IMPORTANT UPDATE
Meals are now free for ALL BSD2 students!
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Starting this year, District 2 will offer free breakfast and lunch to all students in Grades K-8.
The Illinois State Board of Education and the District 2 school board both approved the District’s participation in a different meals program - the USDA’s Community Eligibility Provision (CEP).
In CEP, students will only need to present their ID cards in their school’s meal lines to receive a free meal.
- Families will no longer have to submit applications to receive free or reduced-price meals.
- Parents will no longer have to deposit money into RevTrak or My School Bucks, or send cash or checks to the school office to pay for meals.
- The District will contact parents with balances to arrange for refunds.
- À la carte items will still be available for cash purchases at Blackhawk Middle School.
- Parents that prefer to send their child with lunch can still do so if they choose.
- Milk can still be purchased by students not obtaining a regular meal.
- Lunch will be provided free of charge on field trip days.
Click here for the BSD2 Free Meals for All Students flyer.
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BACK TO SCHOOL
Students in pre-kindergarten through fifth grade can meet their teachers on Tuesday, August 15
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The first day of classes for BSD2 students in Grades K-8 is Wednesday, August 16. Pre-kindergarten students start their school year on Monday, August 21.
Before classes convene, all students attending W.A. Johnson and Tioga Schools - including pre-kindergarten students - will be able to meet their teachers on Tuesday August 15, according to the following schedule:
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Last names A-K: 2:30-3 p.m.
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Last names L-Z: 3-3:30 p.m.
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BLAST-OFF
New schedule allows students in each grade to walk their schedules and set up lockers this Saturday
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BMS Blast-Off will be held from 9 a.m.-noon on Saturday, August 12, at Blackhawk Middle School, 250 S. Church Road in Bensenville, and will provide students in each grade level an hour to walk their schedules and set up their lockers.
Students can enter the school at the following times:
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Grade 8: 9 a.m.
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Grade 7: 10 a.m.
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Grade 6: 11 a.m.
Students should bring their class schedules, which were mailed to their home addresses earlier this week, and are visible in PowerSchool.
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PARENT UNIVERSITY
August.22 workshop focuses on building effective school year routines
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District 2 will host a Parent University worksop at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, August 22, at W.A. Johnson School, 252 Ridgewood Avenue in Bensenville.
The objective for this educational event is to equip parents with practical strategies and tools to establish and maintain effective routines for their children during the school year.
By providing a structured framework, parents will learn how to create an environment that promotes academic success, emotional well-being, and healthy habits.
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MARK YOUR CALENDARS
Here's the official BSD2 2023-2024 calendar
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Key dates are as follows:
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Beginning of the School Year: Student attendance for Grades K-8 will begin on Wednesday, August 16. Pre-kindergarten students start their school year on Monday, August 21.
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Thanksgiving: Thanksgiving will be celebrated on Thursday, November 23. There will be no school that week.
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Winter Break: There will be no school Thursday, December 21, through Friday, January 5, with classes reconvening on Monday, January 8.
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Spring Break: There will be no school Monday, March 25, through Monday, April 1,with schools reopening Tuesday, April 2.
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End of the School Year: The last day of school will be Thursday, May 30, unless emergency days are needed.
Click here for the 2023-2024 Calendar-at-a-Glance.
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SCHOOL SUPPLIES
District 2 will continue to provide them for students this year
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For the past nine years, District 2 has provided classroom supplies for all students at an annual cost of about $80,000 to the District.
It will continue to do so this year.
The District will supply all school supplies except for gym clothes, backpacks, and calculators during the 2023-2024 school year.
All supplies will be distributed to classrooms before students arrive.
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HEALTHY START
Complete your child’s health exam and immunization records by August 18
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Start the new school year right by submitting all the required health exams and immunizations to your child’s school by Friday, August 18.
Students will not be able to attend school after Friday, August 18, unless the required physical and updated immunizations are presented to the school.
The State of Illinois created these requirements in 2020 to protect everyone’s health. The submission deadline is August 18, so that everyone can be protected at the start of the year.
Visit www.bsd2.org/healthexams for an examination form and a grade-by-grade list of required immunizations and physical, dental, and vision exams.
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BUS DRIVERS! LUNCH SUPERVISORS! CROSSING GUARDS!
Looking for part-time employment?
District 2 has the perfect opportunity for you!
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District 2 is looking to fill several part-time positions that are perfect employment opportunities for retirees and for parents interested in working while their children are at school.
BUS DRIVERS
Being a part-time bus driver is a rewarding opportunity! Pay starts at $27 per hour with a $2,000 sign-on bonus. The position includes sick days and contributions toward an IMRF pension. District 2 also provides paid training for the required commercial driver’s license and longevity bonuses for years of service.
LUNCH & RECESS SUPERVISORS
Many of our lunch and recess supervisors are parents working part time during the middle of the day while their children are at school. Lunch and recess supervisors work with students in order for students to eat lunch, come and go from the lunchroom and playground, and monitor students’ behavior while they eat and play. Some supervisors also work breakfast shifts. Pay starts at $14.50 per hour.
CROSSING GUARDS
Crossing guards work short shifts every morning and every afternoon, helping students cross busy intersections and walkways on their way to and from school. Pay starts at $14.14 per hour.
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CHECK IT OUT
If you're active on social media, please like and follow the BSD2 Facebook and Twitter pages
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If social media is your thing, we’d love it if you’d visit our Facebook and Twitter pages, click the “like” button, and follow our postings to keep up with the latest BSD2 News.
Just login and search for “Bensenville School District 2.”
You’ll know you’re where you belong when you're on a page with the District's new "Learning & Growing Together" logo shown to the right.
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BSD2 E-FLYERS
Here are the current community flyers posted on the District's website
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District 2 has gone "green" in its approach to distributing community flyers.
Rather than sending flyers home with each student via backpack mail, District and community flyers are posted on the BSD2 E-Flyers page for parents to view or print 24/7.
It is estimated that this saves our schools hundreds of hours per year spent sorting and handling the materials, not to mention the number of trees and other resources saved in producing them.
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Click here for the current list of BSD2 E-Flyers.
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Bensenville School District 2
210 S. Church Street
Bensenville, IL 60106
630-766-5940
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