Bench Elementary
Bench Elementary School was founded in 1872 and enrolls approximately 370 students in Kindergarten through Grade 7. Bench has a pleasant rural setting, and serves students from families with diverse demographic backgrounds.
The Bench staff is very caring and hard working with eclectic specialties that include reading, writing, mathematics, science, social studies, music, computers, sports and fitness. Staff hobbies and interests frequently influence the classroom environment and staff are motivated to promote student success academically, socially and physically.
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Bench Elementary News
School Calendar for 2024-25
31 May 2024
The school calendar for 2024/25 has been finalized (the non-instructional and professional development days have […]
May 20th: No School (Victoria Day)
17 May 2024
Just a reminder that Monday, May 20, 2024 is Victoria Day – there is no school. Enjoy the day. […]
Available Now: School Calendars for 2024/25 – 2026/27
17 April 2024
The Board of Education approved a new three-year school calendar for the 2024/25, 2025/26, and 2026/27 school […]
World Autism Day
2 April 2024
April is Autism Awareness Month and today (April 2nd) is World Autism Day […]
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