Atkins Elementary

Atkins Elementary celebrated a holiday activity by partnering with a younger class to read a holiday story and create a bookmark. This Reading Buddy Program is implemented several...

Students at Atkins Elementary will be learning about The 7 Habits of Happy Kids from January to the end of the school year. The 7 Habits of Happy Kids is a book written by Sean...

VAN HORNE, IA — The Benton Community School District School Board would like to provide an update on the superintendent hiring process. The position is open due to the retirement ...

VAN HORNE, IA — The Benton Community School District School Board would like to provide an update on the superintendent hiring process. The board recently met with staff at Grundm...

Do you want to be a paleontologist? Third grade students at Atkins Elementary worked as paleontologists to study bones of animals native to Iowa with the Benton County Naturalist...

As you may be aware, the school district and board have been working on a plan to improve, expand, renovate, and modernize our school facilities. The school board and administra...

Benton Community School District hosted the first public information session on Monday, evening sharing details on the proposed March 7, 2023 General Obligation Bond. More than 12...

We have put together a F.A.Q.'s (Frequently Asked Questions) document regarding school closures, 2 hours delays, and early dismissals. Keep this handy to answer questions you ...

Kindergarteners are working hard to learn to read. Students are focusing on words with the consonant-vowel-consonant spelling pattern, also known as CVC words. Knowing letters and...

First grade students learned about the Meskwaki culture. In this unit, students compared life in the past to life today and identified similarities and differences between our...

First grade students learned about the Meskwaki culture. In this unit, students compared life in the past to life today and identified similarities and differences between our cul...

If you haven't had a chance to complete this survey, today is the last day. Click on the link below: Dr. Pamela Ewell is retiring as the superintendent of Benton Community Schoo...

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Dr. Pamela Ewell is retiring as the superintendent of Benton Community Schools at the end of the 2022-23 school year. The Benton Community Board would like your input on the desi...

Third graders in Atkins started off the year in Science learning about the Structures of Life of different organisms. In September, they grew lima beans in a wet paper towel and ...

Parents/Guardians and Benton Community members: Planning continues for improvements to facilities at Benton Community School District. Our facility needs exceed the funds avai...

Benton Community purchased a new literacy curriculum at the start of the 2022-2023 school year. It is an all-encompassing tool that includes: foundational skills, phonics, phonemi...

Thank you to all of our bus drivers, Transportation Director and secretary, mechanic, and support staff for all that you do while transporting ~1,500 students to and from scho...

SeeSaw is a great tool that is being used in the classroom! One way that it is being utilized in second grade is during reading and math rotations. One day during the week, studen...

Social skills are critical to the foundation for later academic growth and achievement in schools and work related skills. Social skills help children form positive relationships,...