Dear Heritage Families,

Wishing you a wonderful Spring Break! We hope you have the chance to relax and enjoy meaningful time with family and friends—it’s a perfect opportunity to recharge.

This week, students participated in Badger Time, where the focus was on recognizing how others feel and responding with kindness and empathy. We also celebrated our March Students of the Month—congratulations to all of our winners!

When we return to school on Monday, April 6th, we’ll be ready to jump into the final seven weeks of the school year.

Spring testing will begin shortly after break as we measure the progress students have made throughout the year. On April 7th and 8th, our 5th grade students will take the Science NSCAS assessment. We can't wait to see all they have learned!

I’d like to extend a heartfelt thank you to our PTO and our students for everything they’ve done to make this week so special for the Heritage staff. We truly feel appreciated and are incredibly fortunate to have such supportive students, parents, and PTO members who uplift us each and every day. We recognize and deeply appreciate the countless hours our PTO has dedicated to making this week meaningful.

Take care,

Ms. Woodrich

Heritage Principal

Congratulations to our March Student of the Month winners! Heritage is so proud of all of you, keep up the good work!

Our next Student of the Month assembly will be on Tuesday April 21st.

This week's Heritage Heroes are Elise and Charlize! Elise was caught being KIND by making sure everyone feels special. Charlize was caught being KIND by making sure all classmates are included. Heritage is so proud of both of you, keep up the great work!

Every April Autism Speaks celebrates World Autism Month, beginning with the United Nations-sanctioned World Autism Awareness Day on April 2. This year marks the 18th annual World Autism Awareness Day. Since we are on Spring Break, we will be celebrating on Tuesday, April 7th by wearing blue!

Throughout the month, we focus on sharing stories and providing opportunities to increase understanding and acceptance of people with autism and fostering worldwide support.

Come enjoy a morning of great food, fun, and community connection!

Bring your family and spend the morning connecting with our community. We hope to see you there!

Please use the link below to help us get a head count for the event, but an RSVP for this event is not required.

Bennington Public Schools is collecting feedback from parents across the district through the Parent Communication Survey. The purpose of this survey is to gather input about communication practices within BPS and provide helpful feedback for the district, principals, and staff.

Your responses will help guide future communication decisions and improvements across the district. The survey should take about five minutes to complete.

Please complete the survey by Monday, April 13. We appreciate you taking a few minutes to share your perspective.

You will be given the option for free delivery to the school of your choosing and then be notified when items have arrived for pickup from the school.

You can also choose to have items shipped directly to you for an additional fee. 

Our webstore for Bennington Girls State Basketball Champs is up and ready for ordering. If using an older cell phone and the site does not load correctly, please try a computer for ordering.

Please make sure to get your order in during that time frame as there will not be a chance for late orders.

 

Please note that you will need to create an account - if you do not already have one - in order to place an order. Please use an active email as that is where you will receive your confirmation of your order once it is successfully placed.

To be sure you are viewing all items please check each page of items as there may be more than one page of items.

 

Please also note there is a chance items are on back order as ARTFX is not notified of these until they order what was ordered in the store. If an item is completely out of stock at the time of purchase, a substitute item of the same or better caliber will be ordered in its place. Due to shortages, different brands will be substituted as needed to fill orders.

 

**After ordering make sure you check for an email, if order is processed successfully, you will get an email confirmation with an order # to hold onto (Check Spam as needed). If you do not get an email please reach out while the link is open so we can check into it for you.

 

***The charge on your Credit Card Statement will come from Art Wears Lincoln Inc., once the site is closed no changes are able to be made and all sales are final. If you need changes, reach out prior to the store closing.

 

Happy Shopping!

Art F/X Screen Printing & Embroidery 

As we look towards next school year already, we would like to let our community know we will have a few changes in our teaching staff for next year. Mrs. Nightengale, Mrs. Watson, and Mrs. Rucker will be leaving after this school year. Ms. Jensby will be heading off to the middle school. We have loved and appreciated everything they have done for our school community and wish them all the best of luck in their future endeavors. Please reach out if you have any questions or concerns.

If you plan to come visit during lunchtime, please let the office know by 9:00am if you are going to purchase a school lunch so we can prepare enough food. Lunches are $4.90 for adults, and no change can be given.

You are more than welcome to bring food from home, but please NO fast food. If you are bringing a peanut or tree nut item in your lunch, please do NOT sit at our peanut free table in the cafeteria. Thank you!

Adopt the Lounge: Let’s STOCK THE LOUNGE for our Heritage Staff!! Our staff love snacks and drinks so if you’d like to donate, please see our links below on how to donate.

1) The PTO created an Amazon Wishlist for easy purchase options which will be sent directly to the PTO. Just click and pay!

2) A SignUp Genius has been created if you prefer to shop while out and about. Click on the link HERE to purchase specific items for the lounge and then contact heritageptooutreach@gmail.com to coordinate a donation drop off. Thank you for helping to support our amazing Heritage staff!

Hello, 

if you are looking to register for Heritage gym usage this Spring, please use the following registration link and I will reach out as soon as possible.

All information regarding upcoming Bennington community events, sports camps, and activities are posted on our district website, and shared through the weekly district newsletter, the Badger Update.

If you wish to have your event or activity shared, please click here to complete a google form. For questions, please contact the District Communications Coordinator, Stacy Hawn, at shawn@bennps.org.

The Bennington Public School District does not discriminate on the basis of sex, disability, race, color, religion, veteran status, national or ethnic origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, or other protected status in its programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following persons have been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies: Students: Mr. Dan Bombeck, Director of Student Services, 11620 North 156th Street, P.O. Box 309, Bennington, NE 68007 (402) 238-3044 (dbombeck@bennps.org). Employees and Others: Dr. Matt Blomenkamp, Assistant Superintendent 11620 North 156th Street, P.O. Box 309, Bennington, NE 68007 (402) 238-3044 (mblomenkamp@bennps.org). Complaints or concerns involving discrimination or needs for accommodation or access should be addressed to the appropriate Coordinator. For further information about anti-discrimination laws and regulations, or to file a complaint of discrimination with the Office for Civil Rights in the U.S. Department of Education (OCR), please contact the OCR at 601 East 12th Street, Room 353, Kansas City, MO 64106, (800) 368-1019 (voice), Fax (816) 426-3686, (800) 537-7697 (telecommunications device for the deaf), or ocr.kansascity@ed.gov.

The Bennington Public School District is committed to offering employment and educational opportunity to its employees and students in a climate free of discrimination. Accordingly, unlawful discrimination, harassment and retaliation of any kind by District employees, including, co-workers, non-employees (such as volunteers), third parties and others is strictly prohibited and will not be tolerated.