Dear Parents and Guardians,

This week, our 3rd–5th grade students will take the Math and ELA benchmark assessments on Monday, April 14 and Tuesday, April 15. Please ensure students arrive on time, as testing will begin promptly at 8:15 AM.

Field Day will take place on Thursday! As of now, the forecast is calling for sunshine and a perfect 66 degrees. Field Day shirts will be sent home this week.

Spring Break will begin on Friday, April 18, and students will return to school on Monday, April 28.

Last Friday, we had a special visit from Senator Lisa Barnes, who toured our campus. Our 4th grade Marshals gave her a warm welcome and guided her on the tour. The Student Government Association led a presentation, and our African Drummers performed a song. Senator Barnes repeatedly praised how polite, kind, and happy our students were—that’s the best compliment of all. Happy students learn.

Congratulations to our Girls and Boys Basketball Teams!
The Girls gave it their all in a tough game against Nashville, and the Boys made it to the Championship game, playing Red Oak. We are so proud of both teams for playing with grace, respect, and excellent sportsmanship. Our cheerleaders were absolutely fantastic, bringing great energy to every game.

A heartfelt thank you to our amazing coaches:
Coach Valovic, Coach Spooner, Coach Brown, Coach Patterson, Ms. Lockett, and Ms. Murphy.
And of course, thank you to the parents and staff who supported the teams—your presence means so much!

Only 4 more school days until Field Day—we can’t wait!

Warmly,
Kristen Tedford
Principal

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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

Happy April Birthday To These BES Students!

Where'sTheBus Parent App Information

The Where'sTheBus Parent App will let households know precisely when their child's bus will arrive at their bus stop.

Updated every 15 seconds, Where'sTheBus displays the real-time minutes and miles the bus is from the household's bus stop.

Any member of the bus-riding household can access this information from any Internet-connected device.

The WheresTheBus App is available for download for

• iOS (App Store)

• Android (Google Play Store)

• Also accessible via a web browser for any Internet-connected device.

How to Use the App

a. Arrival Status: Estimated time of arrival (ETA) is displayed when bus arrival time can be predicted. When prediction is unavailable, use the bus location and distance from your stop.

b. Last Message: "current" is displayed when bus data has been received in the last minute. If updates are not received, the bus is likely stopped at a school or layover or inactive (no messages in the last 15 minutes).

c. Your House: represented by home icon.

d. Your Bus Stop: represented by stop sign icon.

e. Bus Location & Distance: represented by bus icon and distance.

f. Bus #: Click on the bus # to switch between busses (if multiple). If bus 36 were subbing for bus 41, it would be displayed as 36(41).

How to Create an Account

The WheresTheBus app is free to Nash County Public Schools households, simple, and takes less than 5 minutes to set up.

To sign up:

1. Download the WheresTheBus TM app from the App Store (iOS / Apple) or Google Play Store (Android) or visit www.WheresTheBus.com

2. You will be prompted to create an account.

3. Select Nash County Public Schools from the dropdown menu and provide your student’s information.

Parents are allowed to create an account only if they can validate their student information. Parents are prompted to enter their student's birth date and student ID #. If the information entered does not match the student data on file, the parent will NOT be able to create an account.

4. Once your student’s information is verified, you will create an account.

5. Log in to the app and access real-time bus information for your student(s).

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