Beneke Blast

Dear Beneke Families,

Happy May! As we enter the final stretch of the school year, we have many exciting events and important activities taking place across campus.

🌸 Staff Appreciation Week (May 4–8)
Next week, we are proud to celebrate our amazing teachers and staff during Staff Appreciation Week! Our educators go above and beyond each day to support, inspire, and care for our students, and this is a wonderful opportunity for our school community to show gratitude.

We invite families to join us in celebrating by sending a note, kind message, or small token of appreciation to your child’s teacher. We will also be celebrating with themed Dress-Up Days throughout the week:

• Monday (May 4): Tie-Dye & Flowers Shirts
• Tuesday (May 5): Cinco de Mayo – Flower Hats/Headbands
• Wednesday (May 6): Wear Yellow & Brown (Sunflower Theme)
• Thursday (May 7): Dress as Bees, Butterflies, Ladybugs, or Pollinators
• Friday (May 8): Dress Like a Gardener (Overalls & Straw Hats)

We hope your child joins in the fun as we celebrate our staff in a bright and meaningful way!

📅 A Busy Month Ahead
May is always one of our busiest months, filled with important academic events, celebrations, and end-of-year activities. With so much happening, it is very important that families stay informed.

Please be sure to regularly check:

• School emails
• Text messages and notifications
• Teacher communication platforms

This will help ensure you don’t miss any important updates, deadlines, or event details.

Thank you for your continued partnership and support. Together, we can make this a strong and joyful finish to the school year while showing our staff just how much they are appreciated.

Warm regards,

Principal Smith

Estimadas familias de Beneke,

¡Feliz mes de mayo! Al entrar en la recta final del año escolar, tenemos muchos eventos emocionantes y actividades importantes llevándose a cabo en nuestra escuela.

🌸 Semana de Apreciación del Personal (4–8 de mayo)
La próxima semana estaremos celebrando con orgullo a nuestros increíbles maestros y personal durante la Semana de Apreciación del Personal. Nuestros educadores hacen un trabajo extraordinario todos los días para apoyar, inspirar y cuidar a nuestros estudiantes, y esta es una excelente oportunidad para demostrarles nuestro agradecimiento.

Invitamos a las familias a unirse a la celebración enviando una nota, un mensaje amable o un pequeño detalle al maestro(a) de su hijo(a). También estaremos celebrando con días temáticos para vestirse durante la semana:

• Lunes (4 de mayo): Camisas tie-dye y flores
• Martes (5 de mayo): Cinco de Mayo – sombreros o diademas con flores
• Miércoles (6 de mayo): Vestir de amarillo y café (tema de girasoles)
• Jueves (7 de mayo): Vestirse como abejas, mariposas, mariquitas o polinizadores
• Viernes (8 de mayo): Vestirse como jardinero(a) (overoles y sombreros de paja)

¡Esperamos que sus hijos participen y disfruten mientras celebramos a nuestro personal de una manera alegre y significativa!

📅 Un mes muy ocupado
Mayo es uno de los meses más ocupados del año, lleno de eventos académicos importantes, celebraciones y actividades de fin de año. Con tantas cosas sucediendo, es muy importante que las familias se mantengan informadas.

Por favor, asegúrese de revisar regularmente:

• Correos electrónicos de la escuela
• Mensajes de texto y notificaciones
• Plataformas de comunicación de los maestros

Esto ayudará a que no pierda ninguna información importante, fechas límite o detalles de eventos.

Gracias por su continuo apoyo y colaboración. Juntos podemos cerrar el año escolar de manera fuerte y positiva, mientras mostramos a nuestro personal cuánto los apreciamos.

Atentamente,

Principal Smith

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Dear Parents,

We are excited about our Field Day Event which will be held Friday, May 15, 2026! All K-5 students will be rotating through 14 stations which will include relay games, water slides, inflatables, games and a concession stand. The concession stand will have chips, candy, pickles, and drinks all sold for $1.00 or $2.00 per item, cash only please.

Grade Pre-K will participate from 10:30-11:30. (Pre-K Playground)

Grades K-2 will participate from 8:30-11:15.

Grades 3-5 will participate from 12:00-3:00.

Pre-K will have activities specifically geared toward our four-year-olds, which will take place on the Pre-K playground. These activities will include water fun, bubbles, chalk, a bounce house, and more.

Below are some guidelines for field day to run smoothly and safely:

• Parents are welcome to accompany their child during the event. Younger siblings can attend, but they will not be able to participate due to safety reasons.

• Sack lunches will be provided from the cafeteria for all students, but students can also bring a lunch from home if they choose.

• Students will be getting wet during the event. No swimsuits are allowed. Proper attire for the event are shorts and the field day shirt (or other t-shirt that is school appropriate).

• Students will only be able to change AFTER the event, so be sure they come to school dressed for the field day stations.

• Please apply sunscreen before school along with mosquito spray.

• Items to bring:

• change of clothes

• towel

• water bottle (labeled)

• shoes that can get wet (no flip flops or slides without a back please)

• hats and sunglasses are allowed

• concession stand money if you would like to buy snacks (cash only)

If you plan to attend the event, please complete the google link below and your badge will be ready when you arrive. If you do not complete the google link, you will need to check in with your ID.

https://forms.gle/4WGX1ae9xMNWpdac9

Last year our field day was a huge success!

