To celebrate the 100th Day of school students and staff were presented with a scavenger hunt! Find 100 pictures of Mrs. Cady which had been "hidden" around the school! Students were excited to keep checking our 100's chart throughout the day to see how close we were! We accomplished our mission and even found a few extra!
We are excited to start reading The Wild Robot tonight! Please read or listen to chapters 1-4 and be prepared to answer trivia questions tomorrow. You may listen at the following link.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyBMhbkMC4lOmyyHG7DsIaml1CtAUjDlt
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyBMhbkMC4lOmyyHG7DsIaml1CtAUjDlt
💥 Lunch Change Reminder for Monday, January 26th 💥
Chili will be served for lunch tomorrow instead of Chicken Patty
Chili will be served for lunch tomorrow instead of Chicken Patty
🚨 E-LEARNING ALERT: Friday, Jan 23, 2026
Due to the weather forecast, Bureau Valley Schools will utilize an E-Learning Day tomorrow. School buildings will be closed.
📋 THE PLAN: • K-8 Students: Work from your "Blizzard Packets" sent home today. • HS Students: Check Google Classroom by 8:00 AM for assignments.
⏰ ATTENDANCE: Please log into TeacherEase by 11:00 AM to check in your student.
🤝 WE ARE HERE TO HELP: Teachers and Office Staff will be monitoring emails during school hours to assist you.
Stay warm and stay safe, Storm family! ⚡️
Due to the weather forecast, Bureau Valley Schools will utilize an E-Learning Day tomorrow. School buildings will be closed.
📋 THE PLAN: • K-8 Students: Work from your "Blizzard Packets" sent home today. • HS Students: Check Google Classroom by 8:00 AM for assignments.
⏰ ATTENDANCE: Please log into TeacherEase by 11:00 AM to check in your student.
🤝 WE ARE HERE TO HELP: Teachers and Office Staff will be monitoring emails during school hours to assist you.
Stay warm and stay safe, Storm family! ⚡️
December iReady Accomplishments
Here are some of our students that completed milestone iReady lessons in December! Keep up the hard work!
Here are some of our students that completed milestone iReady lessons in December! Keep up the hard work!
One School, One Book is kicking off at BV! Students have already received 2 clues to build excitement for our big book reveal on Friday, January 23. Each family will receive a copy of the book with their youngest BV student. Nightly family readings begin Monday, January 26—let the reading fun begin!
Mrs. Krug's Science class has been learning what qualifies as a fruit. They did an experiment to decide if certain foods are "science fruits" or "science veggies." I think they really enjoyed the testing part of this!!
Maddy is a student in Mrs. Kluever's 4th Grade class in Walnut. Just in time for break, she passed 50 i-Ready lessons! One goal she had for herself was to pass 30, which she exceeded!
Bureau Valley Walnut was excited to present a check for $732.47 to Deanna Wilt, representative of the Walnut Food Pantry. This was all made possible by our holiday coin drive. We would like to thank our school community for their generosity and giving spirit! 🎄❤️
A couple of reminders:
The Christmas dress up day theme for tomorrow is Pajamas! We look forward to seeing everyone in their favorite PJs! Please remember we will go outside for recess if it is dry and the feel like temperature is 20 degrees.
Tomorrow, Friday, December 19th we will be dismissing at 2:00pm. Please take note of specific class times below if you have any questions:
K-5: 8:00am - 2:00pm
Lightning: 8:00am - 2:00pm
AM PreK: 8:00am - 10:00am
Thunder PreK: 9:00am - 11:30am
PM PreK: 11:50am - 1:50pm
Please call the office at 815-379-2900 if you have any questions or need to change your student's after school plans.
This is the start of Christmas break and school will resume on Tuesday, January 6th. We hope everyone enjoys their break!
The Walnut Christmas Program is tomorrow, December 16th!
We are looking forward to seeing our students in their Christmas best! The program is at the Bureau Valley High School Auditorium and starts at 6:00pm. Doors will open at 5:45pm. Keep an eye on your email for more details tomorrow.
We are looking forward to seeing our students in their Christmas best! The program is at the Bureau Valley High School Auditorium and starts at 6:00pm. Doors will open at 5:45pm. Keep an eye on your email for more details tomorrow.
We will wear STORM gear on Thursday, December 11 to cheer on the 7th Grade Girls Basketball team as they compete in the State Championship. Go STORM!
🎄 HOLIDAY COIN DRIVE 💰
Gather your loose change, our Holiday Coin Drive begins tomorrow!
