Benton Community School District

This year, our 4th grade classroom has been using a strategy called Soft Starts to help students begin each day feeling calm, focused, and ready to learn. A Soft Start is a short p...

Last weekend, our robotics teams competed at the league championship. The experience was a valuable success. Every student walked away having learned something new—about problem-so...

Every year after the holiday break, our staff and students take time to review common area expectations in shared spaces such as the hallways, bathrooms, lunchroom, and at recess. ...

This month Kindergarten students published their own stories! The students are excited to be authors and have been building skills to apply to the writing process. The first story...

Benton Community Middle/High School is proud to celebrate 8 years as a Unified Champion School. Over the years, students have taken part in all kinds of inclusive activities—Lunch ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) can be a helpful tool in an elementary classroom when it is used to support learning in age-appropriate ways. AI can provide extra practi...

Course Planning Underway for the 2026–2027 School Year Benton Middle School/High School has officially begun the course planning process for the 2026–2027 school year. Starting e...

In our third grade classroom, we believe that our classroom culture is very important! Every Friday during snack, one student is selected to be our “Phone Call Friday”. We call hom...

During the month of December, our class participated in a fun and festive Secret Santa activity that brought excitement and community into our classroom each day. Every day, a diff...

As an educator, one of my favorite ways to get students excited about what they’re learning is to find ways to involve community partners. Real-life experiences with familiar faces...

One of my favorite parts of my day is when I get to teach shared reading. During this time, we get to experience books in an interactive, fun way. This is an opportunity for my s...

The school bell rings and students scurry down the hall and through the lunch line. There’s a buzz in the air as students choose their lunch components and catch up with their peer...

One of the key tools I will use in my new role as the Norway Interventionist is the Bridges Intervention curriculum. This program is designed to help students build strong mathemat...

For PBIS in the month of December, students in all elementary grade levels have been learning about empathy. In first grade specifically, we have been learning what it means and ho...

It feels like every week there is a new trend that sweeps through the high school. From YOLO to bussin’ to sus, these phrases all fizzle out relatively quickly. The newest phrase b...

Students in Mr. Hullett’s Senior English class recently finished their study of the book Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman. Each student produced a detailed “Gods Guide” and designe...

Schools play an important role in supporting students’ academic success as well as their social and emotional well-being. Through school-based therapy, students have access to ment...

What happens when wildfires rage, hurricanes intensify, or droughts force people to make difficult choices? In 7th grade Social Studies, students are diving into these questions as...

SkillsUSA recently competed at the ABC of Iowa competitions. Our SkillsUSA treasurer Ben Hahn wrote the following summary of the competition: On Friday a few members of SkillsUSA...

During the month of December, our AK friends enjoyed a festive gingerbread unit. Students listened to a variety of gingerbread stories, then practiced their literacy skills by comp...