Weekly News from the Office of Bentwood-January 24, 2014
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Monday, Jan. 27
Tuesday, Jan. 28
Wednesday, Jan. 29
Thursday, Jan. 30
Friday, Jan. 31
B Day
Art Club
Book Cooks
Major Savers
Collection
C Day
CSI 3:40
3 & 4 BJ Express
Math Wings Districts
ONHS
D Day
StuCo Mgr Mtg
Scrabble Club
*MS PRIZE PATROL*
E Day
Robotics
5th Grd Parent
Enrollment Mtg at
CTMS 6:30PM
A Day
Parent Conference
notes sent home
Message from the Principal:
Dear Parents,
Hello from BE construction headquarters! Hopefully by now, you have had at least one
opportunity to notice that Bentwood Elementary is fully under construction! I wanted to take this
space to thank you for your support of the Bond Referendum last summer that funded this
initiative covering some enhanced “safety and security” measures for our school campus.
Although it seems as though we just started this construction project, in reality, we are quickly
nearing the completion of Phase One. You may recall from the flier I shared last October at
Parent Teacher Conference time, we have two phases for our remodeling.
Phase One involves a security “pinch point” and redirection of all visitors entering our school
through the new office moved to the very front of the building on the east/Bond side. A new set
of double doors will be in place at the front entry which allows us to affirm that anyone gaining
access into our student areas will have undergone an enhanced screening with proper
identification. The office make-over, is quickly approaching completion. The painters have
begun to work on the new walls, and the ceiling grid and lighting has begun to arrive. With all
things coming together as planned, we hope to occupy the new space either immediately before
or after our February Parent Teacher Conferences! Whew – time flies!
Phase Two of our project involves the remodel of our current office, nurse’s area, lounge and
teacher workroom. These areas will replace the spaces that the new office relocation took over.
They include placing the Spanish classroom, the Occupational Therapy Sensory Room, and
Conference Room into the space you’ve known as the office suite for the past sixteen years.
I am forever grateful to you, our school patrons, and Olathe’s school district leadership, for the
foresight and wisdom to capture opportunities to enhance Bentwood’s school security measures.
One only has to watch the television news to know that these issues are real across our country
and could become concerns in any neighborhood. With your help, ours remains safe and secure!
If you will save the date, we will invite you to see our brand new spaces on our annual
Fine Arts Fair / Burger Night – April 24th!
Educationally yours,
Cathy McDonald
Gear Up for the Annual Discount Card Program
It is once again time for the annual Major Saver campaign. Our students will have the
opportunity to sell Major Saver cards from January 24 through February 6. Major
Saver discount cards feature "buy one get one free" deals at 17 great Olathe restaurants
and businesses. A new feature to the Major Saver program…you may purchase Olathe
or other versions of the Major Saver card online at www.majorsaver.com. All cards
purchased online will be mailed to the customer and may still be credited toward our
school. Major Saver sales support the Olathe Public Schools Foundation (OPSF) which
last year alone awarded $500 grants to 36 Educator Excellence Award-winning teachers;
provided $80,000 in classroom and school-wide grants for innovative projects; and
supplied $50,000 in summer school scholarships for families in need. The Foundation
also awarded over $90,000 in college scholarships to high school seniors as well
providing over 14,500 books to Olathe elementary students as part of the F.R.E.D.
(Families Read Every Day) program. Your child benefits from OPSF! Thanks for your
continued support! The prize patrol will make their first award on Wed., Jan. 30th!
Who Let the Dogs Out? – Dad’s of Great Students on Duty in February
February 5
Chris Laughlin
February 11 Jay Northington
February 6
Jeremy Hagan
February 21 Glen Shoup
February 10 Matt Wilson
February 24 Les Gray
February 11 John Crader
February 28 Steve Sterner
February 11 Tim Schwartzkopf
Thanks Dads for coming in and volunteering your time and energy to our
Bentwood students. We appreciate YOU!
