NOVEMBER 18, 2014 DATES TO REMEMBER Lung Cancer Awareness Month Caldwell Toy Drive Nov. 17th-21st American Heart Association Week Wednesday, Nov. 19th K-5th Progress Reports Friday, Nov. 21st Friday Live Nov. 24th-28th Thanksgiving Break Dec. 1st-19th No 1st-5th Alpha Services Kinder Alpha Testing Monday, Dec. 1st Unwrapped Toy Donations due in the Bennett Office Creed Lunch - 11:30 Bear Extras Session 2 Begins STUCO Meeting - 3:00-4:00 Thursday, Dec. 4th 3rd-5th Music Program/Art Night 6:00 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5th PTO Family BINGO Night - 6:30-800 Saturday, Dec. 6th Jingle Bell Run 9:00-10:00 Tuesday, Dec. 9th Taste it Tuesday Due to a change in the gift distribution process at Caldwell, our unwrapped toy donations are needed at Bennett no later than Monday, December 1st! We will still be having our Jingle Bell Run on Saturday, December 6th @ 9:00 a.m. Thanks for helping support our sister school this holiday season! Please sign up for our run/walk: http://goo.gl/wsw8si
PAGE 2 STAFF BIRTHDAYS Ms. Phelps, 1st Grade - Nov. 19th Coach Gazaway, PE - Nov. 24th Nurse Sherri - Dec. 22nd Mrs. Constantinescu, Asst. Principal - Dec. 25th Ms. Wimmer, STC Aide - Jan. 24th 2014-2015 McKinney ISD Alpha/Gifted and Talented Testing Dates and Information Referrals for McKinney ISD students are now being accepted for the ALPHA Gifted and Talented Program for the 2014-2015 school year. Referrals for students in grades 1-5, who are not currently being served in the McKinney ISD Gifted and Talented Program (ALPHA) or who have not participated in the screening process in the past twelve months, will be accepted through Wednesday, January 28, 2015(elementary). The referral period is open and ongoing; students referred after the deadline will be evaluated in the following school year. New students, who participated in a gifted and talented program in their previous district, need to notify their MISD counselor of the GT services they were receiving. Those students will be evaluated according to MISD criteria, and, if qualified, will be placed in the program within six weeks of the ALPHA teacher receiving a referral form. Referral forms are available on each campus from the counselor or ALPHA teacher. They are also available on: www.mckinneyisd.net. Parents, teachers and/or students may nominate prospective candidates. Important Elementary Testing Dates Test Dates for Grades K December 1-19, 2014 (on campus) All kindergarten students enrolled in MISD will be screened. Test Dates for Grades 1-2 Saturday, December 6, 2014 (1st Grade) Saturday, December 13, 2014 (2nd Grade) Deadline for 1-2 referrals: Wednesday, October 1, 2014 Due to the number of students being evaluated, referrals will not be accepted after the deadline. Spring test dates: Grades 3-5 Saturday, March 21, 2015 (3rd Grade) Saturday, March 28, 2015 (4th 5th Grade) Deadline referral: Wednesday, January 28, 2015 Due to the number of students being evaluated, referrals will not be accepted after the deadline.
PAGE 3 Stamps!!! FUNDRAISER Get your Paw Print Stamp for.25c and Superman stamp for.50c!!! DATE: Friday, November 21 WHERE: Bennett Elementary entrances TIME: 7:15 am - 8:00 am *Don t forget your quarters! All proceeds help with 5th grade celebration.
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PAGE 5 PTO NEWS Bennett Bingo Night! Come join friends and family for a night of Bingo fun! When: Friday, December 5th Where: Bennett Cafe Time: 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm This is a free family event. Concessions will be available for purchase. We are asking that each family bring one or more canned food items to donate to our local food bank. This is not a drop-off event. Sponsored by the Bennett PTO
Start clipping Box Tops today to help your kid s school. Every Box Tops clip is worth 10 and quickly adds up to money that can help your school buy what it needs. Simply look for pink Box Tops on products, clip them and give them to your school. For more information on the Box Tops for Education program, including a list of participating products and how much your school has earned to date, visit www.btfe.com. Thanks for your help! General Mills. 1 2 3 Clip Box Tops. Don t forget to check the expiration date. Tape or glue Box Tops on this sheet. Send completed sheet to your school. Teacher name: PAGE 6
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PAGE 8 SAVE THE DATE! PTO Sponsored Bennett Elementary s First Annual Family Fitness Event Friday, January 23, 2015 6:30-8:00 pm More Details to Follow SPIRIT WEAR UPDATE November 18, 2014 A Big THANK YOU To Everyone That Ordered Winter Spirit Wear! Our final order was placed and we expect to receive the items the week after our Thanksgiving break. Although we are unable to order any further Winter Wear, we do have some fall items still available (please see order form attached). Please contact Jennifer Meza @ jennifer1974cal@sbcglobal.net or Julie Biggerstaff @ jbigger@gmail.com with any questions.
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