Please vote YES on Voters Referendum Question 1. It is 100% state funded! A new building will help us increase efficiency, enhance and increase programming opportunities, replace aging school buildings, and create a Pre-K through 6 campus. We are excited about this incredible state-funded opportunity! We will lose this gift for our children if this Referendum Question 1 is not supported on November 8th. Please remember that this new school is FULLY FUNDED by the state. If we pass this up, they will give it to the next district in line. Please do everything you can to spread the word and support our students!
Mr. Wedge
Turkey Basket
Are you in need of a Thanksgiving basket? This will include a frozen turkey and some of the fixings! The Brady Martin Memorial Thanksgiving Food Drive will be providing baskets for any family in need. If you would like a basket, please fill out the form below.
https://forms.gle/d5ieunPTMy5cTPCu6
Any further questions please contact your child(s) school counselor at 453-4240
Kelsey Rohman (grades 1-3)
Marissa Martin (grades 4-6)
Reminder: We don't have school tomorrow (teacher in-service day) and Monday (Indigenous Peoples Day). Have a wonderful long weekend!
Parking Notice: It is important to adhere to the posted signs that the front parking lot is for staff only during school hours. Parked cars have been blocking the bus loop in the afternoon. They need room to take the turn and line up for students. Vehicles have been blocked in the parking lot and have attempted to pass buses and weave between them to exit the parking lot. Please do not use staff parking during arrival/dismissal as it is for staff and buses only. Thank you!
Save the Date: Parent/Teacher Conferences are next week (10/5 and 10/6) from 3:30-7:00. Your child's teacher has (or will very soon) send home a sign-up sheet. We look forward to seeing everyone! If you have any questions, please reach out to your child's teacher. Don't forget that we do not have school on Friday, 10/7, as it is a teacher in-service.
PAL Fall Sign-Ups
Looking for Mums? Help support our Garden Club
Reminder: Benton Elementary Open House tonight from 4-6 PM. We have a surprise guest greeting families as they arrive. Who could it be? Also, guests will get a Passport when they arrive that will get them a special treat. We look forward to seeing everyone at our Open House!
Mark your calendar: There will be an early dismissal for students on Friday, September 16 for staff in-service training. Benton students will begin dismissal at 12:00.
Save the Date: New School Construction Project Concept Design Informational Hearing on Thursday, September 8 at 6:00 PM at the Lawrence Junior High Gymnasium.
Our Bento grades 1-6 students return tomorrow, August 31st. Our bus schedule is posted on the school website. Our doors open for students at 8:15 AM, and student dismissal begins at 2:50 PM. Your child will come home with a packet of materials on the first day. Please take some time to complete the forms and return as soon as possible. You will be entered into a drawing to win a Galaxy tablet (we are giving away 20!) once all items are returned. To enter, all of your child's forms must be returned by the end of our Open House next Wednesday, from 4-6. Thank you and welcome back!
Letter from our school counselors, Mrs. Martin and Ms. Rohman
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1x0tSd-gpRPDNFOfJEUKGiAhx44LiF0k40oteMWG4ScI/edit?usp=sharing
Please complete our guidance survey
https://forms.gle/DdokxZ3ufG6pdiqy8
COVID-19 Rapid Home Tests will go home with Benton Elementary students on Monday, May 23rd. Each student will have three kits (2 tests in each). For more information, please read: https://www.msad49.org/article/747595
There will be no school tomorrow, April 15th, as it is a scheduled Teacher Comp day. Also, school will not be in session for our Spring vacation next week. Have a wonderful break!
Benton Elementary has TWO Maine Book Award Star Students. Congratulations, Lily Poulin and Carter Grenier! We are very proud of their achievements!
https://sites.google.com/.../mainestuden.../star-students...
Reminder: Tomorrow, March 18, is a Teacher Workshop Day. Have a great weekend!
Correction: There will be a district-wide 1/2 day tomorrow, Friday, March 11. Benton Elementary's dismissal will be at 12:00 PM. Thank you!
Making Music At MSAD 49!
After a two year hiatus from the Williamson Performing Arts Center MSAD 49 students are making music once again! This February the elementary bands and choruses have been taking the stage to record a concert series to be shared with our families and community! These videos will be released to parents in the coming weeks. More information to come!
If you live in the school community PLEASE plan on attending the new school site selection and site review hearing on 1/26/22. It will be at the LJHS gymnasium at 6 PM. Your support and voice matters. This is a fantastic opportunity for our students, and I look forward to seeing you there,
Mr. Wedge
January BBB
