Bennett Live was so much fun! We loved celebrating all of the hard work of our Bennett Bears!
Join us for Walk to School Day!
Our Bears learned how to mix primary colors to make secondary colors! Can it get any better than a high five with paint?!
These Mama Bears are working hard today! Thank you for supporting our school! #welovebennett
First grade enjoyed their first makerspace visit this week in the BBLC. We practiced our observation skills as we learned how to build with Keva planks with challenge cards. At the end students were tasked with creating a playground using what they learned.
Kindergarten has been learning all about caring for library books and has begun practicing book checkouts. This week they had the chance to make their own book reviewing their book care rules.
This week 4th grade had a chance to see Stuart Gibbs author of the Spy Camp series live through our Book Break program. Gibbs retold how he became a writer and shared his very first book he ever made...from Kindergarten! The collective gasp as he appeared on screen was priceless. 🥰
Dot day! Students in Mrs Norton's class celebrated their creativity, special talents and growing their brains with Peter Reynolds's The Dot!
Congratulations Bennett Families - we reached our fundraiser goal! We reached $35,000 in sales for our Big Kahuna Fundraiser! A portion of the sales will go right back to our school, the classroom, and the students!
As promised, Friday., Sept 20, will be Pajama Day at Bennett! You may wear your school appropriate pajamas on Friday as a celebration of helping us reach our fundraising goal.
Way to go BEARS!!
WOW! Our fundraiser is going so well! Thank you to everyone who has participated or shared information about our fundraiser with others! We have raised $33, 568 of our $35, 000 sales goal! This is 96% of our goal! If reach 100% of our goal by Monday, our school will earn a PJ Day! We can do this Bennett!
We will still take tickets from students on Monday morning before school!
2nd graders were treated to our first virtual author visit of the year! Thank you Book Break and Bennett PTO! Students enjoyed listening and drawing along with author Shannon Hale and illustrator LeUyen Pham.
We honor those brave Texans who assist others in emergencies. Thank you for your courage and empathy. Thank you for your acts of service.
What a great morning celebrating the "Grandpersons" in our lives! We are so glad Grandparents , Uncles, Neighbors, and more were able to join us in honor of National Grandparents Day on Sunday, September 8.
Please see attached image about our upcoming screenings.
Thank you for supporting OUR school! We have raised 75% of our goal!
We will buy new games for indoor recess and equipment for outdoor recess with some of the funds raised! Do you have any ideas of things our Bears would enjoy?!
On Friday Coach Evans hosted our Safety Patrol training! Our 4th & 5th grade students on our Safety Patrol will begin this week! They will assist with opening/closing doors at arrival & dismissal.
Blind bag incentive has been EXTENDED!! You can now turn in tickets for blind bags until Sept 16!! That's 6 more days!! Thank you Bug Kahuna fundraising for celebrating our Bears!!
Ms. Halpin & Dr. Tillson will be in the main hall every morning!
5th grade visited the BBLC for a science lesson today! Students explored mixtures and solutions then were able to see reversible changes in action through Merge Cube.
Today's BIG winner!! Congratulations on TWO prize pigs today!!
Breaking news: you can turn in tickets until Sept 16!! Thanks for supporting OUR school!
Bennett Families,
We will have our 1st Lock Down drill for the 24/25 school year at 8:30am tomorrow. This is a time we will practice how to respond should someone or something who should not be is around or inside our school building. This is the same verbiage we use with our students.
As the drill is conducted, the McKinney Police Department will be on campus to assist in checking to ensure our classroom doors are locked and our window coverings are effective. Students will also hear a repeated phrase, "this campus is lockdown. lights, locks, out of sight".
We ask that you talk with your student about the increased police presence , the importance of taking the drill seriously, and the "practice" nature of the drill tomorrow.
Thank you!
Kassie Halpin, Principal
Anita Tillson, Assistant Principal
