Twin Valley Schools

District News

June 2010 Bennington/Tescott

On Wednesday, May 5th the combined

Junior High and High School bands from

Bennington and Tescott under the direction

of both Miss Cathy Cash and Mrs. Bar-

bara Johnson performed to a good crowd in

Tescott, Kansas. Thank you to Miss Cash

and Mrs. Johnson for doing such a wonder-

ful job with the students. Thank you also to

Tescott School for hosting this

event.

Board Meeting Minutes for May 2010

Approved bills for payment in the amount of $385,235.22

Motion to allow Cloud County Community College to offer a class during school

hours at Bennington High School do be taught by adjunct teachers for college

credit, students to pay the tuition fees.

Approved the 2010-2011 district calendar as proposed by administration.

Approved the 2010-2011 attendance of 2 out-of-district students at Bennington

Grade School and one at Tescott Grade School and to deny attendance to one

out-of-district applicant at Bennington Grade School.

Approved to non-renew one teachers contract for the 2010-2011 school year.

Accepted the resignation of Brandi McClure at THS Head Volleyball Coach,

Jenny Abell as TJH Assistant Volleyball Coach and Cary Wilson as BHS

Head Girls Basketball Coach.

Approved the hiring of Vicki Aufdemberge as District Technology Assistant,

Rachel Ehlers as TGS 1st Grade Teacher, Terri McDougal as Bennington

Schools Cook, Jennifer Riley as Bennington School Vocal Music Instructor,

Aimee Trout as BHS Assistant Volleyball Coach, James Spani as BHS As-

sistant Football Coach, Nick Johnson as BHS Head Wrestling Coach, Eric

Stewart as BHS Assistant Wrestling Coach and BJH Head Wrestling

Coach and Marci Kieborz as BHS Dance Team Sponsor.

Motions to approve the following changes for 2010-2011 school year.

*$10 activity fee for junior high students and $20 activity fee for high school

students with a maximum charge of $40 per family

*Increase meal lunch price by $.10 per meal and breakfast prices by $.05

per meal

*$10 Technology fee for students in grades 5th through 8th

*Eliminate sponsor positions for 9th, 10th and one sponsor positions for

12th grades

*Eliminate Math Relay stipends

*There will be no newsletter the month of July, please watch for our

August edition

Board Of Education

John Adam

Phil Aumick

Rick Bremerman

Matt Ehrhart

Bernie Regnier

Kelli Webb

Mark Whitesell

Superintendent

Richard Harlan

rharlan@twinvalley.net

Principals

Bennington Schools

Grade School

(785) 488-3323

Craig Gantenbein

High School

(785) 488-3321

Bill Edwards

Tescott Schools

(785) 283-4774

Dr. Becky Cheney

Brent Mumford

*This Newsletter has been pre-

pared especially for the USD

240 patrons to highlight our

schools. If you have any com-

ments or suggestions about our

publication please contact :

Tammy Jilka

(785) 488-3323or

PAT Events &

Activities f or

June/July ! June/July 2010 Bennington/Tescott

June 2nd-Park Play /Bennington Park 10-

11am

June 3rd-Park Play /Tescott Park5:30-6:30pm

June 8th-Summer Reading Pro-

gram/Bennignton 9-9:45am

June 8th-Community Playgroup Southeast of

Saline Parking Lot 6-7pm “Big Trucks”

June 9th-Park Play/Bennington Park 10-11am

June 11th-Move and Play/Minneapolis Court-

house 11:30-1pm

June 15th-Summer Reading Pro-

gram/Bennington 9-9:45am

June 15th-Pool Play Bennington Pool 3:30-

5pm

June 16th-Park Play/Bennington Park 10-

11am

June 22nd-Summer Reading Pro-

gram/Bennington Library 9-9:45am

June 23rd-Park Play/Bennington Park 10-

11am

June 24th-PAT Playgroup in the Tescott

PAT Room 10-11am

June 29th-Summer Reading Pro-

gram/Bennington Library 9-9:45am

June 29th-Pool Play Bennington Pool 3:30-

5pm

June 30th-Park Play/Bennington Park 10-

11am

July 6th-Summer Reading Pro-

gram/Bennington Library 9-9:45am

July 7th-Park Play/Bennington Park 10-11am

July 8th-Park Play /Tescott Park5:30-6:30pm

July 13th-Pool Play Bennington Pool 3:30-5pm

July 14th-Park Play/Bennington Park 10-

11am

July 21st-Park Play/Bennington Park 10-11am

July 22nd-PAT Playgroup in the PAT Play-

room 10-11am

July 27th-Pool Play Bennnington Pool 3:30-

5pm

July 28th-Park Play/Bennington Park 10-

11am

*There will be no playgroups the month of

August.

USD 240 Parents As Teachers

Happy Birthday To!

June July

Jayce 3rd Jordan 4th

Raelyn 4th Jace 6th

Tyler 9th Jase 18th

Kolbie 25th

Joseph 26th

Gregory 27th

Five Fat Peas

Five Fat Peas in a pea pod

(Children hold hand in a fist)

One grew, two grew, so did all the rest.

(Put thumb and finger up one by one)

They grew and grew

(raise hand in the air very slowly)

And did not stop, until one day

The Pod went POP

(Children clap hands together)

Our Newest PAT Graduate!

The Sun

In the morning the sun is low

At noon he’s high overhead

In the evening he drops again

Before he goes to bed.

(This is a good stretching exercise. Have your child bend

low to the left, stretch arms up high and stand on tiptoes,

then bend low to the right.

Fun Outside with Our Infants!

