On Tuesday, November 26th, there will be no Brainstorm after school as we have a 2:00pm dismissal for the start of our Thanksgiving break. There is no school on Wednesday, November 27th, Thursday, November 28th, or Friday, November 29th. Have a Happy Thanksgiving!🍁
Congratulations to the Jr. High November Students of the Month! We are proud of all of you!!
Congratulations to our BVE November Students of the Month. We are so proud!
Congratulations to our November IReady incentive winners! We are challenging each class to complete as many lesson as they can in IReady each month and then rewarding the highest one from each class at the end of the month. Congratulations to Sadie Endress (Not pictured), Madalyn King, Millie Ratcliff, Birkey Litherland, Hannah Smith, and Nova Yepsen.Good luck next month students!
It's a BIG day for BVJH athletics! Our 7th/8th boys basketball teams have a break this week, but our 6th grade boys will travel to East-Coloma to take on the bulldogs at 5:00. Our 8th grade girls basketball team will tip off against Princeville at 5:30 in the regional semi-final. Good luck to both teams today! Go Storm!
4th grade learned about dances around the world in reading class. Annette DeMay did a presentation on Hawaiian dance moves. The students enjoyed learning about 4 different dance moves and the special names for them. They had a great time.
This afternoon our BVJH/BVE staff celebrated our 3 moms-to-be with a baby shower. Congratulations to Mrs. Hartz, Mrs. Johnson, and Mrs. Cassidy and their families!
Ms. Bitting's third grade would like to thank Mr. Tom Mott for coming to visit their classroom to talk about his career in the Air Force. Mr. Mott also talked about creating "me" goals and "we" goals, and what it means to be responsible, disciplined, and kind.
Congratulations again to Tinley Yepsen, creator of the Art Club T-shirt design! Follow the link if you would like to purchase one. Orders are due by Monday, November 25th at 1:00 pm. Thank you for your support! https://bvjhonline.itemorder.com/shop/home/
Thank you BVWME PTO for making it possible for 5th graders to go and watch The Best Christmas Pageant Ever.
We have read the novel & now for the first time got to see the new release movie this year-it was enjoyed by all!
Next Friday, November 22nd, is the last day to purchase the 6-8 JUNIOR HIGH yearbook at the cheapest price. Use this link to order https://jostensyearbooks.com/?REF=A02181862
6A and 6C have been busy investigating three different theories of Yellow Fever in ELA.
Students had to evaluate and determine how the fever is being spread around Cuba by working in small "medical teams." Great work to all of the students! 🧪
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Join us November 21st from 6:30 - 7:30 for our Annual Bureau Valley FFA Farm to Fork Community Thanksgiving!!!
Please SHARE! This event is open to anyone in the community so be sure to bring your family and friends with you!
RSVP by November 18th using this link:
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It was a GREAT night for our junior high athletics! Our 7th grade girls basketball team wrapped up their season with a 4 game winning streak, 8th grade girls are preparing for regionals in the upcoming weeks, our 6th grade boys opened up their season tonight with a great battle, and our 7th and 8th grade boys had their first home games of the season. Great job to all teams! Great day to be a Storm!
Our basketball teams are back in action today as our boys travel to Visitation with game time at 5:30. Our girls are hosting Oglesby Washington for their final home game of the season with tipoff being at 4:30. Good luck to all our basketball teams today! Go Storm!
Third grade artists are rolling out clay slabs with Mrs. Knapp. Repeating "roll, roll, flip, turn" while they are rolling. They then trace shapes from a net pattern to cut out the base, lid, and walls for their soon-to-be clay cubes.
BV 8th graders ran a mock election today. All third through eighth graders plus faculty and staff voted. Every homeroom got five electoral votes along with staff. Donald Trump won with 90 out of 95 electoral votes.
Mrs. Hoyt's 7th grade October STEM Activity: Designing and Creating Haunted Houses
Mrs. Hoyt's 8th grade October STEM Activity: Designing and Creating Models of "Paddle That Pumpkin" Boats
Mrs. Platz and Ms. Kluck planned a special faculty meeting today to announce that Bureau Valley Elementary and Junior High’s 2024 Summative Designation is EXEMPLARY. This esteemed designation belongs to all our students, staff, and the entire BV Community. Staff were surprised with T-shirts after school on Monday to announce being awarded another Exemplary designation. Congratulations to everyone on this amazing back-to-back accomplishment!
Unity⚡️ Excellence⚡️ Pride
