PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES
All parents are encourage to schedule a fall parent-teacher conference
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Fall Parent-Teacher Conferences are Thursday, October 19, and Friday, October 20.
All parents are encouraged to schedule a fall parent-teacher conference, as they are designed for teachers to discuss with parents information about their child’s progress, strengths, and areas where improvement is needed.
Appointments can be scheduled online through Friday, October 13, at the links below:
Teachers can make alternate arrangements for parents/guardians who cannot attend conferences during regularly scheduled times. Additional conferences may be arranged as needed by teachers or requested by parents/guardians.
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CAN YOU READ THE MAP?
We’re here to help you understand your student’s NWEA MAP Family Report
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Earlier this school year, BSD2 students took the NWEA MAP test in reading and math.
During parent-teacher conferences on Thursday and Friday, October 19 and 20, teachers will be sharing the NWEA Family Report and reviewing these test results with their students’ parents. The reports will be sent home on Monday, October 23, with students whose parents do not attend conferences.
In advance of these dates, the District encourages parents to review the following information and resources to learn more about the NWEA MAP test and how its results are reported.
MORE ABOUT MAP
BSD2 students take NWEA MAP tests in reading and math three times a year: fall, winter and spring. These are adaptive online tests that adjust to the student’s learning level based on the answers the student provides to previous questions. As a student continues to respond to the test, the test automatically adjusts its difficulty level to meet the student where they are at.
The MAP assessments are used to help teachers understand what each student is ready to learn so that they can set goals to improve their academic growth throughout the year.
MAP RESOURCES
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PROGRESS REPORTS
First-trimester mid-term progress reports were shared on Friday, October 6
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Wednesday, September 27, was the first-trimester mid-term.
First-trimester mid-term progress reports were shared on Friday, October 6.
Kindergarten
Parents of kindergarten students received a message via Seesaw regarding students' progress for the first trimester on October 6. If they haven't already, kindergarten parents should contact their child's teacher to get connected to their Seesaw class.
Grades 1-5
Students in Grades 1-5 were sent home with a printed mid-term progress report on October 6. The report only included comments regarding student progress in math and language arts.
Grades 6-8
Assignment scores for students in Grades 6-8 were viewable on October 6 through the Student Portal of the PowerSchool student information system. Students in Grades 6-8 were shown how to access the PowerSchool Student Portal earlier this year. Parents are encouraged to sit alongside their students while on a District chromebook to review their assignment scores.
Standards-Based Grading
District 2 uses standards-based grading. This means you will receive scores for standards only. You will not receive an overall score for assignments/assessments.
The grading scale is:
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E - Exemplary (4): The student independently extends and applies key concepts, processes, and skills and can transfer this learning to new contexts.
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M - Meets (3): The student demonstrates a solid understanding of key concepts, processes, and skills and can consistently apply this learning.
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P - Progressing (2): The student is progressing toward an understanding of key concepts, processes, and skills with minimal assistance.
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B - Beginning (1): The student is beginning to understand key concepts, processes, and skills with assistance.
Click here for more information on Standards-Based Report Cards.
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WORLD'S BEST
BSD2 teachers are the best on Earth!
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Thursday, October 5, was World Teacher's Day - a perfect opportunity to celebrate and reflect on the great work that each of our teachers do each and every day for our students.
Thank you, BSD2 teachers, for being amazing!
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THANK YOU!
Celebrating our custodians and maintenance staff
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National Custodial Workers Day was Tuesday, October 2.
Thank you to our ABM custodial and maintenance staff for their hard work to provide clean and safe environments for teaching and learning across the District!
Their work keeps us "Learning & Growing" together!
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FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Sodexo staff make the District's new free meal program possible
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This week is National School Lunch Week, which President Kennedy established in 1962 to promote the importance of a healthy school lunch in a child's life, and the impact it has inside and outside of the classroom.
This year, District 2 began offering free breakfast and lunch to all students in Grades K-8. Students only need to present their ID cards in their school’s meal lines to receive a free meal.
District 2 couldn't serve all of these free meals each day without the hard work of its Sodexo staff. Thank you for literally providing food for thought for our BSD2 students!
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FENTON BAND NIGHT
BMS band performs at Bison football game
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The BMS band students performed under the lights at the Bison football game Thursday as special guests of the Fenton High School Marching Band.
Every year, Fenton invites the bands from Blackhawk and Wood Dale Junior High to be part of a game night performance.
By performing on the field at halftime and in the stands during the game, middle school students get to experience the fun that's to come if they continue in band when they get to high school.
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POLICE ESCORT
Tioga fourth grader wins a ride to school with the District's School Resource Officer
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Angel Gonzalez, a fourth grader in Ms. Laga's class, normally rides the bus to school each morning.
Then, on Friday, September 29, he rolled up in a police car!
That's because Angel won the top prize in Tioga's Curriculum Night raffle - a ride to school with Bensenville Police Officer Kevin Banks, the District's School Resource Officer.
Officer Banks picked up Angel at his home, and after Angel climbed into the passenger seat, he listened intently and asked lots of great questions as Officer Banks explained all the special features of the vehicle.
Then, of course, they flipped on the lights and sirens and posed for a few photos when they pulled into school.
Congrats, Angel! Hope you enjoyed your police escort to school!
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THAT SNAKE ROCKS!
Paint your own stones and add them to colorful serpent growing outside Johnson's front entrance
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Earlier this year, Johnson fourth graders created a"rock snake" in the courtyard by colorfully painting rocks and placing them on the ground in the slithering shape of a serpent.
Now they've relocated the rock snake and are inviting others to join the fun.
It's now located next to the sidewalk leading to the school's front entrance, and families are invited to bring their own colorfully painted rock to parent-teacher conferences and add to it.
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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 $14.30 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 $14.30 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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Bensenville School District 2
210 S. Church Street
Bensenville, IL 60106
630-766-5940
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