Bureau Valley Junior High/Elementary

Are you ready for it? Storm Sweeties - The 2025 Era Our BVHS Winter Cheerleaders will again be doing Storm Sweeties this year. Flyers will be sent home today with the students.There will be two practices that the Sweeties will get to utilize and they are on January 13th and January 16th from 5:15-6:30. The performance will take place on Friday, January 17th in between games. With registering for Storm Sweeties 2025, forms can either be mailed to Bureau Valley High School, turned into the student's school building, or an online form can be filled out. Payment on the other hand can either be cash, check written to BVHS, or venmo to @ahwarren. We have requested that the sweetie's name be included with the payment. Get your friendship bracelets ready for the perfect night with your BVHS Winter Cheerleaders. Any questions contact Coach Brown, abrown@bureauvalley.net or Coach Warren, awarren@bureauvalley.net

Things turned green in fifth grade at Manlius Elementary. Mrs. Kuelper and Ms. Crabtree made green pancakes for the students while they watched The Grinch. They also had green juice.

Mrs. Price's 6th grade played a review game of figurative language! Teams were made, 🪨📝✂️played and ping-pong balls were earned to have a chance to play BUCKETS for a prize, just like Bozo the Clown did back in the day!

GAME DAY ALERT! Good luck to our 7th & 8th grade boys basketball teams tonight as they host Putnam County with 7th grade tipping off at 4:30 and 8th grade to follow. Good luck to both teams! GO STORM!

December Elementary STEM Activity day! 5th grade students used their engineering minds to create inverted free standing Christmas trees using a limited supply of the same materials: yellow teddy bear, pipe cleaners, craft sticks, construction paper, straws, and masking tape. 4th grade students used their engineering minds to create Christmas trees out of selected materials that were given to them. The two requirements include the tree had to be standing and they had to use the brown paper bag in some way. Each group was given different materials to work with. 3rd grade students learned about action reaction forces while competing in Rudolf Races.

JH Volleyball season is just around the corner! The junior high volleyball program is offering an apparel store for anyone who would be interested. The store will close on January 8th. Please contact Coach Shipp with any questions. Go Storm! https://stores.inksoft.com/bureau_valley_volleyball_winter/shop/home

BVJH/BVE Manlius students are invited to dress up along with staff members this Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday! Wednesday is Grinch Day Thursday is Christmas PJ Day Friday is Adorable/Ugly Christmas Sweater Day. Don't forget we dismiss at 2:00 on Friday, 12/20/24, for Christmas break and there will be no Brainstorm on Friday.

Our BVJH/BVE Manlius staff and students did such an excellent job decorating our hallways it was almost impossible to pick the winners. Congratulations to Mrs. Knapp for taking first place, Mrs. Nordstrom for second place, and Mrs. Carr & Mrs. Verway for third place this year. Merry Christmas from Manlius!🎄

We are super excited as today marks the first day of open gym for the 6th-8th grade volleyball teams. Please find the 7th/8th grade schedule below, and the first official day of practice is January 6th.

We are extremely proud of our Storm Bots. They performed really well! We want to give a shout out to Harper DeMay, who couldn't join us on Saturday, but was a huge part of our season. We missed you Harper!

Important Robotics Announcement: The Robotics competition tomorrow in Moline has been pushed back 3 hours and will start late to accommodate traveling with the impending weather. Coach Schoff and Coach Roth will be sending our communication to the team and their families. Robotics will be leaving at 9:30 tomorrow morning, but will meet at the school at 8:45 to go over specific details.

🎄✨ A Festive Treat for the Season! 🎶 ✨🎄 Our Elementary Christmas Concert was a heartwarming celebration of holiday joy and young talent! 🌟 The students sang, danced, and performed their hearts out, filling the room with cheer and smiles. Our 5th grade band performed as a group for the first time this season as did our 5th grade choir. A big round of applause to our amazing students, teachers, and supportive families for making this event unforgettable. 🎉 You made the season shine brighter! 📸 Don’t forget to check out the photos below. Wishing you all a magical holiday season! 🎁✨ #ElementaryChristmasConcert #HolidayJoy

🎄✨ What a Night to Remember! 🎶 ✨🎄 Last night, our talented junior high students brought the magic of the season to life during the Annual Christmas Concert! 🎤🎻 From heartwarming carols to show-stopping performances, every note was filled with holiday cheer. A huge thank-you to our dedicated music teachers, supportive families, and our amazing students for making this event a success. Your hard work and holiday spirit shined bright! 🌟 📸 Check out the pictures from the concert below. Happy Holidays, everyone! 🎁✨ #JuniorHighChristmasConcert #HolidayMagic #ProudCommunity

Merry Christmas from the BVJH Social Studies department!

Join us for a magical evening of holiday cheer and music at our Annual Christmas Concert! 🎶🎅 📅 Date: 12/12/24 ⏰ Time: Elementary at 6:00 and JH at 7:15 📍 Location: Bureau Valley Auditorium Come celebrate the season with beautiful carols, joyful performances, and a warm community spirit! ❤️ Bring your friends and family—it’s a night to remember. We can't wait to share the holiday magic with you. See you there! #ChristmasConcert #HolidaySeason #CommunityEvent 🎄✨

BVJH families, tonight's 6TH GRADE basketball game was cancelled by Ottawa due to illness. The 7th and 8th grade game is still ON in Ottawa starting at 4:30! Cheer Team 2 will still cheer as planned. Go STORM!

⚠️All are welcome!!! Join Bureau Valley FFA & Bureau County FFA for a FREE Tractor Rollover Safety Training/Demonstration and FREE meal! ⚠️ Event Info December 11, 2024 @ 6:00 @ Nutrien Shed on IL-Hwy 40 Meal sponsored by Nutrien Rollover demonstration by IFSAw RSVP: RSVP by 12/4 using link below or by calling Bureau County Farm Bureau ⚠️ https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeNIl1-3XrLIs3fVDj22gEE91Pkf7k6ZWVqpcGCEy2fJP5Nrw/viewform?usp=sf_link

8th grade Physical Science students in Mrs. Hoyt's classroom created catapults to launch jingle bells at a variety of stations. The students are currently learning about Newton's Laws of Motions.

Congratulations to our 8th grade boys basketball team for winning the Serena tournament today! They faced Newark, Earlville, and Grand Ridge and still remain undefeated for the season! Great day to be a Storm! ⚡️

Thank you to Miss Cindy for speaking to Mrs. Bell's class about the process of becoming a United States citizen.