 

Parents of car riders need to be on campus no later than 3:20pm, otherwise you will need to pick up your student from the office. If a parent is habitually late bringing their child to school or picking them up after 3:20pm, a school social worker referral will take place. Staff members are not available to supervise students who are dropped off early or picked up late. Therefore, it is imperative that all students be dropped off and picked up on time. 

Daycare

Please be sure your teacher knows if your student will be riding a daycare van. We would need to know the Daycare Provide and the Contact Number of this Daycare as well.

Change of Transportation

Please let your teacher know by 2pm about any changes in transportation. These needs to be communicated through your student Rooms account. If students will have different transportation dailey, a detailed calendar will need to be shared with your student's teacher.

Early Check Outs

Early student check out needs to occur by 2:30pm on regular school days and 12:30pm on early release days. After this time, your child needs to be picked up in the carline. A photo ID is REQUIRED for all early checkouts. The person checking out the student MUST be listed on the student's contact card. 

PIK MY KID

All students will need to be enrolled in our PIKMYKID safety system. You will receive registration materials and car tags at Open House.  All transportation change requests must be made through the PIK MY KID application.  Please make sure you have your car tag displayed in your car window in the afternoon. 

Infinite Campus is our new Powerschool. We no longer use Powerschool. Please join us on Curriculum Night September 24th at 6pm to learn how to log on.

• New System: We’ve switched from PowerSchool to a new student information system called NCSIS, powered by Infinite Campus.

• What to Do: Look out for an email from Infinite Campus titled “NCPS Campus Parent User Account Activation.” This will include a link to set up your account.

What’s New with Infinite Campus?

• Assignments: Check by class or due date.

• Attendance: Review attendance details.

• Grades: See grades as they’re posted.

• Schedule: Access anytime, anywhere.

• Notifications: View received notifications like graded assignments.

How to sign up and support videos-click here! Rooms is where you are able to contact the teacher quickly and receive information about class instruction and events.

School Nutrition Information

The Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) is a program that Nash County Public Schools participates in This program allows students at eligible schools to eat breakfast and lunch at no cost. All NCPS schools will be participating in the program for the 2024-25 school year.

Benvenue Elementary School

2700 Nicodemus Mile Road, Rocky Mount, NC 27804

252-462-2835