- Friday, TODAY - District Wide Deadline for Snack Milk @ 4:00pm; shuts off completely
- Monday, January 19th - No School; Martin Luther King Day
- Thursday, January 22nd - Family Food Night; Raising Cane's 3-9pm
- Friday, January 23rd - "100th" Day of School; dress - optional
- Friday, January 23rd - H/W/V Screenings; have glasses/contacts if you need them
- Saturday, January 24th - Sing Around Nebraska
- Wednesday, January 28th - Bundt Cake Orders due (See PTO section)
- Friday, January 30th - 4th grade field trip
- Saturday, January 31st - Stratford Student Basketball Night @ BHS - 2:30/4:00
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- Tuesday, February 3rd - PTO Meeting; 6pm
- Wednesday, February 4th - Early Dismissal; 11:40 am
- Tues/Wed, February 10/11th - P/T Conferences; 4-8pm
- Tues/Wed, February 10/11th - Families shop Book Fair; 4-8pm
- Wednesday, February 11th - Valentine's Parties; 1:45-2:45 (NOTE: CHANGE OF DATE)
- Wednesday, February 11th - Pancake Man; 5-7pm (See PTO section)
- Thursday, February 12th - No School; Inservice Day
- Friday, February 13th - No School
- Thursday, February 19th - Parent Work Night; 6-8pm
- Tuesday, February 24th; 3rd grade field trip
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Stratford Elementary is accepting registrations for incoming Kindergarten students for the upcoming 2026-2027 school year.
If your child will be eligible for Kindergarten this year (age 5 by July 31, 2026), visit our district website www.benningtonschools.org and click on "Enroll New Student" to register for the upcoming school year.
Completing registration ensures that you receive communication regarding kindergarten. Determining the enrollment for the next year is also important for future staff planning.
Kindergarten Roundup for students will take place just prior to the start of the school year. More information will be sent on this at a later date. If you have any questions regarding enrollment, please call Mrs. Witt in our school office 402-238-2941 or email kwitt@bennps.org.
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Order forms were sent home this week, please call the office if you need another one or order online at:
Order Code: 0261FN
Due: Tuesday, March 31, 2026
Please make checks payable to: Stratford Elementary School
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Height/Weight/Vision Screenings
Height, Weight and Vision screenings will be held on Friday, January 23rd at Stratford Elementary. If your student already has glasses or contacts, PLEASE make sure they wear them on the screening day listed above. Following the screening, results will be shared with the parent/guardian should there be a potential issue. If you have questions regarding the screening event, please contact our school nurse, Jill Yosten, at jyosten@bennps.org. Thanks in Advance!
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Stratford Elementary's Height/Weight/Vision Screenings will be taking place on Friday, January 23rd. If you're interested in volunteering to help, please sign up at the link below. If you have any questions, please reach out to Lindsey West at LWest@bennps.org.
Thanks in Advance!
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Just a reminder to send your children to school with a warm coat, hat and mittens. Breakfast and Reading/Walking club kids come in at 7:45. All other kids wait outside until 7:55. If the "feels like" temperature is 20 degrees or below; all kids will come in at 7:45 and wait in assigned hallway areas until 7:55.
There is no adult supervision @ front entrance until 7:45 and on playground until 7:50.
Recess - kids need to have snow pants, winter coat and snow gloves to be allowed to play in the snow. If they don't they are allowed on blacktop and playground equipment. Please label all of their belongings. This way our lost and found doesn't grow.
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- The elementary school day begins at 8:05. Please try and drop them off by 8:00 AM. Make their day start off right; without rushing.
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Students are to be in classrooms by 8:05. If they are not in their classrooms by 8:05; they will be counted tardy. If you are running late, please call or come into the bldg to sign them in. If neither are done, it's an unexcused tardy.
- Students will be let in the building at 7:45 to eat breakfast, Reading Club or Walking Club. ALL other students will be let in at 7:55.
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Communication is key. Please be sure you are notifying the office staff by either calling 402-238-2941 or emailing Kwitt@bennps.org, LWest@bennps.org and your teacher(s) that your child(ren) will be out sick or gone for the day. One email to all of us is perfect.
If you're just running late or your student is coming in after an appointment, we would like to know. We just want to make sure all of our Stratford stars are accounted for.
In deciding whether your child should come to school, please keep the following guidelines in mind.
Any child with these symptoms should NOT come to school:
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Fever of 100 or higher; children should not return to school until fever-free for 24 hours without the use of medication
- Vomiting or diarrhea within the past 24 hours
Thank you for your help in keeping our students and staff healthy!
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We have truly enjoyed welcoming all the parents/grandparents who have joined their children/grandchildren for lunch at our school. As our school continues to grow, we are closely monitoring our lunch capacity, and we may need to limit visits in the future due to increasing student numbers. To ensure we can accommodate everyone, we kindly ask that you call ahead.
Please remember to let the office know if you plan on eating a hot or alternate lunch with your child so we can inform the kitchen staff. We ask that you let us know before 10:00 am. After that you will need to bring cold lunch or just sit and visit. The cost of an adult lunch is $4.90, and we ask that you bring exact change. If you don't have exact amount, any remaining change will be added to your child's MySchoolBucks lunch account. Please note that you cannot pay for your meal with your child's lunch number. You are welcome to bring a cold lunch from home, but please refrain from bringing fast food—save that for the evening meals. Your child can only bring ONE friend to join you at the visitor's table.
**Please refrain from putting fast food in student lunch boxes.**
Stratford's lunch times are as follows:
Kindergarten: 11:00-11:30
Second Grade: 11:30-12:00
First Grade: 11:45-12:15
**Fourth Grade: 12:00-12:30
**Third Grade: 12:15-12:45
Fifth Grade: 12:30-1:00
**Due to Cafeteria Capacity, 3rd and 4th grade visitors may be seated in a conference room depending upon the day**
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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.
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Notice of Non-Discrimination
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.
Title IX
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.
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