Benton County Schools will be closed Monday, January 22, 2024.
Benton County Schools will be closed the rest of the week.
EVENT POSTPONED:
The 4-H Public Speaking Contest scheduled for Thur., 01/18 has been postponed due to inclement weather.
The makeup date will be 01/25 OR 02/01. 4-H will provide confirmation as soon as it has been finalized.
Benton County Schools will be closed through Thursday, January 18th.
Due to the prediction of dangerous cold temperatures and a weather storm warning, Benton County Schools will be closed Tuesday, January 16th.
Please be safe!
The Benton County School System is proud to announce an exciting new initiative that will benefit all students in Benton County. Starting in January 2024, every student in our school system will receive free meals for the remainder of the 2023-2024 academic year.
We believe this program will be a huge success, and we are committed to ensuring that all students have access to healthy and nutritious meals throughout the day. We recognize that many families in our community struggle to make ends meet, and we hope this program will ease some of the financial burdens they face.
To make this program a success, we need the support of everyone in the Benton County community. We encourage parents and guardians to talk to their children about the importance of healthy eating and take advantage of the free meals available to them.
Regrettably, this program will not take care of any existing lunch debt. In addition to direct payments to the school, please consider using the School Cafe app to help settle any outstanding debt and to manage additional funds to cover extras that will be available for students to purchase once those debts have been settled.
We are confident that this initiative will positively impact our students, our schools, and our community as a whole. Thank you for being so supportive, and we look forward to working together to make sure that every student in Benton County has access to the nutrition they need to succeed.
Check out the Benton County Chamber of Commerce's latest tourism video showcasing life here in Benton County. Of course, please share this.
https://youtu.be/9V_dvGBZGU0?si=LpMisxbA8xB10f4D
Imagine entering a classroom and seeing third-grade students dressed up as doctors, ready to perform "surgery" on their reading skills. That's precisely what happened in Mrs. Bivens' and Mrs. McDowell's classroom as their students participated in a surgical-themed activity day to review their reading skills.
Each student was assigned the role of a doctor and had to visit six "operating rooms," each with a different assigned task. In the first "operating room," students had to find context clues, while in the second "operating room," they had to connect prefixes to root words. In the third, they sorted text features; in the fourth, they built a spinal cord. Next up, in the fifth "operating room," they practiced fluency reading, and finally, in the sixth room, they played the classic game, "Operation."
The students were enthusiastic and engaged throughout the day as they worked through each "operating room," using their reading skills to complete each task. The day was a huge success, and all the "doctors" had a great time. It was a unique and exciting way to review their reading skills, and it's safe to say that the students will remember their surgical adventure for a long time to come!
We have updated the school calendar to reflect that we will be closed on March 5 for the election.
Have a wonderful day!
Reminder: Cake Roll Pick-Up at Briarwood is today, November 20th, from 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM. If your child is part of the PPU (Parent Pick-Up) program, we will do our best to provide you with the cake roll as you go through the line. Please be sure to use the line closest to the building to help us with this. We apologize in advance for any delays this may cause in the PPU line.
Briarwood Elementary School's telephone system is back up and operational. Thank you for your patience.
Briarwood's phone system is still being repaired. To call the school, please dial (731) 441-7026. Thank you for your understanding.
For tomorrow afternoon (November 7, 2023), bus #25 will be on an hour and a half delay dropping kids off. Bus #25 will be on the regular schedule for the morning route.
Big Sandy bus #16 will pick up students at least 1 hour late on Monday morning and then will be on the regular schedule for the afternoon route.
Big Sandy bus #6 will have a cancelled afternoon route on Monday, Nov 6th.
Camden bus #5 will be at least 1.5 hours late dropping students off on Monday afternoon.
Lion League Basketball
Please scan the QR code to register! Early registration deadline is Dec 1st($40)
Late Registration deadline is Dec 6th ($50)
All registration closed after Dec 6th!
Draft Day will be Sat Dec 9th at 9 a.m. at CHS.
If you have questions, please email Coach Roberts at david.roberts@bcos.org
Bus 29 will not run tomorrow afternoon (Nov 1, 2023) due to a bus driver shortage. It will run in the morning and the rest of the week on the normal schedule.
Please contact us if you or someone you know would like to become a bis driver.
All students riding Buses 13 and 20 will have to be picked up at the school they attend with the exception of students attending Camden Junior High School. Those students will be at Camden Central High School. We are sorry for the inconvenience. Please direct all questions to 731.584.6111.
On Friday, October 27, Camden Bus 15 will be 45 minutes early for the afternoon schedule. So, if your child usually arrives home at 3:30, expect him/her to arrive around 2:45.
If you or anyone you know is interested in joining our team as a bus driver, we would love to hear from you - 731.584.6111.
Buses 13 and 20 were involved in a small accident behind the Junior High. All students and drivers are safe. Authorities have been called. However, we anticipate that this will put students 30 to 45 minutes later getting home. Please direct any questions to 731.584.6111.
The telephone system is down at Briarwood Elementary School. Technicians are working to resolve the problem now.