We will start taking appointments for Parent/Teacher Conferences on Wednesday, October 1st.. Parent/Teacher Conferences will be held on Tuesday, October 14th and Thursday, October 16th from 4:00-7:00 pm. Please call for an appointment at 815/699-2251.
Mrs. Wagner introduced her students to STEAM this week. They learned about some of the fun and exciting things to expect this year. Students colored a picture to remind them what the letters in STEAM stand for. We ended our lesson with the STEAM song!





First Grade Jitters are all gone after making and enjoying Jitter Juice on our first day of school!


Thank you so much to the local Girl Scout Troop 1626 for the school supplies! We really appreciate your kindness!

Thank you to the Sun Foundation in partnership with the Illinois Arts Council, through federal funds provided by the Nationals Endowment for the Arts for giving our students this opportunity The students had a great time creating their clay projects!








The students at Bureau Valley Summer School had the opportunity to participate in a couple of different clay projects. This particular activity was supported by the Sun Foundation in partnership with the Illinois Arts Council through federal funds provided by the National Endowment for the Arts.
Thank you for supporting these wonderful art projects! This was just the first step, so we will have more pictures to share soon.







Our final Stick Together poster of the school year is complete!

Mrs. Klingenberg's Kindergarten class had a surprise room transformation!! They spent the day making some special memories before summer break!!










If your child is signed up for summer school, they will be starting on Monday, June 2nd from 8:30-11:30am. Summer school will end on Friday, June 20th. There will be no summer school on Thursday, May 19th.
We will be dismissing at 2:00pm on Friday, May 23rd. This is the last day of school for this school year. Pre-K will be having their End of the Year Celebration at Sheffield Park. AM Pre-K from 8:00am-9:00am and PM Pre-K from 10:00-11:00am.

Thursday, May 22nd, BVWME PTO is sponsoring a "Beach Day". Please remember to send a lunch with your child if you signed up to do so.
Mrs. Wagner's STEAM students used magnifying glasses to examine things like insects, dandelions, sticks, and even each other! Then, they drew pictures of their observations. Thanks to the PTO for funding our request for new magnifying glasses!










Mrs. Flowers First Graders took Math outside. The students are working on coin identification and counting on with money.




After several weeks of working on narrative writing, Mrs. Flowers class created their own books. Students were able to create imaginative or personal stories. We enjoyed showing off our books at our Red Carpet Event!These young authors did an amazing job!

Monday, May 19, Tuesday, May 20, and Wednesday, May 21 there are no Pre-K classes.
On Friday, May 16th, the K-2nd grade will be hosting their spring sing at 2:00pm. Doors will open at 1:45pm.
On Friday, May 16th AM Pre-K will attend 8:00-10:30am to make up a late start day. There will be no PM Pre-K classes.
On Wednesday, May 14th and Thursday, May 15th, there are no pre-k classes due to Pre-K screening at Trinity Lutheran Church.
On Tuesday, May 13th Pre-K will be making up a snow day. Each class will be held at normal times.
Please remember to send a towel and extra clothes by Monday, May 12th for our "Beach Day"!
