Let's cheer on our BMS Panthers Volleyball team this afternoon as they take on North Little Rock. The game is today at 4:30 in North Little Rock at the NLR Auxiliary Gym.

#GoPanthers
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about 2 hours ago, Bonnie Wilhite
A flyer that reads volleyball game don't miss it! 1 September at 4:30pm Benton vs North LR at the nlr aux gym
Mrs. Charrier's 6th grade science students went on an adventure to observe and record living đŸŒ±đŸŒż and nonliving things đŸȘšđŸ’§. Afterwards, they discussed what makes something living vs nonliving.

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about 4 hours ago, Bonnie Wilhite
A group of students are walking along the side walk around the middle school observing life.
A group of students are walking along the side walk around the middle school observing life.
A group of students are walking along the side walk around the middle school observing life.
A group of students are walking along the side walk around the middle school observing life.
A group of students are walking along the side walk around the middle school observing life.
A group of students are walking along the side walk around the middle school observing life.
Mr. Gaither's sixth grade social studies classes have been learning about life during the Stone Age đŸȘšđŸŠŁ. The students played the hunter-gatherer game to help them better understand the difficulties of surviving the Stone Age. đŸčđŸŒżđŸ”„

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about 22 hours ago, Bonnie Wilhite
Four students gather around tables in the classroom as they work together to play a game in social studies.
Four students gather around tables in the classroom as they work together to play a game in social studies.
Panther fans! Come out tonight and support the Benton Middle School football team as they take on Conway in their first game of the season!

The game is tonight, August 31st, at 5 PM at the Benton athletic complex.

#GoPanthers
#WeAreBenton
1 day ago, Bonnie Wilhite
Football game graphic that says BMS Panther Football It's game day! Benton vs. Conway 31 August At 5PM at the Benton Schools Athletic Complex
Mrs. Harris’s 5th and 6th graders put their teamwork and problem-solving skills to work during Building Thinking Classroom tasks! đŸ§ đŸ€

Students worked together to share ideas, persevere through challenges, and build a strong thinking community. We love seeing our students learn from one another and grow as collaborative thinkers! 💡✹

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1 day ago, Bonnie Wilhite
Two students work together to solve problems at chart paper on the wall of Mrs. Harris's Classroom.
Three students work together to solve problems at chart paper on the wall of Mrs. Harris's Classroom.
Three students work together to solve problems at chart paper on the wall of Mrs. Harris's Classroom.
Two students work together to solve problems at chart paper on the wall of Mrs. Harris's Classroom.
Two students work together to solve problems at chart paper on the wall of Mrs. Harris's Classroom.
Three students work together to solve problems at chart paper on the wall of Mrs. Harris's Classroom.
Two students huddle around a paper filled with different numbers as they work together to find numbers 1-100
Three students huddle around a paper filled with different numbers as they work together to find numbers 1-100
Three students huddle around a paper filled with different numbers as they work together to find numbers 1-100
Three students huddle around a paper filled with different numbers as they work together to find numbers 1-100
Students in Mrs. Heard's GT class participated in the activity "2 and a Crayon đŸ–ïž" where they had to work with a partner to create a picture, but both had to hold the crayon and draw without talking.

They learned about working together đŸ€ when communication is a challenge, and how to share control when working with a partner/team. They developed strategies for working through the challenge to communicate silently and learned that it's ok to share the power to create a shared picture so that both partners had input! 🎹✹

