High school senior Payne Lind
talked to Ms. Haley's 8th grade class about high school and planning for the future!
Wanted!!!
Students in Ms. Crabtrees class created Wanted posters of invading species they've been learning about in Science.
The 7th grade students attended a performance of The Nutcracker Ballet at the Adler Theater. They followed the performance with a meal at Pizza Ranch. The students all exhibited Storm Pride and were on their best behavior. They proudly represented Bureau Valley!
Congratulations to the following students who made All-State Elementary choir this year!!! They will perform in Peoria on January 27th representing BV! This is a very high accomplishment that not very many students get selected, so a we are very proud of Mrs. Kitchens and these students.
Congratulations to: Ivy Bolin, Sierra Endress, Ellie Endress, Trey Hamilton, Kenzlie Wright, and Tinley Yepsen.
Go Storm!
The 12 Days of Christmas started off with some great holiday spirit yesterday! Departments and grade levels coordinated outfits for our Christmas card! Bureau Valley Elementary/Junior High want to wish everyone a safe and happy holidays this season!
Ms. Heing and Ms. Smith worked together to plan a Library Escape Room activity for BVJH students to find new books in the library.
Congratulations to our incredible 8th robotics team! 🎉🤖 Despite not moving on, your dedication, innovative project, and overall performance made us immensely proud. Winning an award is a testament to your hard work and creativity. Your achievements inspire us all!
Cheers to our amazing seventh-grade robotics team! 🤖👏 Despite facing challenges like team changes, your hard work and collaboration shone through at the competition. We are so proud of the growth, learning, and teamwork you've achieved this season. Well done!
Our junior high volleyball season is quickly approaching! The junior high volleyball coaches will be having open gyms for any girl who will be playing 6th-8th volleyball in January. Please find the schedule attached!
4th and 5th graders practiced their engineering skills by creating bird nests that would be the most shock absorbent when the turkey laid its egg.
...and we are off. Stormbots are ready to compete today in Peoria. Good luck! You are making us proud!
Good Afternoon,
Due to the Manlius situation today, our 7th grade boys basketball players were sent directly to The Anchor after school. Brainstorm students were sent to Central Office with Mrs. Corwin and staff. You may pick up your son/daughter at The Anchor or Central Office, or they will be sent on the activity bus at 5:00 as normal. The activity bus will pick them up at The Anchor and Central Office.
🚨 Important Safety Update for Parents 🚨
Dear Parents and Guardians,
We want to inform you of an incident that occurred today at our Manlius Campus. As a precautionary measure, all students and staff were safely evacuated due to unusually high readings of carbon dioxide detected in our building. The safety and well-being of our students and staff are our top priorities.
Emergency services were immediately contacted, and professionals are currently assessing the situation. We are working closely with them to ensure that the building is safe before anyone re-enters.
Please be assured that all students are safe accounted for and dismissed normally. Brainstorm students have been relocated to the Central Office where they will continue normal programming.
We will provide further updates as soon as more information is available. We appreciate your cooperation and understanding in ensuring the safety of our school community.
Bureau Valley Administration Team
Seventh grade artists created their own graffiti tags. They are blending colors with chalk pastels to create layers and depth in the artwork. Great work 7C!
Congratulations to BVE November Student's of the Month. These students showed a positive influence on the BVE student body through extraordinary qualities of character, citizenship, service, and leadership!
Congratulations to the November BVJH Students of the Month! These students showed a positive influence on the BVJH student body through extraordinary qualities of character, citizenship, service, and leadership.
Fifth grade artists learned how to draw using one-point perspective with Mrs. Knapp. They are adding shading to make their forms even more three-dimensional, and adding a watercolor wash in the background. Great work fifth grade!
Thankful Thursday - It's been a week since Thanksgiving, a day dedicated to expressing gratitude. Today, on the final day of November, I want to extend a heartfelt thank you to our amazing Staff, Students, Board, and entire District at Bureau Valley CUSD 340. I am thrilled to announce that, according to the 2023 Illinois Report Card, ALL schools in our district achieved an overall rating of COMMENDABLE, except our BVJH/Elementary School, which earned the highest honor of EXEMPLARY! Congratulations to everyone for creating such outstanding learning environments in our schools!
GO STORM!
To celebrate, Geographic Awareness Week,students and staff were encouraged to wear shirts that highlighted a geographic location. Prizes were awarded to students wearing shirts with the locations farthest from Bureau Valley. We had shirts with Australia, Paris, and Hawaii.
Please join us tomorrow as the Interact Club will be doing Chuck a Duck as our BVJH boys basketball teams take on the Princeton Lions at 4:30! Please come out and support a fellow BV grad to help with her recent medical costs and expenses.
