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904 N. Roosevelt

Phone: 309-828-4315

Fax: 309-828-3587

Greetings Superstar Parents!

Welcome back to another new school year! As we move into another great year of teaching and learning, I look forward to our continued growth here at Bent.

We continue to strive to educate our Superstars as best as we can so that they can reach their fullest potential. We have a lot to celebrate as we move into the 2017-18 school year. Let us continue the commitment to excellence for our school, our families, and especially for our students.

We have some changes and additions to our staff this year. Please join me in welcoming the following team members: Lyndsay Gloede - Assistant Principal/Intern, Kayley Henderson – Bilingual Resource Teacher, Julie Hesse – Psychologist, Jessica Nesby – Social Worker, and Colleen Stern – Speech-Language Pathologist.

This summer Bent added a second parking lot that is now open and ready for use. As always, our crew did a fantastic job cleaning and getting the school ready for the students, even when last minute repairs influenced their cleaning schedule.

Thank you to Theresa, Rodney, and the crew for all of their hard work!

Mr. G

Bloomington Public Schools District 87

Dr. Barry Reilly, Superintendent

Board of Education: Mary Yount - President, James Almeda, Brigette Beasley, Elizabeth Fox Anvick, Tammy Houtzel, Charles Irwin, & Mark Wylie.

Enrollment Numbers

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Bent Elementary School

Currently, we have 363 students

enrolled at Bent School:

218 students in English speaking clas-

ses, and 145 students in the

bilingual classes.

Bent Elementary School Pledge

I pledge to myself,

My school, and my community,

To be safe,

Be respectful,

And be responsible

I am a Bent

Superstar!

K - 11:00-11:45

1st Grade - 11:25-12:05

2nd Grade - 11:45 -12:25

3rd Grade - 12:05-12:45

4th Grade - 12:25-1:05

5th Grade - 12:50-1:35

L u n c h T i m e s

President: Terica Smith-Spiller

Vice President: Laura Gaffney

Secretary: Amanda Van Allen

Treasurer: Nicholas Johnston

The Bent Superstar PTO Board would like to thank you for your support!

Bent PTO Officers

Nurse’s Notes—Sue Rutherford

I hope you all had a healthy and safe summer!

Thank you all for turning in any health related paperwork for the beginning of the school year. Just a reminder that if your student has a food allergy, I will need a food substitution form filled out by a physician and turned in to me. The form can be found on the district 87 website under useful forms and then medical forms. Every year, we need a new form filled out for your child.

This is also true for any medication that needs to be given at school. Please do not send any medication to school in the backpack. It can be dropped off at the office by a parent or guardian. If you ever have any questions, don’t hesitate to call me, and I will be glad to talk to you.

Here’s to a healthy and safe school year!

Welcome back to school Superstars! I am looking forward to a great year in the Library Media Center! All students come to classes in the media center weekly.

K-1: 40 minutes total and includes book checkout

2-5: 60 minutes total; (20 minutes of this time is dedicated to "centers" activities and book checkout)

Be on the lookout for more information about our October book fair which will be held in the Library Media Center the week of October 23rd!

Also we welcome Mrs. Zehr to the LMC. Mrs. Zehr is a student teacher from the U of I and will be with us until the be-ginning of October. We are glad to have her!

Gratefully,

Ms. Riccio, Library Media Specialist

Mrs. Hodina, LMC Assistant

Mrs. Zehr, LMC Student Teacher

Media Center Message - Ms. Riccio

Arrival Times—Students who eat breakfast at school may arrive after 8:30. Students who do NOT eat breakfast at school may arrive after 8:45. There is NO SUPERVISION for students who do not eat breakfast prior to 8:45am.

Pick-up / Drop-off—Students should only be picked up / dropped off on the Lee St. side at the front of the school. Maintenance has extended the concrete to make more space for pick up and drop off. Please do not leave your vehicle unattended.

Walkers—Please remind walkers to cross at crosswalks with our crossing guard. The crossing guards are em-ployed by the Bloomington Police Department for the safety of our kids.

Bent Visitors—We welcome visitors to Bent school. Thank you for checking in at the main office and wearing your visitor badge.

Emergency Contact Information—Please make sure our office has all available emergency contact numbers (cell phones, relatives, etc)

Late bus? Missed your stop? Contact Illinois Central Bus al (309) 828-4373.

Did you know about our Free Summer Feeding Program? Did you participate?

Please let us know by taking our survey!

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2ZF7ZX2

News: Hot off the

Negative Balance Policy

When students are unable to pay for meals, District 87 will

process charges to the student’s account. When a student

owes the equivalent of 3 meals, they will receive a complete

“alternate” meal entrée until the parent/guardian

established a payment plan with the District. Students will

not be allowed to charge a la carte items if their account is

delinquent.

The District will notify parents/guardians of negative account

balances through weekly automated phone calls and letters

home from the cafeteria staff. A final notice will be sent to

families with negative balances in May prior to school ending

with a deadline clearly stated to avoid being turned over to

collections. Any unpaid meal charges will be carried over at

year end and applied to the following school year.

Those who qualified for Free or Reduced meals in 2015-2016 are required to complete a new

application before the carryover period expires on September 29, 2017. Those who are Directly

Certified do not require an application. *If you have a student in your household who is Directly

Certified and another who is not, please let us know so that we can extend benefits to that child!*

If your students eat free or reduced lunch, they can get free or reduced breakfast too! Please take

advantage of our well-balanced breakfast that will help the students jump start their day for a bright

mind ready to learn!

Month: August/September Year: 2017