Happy Birthday to YOU!
Celebrating February birthdays are: Justin White, Tristan Ojeda, Emma Becker,
Emmerie Lewis, Lavanya Maruthapandian, Karlee Doerr, Aislyn Canady, Will
Naujokaitis, Lily Skinner, Henley Hlasney, Reece Magathan, Jason Saunders, Emily
Ash, Kaylee Campbell, Carson Matula, Brooke Walters, Cole Stephens, Emma Lindsey,
Caden Gray, Anjani Vilandai, Monte Segura, Ethan Hampton and Zachary Newkirk.
Drum Roll Please
Congratulations to the following students who auditioned and were selected to be part
of the 2014 Blue Jay Drummers: Kenzie Black, Jesse Brumley, Emma Gotfredson, Elliot
Hobbs, Madeline Hughes, Luke Jenkins, Adam Kahnk, Avleen Kang, Jayden Maramis,
Trisha Nair, Marissa Newkirk, Banks Peek, Alejandra Peraza, Chole Shaw, Lily Skinner,
Nicholas Slade, Will Whitehead and Emily Wilcox. Way to roll with the beat drummers!
We are proud of each and every one of you who auditioned and did your best!
Bentwood 4th Grade Team Places First
Congratulations to Abby Horsh, Dylan Slocombe and Gauri Yadav for placing first in the
4th Grade competition at the District Math Wings Tournament. Way to go Bentwood
Blue Jays! Thanks for working hard and preparing for success! Ms. Forman and her
Math Wing students represent Bentwood so well by dividing up the work, multiplying the
effort, adding extra time and subtracting the difference! What a calculated formula for
success.
A Starry Night Coming
The Bentwood PTA’s Daddy Daughter Dance is coming on Thursday, February 6
from 6:30-9:30p.m. Cost is $25 for dad and daughter, and $10 for each additional
dad or daughter. A corsage, snacks and desserts and all the dance music you can
move to will be provided. Your RSVP form and payment was due to the school office
today, January 24. No limos please! May I please have this dance?
Zero Tardies Through Second Quarter
Congratulations to these students who understand how important it is be at school on
time, everyday, ready to learn. The following students had zero tardies through the
second quarter: Emily Allen, Lincoln Beckner, Jacob Bretton, Savannah Burch, Scott
Chafin, Wesley Ciliege, Jack Crader, Jacob Follett, Ciara Gray, Mia Huettenmueller, Claire
Martens, Luke Merriam, Will Naujokaitis, Riley Olson, Brenly Rosenbaum, Chloe Scheller,
Hayden Shaver, Noah Silver, Olivia Tryban, Claire Waggoner, Dawson Wertzberger, Tess
Williams, Ethan Kruse, William Huettenmueller, Kaden Burgett, Reese Mamminga,
Alexander Allman, Giacinta Ange, Lydia Ayres, Zoey Barron, Elle Bartelli, Sydney
Baumfalk, Duncan Black, Benjamin Bryant, Garrett Cramer, Thomas Desmond, Anfal
Faisal, Addison Frigon, William Gepner, Caleb Glenn, Sylvia Grimsley, Adam Hagan,
Javion Hammond, Megan Hessler, Payton Hutson, William Koesters, Garrett Lord,
Mooda Mantara, Carson Matula, Jake Mohlman, Luke Mohlman, Vaughan Mohlman,
Hailey Owens, Ryne Poindexter, Ann Ridgway, Charles Ross, Madeline Shoup,
