The Manlius 3rd graders had a great time visiting The Parlor, Royal Supermarket, the historic Danish Church, and the Sheffield Historical Museum! They would like to thank Megan Marshall, Elizabeth Pratt and Connie Hahne for hosting such an amazing day!
🌟🍬 Staff Appreciation Week: A Sweet Adventure! 🎲🍭 🌟
This week, our amazing team is the star of the show, and we’re rolling out the fun with a Game Board-Themed Celebration! 🎉✨
🍫 Treat Spaces: Land on a sweet spot, and you’re in for a tasty surprise! Our staff was treated to a sweet treat table today from Student Council, PTO, and the Interact Club!
🎲 Roll, Move, Celebrate: Every step is a chance to recognize your hard work and dedication. Our team is the winning piece of our success puzzle! 💪❤️
Join us in cheering for our incredible staff – the true game-changers! 🎉👏
8th grade Physical Science students are currently learning about simple, series, and parallel circuits. Thanks to our BV Foundation, our students are able to explore these types of circuits using the Snap Circuits that they purchased for us.
Today, our 8th grade students visited the Whiteside Area Career Center (WACC) to see what opportunities are available to them in high school!
BVE Manlius 5th graders went to Warnecke Woods last week for Conservation Day. The students learned about Native Americans, monarch butterflies, aquatic animals, trapping, growing vegetables and hemp. Thank you to their classroom teachers for planning this educational field trip each year!
🎲 Staff Appreciation Week: Day 2! 🌮
Today’s theme: Taco ‘Bout Awesome Teachers! 🌟
We’re spicing things up with a taco bar to show our gratitude!
Because when it comes to education, our teachers are always on board and never play games with success. 🙌
Thank you to our PTO and Student Council for the Los Ranchitos Bar today!
🧩 Let’s give a big shout-out to our educators—you're the real MVPs of the game!
#StaffAppreciationWeek #GameOnStaff #TacoBoutAwesome #GratefulAndGameReady
Good luck to our BVJH Scholastic Bowl team as they compete at Sectionals this afternoon. Students, staff, and parents gave them a great send off today in Manlius for extra luck!
🎉 Good luck to our amazing Scholastic Bowl team as they head into sectional competition today! 🧠💥 Your hard work, teamwork, and quick thinking have brought you this far—now go show them what you're made of! 💪📚
#ScholasticBowl #Sectionals #Teamwork #BrainPower #GoodLuck
Good morning, Storm Families,
Summer is right around the corner, and with it comes a variety of exciting opportunities for our students to stay active and engaged in their favorite activities!
To access detailed information about upcoming school camps and activities, including registration forms, summer calendars, and event details for elementary, junior high, and high school, please check your email as it was emailed out this morning! We’ve gathered everything into one convenient location for you.
Please note that this newsletter will be updated as new information becomes available, so we encourage you to check back regularly. If you would like a paper copy or have any questions, feel free to stop by your child's school office. This is for grades for the 2025-2026 school year. For activity-specific questions, you are also welcome to contact the corresponding coach or call the office.
We look forward to a fun and active summer with our Storm students!
🎲 Board Game Champions: Teacher Appreciation Week – Day 1! ☕🍩
Our amazing teachers started the week strong with a power-up: coffee and donuts! ☕🍩 Because every great player needs fuel to conquer the day! 🧩
🎲 From lesson plans to life lessons, our teachers are the real MVPs.
This week, we're celebrating their epic skills and legendary patience for our teachers with a game-themed busy week. Students are also challenged this week with an interactive bulletin board to guess staff's school picture from when they were in school!
💬 Drop a thank you in the comments to your favorite "boss level" teacher!
#TeacherAppreciationWeek #LevelUpLearning #Day1PowerUp #FuelTheHeroes
Mrs. Bell's and Mrs. Kerner's classes came together and used their creative skills today. They worked with play dough, Legos, and drew pictures.
Students in Mrs. Hoyt's Life Science class created edible models of a DNA double helix using Twizzlers and flavored marshmallows.
Bureau Valley Elementary students creatively used their engineering skills in their last STEM Challenge of the year.
3rd grade created marble mazes.
4th grade created playground slides that a marble could pass through.
5th grade created Lego cars using either propellers or a sail.
Congratulations to BVE April Students of the Month!
Congratulations to the BVJH April Students of the Month!! These students have a positive influence on the student body through extraordinary qualities of character, citizenship, service, and leadership!
Student Reminder! BVJH and BVE students and staff, don't forget that we will celebrate the end of state testing with a PAJAMA DAY tomorrow 4/28/25!
Ms. Bitting's class has enjoyed being pen pals with a 3rd grade class in San Francisco this year. They recently sent letters telling their pen pals about their classroom rabbit, Abe, along with photos of themselves holding Abe, and drawings of a rabbit.
Camp Opportunity!
Our high school softball team will be offering a one-day camp opportunity for all students in 3rd-8th grade currently.
Camp Details:
📅 Date: Wednesday, May 7
🕓 Time: 4:00–6:00 PM
📍 Location: High School Softball Field
💵 Cost: $10
Participants should wear softball pants or leggings, socks, a BV shirt, and cleats and tennis shoes (in case the event moves indoors). They’re encouraged to bring their own bat and glove. More info is available on the flyer, and Coach Sheppard is helping coordinate the camp in place of practice that day. Students do not have to register for camp, they are just to arrive with the cost of the camp. All proceeds will be going towards the high school softball team. If you have any questions please email Danicka Benavidez @
28dbenavidez@bureauvalley.net
Go Storm!
Please remember to turn in your permission slips by Wednesday, April 23rd to attend the Junior High dance this Friday, April 25th! The dance will be from 5:30-7 pm in the high school gym.
Used Book Sale Alert!!
Mrs. Heing will be selling used 3rd-5th grade books beginning on April 28th and running through May 9th. All books are 25 cents, if your child may be interested please contact their classroom teacher.