Bennie Elementary School

08/25/2026

🎒📚 BACK TO SCHOOL IS ALMOST HERE, BOBCATS! 🐾💙💛

We are SO excited to welcome our Bobcats back for another amazing year at Bennie Elementary!

Here is some helpful information as we prepare for our return.

08/08/2026

The 5th Grade Parent Committee will hold it’s first meeting in two weeks! All adults of a current incoming 5th grader at Bennie are welcome to attend the meeting, where the Committee Chair, Andrea Bermudez, will go over plans and gather ideas for the year!

The 5th Grade Parent Committee is completely parent-ran and works hard to make our Bobcats’ last year special! Please contact Andrea for any questions of further information! If you are not part of the class FB group, you can join here: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1Eqx5zYS4r/?mibextid=wwXIfr

*Please note that school administration and staff are not responsible for, do not manage, and do not participate in any class groups on Facebook.

07/27/2026

Our Allen Park Parks & Recreation Department has a lot of fun things happening as we wrap up summer! Registration for all programs is open to all children, no matter what city you reside in. We cannot wait to hear about your summer! ☀️ We will see you in 36 days for Meet the Teacher Night, Bobcats!!! 🐾

07/15/2026

Looking forward to seeing everyone tonight.

07/14/2026

As we count down the final days of summer, it’s time to get ready for another great year here at Bennie!

✏️School supply lists for every grade level can be viewed anytime here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11ofsmmkBTMSMNCIwWtgPIg_W_e7NDyQEQReD7st5aMs/mobilebasic?
🗓️ The district calendar of all breaks, half days, and more can be viewed here:https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1777989358/allenparkschoolscom/x1ywip0299vueyj8l5xb/2026-27DistrictMilestoneDates.pdf

We will welcome our families & students back on September 1st for Meet the Teacher Night & our students back to school for a full, regular day on September 8th!

07/12/2026

We can’t wait to see all the progress our Bobcats have made in their workbooks this summer! Join us on Wednesday at Champaign Park for Popsicles at the Playground as we celebrate their hard work, catch up with friends, and enjoy a sweet treat.

Add Popsicles At the Playground to your plans this week. We can't wait to see you Wednesday!

06/10/2026

Last week, we celebrated their promotion. Today, we celebrated their year. Tomorrow, we will celebrate their very last trip down our halls as students. The milestones just keep coming - and we know you are ready. Class of 2033, we cannot wait to see all that you do! 🐾

06/01/2026

TOMORROW IS FIELD DAY!

A couple reminders to ensure students have the best day. Send your student to school wearing the following:
👕 Class Color or Field day T-shirt
👟 Tennis shoes
🌞 Sunscreen (its supposed to be hot and sunny)
💧Labeled water bottle (several classes are out at the same time)

😘Volunteers please arrival early. It is trash day so parking will be tight. Please do not park on school grounds (use side streets or KofC).

🛑As a reminder for the safety of students, only adults who have signed up for a volunteer slot and completed their background check will be permitted on school grounds.

Class color reminder:
Y5/K: Red
1st: Orange
2nd: Yellow
3rd: Green
4th: Blue
5th: Purple

05/18/2026

🛑 ATTENTION BENNIE RED BUS FAMILIES!!!

Due to construction on Beverly, the following temporary changes need to be made on the Bennie Red Stop locations. Current stops affected are:

Beverly and Kolb
Beverly and Osage

STARTING THIS AFTERNOON - both of these stops will now be moved to Philomene and Cortland.

Thank you for your understanding as we navigate through orange-cone season! 🙂

05/13/2026

🚨URGENT HELP NEEDED for tomorrow’s Bennie Olympics!!! The PTA is critically short on volunteers. Please sign up if you can help!!!

Bennie Families! We need you!

We are desperately short on volunteers for Thursday's Olympic Event! We rely on volunteers to make this event possible.

Please consider volunteering 2 hours of your time to ensure this event runs smoothly!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C094BA4A82CAAFFC52-field #/