This year, instead of doing a traditional classroom gift exchange, we are excited to spread kindness in a meaningful way to support our local food pantry! Each day this week, students will be given a fun question of the day and they will vote for their answer by placing their coins in the matching container. Send a few coins with your student every day this week for them to cast their vote each day! All money collected will be donated directly to our Walnut Food Pantry.
Thank you for helping us make a positive impact this holiday season! 💚
Gather your loose change, our Holiday Coin Drive begins tomorrow!
This year, instead of doing a traditional classroom gift exchange, we are excited to spread kindness in a meaningful way to support our local food pantry! Each day this week, students will be given a fun question of the day and they will vote for their answer by placing their coins in the matching container. Send a few coins with your student every day this week for them to cast their vote each day! All money collected will be donated directly to our Walnut Food Pantry.
Thank you for helping us make a positive impact this holiday season! 💚
📚 i-Ready Accomplishments 🎉
Here are our students who completed milestone iReady lessons this last month! We had students completing 25+ lessons and some that hit the 50+ lesson mark! Way to go everyone!
Here are our students who completed milestone iReady lessons this last month! We had students completing 25+ lessons and some that hit the 50+ lesson mark! Way to go everyone!
This year, Mrs. Kluever's 4th-grade students have a goal to complete and pass at least 50 i-Ready lessons before Christmas Break. This week, this achievement was reached by Jase Franklin and Nicole Colvin! Great work!
🔔 Reminder that tomorrow, Tuesday, November 25th we will be dismissing at 2:00pm 🔔
Please take note of specific class times below if you have any questions:
K-5: 8:00am - 2:00pm
Lightning: 8:00am - 2:00pm
AM PreK: 8:00am - 10:00am
Thunder: 9:00am - 11:30am
PM PreK: 11:50am - 1:50pm
There will be NO SCHOOL Wednesday 11/26, Thursday 11/27 and Friday 11/28. School will resume on Monday, December 1st.
Hope everyone enjoys their Thanksgiving break! 🦃
Please take note of specific class times below if you have any questions:
K-5: 8:00am - 2:00pm
Lightning: 8:00am - 2:00pm
AM PreK: 8:00am - 10:00am
Thunder: 9:00am - 11:30am
PM PreK: 11:50am - 1:50pm
There will be NO SCHOOL Wednesday 11/26, Thursday 11/27 and Friday 11/28. School will resume on Monday, December 1st.
Hope everyone enjoys their Thanksgiving break! 🦃
📚 i-Ready Accomplishments 🎉
i-Ready is an online program for mathematics that will help your student’s teacher determine your student’s needs, personalize their learning, and monitor progress throughout the school year. Students are supplied with lessons based on their individual skill level and needs, so your student can learn at a pace that is just right for them. These lessons are fun and interactive to keep your student engaged as they learn.
Students are recognized and presented with a Culver's gift token after passing 25, 50, 75 and 100+ lessons.
These students have completed 25+ lessons! We track this monthly, so keep an eye out to see next month's group of achievements!
i-Ready is an online program for mathematics that will help your student’s teacher determine your student’s needs, personalize their learning, and monitor progress throughout the school year. Students are supplied with lessons based on their individual skill level and needs, so your student can learn at a pace that is just right for them. These lessons are fun and interactive to keep your student engaged as they learn.
Students are recognized and presented with a Culver's gift token after passing 25, 50, 75 and 100+ lessons.
These students have completed 25+ lessons! We track this monthly, so keep an eye out to see next month's group of achievements!
We had such a special morning this last Tuesday at our Veterans Day program! Our students did an amazing job honoring the brave men and women who have served our country.
A huge thank-you to Shell for generously donating donuts for our veterans’ breakfast beforehand. Your kindness helped make the morning even more meaningful. ❤️🍩
We’re so grateful for our veterans and for a community that supports them!
A huge thank-you to Shell for generously donating donuts for our veterans’ breakfast beforehand. Your kindness helped make the morning even more meaningful. ❤️🍩
We’re so grateful for our veterans and for a community that supports them!
Join us for an informative night from the comfort of your home. Focus on Prek-2nd grade students.
Striking -Volleyball Skills K- 2nd grade in physical education class at Bureau Valley Elementary Walnut.
K-2nd grade were developing basic volleyball skills such as set, bump and serve while using a balloon.
K-2nd grade were developing basic volleyball skills such as set, bump and serve while using a balloon.