We would love to ensure we have the ability to provide an amazing field day!

We are asking for donations of water bottles, gatorade, chips, airheads, and sour punch straws. Yes, we will sell these items back to you at the concession stand to fund field day. We truly appreciate your support in making this event a success! We will collect donations from 5/4-5/13.

Suggestions

PK-K Chips

1st-Airheads

2nd-Sour Patch Straws

3rd & 4th Gatorade

5th Water bottles

Thank you for your support!

Dear Beneke Families,

May is Brain Tumor Awareness Month, a time that holds deep significance for many families across the country—including my own. As a proud mother of a brave brain tumor warrior, I know firsthand the strength, courage, and resilience it takes to face such a journey.

This May, we invite our Beneke community to join us in honoring all of our brain tumor warriors—students, staff, family members, and friends—by participating in “Gray in May.” Gray is the official awareness color for brain tumors, and we’d love for our students and staff to show their support by wearing gray every Thursday throughout the month of May.

Whether you're honoring someone in your own life or standing in solidarity with others, your participation is a powerful symbol of hope, love, and awareness.

We’re proud to be part of a school that cares deeply and supports one another. Thank you for helping us shine a light on this important cause.

With heartfelt gratitude,
Principal Smith

PRE-K-Luka Gonzalez

KINDER- Adrian Gomez

1ST-Kate Quintanilla

2ND-Khaelynn Hines

3RD-Khalid Ishola

4TH- Daniela Olivares

5TH- Ariel Hall

ECSE-Rayshawn Wilson

CASE-Lucas Escamilla

As stated in the Beneke Elementary Handbook, the latest time to check your student out for the day is 2:45 p.m. After this time, we will not release students, as our staff is focused on preparing for dismissal.

We appreciate your cooperation in helping us maintain a safe and efficient dismissal process.

Según lo establecido en el Manual de Beneke Elementary, la hora límite para recoger a su hijo(a) es a las 2:45 p.m. Después de esta hora, no entregaremos a los estudiantes, ya que nuestro personal estará enfocado en prepararse para la salida.

Agradecemos su cooperación para ayudarnos a mantener un proceso de salida seguro y eficiente.

Beginning Monday, August 18, 2025

All car riders must be picked up by 3:45pm. The school will call parents of students who are still on campus after 3:45. Upon arrival, parents must come to the front office to sign the child out. You must have your I.D. to sign your child out after 3:45 p.m. Spring ISD police and/or Child Protective Services will be contacted for any child that is left after 4:30 pm. Parents who arrive after 4:00pm 3 or more times will be required to find a different transportation option.

Thank you

Atencion Padres:

A partir del lunes 18 de agosto de 2025

Todos los estudiantes que sean recogidos en automóvil deben ser recogidos a más tardar a las 3:45 p. m. La escuela llamará a los padres de los estudiantes que aún estén en el campus después de las 3:45 p. m. Al llegar, los padres deberán pasar por la oficina principal para firmar la salida del niño. Debe presentar su identificación para firmar la salida de su hijo después de las 3:45 p. m. La policía de Spring ISD y/o los Servicios de Protección Infantil serán contactados por cualquier niño que permanezca después de las 4:30 p. m. Los padres que lleguen después de las 4:00 p. m. en 3 o más ocasiones deberán encontrar una opción de transporte diferente.

Gracias

The Campus is Closed to Visitors from April 27-May 8 (State and Local Testing)

May 4th-May 8th Teacher Appreciation Week!

May 6-Nurse Appreciation Day!

May 7-Kona Ice Truck (See Flyer)

May 4th-May 8th (End of Year Local Testing for all Grade Levels)

May 15-Field Day (See Information Above)

May 21-Picnic with the Principal (See Flyer)

May 25-Student and Staff Holiday

May 28-Kindergarten Promotion Ceremony 9:00

May 29-5th Grade Promotion Ceremony 9:00

May 29-Last Day of School! (Early Release at 12:45)

School Hours 7:35 AM-3:25 PM

8:06 AM Tardy Bell Rings

3:25 PM-3:45 PM Dismissal

All car riders have a car rider number, and parents must have the placard issued by the campus to pick students up from the car rider line.

You may not use a picture of the placard to pick up your student.

If you arrive after 3:45 PM to pick up your student up from the front office with the car rider tag, show your ID, and sign the late dismissal form.

Please be courteous and follow the procedures when using the car rider line.

The traffic pattern is designed for cars to take turns, turning into the parking lot from Briarchase Dr.

Please do not form a third line down the center of the road to turn into the car rider line.

Walker A Parents, please do not block the entrance to the neighborhood. In the event of an emergency, an emergency vehicle needs access to the residents' homes. Therefore, you may not park on both sides of the entrance or the main road leading to the neighborhood.

Kindergarten 10:30-11:00

1st Grade/CASE 11:00-11:30

2nd Grade 11:30-12:00

3rd Grade 12:00-12:30

4th Grade 12:35-1:05

5th Grade 1:25-1:55