BMS Parents and Guardians:

i-Ready reports and Atlas Portal parent codes will be distributed to students today along with letters explaining each document. Please be sure to check your student's red folder for these documents.

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about 5 hours ago, Bonnie Wilhite
A graphic that says Benton Middle School Important Information. Please check your students red folder today! Students will take home important information including i-Ready reports, Atlas Parent Portal codes, and a parent letter explaining the documents.
BMS Panthers!

There are plenty of opportunities to come out and support the Panthers tonight.

The BMS Lady Panther Volleyball team takes on Lake Hamilton Middle School tonight, September 8th, at 4:30PM. This game is at Lake Hamilton Middle School.

And the BMS Panther Football team plays Searcy tonight at 6:00 PM. This game is at Searcy.

Let's go Panthers!

#WeAreBenton
about 5 hours ago, Bonnie Wilhite
A flyer reading BMS Lady Panther Volleyball Volleyball game 08 september 2026 4:30 PM start @ Lake Hamilton Middle School
A flyer reading Football game Benton vs Searcy September 8th, 2026 6:00 PM @ Searcy
Panther Families!

Don't forget that school will be closed on Monday, September 7th for Labor Day! Have a safe and happy holiday weekend!

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4 days ago, Bonnie Wilhite
A flayer with the words Happy Labor Day. No School Monday!
Mrs. Green's class had friends join them for lunch! What a great way to start the year!! đŸ„ȘđŸ§ƒđŸ«¶

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4 days ago, Bonnie Wilhite
Mrs. Green's students eating lunch with friends
Mrs. Green's students eating lunch with friends

In Mrs. Blankenship’s class, students wrap up their lessons from the week by playing games like Battleship, dot boxes, roll and read, tic-tac-toe, etc. These games help them use their newly learned skills 🧠 in areas like reading comprehension, fluency, and spelling accuracy. It’s also a great opportunity for team building đŸ€ and a little friendly competition! 🏆

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4 days ago, Bonnie Wilhite
Students are playing games to reinforce their learning for the week.
Students are playing games to reinforce their learning for the week.
Students are playing games to reinforce their learning for the week.
Students are playing games to reinforce their learning for the week.
Students are playing games to reinforce their learning for the week.
Students are playing games to reinforce their learning for the week.
Students are playing games to reinforce their learning for the week.
Students are playing games to reinforce their learning for the week.
Students are playing games to reinforce their learning for the week.
Students are playing games to reinforce their learning for the week.
📚💭 Read it. Discuss it. WONDER about it! ✹

Mrs. Calaway’s ELA students are diving into their novel, Wonder, sharing their thoughts, and learning from one another through great group discussions! 💙📖

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5 days ago, Bonnie Wilhite
A group of students is sitting at their table reading the book Wonder in their ELA class
A group of students is sitting at their table reading the book Wonder in their ELA class
Two students is sitting at their table reading the book Wonder in their ELA class
A student is sitting at their table reading the book Wonder in their ELA class
A student is sitting at their table reading the book Wonder in their ELA class
A group of students is sitting at their table reading the book Wonder in their ELA class
A student is sitting at their table reading the book Wonder in their ELA class
A group of students are sitting at their table reading the book Wonder in their ELA class
A wide view of the whole class sitting in different table groups as they are reading the book Wonder
A group of students are sitting at their table reading the book Wonder in their ELA class
Come out tonight and support the Lady Panther volleyball team! 🏐

Tonight they take on Conway at Bob Courtway Middle School. The game starts at 4:00 PM.

Go Lady Panthers!

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5 days ago, Bonnie Wilhite
A flyer with a volleyball and net that reads: volleyball game, 03 sept. At Bob Courtway Middle School start at 4PM BMS Lady Panther Volleyball
Exciting growth is happening with some of our newest musicians at BMS! Students in Beginning Trumpet đŸŽș and French Horn learned how to hold their instruments correctly. This is the first time they have been able to get their new instruments out of their cases! We can't wait to hear all the things you'll learn to play đŸŽ¶đŸŽŒ this year!

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6 days ago, Bonnie Wilhite
Beginning trumpet and french horn students are learning how to hold instruments for the first time.
Beginning trumpet and french horn students are learning how to hold instruments for the first time.
Students in Coach Rickett's PE class are having fun this school year. The name of the game is "Bean Bag Toe Tag" đŸƒâ€â™€ïžđŸŽŻ. If students are tagged, they must perform some type of movement to get back in the game. This could be jumping-jacks, push-ups, sit-ups, or any type of movement that will aid in muscular strength and endurance! đŸ’Ș

Good job, Panthers! Keep building those muscles!
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6 days ago, Bonnie Wilhite
Students in PE participate in a game called Bean Bag Toe Tag
Students in PE participate in a game called Bean Bag Toe Tag
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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7 days 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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7 days 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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8 days 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
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8 days 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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8 days 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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11 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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11 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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11 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!

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12 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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12 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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13 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.