*Listen to the wonderful sounds out-

side; point to the birds singing, wind

rustling through the trees, and cars driving.

*Talk about the weather with your baby: is it

bright? Cloudy? Hot? Muggy? Describe your

child’s world for them.

*Let your baby feel all the different textures in the

outdoors. The grass, leaves, rocks, and flowers all

feel much different than the toys and textures they

are use to.

*Take a walk outside in the early morning or eve-

ning when it’s not so hot. Walking can help moms

and dads relax while enjoying time with their baby.

Fun Outside with Our Toddlers!

*Play messy stuff: finger paints, shaving crème,

glitter, glue and play dough.

*Eat messy foods: watermelon, ice cream, and popsicles.

No spills on the carpet to clean up!

*Use squirt bottles or water guns for a refreshing splash of

water and great practice using fine motor skills.

*Have a picnic, eat lunch or a snack at the park or just in the

backyard.

*Pile up rocks, leaves or other outside materials. Talk about

their shape, how they feel, and their colors.

*Draw with sidewalk chalk. Any practice coloring helps

develop better skill for writing in the years to come.

Protect Children’s Eyes From Harmful Rays!

Children’s eyes are more susceptible to UV exposure because the lenses in their eyes are

clearer.

When children are outside, follow these steps:*Keep children younger than six months out of direct sunlight. *The

sun’s rays are strongest between 10am and 4pm. *Many manufacturers make fun frames for children. Get them in

the habit early of wearing shades when they’re outside. *Make sure your child wears a wide brimmed hat or a base-

ball cap, which provides some UV protection. *Remind children to wear their sunglasses even on cloudy days.

Ella Clark

Bennington Bulldogs Page 4

HOA League Industrial Arts Contest!

Twelve Bennington High School students participated in the HOA League Industrial Arts

Contest on Wednesday, May 5, 2010. Ribbons were awarded with white 70-79%, red 80-89%,

blue 90-100%. All twelve BHS students received blue ribbons. Kody Dority, Brandon Kirby,

Brittany Swetson, Shelbee Beemer, Jordan Hill, Zeb Hensley, Brody Laflen, Tyler Walden,

Tanya Jackson, Tyler Wood, Jake Bremerman, and Lucas Garrett.

Congratulation to Our BGS Students of the Month for April & May!

Congratulations to our April students of the month (See photos to the left) Front Row

(L-R): Karli Bruce, Kassidy Adams, Jayci Shepard, Kloe Young. 2nd Row: Dylan

Murphy, Madi Bolen, Derrika Davis, Kaysia Lopez, Sarah Lampe, Alison Palmer.

Back Row: Kody Kind, Mikayla Reed, Maddy Schmidt, Holly Burt, Amelie Kobler,

Danyel Ellis, Darian Webb. Separate photos Treyton Huelsman and Jaxon Loven-

dahl.

Congratulations to our May students of the month (photos bottom right). Front Row (L-R):

Kayla Masse, Coyt Mauch, Maniyah Schimmel, Cory Betz. 2nd Row:Keionna Schimmel,

Aubree Fox, Taygen Watson, Alex

Windhorst, Devin Feil, Bailee

Chance, Colby Bulleigh. Back

Row: Kylie Wagner, Jesse Weis,

Faith DeWitt, Hannah Schlachter,

Parker Montgomery, Jacob Bulleigh, Jayme Sloan. Photo to the

right: Cyler Rundell

Channel 10Reading Caravan to BGS

We would like to tank EMC Insurance, KAKE Channel 10-News Anchor-Susan Peters, and the

Reading Caravan for coming to Bennington Grade School to present a $500 check to our Bennington-

Grade School Library-to purchase books for our school.

Mrs. Bartlett and the Grade School Library was se-

lected because of a very nice article written by Mrs. Cyn-

dee Clevland that nominated our school for this award.

Mrs. Susan Peters came to Bennington Grade School

and read a story to the school on Monday, May 17th. Thank you to EMC Insurance for sponsor-

ing this program for schools. Also, The Bennington State Bank donated $100 to the Bennington

Grade School Library to purchase additional books for the Library. Thank you to all our

Bennington Schools supporters!!!!

Tescott Trojans Page 3

TJH 8th Grade Track Takes 1st!

Congrats to the 8th grade boys and girls track junior high track teams for winning the

league track meet. The girls team scored 137 points, decisively winning as the 2nd place

Marquette 8th grade girls scored 73. the boys also won with authority, scoring 143

points, beating the second place Paradise Wildcats by 33 points. The girls team finished

the season with one 3rd place finish, one 2nd place finish, and 4 team firsts. The boys

team had two 2nd place finishes and 4 team first. It was a fabulous season. Thanks for

being the best part of our day! Coach Martin and Coach Walker.

Congratulations To All Our Student Winners this School Year!

Scholarships Awarded at Tescott!

Dr. Cheney presents the KSHSAA

citizenship awards to High School

seniors Angela Graves and Dustin

Hillegeist and Junior High students

Amanda McCosh and Kyle Comstock

Bert Facklam presents Angela Graves

with the Bill & Sophie Werries Family

Memorial Scholarship as well as the

Carrie Winebrenner Scholarship

Bob Minneman presented The

Bank of Tescott Scholarships

to Tyler Adams and Danielle

Mark Berkley presented

Dustin Hillegeist with

the Bob & Vera Berkley

Family Scholarship.

Hal Berkley pre-

sented Jerica

Parker with the

Jack & Polly

Berkley Scholar-

Tescott Trojans Class of 2010

Bennington Junior High Bulldogs Class of 2010

Bennington Bulldog Class of 2010