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4 days ago, Bonnie Wilhite
Two students participate in Mrs. Heard's 2 and a crayon activity in GT. They are both holding the same crayon as they draw a picture.
Two students participate in Mrs. Heard's 2 and a crayon activity in GT. They are both holding the same crayon as they draw a picture.
Student exemplars are spread out on a table from the 2 and a crayon activity in Mrs. Heard's GT class.
Two students participate in Mrs. Heard's 2 and a crayon activity in GT. They are both holding the same crayon as they draw a picture.
Four students participate in Mrs. Heard's 2 and a crayon activity in GT. In both teams, the students are both holding the same crayon as they draw a picture.
Two students participate in Mrs. Heard's 2 and a crayon activity in GT. They are both holding the same crayon as they draw a picture.
Student exemplars are spread out on a table from the 2 and a crayon activity in Mrs. Heard's GT class.
Two students participate in Mrs. Heard's 2 and a crayon activity in GT. They are both holding the same crayon as they draw a picture.
Two students participate in Mrs. Heard's 2 and a crayon activity in GT. They are both holding the same crayon as they draw a picture.
Two students participate in Mrs. Heard's 2 and a crayon activity in GT. They are both holding the same crayon as they draw a picture.
In Mrs. Simpson's science class this week students are learning all about observations and inferences! Students participated in a card sorting activity with their table groups to practice these skills!

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4 days ago, Bonnie Wilhite
Three students are sitting in their table groups sorting cards as they learn about observations and inferencing
Two students are sitting in their table groups sorting cards as they learn about observations and inferencing
Three students are sitting in their table groups sorting cards as they learn about observations and inferencing
Three students are sitting in their table groups sorting cards as they learn about observations and inferencing
Students in Mrs. Medders 7th grade social studies classes practiced growing their map skills đŸ—șby finding their home 🏠, our school đŸ«, and other local landmarks 📍 on a map of Benton.

Students practiced using map features and map tools such as the key, the street name index, and the coordinate grid.

Special thanks to the Benton Chamber of Commerce who provided Mrs. Medders with a class set of analogue maps!

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4 days ago, Bonnie Wilhite
Two students stand over a map of Benton as they attempt to locate local landmarks
A group of students stand over several maps of Benton as they attempt to locate local landmarks
A group of students smiles at the camera as they participate in the map activity
Four students stand over a map of Benton as they attempt to locate local landmarks
Two students study a map of Benton intently as they attempt to locate landmarks
Three students stand over a map of Benton as they attempt to locate local landmarks
One student is seen from behind writing down answers to the map activity in social studies
Two groups of students are closely studying maps of Benton to complete the activity

Today we want to celebrate one the fantastic kids in Mrs. Brasel's KeyCode class.

Mrs. Brasel tells us "I’m excited to share that Asher was selected as our GOAT of the Week in KeyCode class! 🐐⭐

Each week, I recognize a student who stands out through active participation, good character, completing their work, and helping others. As our GOAT of the Week, Asher gets the honor of keeping our GOAT trophy at his desk all week! 🏆🐐

At the end of the week, he'll get to pass the GOAT along to next week’s honoree — a fun little tradition that celebrates students who help make our classroom a great place to learn!

I’m proud of Asher and wanted to make sure you could celebrate this recognition with him, too!"

From everyone here at BMS, great job, Asher!

#WeAreBenton

5 days ago, Bonnie Wilhite
Mrs. Brasel's GOAT of the week poses with his trophy! It is a small golden GOAT that will sit on his desk all week.
Great things are happening at Benton Middle School! đŸŸ

Mrs. Green's students are practicing important life skills while also keeping their space neat!

They also get to spend time playing as hard as they work!🏀

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5 days ago, Bonnie Wilhite
A student is practicing life skills by mopping the floor
A student is practicing life skills by vacuuming a carpet
A student practices life skills by helping to clean off a table
Mrs. McKell poses with a student who is smiling in the hallway
Three students are playing with basketballs outside, two students are holding the basketballs
Simulation Stimulation!

The 🚀đŸȘ Mars Rover has transmitted back stunning images of the Martian surface. But did you know that it takes several minutes to transmit to Earth and vice versa? NASA has a lot of technology at their disposal but ultimately, it’s all used to transmit instructions to the rover. In the same manner, the robot students build will require instructions to operate.

