Bureau Valley Junior High/Elementary

🎉 That’s a Wrap on the Season! 🥎 Our Junior High Softball team wrapped up an incredible season with a 3rd place finish! 💪 We’re so proud of the hard work, dedication, and heart these girls showed every step of the way. From hot practices to game day hustle, this team grew stronger with every game. The future is bright, and we can’t wait to see what next season brings! 🌟 Thank you to our coaches, families, and fans for all the support this year — we couldn’t have done it without you! GO STORM!! 🌩️💙🩵

The 6th and 7th grade Science students are finishing a unit on Methods of Science by conducting their own experiment. They made observations and hypotheses, collected and analyzed data, and reported results.

Fourth grade artists are enjoying the beautiful weather in the courtyard with Mrs. Knapp! They are drawing from observation; looking closely to capture what they see, beginning with larger shapes and then adding details. Wonderful work!

⚾🥎 Double the fun, double the competition! Our softball and baseball teams both take on the JFK Wildcats today. Softball will play them in the SRC semi-finals at Hall High School, while the boys are closing out their season at home! Let’s bring the energy and cheer them on to victory! 💪🔥 Good luck to both teams — we’re proud of you! 🙌

Last week in math, Miss Yepsen's 4th graders got up and moving with a Place Value SCOOT. Students practiced identifying the value of digits, writing numbers in expanded and word form, and comparing numbers at different stations throughout the room.

Mrs. Bell's 4th grade is exploring how eyes work. The students created eye models and saw what the picture looks like on the retina of the eye. They also used glasses to see how it sharpens the picture.

Ms. Haley's 7th grade SEL class focused on problems and problem solving. The students had to try to complete a 100 piece puzzle while working together silently.

Students in Ms. Crabtree's class were detectives in trying to solve this week's Mystery Science Question: What happens to fallen leaves?

Mrs. Hoyt's 7th grade Life Science students are learning about the characteristics of life. In this lab, the students were testing their reflexes to see if they reacted when a cotton ball was thrown at their face with and without warning. (We used a plastic transparent sheet protector so that students weren't actually throwing objects into each other's faces.)

7th graders have been working with integers in math! Some practiced their skills today while playing battleship. Want to challenge your child at home? Mrs. Hartz has extra copies!

We are excited to share that our school will be participating in a Day of Giving this October. Each year, we encourage our students to come together to support an important cause, and this year we will focus on bringing awareness to Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Bureau Valley's own Grady Gustafson has designed a pink breast cancer awareness shirt that families will be able to purchase, with all profits donated to breast cancer research. In addition the Bureau Valley High School volleyball team will host their pink night on October 13 with the freshman game at 5:00 pm in Manlius against Wethersfield.
Thank you for encouraging your child to participate as we learn the value of giving, kindness, and community spirit. Order forms are attached below and will be sent home in your child's book bag today. The forms are due on Monday, September 8th to the office. Together, we can make a difference!

⚾️ A big shoutout to our 8th graders! ⚾️
Last night we celebrated our junior high baseball players for 8th Grade Night. 🎉 We’re so proud of this awesome group for their dedication, teamwork, and leadership both on and off the field. The team even got the win beating JFK 7-9! Way to go Storm!💙

Thank you for all the memories you’ve made — we can’t wait to see what’s next for each of you! We were missing Krew Sabin, one of our 8th graders, so we want to wish him the best of luck as well! 🙌

🎉⚾🥎 Big night ahead! Good luck to our baseball and softball teams as they take the field tonight. Our softball team will travel to take on Stark County at 4:30 while our baseball team is honoring our 8th graders tonight vs JFK. A special shoutout to our 8th graders on the baseball team—thank you for your hard work and dedication. Good luck to both teams!! Go Storm!

7th grader, Stevie Davis, was nominated by Mrs. Price to attend the Junior National Young Leaders Conference in Washington, D.C. over the summer. She learned more leadership skills, met kids from all over the country and did some site-seeing, too! We are proud of you Stevie!

The Sauk Valley Community College Impact Program is offering FREE tutoring to middle-school students on Tuesdays from 3:00-5:00 pm for this fall semester! See the flyer attached for more information.

💪⚾🥎 Big night ahead! Both our softball and baseball teams are taking on Ottawa tonight. Let’s show them all the support as they battle it out on the field—softball has their final home game and the baseball is on the road at Ottawa. Both games start at 4:30. Good luck Storm!

🥎💙 8TH GRADE NIGHT 💙🥎
Last night we got to celebrate our amazing 8th graders! They brought the energy, the laughs, and the hustle all season long—and it was their night to shine! ✨

They took the win against Peru Parkside with the final score being 2-8.🎉🙌

#8thGradeNight #GoStorm

📸✨ Say cheese! Just a reminder that Picture Day is this Thursday, August 28th starting at 8:00AM! Make sure those smiles are ready and outfits are picked. We can’t wait to capture these memories!

THIS SUNDAY @ Bureau Valley High School! $50 off a mattress purchase of $299 or more! Hope to see you there! #bvmusic #gostorm

⚾🥎 Good luck to our Baseball and Softball teams as they hit the fields today! We’re cheering you on for a great day of games — baseball has their home opener vs Streator tonight in Wyanet, while softball will travel to JFK. Big conference battles tonight!

#GoStorm #GameDay #GoodLuck