Parents and Guardians,

I am so proud to announce that Benvenue Elementary EXCEEDED GROWTH last year and moved from a "D" school to a "C" North Carolina School Performance Grade, moving out of low performing. We were ranked in the top 15% of schools in the state for growth. This is a HUGE accomplishment for our students, staff, parents, and community support! We knew our students could do and they did!

Our students practiced our fire and lock down drills last week and did an amazing job following the procedures. Beginning next week, 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. 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 feel free to contact Mrs. Richardson or myself.  

September 10, we will be hosting our Grandparent Breakfast for those who returned the RSVP. Grandparents are welcome to come through the cafeteria line or bring a special breakfast for their grandchildren. Breakfast begins at 7:20 and will end at 7:55am. Grandparents will have an opportunity to walk their grandchildren to class at 7:55am. Parking is available in the teachers lot or on the grass in the center of the carline serpentine.

September 11 all third grade student will be taking the Beginning of the Grade (BOG) Reading Test. Please be sure these students arrive at school on time, the test will begin promptly at 8:15am.

Also 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

  
  

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