Benson Bulletin
December 2024
VIP Dates
- December 2 - Holiday Spirit Calendar Begins
- December 11 - Benson School collecting Toys For Tots (last day is December 11)
- December 12 - 2nd Grade Winter Holiday Program 7pm @ Peacock Middle School - live stream link available below
- December 18 - 2026 Preschool Information Night - information below
- December 20 - IPTO Holiday Room Parties
- December 23 - January 6 - Winter Break, no school for students
- January 7 (Tuesday) - School Resumes
Thank You! Benson Students collected $1500 in change for Hurricane Relief đź’°
Benson School Holiday Tree
SNOW GEAR - Cold Weather Reminder
When weather permits, we will go outside with the students at noon recess.
Necessary cold weather clothing . . .
every day: winter coat, hat and gloves
on any day when it snows: winter coat, hat, gloves and boots
to play in the snow: winter coat, hat, gloves, boots, and snow pants
Extra clothes at school:
Several times this school year, there have been children who have needed their parents to bring them a change of clothes for a variety of reasons. Therefore, we are requesting that you send a change of clothes for your child to keep in his/her locker. This should include pants, shirt, socks, and underwear all placed in a plastic bag. As with other items your child brings to school, it is important that you write your child’s name in each item in case they are lost.
The temperature will be checked daily. If the temperature is 20 degrees or below factoring wind chill, the children will not go outside for recess.
If the temperature is above 20 degrees, per our student/parent handbook the children will have recess outdoors.
ALL CHILDREN WILL GO OUT TO RECESS UNLESS EXCUSED WITH A NOTE FROM THEIR DOCTOR.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
In a partnership with Medinah 11, Roselle 12, Bloomingdale 13, Keeneyville 20 and Lake Park District 108, Itasca SD 10 is excited to invite parents to an upcoming Virtual Parent University on Monday, January 7th, at 6:30 PM. This session will focus on Artificial Intelligence (AI), providing a general overview of AI and its growing role in education.
The event will be presented by Eric Santos, who will guide parents through the basics of AI and discuss how it may shape learning experiences for students. This is a great opportunity to learn more about this rapidly evolving technology.
Click here to view the flyer and to sign-up for this engaging and informative session.
District 10 Schools Toys For Tots Collection
- Collecting new, unused toys
- Now through December 11th
- All District 10 Schools are collecting this holiday season
Benson Primary School's attendance rate is 95.5%, 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.
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.
Trimester 1 Specialist Narratives
IPTO
IPTO December Newsletter 🍔
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