This week is Red Ribbon Week!
Monday is "Put a Cap on Drugs"...so wear your favorite hat to school.
Breakfast and Lunch for Virtual Friday were sent home in your child's backpack today!!!
Big THANKS to Big Red Stores for their generous donation of reusable water bottles for every single student at Angie Grant. These are very needed and greatly appreciated. We are so thankful for our community partners who help to make sure our students are equipped to succeed!
Huge shout out to Scott McGehee with Big Orange and Za Za’s restaurants. He delivered lunch today for all of the Angie Grant staff to show his appreciation for the work we are doing. The food was delicious and his kindness was so appreciated. Thank you, Scott!
Coming Soon...Flu Shot Clinic!!
Virtual Friday Information:
Benton Public Schools:
Parents/Guardians,
Benton Public Schools will be having Virtual Fridays beginning on October 16th.
Please select the link below to learn more and provide us with information by Friday, October 9th.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/VirtualFriday
Great win at home tonight! Way to go Panthers!
Just one more week to donate Peanut Butter for the Arkansas Foodbank. Help us hit our goal of 1000 jars!
Pop Ice for Sale on Friday!
Kindergarten celebrated International Dot Day today!
Angie Grant Student Leaders...We want your input! Please scan the QR code on the graphic below and share your thoughts with us!
Angie Grant: TONIGHT!!!! We are happy to offer a second training to help parents with navigating virtual learning on Thursday, September 10 at 5:30 p.m. in the Angie Grant cafeteria. Hope to see you there!
We have had several families ask for virtual learning help during the evening...so we are happy to offer a second training to help parents with navigating virtual learning on Thursday, September 10 at 5:30 p.m. in the Angie Grant cafeteria. Hope to see you there!
Thanks to a USDA waiver, Benton Schools is proud to announce FREE meals for all students. Starting Tuesday, September 7, all Benton students can receive a breakfast and a lunch every day, at no cost. Virtual students may also receive this same benefit by signing up for meal pick up.
This waiver is effective thru December 31, 2020. It is still very important to complete a free/reduced application.
LINK TO SIGN UP FOR MEALS FOR VIRTUAL STUDENTS: https://bit.ly/32ThDYQ
LINK TO APPLY FOR FREE/REDUCED LUNCH:
https://bit.ly/351Tthw
School Pictures are Wednesday, September 9!
**HOT SPOT APPLICATIONS OPEN**
See link below---->
Parents,
If you do not have reliable internet for your child to do their schoolwork, you can apply for an internet device through the application below.
Please note that devices are extremely limited. Because of this, we cannot guarantee that everyone who applies will receive a device.
Per the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, priority is given to:
• Students learning virtually due to a COVID-19 related health situation
• Students who are economically disadvantaged (Free or Reduced School Lunches)
• Students who are experiencing homelessness
Padres de Familia
Si no tiene Internet confiable para que su hijo haga sus tareas escolares, puede solicitar un modem de Internet a través de la aplicación a continuación.
Tenga en cuenta que los modems de Internet son extremadamente limitados. Debido a esto, no podemos garantizar que todos los que soliciten recibirán un dispositivo.
Según el Departamento de Educación Primaria y Secundaria, se da prioridad a:
· Estudiantes que aprenden virtualmente debido a una situación de salud relacionada con COVID-19
· Estudiantes que se encuentran en desventaja económica (almuerzos escolares gratuitos o reducidos)
· Estudiantes que se encuentran sin hogar
Student Internet Application https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BPSStudentInternet2020
Hot Spot access points have been distributed to local churches and Big Red Stores. Students that need internet access can go to these locations with their school issued device, and automatically be connected to the hot spot.
620 Military Rd, 820 Edison Ave., 2908 Congo Rd., 1219 W. South St., 109 East Woodson Lateral Rd. (Hensley), 4720 US-67.
First Baptist Church Benton, First Church of the Nazarene, Ten Mile Missionary Baptist Church, Holland Chapel, First Presbyterian, Trinity Baptist Church, Salem Methodist, Elect Temple, Gateway, Highland Heights.
Angie Grant Families...If you need some "hands on" practice with Google Classroom (or any part of virtual learning), please join us on Wednesday, September 2 at 10:00 in the school cafeteria for a Virtual Learning Workshop...designed to help parents help your students!
Angie Grant KINDERGARTEN Open House is tonight...Wednesday, August 26. Please click the link below to get all the information about KINDERGARTEN Open House:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vQA3sJsXgYmPzOxinhoi5d0Svp7y0bLiwHkC_8e5hngRmpZr0Vv5zm-yWLXCSYiAM2eXs9beexdYbbj/pub?start=true&loop=true&delayms=5000&slide=id.g35ed75ccf_015