Storm Families,
Bureau Valley Schools will be closed on Tuesday, January 26th, due to inclement weather. There will be no remote learning or evening activities on this day. Stay safe and warm, Storm Families!
Storm Families,
Due to the Winter Storm Warning for our locations, all Bureau Valley Evening Activities and Brainstorm Afterschool Programming are Cancelled for today, January 25, 2021. Stay tuned for announcements regarding Tuesday's attendance decision as we continue to monitor the Winter Storm Warning.
Bureau Valley CUSD #340 has set the week of February 16 - February 19, 2021 for Kindergarten Registration at Bureau Valley Elementary buildings in Walnut and Wyanet. Parents may register their child at the attendance center their child will attend. You may register between the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on those dates. Children who will be five years old on or before September 1st will be eligible to attend kindergarten in the fall. The registration process is very simple and only takes a few minutes for parents to complete. Children are not required to attend the registration process. Incoming kindergarten students will be able to meet their teachers and see their classroom at a Meet ‘n Greet in August.
Parents will be required to present proof of age (certified copy of birth certificate) at the time of registration. A certified copy of birth certificate may be acquired at the courthouse in the county in which the child was born.
A packet will be issued to parents containing some registration paperwork, a health form, dental form, lead screening verification, vision exam form and some informational sheets. All registration paperwork will need to be completed and turned in the week of February 16-19. All health, dental, and vision forms are due at registration in August. No fees will be collected until registration in August.
Kindergarten registration allows the schools to have an idea of the number of kindergartners to expect next school year so that a sufficient amount of supplies and books can be ordered for our students. Parents who are unable to register their child during the scheduled times are asked to call the office to inform the school of their intent to send a child to kindergarten. Parents will need to attend the K-12 registration in August.
School phone numbers are:
BV- Walnut Elementary (815) 379-2900
BV-Wyanet Elementary (815) 699-2251
** Registration packets for next years’ kindergartners will be sent home and may be returned with siblings who are currently enrolled in school.
**Registration packets for next years’ kindergartners will be sent home with students currently enrolled in Pre-K.
Since last March, global education has drastically increased its reliance on online learning. Bureau Valley schools have been no different, which is why we wanted to pass along an Internet program from Mediacom: Connect2Compete. Qualifying families can get 25 Mbps download speed for $9.95 a month with no contract or installation fees. Visit mediacomc2c.com for more details.
BV Families, please check your email for important information about meals during our Adaptive Pause/Remote Learning week! We will be providing meals January 5th through January 8th!
BV Families, please check your email for important information about meals during our Adaptive Pause/Remote Learning week! We will be providing meals November 30th - December 4th!
Please support the BVHS Leadership Class by donating to their Holiday Gift Drive! Click here for more information: https://www.gofundme.com/f/bureau-valley-holiday-gift-drive?sharetype=teams&member=6511882&utm_medium=sms&utm_source=customer&utm_campaign=p_na+share-sheet&rcid=44cf81ee25c640028f3b8be5becf327c
Remote Learning families and Thunder/Lightning families: Please check your email for information on ordering meals for Nov. 9th through Nov. 20th! Order Deadline is Monday, November 2nd at 4:00pm!
Our BVHS drama students continue are creating impressive material in their drama season this fall. Their work can be found at the newly published Google Site with this link:
https://sites.google.com/bureauvalley.net/topofthevalley/home
The High School website also has a button linked to our site. Here, you can find interviews, photography, artwork, and the links to the radio-style variety shows that are designed and put together every other week.
Additionally, the site provides further links to the donation page with the Alzheimer's Foundation of America. Please consider donating to this organization this year in place of purchasing tickets. The students remained passionate about raising support for the AFA, working together for a greater purpose. Here is the link to the donation page :
afawalk.com/topofthevalley
The links to the site and to the donation page can be shared to friends and family who would also like to experience the students' work this season! Enjoy!
Dear Bureau Valley Families,
Reminder, tomorrow, Wednesday, October 14th, will be a Remote Planning day for staff. Students will not attend school, and no remote learning will be assigned. Don't forget to call your child's school to sign up for our virtual parent/teacher conferences! Thank you!
We are very proud of the BVHS FFA Chapter! They have already landed in the Top 10 Chapters in the nation for Model of Excellence and Premier Chapter. Later this month, they will continue competing for the #1 spot! They have submitted these videos to the virtual National FFA Convention:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChkurcShbkg&feature=youtu.be
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-mbIcsTwTw&feature=youtu.be
Good luck to the BVHS FFA Chapter!
Reminder: Students will be dismissed at 11:00am tomorrow, Thursday, September 24th!
Remote Learning families and Thunder/Lightning families: Please check your email for information on ordering meals for Sept. 28 - Oct. 9th!
Dear BV Families and Staff,
As we start our fourth week of school, we have had to make changes to our 2020-2021 District Calendar. Please note some changes happening soon below and click on the link for the entire year’s calendar: Updated 20-21 BV Calendar.
There will be a School Improvement Day on Thursday, September 24th. Students will be served breakfast and will be dismissed at 11:00am. No lunch will be served. This day was on the original 20-21 Calendar and was removed, as the administration was planning for Covid related situations. The administration has now decided to add the School Improvement Day back to the calendar.
Also, there will be a Remote Planning Day on Wednesday, October 14th. No meals will be served. Students in grades PK-11 will not attend school that day and no remote learning will be assigned. All seniors will be required to attend in-person at BVHS to take the state-mandated SAT assessment; any juniors who have signed up to take the PSAT-NMSQT test will also need to attend in-person. Seniors and Juniors, please watch for an email with more information about testing.
Parent Teacher Conferences are coming up on October 14th and 15th. We will send more information out at a later date as to how these conferences will be held to follow current guidance from the State.
Please contact your student’s building with questions.
Thank you,
Bureau Valley Administration Team
Congratulations to BVHS's Wyatt Strader for being selected Whiteside Area Career Center's Welding and Manufacturing Technology's Student of the Year for 2019-2020! Great job, Wyatt! #UnityExcellencePride #proudsupt
No School on Monday, September 7th due to Labor Day! Have a safe weekend!
Dear Parents,
We have recently received guidance from the Illinois State Board of Education Nutrition Department informing us that all enrolled students will be eligible for free meals until December 31, 2020. The free meals begin September 1, 2020. (If your child was previously charged, those charges will be reversed for meals served on September 1st and 2nd.)
Students in Kindergarten through 8th grade, who are attending in person, will be asked for daily meal counts at their building. Families that have chosen Remote Learning will continue to receive emails that contain a food order form. The High School Thunder and Lightning families will also continue to receive emails that contain their food order form.
We appreciate your flexibility as we work through these continuing changes. Go Storm!
Message from the Superintendent
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LFJMMwchTUW1o2T2X1JnTPIDyPJCU0_RMyTXTEPyHjs/edit?usp=sharing
Reminder: Remote Learning families and Thunder/Lightning families: Please check your email for information on ordering meals for Sept. 2 - 11th! Today is the last day to order meals! No late orders will be accepted.
Remote Learning families and Thunder/Lightning families: Please check your email for information on ordering meals for Sept. 2 - 11th!