Atkins Elementary

Field Day is one of my favorite days of the year! It is a day filled with fun, laughter, and lots of exciting activities. Students participate in a variety of games and challenges ...

Co-teaching in an elementary classroom allows general education and special education teachers to work together to support all students. This approach benefits students with IEPs b...

On April 23rd, in celebration of Arbor Day, students in Mrs. Cherveny’s 2nd grade class partnered with the Benton County Conservation naturalists to assist with a tree planting pro...

April 22nd was Earth Day and students at Atkins celebrated all week long. Students were involved in a coloring contest, wore “Earthly” colors, picked up trash around the school, a...

School libraries have long stood as the heart of education—once quiet spaces filled with books where students used card catalogs and encyclopedias chasing knowledge. Over the years...

There are several health forms needed to be submitted throughout a child's elementary years. Each student at every grade level is required by the Iowa Immunization Law to have a ...

Our district’s school counseling program is designed to support the growth and success of EVERY student. The school counselor is not just someone students see when there is a probl...

Every year on March 21, is a day dedicated to celebrating people with down syndrome. “ Down syndrome is a genetic condition caused when an unusual cell division results in an extra...

You might be wondering who I am, and that’s okay. My name is Chloe Smith and I have been teaching elementary music for over 7 years now. This is my first year at Benton Community a...

First graders recently completed a Valentine’s-themed heart giraffe project! We did a step-by-step guided drawing together, and then students chose their own colors for their giraf...

Our preschool classrooms are currently being filled with imagination, creativity, and a whole lot of “three”! During our special “Three Littles” study, students explore three class...

When you step into a 4-year-old classroom in the Benton Community School District during January or February, you might hear familiar names like Laura Numeroff, Karma Wilson, Mo Wi...

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Each month, two classrooms team up to collaborate on Character Strong projects. In February, Mrs. Patterson and Mrs. Sonka’s classes focused on the character trait of honesty. Stud...

Student engagement is a top priority in our 3rd grade classroom, and learning through games is a key part of daily instruction. These activities actively involve students in proble...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Games can be a powerful tool for applying academic skills, because they encourage active participation and problem-solving. When educational games are played, we practice using wha...