Benson Bulletin
March 2025
VIP Dates
March 12 - Early Release Day, No PM preschool
March 12 - Itasca School Board Meeting @ 7pm
March 24 - 28 - Spring Into Reading Theme Days
- March 26 - 2025 - 2026 Kindergarten Orientation Meeting 6pm @ Benson Primary
- March 27 - Kids Teach Too Event @ Benson Primary School
- March 31 - April 4 - No School Spring Break
- April 7 - School Resumes
Recognize A Benson Primary Employee!!
Families,
Would you like to recognize a Benson Primary School employee for their efforts? We are so grateful for them. I'd like to recognize the efforts of our school community and encourage you to do the same. Please use this survey that will be available on all of our monthly newsletters to do so. Highlights monthly will be shared with the employee and with their permission--shared in the next month's newsletter.
5Essentials Survey District 10 information
You have been invited to complete the Illinois 5Essentials Parent Survey. The information you provide will help guide improvement as we strive to inspire each student to realize their potential through the education and opportunities we provide at Benson Primary. Your participation in this survey is voluntary but crucial. We can’t receive results from the survey unless at least 20 percent of parents respond. The more responses parents provide, the more we will know how to focus our efforts toward the improvements you want. Therefore, we have set a goal to reach an 80 percent response rate. Please help us reach our goal by completing the survey.
Go to: https://survey.5-essentials.org/Illinois to take the survey.
Select “Parent Survey.”
You may enter your email address if you would like to receive confirmation of your submission, but it is not required.
Then enter “[DuPage]” into the county field and “Benson Primary” to find our school.
You will then be asked a series of questions to provide input regarding your family’s experience here at Benson Primary. Please remember to click “submit” once you are done so your responses can be counted.
Please know that your identity and responses will be kept confidential and will not be connected
with your child. If you have multiple children who attend Benson Primary, you may complete one survey for each child. However, only one parent per household may submit a survey for a given child. The survey closes on March 28, so please submit your responses soon!
The homeroom with the most parent responses will be treated to a pizza party! Please complete the Google Form below once you complete the survey. Each individual student will also receive a prize. Please complete the form linked here once you have completed the survey.
Thank you in advance for your time and input. We appreciate you!
Sincerely,
Jason Taylor, Principal
2025 - 2026 Kindergarten Orientation
Is your child going to be a part of the 2025-2026 kindergarten class?
Would you like to learn about the registration process & meet our kindergarten team?
Please join us on Wednesday, March 26th @ Benson Primary School. Our event begins at 6pm and will include a tour of our school. We look forward to seeing you.
Please email Principal Taylor if you have any questions, jtaylor@itasca10.org
Kids Heart Challenge @ Benson Primary School
Complete Finn's Mission Today!
Thank you for participating in the Kids Heart Challenge (KHC) and supporting the American Heart Association! An important part of KHC is Finn’s Mission which teaches our students and families how to recognize the signs of a stroke and the critical lifesaving skill of Hands-Only CPR.
Hands-Only CPR requires no mouth-to-mouth breathing. It’s easy to learn and could save the life of someone you love.
Learn more about Finn and his journey HERE.
Thank you for your support!
P.S. Check to see if your employer has a matching gift program—it could double your donation! Follow the steps and forward the confirmation to MatchingGifts@heart.org.
Click here to register for Benson Primary School.
If the text above does not appear as a clickable link, you can visit the web address:
http://www2.heart.org/site/TR?company=Benson+Primary+School+Itasca%2C+IL&company_id=489063&pg=company&fr_id=11261&et=Sp4EZj-PdBzji-Bd0f1_h_LyiT353l3KSqCI106XiSnMTqMi-DQvVA
Benson Primary School's attendance rate is 94.5%, let's strive for 96%!!!
Attendance Is Important!
Attendance patterns are monitored regularly by school staff. If the number of days missed to school is equal to 5% of the total days that school has been in session, a referral will be made to the DuPage County Truancy Office. This means that the truancy officer will contact you for problem solving in order to improve the child’s school attendance. A student who misses 5% or more of school every year will lose ONE FULL ACADEMIC YEAR of learning before reaching high school graduation. Poor attendance or repeated tardiness will impact a student's eligibility to participate in field trips, extra-curricular events, and school events.
If your child has a medical condition that is contributing to missed school days, contact the school nurse.
Itasca Parent Teacher Organization
- IPTO Website - consider becoming a member!
IPTO District 10 Spirit Wear Store Open For Business
The IPTO is proud to announce online clothing store that will also be linked on their website. Here are some details:
- Store never closes
- Items ship directly to your house
- Shop from several school stores and all items will be placed in one shopping cart