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This is my first year working in a school and I was very nervous and not sure what to expect...but I have grown comfortable and in love fast! All the teachers made me feel so welcome and do a great job teaching, inspiring, and educating kids! When I was growing up, I was always so intimidated by my principal, but here all the kids are excited to greet and talk to him daily and are received with such warm, caring attention! He is awesome, but also has a stern, down-to-business side appropriate for discipline! Of course there are some problems-no school is perfect, but the problems and behaviors are nothing that I have heard at other schools. I'm glad I don't work at some of those schools-I wouldn't know how to handle myself!

Awesome teachers. They really care about the kids. I love Bent Elementary. My kids did as well.

Our boys are in 1st and 2nd grade at Bent. It's their first year in a city school after starting elementary school in a very, very small school out in the county. We have been absolutely delighted with Bent! We love the small school feeling in a neighborhood setting. The teachers are wonderful, particularly the 1st grade teacher. The school seems very organized and I rarely hear of behavior problems from my kids.

My daughter is reading above grade level. She also brings home fabulous art projects. She has a lot of school pride - which can only come from great teachers and students. My favorite aspect of Bent is the fruit and vegetable snack program where they get a snack each day. It helps reinforce healthy eating at home...and she's learned to love food she previously thought she didn't like - mushrooms, for example.