Parents and Guardians,

Thank you so much for your patience and grace during the first week of school. There are a lot of moving parts that have to mesh and we appreciate your kindness as we work it out. We were really impressed how well the kindergarteners got to class on Independence Day, they were able to get to class and seemed as thought they have been here for years! Amazing job!

The Candy Man PTO Fundraiser began on Friday until September 16th. This money is used to support your student and school for Field Trips, instructional supplies that are needed, and fun programs. The celebratory Main Event for students who sold items is on October 9th.

This week we will be having our first practice of our Safety Drills, we will have a fire drill, bus evacuation, and practice lock down. Also, the NCPS system will begin random wanding students beginning September 9th. Below is the email that was shared with you from the district:

We hope this message finds you well. We wanted to inform you about a new safety procedure being implemented in our elementary schools, beginning Monday, September 9, 2024.  In response to our safety survey and in an effort to keep our schools free of weapons, students will be picked, at random, to walk through a metal detector or have an administrator randomly wand students. This begins on Monday, September 9, 2024 and will take place at least once a week. Any and all students may be chosen to participate including bus riders, car poolers, walkers and students that drive. We want to assure you that the selection of those under-going wanding or being asked to walk through a metal detector is a completely random process. Nash County Public Schools will be documenting the results and closely monitoring this new procedure to make adjustments in the months to come at the elementary school level. For additional questions, please follow-up with your school administrator.  

This month students in k-3 will be taking the MCLASS reading foundations test that will let us know where your student is and how explicitly we can help make your student a fantastic reader.

Please remember if you would like to check out your student early, please come well before 2:30 pm. Many students are in transition at this point and will take a bit to get your student from class, pack up, and come to the main office. Early check out ends promptly at 2:30pm and you would then need to go to the carline.

Have a great week!

Best,

Mrs. Tedford-Principal

How to check to see if you have a bus?

1. GO TO: https://www.ncpschools.net/ or go directly to BusPlanner  https://ncps.mybusplanner.com/default.aspx

2. At the bottom of the NCPS home page, click on the blue circle that reads BUS.

3. Click on LOGIN and then click on PARENT PORTAL.

4. Login if you have an account or click CREATE ACCOUNT. To view your student(s) bus stop information, you will need a parent account.   

5. To create an account:

   1. Click Create Account.

   2. Enter an Email address and click I’m not a robot.

   3. Click Submit.

   4. A confirmation email will be sent to the email address entered.

   5. Open that email and follow the link to validate the account and set up a password.

6. After you have successfully logged in, you can then add your student(s) to your account. You will need their Student ID (PowerSchool ID), Date of Birth, School & Grade. *If you do not have the Power School ID number, please contact your child(s) school.

7. You are now able to see your student(s) bus number, stop location and their pick up and drop off times.

• If the bus stop information does not appear, please reach out to your school to make sure that your student(s) is coded as a bus rider in PowerSchool so Transportation can assign your student(s) to a bus.

• VERY IMPORTANT: At the beginning of each school year, NCPS TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT adds students and stops daily. Bus numbers as well as bus stop locations and Pick-Up/Drop-Off Times may change.

• It is VERY IMPORTANT that you recheck your student(s) bus information on-line by following the directions above. Stop times could change before the first day of school. (Due to new student enrolling)

• It is a good idea to check your student(s) stop information regularly because it could change throughout the school year.

If You Have Any Questions Or Concerns About Your Child's Bus Stop, Please Contact Your Child's School.

• How To Check Bus Info

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

  
  

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