Fifth grade is free to leave school and go celebrate Thanksgiving after completing a Thanksgiving escape room challenge!
Due to icy roads, we will have a 2 hour late start this morning, Tuesday November 29. Busses will run accordingly. There will be no morning preschool.
Winter Sports Pictures are today! Fill out an order form if you would like to have a memento individual pic, team pic, and a photo button to wear at sporting events. Check out the order form for more options.
REMINDER: Winter sports pictures for JH and HS are tomorrow, Monday, November 28. All winter sports athletes should bring their uniforms for pictures. Winter sports picture packet order forms were sent home with your student athlete last week.
Last week the 7th period Earth Science class got to play the Astronomy board games that they have been working on for the last couple of weeks in preparation for their unit test. Awesome creativity exhibited by the entire class! 🤩🌠🌌
No School on Wednesday, November 23 thru Friday, November 25!
Have a very happy and safe Thanksgiving Break!
Employment Opportunity at Dundy County Stratton Schools.: Bus Driver
I am starting to see a pattern developing with our VIP recipients and Friday celebrations. Lots of staff and student nominees again this week. Great Job Tigers!
Thursday, November 17 Daily Announcements
We are so proud and thankful for her work with our school board and the Nebraska Association of School Boards. Congratulate the State Vice President Sandy Noffsinger!!
Mock Trial is in McCook today. Update per Mrs. Peckham: The Seniors won the first trial! The Freshman team lost a close one. Roar Tigers! Break a leg!!
The 3rd and 4th grades are finishing up their poetry units. Today they enjoyed a special visit from Mrs. Taylor Smith, a local poet. She even read them a children’s literature book she wrote when she was younger.
Tuesday, November 15 Daily Announcements
Pizza! Pizza! Little Caesar Pizza Kit orders have arrived. FBLA members will be delivering your orders soon. Please contact the school if you ordered online and did not specify an FBLA member on your order to make arrangements to pick up your pizza kit.
16 VIPs were handed out at Dundy County Stratton High School this morning. The attributes we are hoping to foster in our students are starting to be recognized. Great job Tigers!!! That’s the most VIPs we have handed out in a week this year. You are doing great things.
DCS FBLA members are ready to build leadership skills at the national fall leadership conference in Denver
Mrs. Zoltenko’s 4th Grade has been working hard to memorize their lines for the play Ranita the Frog Princess. Their peers enjoyed watching their performance. Awesome job 4th grade!
Reading is one of the most important skills our children can learn. Set your child up for reading success by visiting our Scholastic Book Fair and growing your child’s personal library. By shopping at our book fair, you will also be helping our school raise money to buy books for our own school library!
Not able to make these dates? Shop online! https://www.scholastic.com/bf/benkelmanelementaryschool1
Wednesday, November 9 Daily Announcements
Be certain to join us on November 10 @ 6 :30 PM for a Pops Concert. Our Fine Arts Department will be on display. Band/Choir and Swing Choir will be represented. Roar Tigers!
This promises to be a fun night.
See you there.