In the Mars Rover Activity, students simulate the interaction between a student (acting as the Mars Rover) and Mission Control on Earth.

This activity fosters communication skills, team work, and critical thinking skills🧠; all of which are necessary for the 21st labor force.

Follow the adventures and creations of đŸ€– Robotics @ BMS this Fall!

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6 days ago, Bonnie Wilhite
A student walks through the classroom while participating in the activity described in this post.
Two students are walking through the classroom participating in the activity described in the post
One student is standing on a small square as another looks on as part of this activity
A student is taking careful, precise steps as he participates in the classroom activity.
Mrs. Moore's art classes are already off to a great start as they grow their art skills!

In 5th grade students are working on drawing a self portrait in proportion. They're coloring it with with a rainbow pencil! Then they're going to put all the portraits together in a community mural for the hall.

In 6th grade students are working on shading skills: they're shading basic shapes and drawing a close up of a dragon eye that they will shade and blend with colored pencils.

In 7th grade they have finished their first weekly zine, which is a little book about a topic of their choosing.

Excellent job, everyone!
#WeAreBenton
6 days ago, Bonnie Wilhite
A student smiling at the camera as she displays artwork from class.
A student looks up at the camera with her artwork on the table in front of her. She is in the process of creating the art.
A student smiling at the camera as she displays artwork from class.
A student smiling at the camera as she displays artwork from class.
A student smiling at the camera as she displays artwork from class.
Two students smiling at the camera as they display their artwork from class.
A student leans over a stool in the process of creating art in Ms. Moore's class
A student smiling at the camera as he displays artwork from class.
Some student examples from Ms. Moore's art class
Some student examples from Ms. Moore's art class

Mrs. Smith shared that her students were super pumped to get to watch the senior parade last Friday! They loved all the cool themes and were already talking about what they wanted to do for their senior parade! #WeAreBenton

7 days ago, Bonnie Wilhite
Mrs. A. Smith and her students preparing to watch the Benton senior parade.

Benton Middle School students were so excited to celebrate this year's senior class and watch the senior parade last Friday. 🎓🚗

Many celebrated by wearing Panther gear for our very first spirit Friday of the year! đŸŸ #WeAreBenton

7 days ago, Bonnie Wilhite
Two students in Benton gear are posing for the camera before the Senior Parade
A group of four students are posing in front of Benton Middle School as they wait for the senior parade to start. One student is holding up a peace sign with their fingers
A group of 6 students are in the frame displaying peace signs with their hands as they wait outside the middle school for the senior parade to start.
Students from Benton Middle School are lined up along the street waiting patiently for the senior parade to start.
Students from Benton Middle School are lined up along the street waiting patiently for the senior parade to start.
BMS map of pick up / drop off locations. Please remember that School Drive is a one-way street.
about 1 month ago, Ashley McKell
Pick up and drop off
Please note our updated start time of 7:55 am. We will still dismiss at 3:10 pm.
about 1 month ago, Ashley McKell
start time
BMS students will need to bring the following supplies for school:
4 boxes of tissue
Pencil pouch
Wired earbuds or headphones
about 2 months ago, Ashley McKell
school supplies

New to the Benton School District? Check the info here for additional new student registration for BMS. https://ww2.bentonschools.org/o/bsd/page/registration

about 2 months ago, Ashley McKell
New student registration
BMS Back-to-school dates to remember!!
about 2 months ago, Ashley McKell
Back to School Dates
đŸŒș🍍 ALOHA, SCHOOL FAMILY! 🍍đŸŒș

Can you believe the end of the school year is already here? It’s time to celebrate all of our amazing students' hard work! Our annual End of the Year Luau is officially happening!

📅 When: Wednesday, May 20th

Expect a tropical afternoon packed with fun, music, games, and plenty of memories. Let's send this school year off in true island style! đŸŒŽâ˜€ïž #WeAreBenton
4 months ago, Chystal Burkes
BMS