Benton Community School District

In World History we cover a unit called Enlightenment and Revolution. The Age of Enlightenment of the 17th and 18th century called into question a range of areas from scientific k...

Students in 4S are writing diary entries with a twist! They were given the opportunity to write diary entries as a different character. Students were able to choose to be a reinde...

The 2023-2024 basketball season for the Bobcats will feature multiple opportunities to watch the girls and boys programs on the same night. This year we are playing 11 girl-boy do...

Run, run as fast as you can. Can you finish this sentence? I sure can! It replays in my head repeatedly after reading different versions of the gingerbread man. Students are super...

5W Students are diving deep into the U.S Constitution in Reading, Writing and Social Studies! Students are currently learning about Voting Rights and how different groups of peopl...

One of the underlying reasons that I became a teacher is to help students be successful in all aspects of their lives both during and after high school. Personal Finance is the pe...

Jolly Phonics is one of the curriculums that we use in preschool to teach letter recognition and letter sounds. It is based out of England, so some of the stories and characters ...

Our school year is transitioning into the winter months, and Benton Community Seniors are visualizing their transitions to life after high school. Senior year goes quickly, and s...

The 4th grade students are working hard during math. They are showing their math understanding by using manipulatives to represent math problems presented in word form. When the s...

In an increasingly digital world, some processes have been discarded or forgotten, in favor of new. While the Art World can be apprehensive about accepting new forms of media and...

November is a great time to reflect on what we are thankful for. And our new district wide program, Character Strong is highlighting gratitude for the month. At Norway, we start...

Art gives students the opportunity to explore materials such as paint, clay, and multiple drawing tools in new ways. It is also an opportunity to connect with other topics/subjec...

In the year 1570, a man by the name of John Hart found that the foundation of phonics is the relationship between letters and sounds. Before this discovery, children learned to re...

We have the privilege to have Mrs. Galbraith come to Norway on early dismissal days to teach small group PE. During this time students who participate are able to focus on skills ...

Character Strong is a new curriculum for Benton Community this year which focuses on Social Emotional Well Being. This month the focus is on Gratitude. Gratitude is defined in t...

In 10th Grade English, students are currently reading their narrative stories to the class. This involves writing about someone close to them. Many students chose to write about t...

This year the Benton Community School District purchased the curriculum, Character Strong. This curriculum helps teachers and students learn about building social emotional compet...

At Benton Community, we know that in order for all students to be successful in the general education setting there has to be consistent collaboration between the general educatio...

In the dynamic landscape of middle school, the significance of social clubs cannot be understated. These extracurricular activities play a vital role in shaping the experiences a...

6 th Grade students at Norway have been working tirelessly over the last few weeks to write their argument essays. In this unit students were able to make connections between the...