Benton Community School District

For nearly the past ten years, Benton Community Art Club students have participated in, what has become an anticipated, exciting tradition. Every Fall, once the hustle and bustle...

Every Fall, Winter, and Spring, all students in Alternative Kindergarten through 6th grade are given a statewide test that assesses their reading fluency. The testing at each grad...

Bobcat Time is dedicated time in our building when "all hands are on deck" to provide needed interventions to supplement core instruction. If students do not need reteaching, th...

Over the last week, Chemistry students have been grappling with the concept of stoichiometry; how to convert and the relationships of quantities of reactants and products during a...

Family and Consumer Sciences at Benton MS/HS have been creating, developing, and engaging in lessons of life skills. Middle school students are making pillowcases during each rot...

Graduation day is fast approaching. Make sure you are investigating scholarship opportunities to help with college costs. To aid in your search, we have created a site highlight...

As the Teacher Librarian for the district, I have the opportunity to guide all learners in their reading journeys. According to the Iowa School Library Program Standards, “The Tea...

We would like to showcase former Benton Community Students on a bulletin board in our student center. If you would like to participate, please fill out Alumni Survey . Thank y...

Patriotic and Winter music flow throughout the halls of our elementary and intermediate buildings! Students are busily preparing for our upcoming Veteran’s Day and Winter programs...

In the past few weeks, 8th-grade math students have been working on Geometry concepts, including transformations. Transformations are a way to change a figure by moving it around...

Quality Education for a Lifetime of Learning In my role as Instructional Coach and PK-6 Curriculum and Professional Development Leader, I see how professional learning di...

Benton Community School District partners with Tanager Place. We are sharing the Tanager Place October/November Newsletter .

My art room is a place filled with smiles and laughter. And sometimes tears of frustration. Most days I am greeted with excitement and anticipation from my students. They are r...

Roughly 26 years ago educators across the world were introduced to the latest acronym “SEL." Social and emotional learning has changed tremendously in those 26 years and has bec...

Benton Community recently celebrated the success of its fall sports teams with a pep rally. Each team was made up of a variety of individuals using their respective talents to acc...

Have you ever thought about what symbol best represents our country or what the United States flag means to you? 5th grade students at Norway Intermediate are thinking of these qu...

In our classroom, morning meetings are an engaging and effective way to start our day. Classroom meetings encourage students to create a strong classroom culture as well as develo...

What smells good, has science and math components, gives students writing opportunities, allows students to learn about tall tales, and is extra tasty? APPLES! For second-grade ...

On September 9th, Benton Community High School Spanish students boarded a bus and headed to Villa’s Patio Mexican Restaurant in Cedar Rapids as part of the annual “Restaurant Nigh...

Post Season Online Ticket information and links for State CrossCountry, Volleyball Regional Final, and Football playoff ticket information can be all found HERE . Please note f...