Taylor Slocombe, Cole Stephens, Macayla Vaughn, Arya Vilandai, Brett Walsh, Justin
White, Diego Barron, David Burda, Dylan Catching, Sophia Chafin, Eric Christensen,
Kennedy Cowan, Leah Dreitzler, Kylan Elliott, Adelyn Garst, Michelle Ge, Lillian
Gerend, Ava Gotfredson, Henley Hlasney, Ryan Horsch, Nicholas Hoss, Sydney
Hoss, Evalee Johnson, Landen Kruse, Katherine Kunkel, Emmerie Lewis, Jake Mamminga
Natalie Martens, Jack Naujokaitis, Samuel Olson, Broderick Salsbury, Haley Simpson,
Riley Swiggart, Riley Thelen, Kaitlyn Thomas, Tyler Thomas, Kendall Thorne, Chloe
Tyrrell, Catherine Whitehead, Ethan Williams, Jacob Wilson, Zachary Wilson, Max Xue,
Mason Allen, Edward Bartelli, Kevin Beller, Elliott Bowman, Addison Bretton, Emerson
Burgett, David Burnett, Kathe Cho, Drake Cowan, Sinan Damani, Amber Follett, Mary
Gerend, Andrea Gilhaus, Maia Grimsley, Ryan Harvey, Edward Hlasney, Luke Hlasney,
Joseph Ippolito, Afreen Jaman, Hannah Janeway, Sahib Kaloti, Andrew Kirby, Easton
Logback, Jeremy Lord, Reece Magathan, Michael Manny, Katherine Marks, Elise Mohsen,
Logan Myers, Zachary Newkirk, Stefan Novotny, Nathaniel Patterson, Christopher
Robinson, Justin Sanders, Caleb Scheller, Liana Stowell, McKenna Thorne, Taylor Tobis,
Ethan Torrey, Harrison Tryban, Elizabeth Warriner, Marissa Watson, Weston
Wertzberger, Gabrielle Yost, Emily Ash, Mackenzie Black, Jace Blake, Anabel Brigmann
Hannah Brock, Benjamin Burda, Madison Crader, Saifali Damani, Mya Davis, Karlee
Doerr, Megan Dreitzler, Nicholas Elliott, Sean Ferguson, Cordell Gilhaus, Caden Gray,
Gabriel Gray, Nikita Hanov, Noah Hanov, Aaron Hare, Evan Hessler, Abby Horsch,
Hannah Hoss, Luke Jenkins, Avleen Kang, Alexandra Kunkel, Bethany Kunkel, Turner
Lennard, Vikas Maganti, Julian Mallory, Kyle Martin, Blake Nelson, Cooper Ohm, Tristan
Ojeda, Derek Parks, Banks Peek, Alejandra Peraza Kerber, Laura Peraza Kerber,
Margaret Ridgway, Cameron Robertson, Davis Ross, Jason Saunders, Allison
Schmeeckle, Dylan Slocombe, Sean Stowell, Kylie Sutherland, Autumn Swiggart,
Madison Walsh, Emily Wilcox, Gabriel Williams, James Wilson, Katherine Xue, Gauri
Yadav, Alexis Ayres, Jacob Barbara, James Bartelli, Emma Becker, Lauren Bennett,
Allison, Besa, Jesse Brumley, Emily Burnett, Saphron Dewitt, Emma Gotfredson, Ethan
Gross, Luke Hagan, Jane Hampleman, Kevin Harvey, Madeline Hughes, Adam Kahnk,
Allie Kaufmann, Abby King, Tyler Kirby, Jordan Kreps, Samuel Kullberg, Joshua Laughlin,
Ellison Lewis, Samuel Liu, Jayden, Maramis, Roxanne Markowsky, Jack Marks, Lavanya
Maruthapandian, Lexi Mills, Robert Munch, Trisha Nair, Marissa Newkirk, Ross
Northington, Megan O’Neil, Patrick O’Neil, Megha Pillai, Nandini Rainikindi, Andrew Reed,
Will Ridgway, Ryan Schwartzkopf, Chloe Shaw, Anna Shoup, Rachel Sterner, Reagan
Sterner, Grant Strong, Ayana Thompson, Samuel Tryban, Anjani Vilandai, Brooke
Walters.