Benton Weekly Update
Week 3: August 31-September 4, 2020
Benton Business Days: Monday, Tuesday & Thursday this week!
Benton Business Days for taking pictures, getting ID cards, musical instruments, PE clothes, Art kits, textbook return & pick up, cleaning out PE lockers from 9am-2pm August 31 for 8th graders, Sept. 1 for 7th graders, and Sept. 3 for 6th graders. See below for more details.
Feeling confusion about Wednesdays? Confusion about the schedule in general? Here's the scoop:
A Days are Mondays & Thursdays, B Days are Tuesdays & Fridays. On Wednesdays, students meet for only one period. Each Wednesday cycles through a different period so by the end of the 1st Semester, each class will have met two times on a Wednesday. If this is still confusing, the calendar on the Benton website has been updated and displays the schedule. www.bentonms.org
Attendance Concerns: To be counted "present", your child needs to attend the teachers' Zoom sessions. Some teachers use a Google document on which students enter their names for attendance, but all teachers have asked students to change their Zoom screens to display LAST NAME, FIRST NAME. This is vitally important as teachers then "capture" this data in order to take and verify attendance. Remind your children that while it may be amusing to have "Bill Gates" or "Sponge Bob" join a Zoom, the real student will be marked absent. If you are having connectivity issues, please message the teacher (preferred) or call the office to document that your child attempted to join the synchronous learning session, then have them complete and submit asynchronous school work that same day. If you do that, your child will not be marked absent.
Monday, Aug. 31 - 8th Grade
9am-10am Last names A-D
10am-11am Last names E-L
11:30-12:30 Last name M-Q
1pm-2pm Last names R-Z
Students get their picture taken, get ID cards, pick up musical instruments, PE clothes, Art kits, textbook return & pick up, cleaning out PE lockers
Tuesday, Sept. 1 - 7th Grade
9am-10am Last names A-E
10am-11am Last names F-L
11:30-12:30 Last name M-R
1pm-2pm Last names S-Z
Students get their picture taken, get ID cards, pick up musical instruments, PE clothes, Art kits, textbook return & pick up, cleaning out PE lockers
Thursday, Sept. 3 - 6th Grade
9am-10am Last names A-E
10am-11am Last names F-L
11:30-12:30 Last name M-R
1pm-2pm Last names S-Z
Students get their picture taken, get ID cards, pick up musical instruments, PE clothes, Art kits, pick up textbooks.
Wednesday this week is Period 3A 9am-10am.
Sasha Erazo
Outstanding Digital Citizens
Lucas Vazquez
Join the Benton Dance Club!
Coffee with the Administrators
Chat with the administrators, Mr. Webster & Ms. Ridgeway, via zoom!
Join the Benton PTSA
Doctor & Dentist Appts.
Instrument Repairs
Good news! We will be offering free weekly while-you-wait instrument repair and maintenance services for the duration of Distance Learning. Wednesdays 2-3pm.
Schoology Usernames & Passwords
Password: first & last initial (lower case) 8 digit birthday
Librarian/Media Tech Hours
Connect to the Parent Portal
Next Monday is Labor Day, No School!
Benton PTSA Association Meeting
Please email bentonptsa@gmail.com to RSVP.
Wednesday, Sep 30, 2020, 06:00 PM
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Distance Learning Support
About Us
Email: rridgeway@nlmusd.org
Website: bentonms.org
Location: 15709 E. Olive Branch Drive, La Mirada, CA 90638
Phone: (562) 210-2500
Facebook: facebook.com/bentonmiddleschool
Twitter: @BentonPrincipal