Benton Middle School

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

ENLACE DE RECOGIDA DE COMIDAS: No se olvide - recoger comida el martes por la noche - la fecha límite para hacer pedidos es hoy a las 6 pm. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfoX7KsjCOERwdnXA3iItlzxx6lexVUiRUIBpjuJMNNkND66Q/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0 Tenga en cuenta que este formulario debe enviarse antes de las 2 pm del lunes para la recogida el martes; y antes de las 2 pm del miércoles para recoger el jueves. Puede pedir todas las comidas de la semana a la vez, pero solo recogerá las comidas según lo programado. El martes recogerá las comidas del miércoles y jueves. El jueves recogerá las comidas del viernes, lunes y martes. No se nos permite ofrecer comidas en los días programados de cierre de la escuela. La recogida a través de la entrega en la acera es todos los martes y jueves de 5:00 a 6:30 p. M. En la cafetería Angie Grant. Conduzca hasta la parte trasera del edificio. Envíe un correo electrónico a sadams@bentonschools.org con cualquier pregunta.

Meal Pick-Up Order Form https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfoX7KsjCOERwdnXA3iItlzxx6lexVUiRUIBpjuJMNNkND66Q/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0 Benton School District Virtual Learners school meal order form. Please note this form must be submitted by 2 pm Monday for the Tuesday pick up; and by 2 pm Wednesday for Thursday pick up. You may order all meals for the week at once, but will only be picking up meals as scheduled. On Tuesday, you will pick up meals for Wednesday and Thursday. On Thursday, you will pick up meals for Friday, Monday and Tuesday. We are not allowed to offer meals on scheduled school closure days. Pick up via curbside delivery is every Tuesday and Thursday, 5:00-6:30 pm at Angie Grant Cafeteria. Please drive around to the back of the building. Please email sadams@bentonschools.org with any questions.

Picture day is September 22. Go to mylifetouch.com Enter your Picture Day ID: EVTQ77PDZ To order your package El día de la fotografía es el 22 de septiembre. Vaya a mylifetouch.com Ingrese su ID de día con foto: EVTQ77PDZ Para ordenar su paquete

**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.

Beginning on September 8th, the Benton School District will continue with a standard school schedule Monday-Friday for all students. This is district wide, all students will be in class. Students that chose the virtual option, will continue classes online. A partir del 8 de septiembre, el distrito escolar de Benton continuará con un horario escolar estándar de lunes a viernes para todos los estudiantes. Esto es para todo el distrito, todos los estudiantes estarán en clase.

Los estudiantes completaron su horario virtual para el miércoles en su clase de asesoría. Tienen una copia por correo electrónico y una copia en papel del horario de clases del miércoles. Básico (matemáticas, ciencias, estudios sociales, artes del lenguaje) 8: 00-8: 40 1er período 8: 45-9: 25 2do período 9: 30-10: 10 3er período 10: 15-10: 55 Cuarto período Optativas 12: 30-1: 10 1er período 1: 15-1: 55 2do período 2: 00-2: 40 3er período

Students completed their virtual schedule for Wednesday in their Advisory class. They have an email copy and a paper copy of the class schedule for Wednesday. Core (Math, Science, Social Studies, Language Arts) 8:00-8:40 1st Period 8:45-9:25 2nd Period 9:30-10:10 3rd Period 10:15-10:55 4th Period Electives 12:30-1:10 1st Period 1:15-1:55 2nd Period 2:00-2:40 3rd Period

MEAL PICKUP LINK: Don't forget - meal pick up Tuesday Night- order deadline is today (Monday August 24th) at 6pm. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfoX7KsjCOERwdnXA3iItlzxx6lexVUiRUIBpjuJMNNkND66Q/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0

BMS Parents- Check out the link below for important back to school information. Padres de BMS: consulte el enlace a continuación para obtener información importante sobre el regreso a la escuela. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1izqNSj4Kq-7DGQoALMzgpC8AG-kUMsMYN6RDWXYLvV8/edit?usp=sharing

Thank you Everett for supplying BMS with 1500 bottles of hand sanitizer and water!

**DRIVE-THRU MEAL INFORMATION FOR VIRTUAL STUDENTS** Benton School District Virtual Learners school meal order form. Please fill out the following form at the link below—-> https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfoX7KsjCOERwdnXA3iItlzxx6lexVUiRUIBpjuJMNNkND66Q/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0

((DRIVERS)) Please be aware this road going from Border St. to the Middle School is NOT AVAILABLE. Find an alternate route if this is the road you have taken in the past.

Se han agregado muchos elementos nuevos a nuestra página web BMS. Por favor, consulte "Bienvenidos a la escuela secundaria Benton" para ver una jornada de puertas abiertas virtual. En "Videos para estudiantes / padres" encontrará muchos elementos útiles, como cómo restablecer su contraseña, así como nuestro Informe al público y la información del Título 1.

Many new items have been added to our BMS web-page. Please check under "Welcome to Benton Middle School" for a virtual open house. Under "Student/Parent Videos" you will find many helpful items such as how to reset your password, as well as, our Report to the Public and Title 1 information.

FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR STAFF AND STUDENTS, DEVICE PICKUP HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL 12p TODAY DUE TO CURRENT WEATHER CONDITIONS.

Los estudiantes de BMS en el sitio y virtual deberán recoger su horario y sacar un Chromebook para este año escolar. Por favor imprima y firme el siguiente acuerdo antes de venir a recoger su dispositivo. Tendremos formularios adicionales disponibles, pero le pedimos que traiga su propio bolígrafo. Inglés: https://bit.ly/3k7wiaE Español: https://bit.ly/30o0PsP

BMS SCHEDULE AND CHROMEBOOK PICKUP All BMS students (Both virtual and on-site) will need to pick up their SCHEDULE and CHECK OUT a Chromebook for this school year. Please have the following agreement printed and signed before coming to pickup your device. We will have extra forms available, but we ask you to bring your own pen. English: https://bit.ly/3k7wiaE Spanish: https://bit.ly/30o0PsP

BMS Parents- ALL BMS students (both virtual and on-site) will need to check out a Chromebook for this school year. Chromebook distribution will be Aug 14 7am-10am, 11am-2pm, 3pm-6pm and Aug 15 8am-12pm in the back of BMS. Student class schedules will also be given at that time. We will have a virtual open house before school starts- more info to come.