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Kentucky Safe Schools Week (October 16-22) will be“Cyber- Survivor” and will cover current internet safety topics such as cyber-bullying and social networking. The Kentucky Center for School Safety realizes that the cyber-world offers unique learning opportunities, face-to-face communication and skills to assure jobs for our Kentucky students in the Web 2.0 world, but along with cyber-world “treasures” we must watch out for its “quicksand” such as cyber-bullying, sexting, online predators and inappropriate use of social networking. We encourage every school across Kentucky to join with us and participate in this week long observance which will be used, in part, to bring together all Kentuckians in a concerted effort to improve online safety skills which impacts the educational process.The Kentucky “Cyber-Survivor” campaign is sponsored by the Kentucky Center for School Safety. This observance complements the national campaign. America’s Safe Schools Week is sponsored by the National School Safety Center.One rapidly growing aspect of school safety that threatens our students is online safety. Let us join together during the third week in October, Kentucky Safe Schools Week, to enhance our skills and become Cyber-Survivors!,”
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Parent Teacher Conferences
are ongoing throughout
the year. If you would like to
schedule a conference with
a teacher please call the
Guidance Counselor at 527-9091.
Early Release Dates at 2:00
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Athletes on Early Release Days
MC Board of Education staff will supervise athletes at the high school on early release days until practice time. The cafeteria is open daily from 2:45 until 3:45 for snacks
Transition to Benton Middle School
A Guide for Incoming 6th Graders
The transition from elementary to middle school is a big step on the road to maturity. It is an exciting time, but can be a little bit scary. Research shows students’ greatest fears are logistics, social, and academic. Questions often asked: How do things work at BMS? Where are my classes? Will I get lost? Will I have classes with anyone I know? Are the older kids, bullies? Will classes be too hard? Will there be too much homework? While you may not lose those butterflies on the first day, with some advance planning and discussion, you can become familiar with BMS and what is expected from you.
Tips for a smooth transition to BMS:
- Check out the Benton Middle School website for a virtual tour of the school and to become familiar with faculty and staff.
- Attend open house night to tour the school, receive your schedule, locker assignment, pay fees, complete forms, and purchase your agenda. Your agenda is to be used not only as a planner, but also as your hall pass and library pass.
- Check the school supply list and be prepared the first day of school.
- If you want a lock for your locker PRACTICE the combination or unlocking with the key.
- Deposit money in your lunch account at open house to avoid a long wait in the lunch line.
- Before school go to the gym and sit in the first section of bleachers. You will be dismissed from there to go to 1st period/homeroom.
- Meet new people! You will be in classes with different people every class period.
- Join a team, club or other extra-curricular activity BMS has to offer.
- Respect your peers, school staff and guests of Benton Middle. Remember “please” and “thank you.” In order to get respect, you must first give it.
- Stay organized. Use folders or trapper to keep papers for each class and record assignments daily in your agenda.
- Make the most of your instructional time. You have the responsibility to learn. Your teachers’ main goal is to ensure student learning.
- Read. Set aside a daily time to read. Research shows that students who read regularly achieve higher that those who do not.
- Complete all assignments. You can’t learn if you don’t do the work.
All students entering the 6th grade must have a new health physical before starting school. Physicians and Health Department will have copies of forms.
Immunizations must be up to date before starting school.
6th Grade Pre-Registration Form
Sixth Grade Students Who Have Previously Attended Marshall County Schools Must Have:
- A school physical received within the past 12 months
- A second (2) measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine received after age 4.
- Hepatitis B vaccination series prior to sixth grade entry.
- An appointment time is not acceptable. Immunizations must have been received before the first day of school.
Transfer Students From Other Kentucky Counties or States Must Have:
- A physical exam within 12 months prior to initial admission to a Kentucky school.
- All immunizations (with all previous dates) must be up to date and recorded on a Kentucky immunization certificate. You may check with the local health department (Marshall County Health Department, phone 270-527-1496) or school nurses to have immunizations placed on a Kentucky certificate.
- Vision exams by an ophthalmologist preferably recorded on a Kentucky Eye Exam Form.
Middle School and High School Athletes Must Have:
- Any student that plans to participate in school-sponsored sports must have a sports physical. A physician must must do these physicals. (ARNP, PA or health department physical is not acceptable. [This is according to KHSAA regulations])
- Sports physicals are offered free of charge to athletes during the summer months. Notices will be given at school as to the dates of the physicals. If you do not wish to receive the physical at school, the physical will need to be obtained at your own expense.
- Sports physicals are valid for a period of one year or 12 months. Another physical must be obtained to participate in sports once a physical has expired.