Bureau Valley Wyanet Elementary

Dear Storm Families, Due to the severe weather conditions anticipated in our area, Bureau Valley Schools will cancel all evening activities and extracurricular events, including Brainstorm, on Wednesday, February 5. Please stay safe and follow local weather advisories. We will provide updates as necessary via email, our website, and social media.

In STEAM, we learned about groundhogs and their homes called burrows. Students worked in groups (or "groundhog families" as we called them) to build burrows with special chambers for different purposes.

Kindergarten Pre-Registration Set for Bureau Valley Schools Bureau Valley CUSD #340 has set the week of February 10- February 13, 2025 for Kindergarten Pre-Registration at Bureau Valley Elementary buildings in Walnut and Wyanet. Parents may pre-register their child at the attendance center their child will attend. You may pre-register between the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Monday-Wednesday and 8:30-10:30 a.m. on Thursday. Children who will be five years old on or before September 1 st will be eligible to attend kindergarten in the fall. The pre-registration process is very simple and only takes a few minutes for parents to complete. Children are not required to attend the registration process. Incoming kindergarten students will be able to meet their teachers and see their classroom at a Meet ‘n Greet in August. Parents will be required to present proof of age (certified copy of birth certificate) at the time of pre-registration. A certified copy of a birth certificate may be acquired at the courthouse in the county in which the child was born. Parents will also be required to present proof of residency. Please provide the most recent real estate tax bill, mortgage papers, signed lease, closing statement for the purchase of your residence, current gas bill, current electric bill, current water bill, valid government issued ID with current address, or Public Aid card with current address. A packet will be issued to parents containing some registration paperwork, a health form, dental form, lead screening verification, vision exam form and some informational sheets. All registration paperwork will need to be completed and turned in the week of February 10-13. All health, dental, and vision forms are due at registration in the summer. No fees will be collected until registration in the summer. Parents who are unable to pre-register their child during the scheduled times are asked to call the office to inform the school of their intent to send a child to kindergarten. Parents will need to attend the K-12 registration in the summer or if packet information has been received will be able to finish registration online. School phone numbers are: BV- Walnut Elementary (815) 379-2900 BV- Wyanet Elementary (815) 699-2251

In STEAM, Mrs. Wagner's students learned about Wilson Bentley and his love of snowflakes. They also learned that a snowflake begins with a single particle of dust or pollen. Everyone had fun using Q-tips to create their own unique snowflakes.

STEAM students heard the story MARTIN'S BIG WORDS. They learned the way we treat each other can build or destroy friendships. They built cup towers using some of Dr. King's big words as a foundation. It was also important to be gentle with their actions or the tower would fall.

No school on Monday, January 20th! Enjoy the long weekend!

We will be benchmark testing starting on Wednesday, January 15th-Friday, January 17th.

On Tuesday, January 7th, school resumes 8:00am-3:00pm. 3rd quarter milk/juice money is due, $22.00. We hope everyone had a wonderful winter break and we can't wait to see you tomorrow!

Christmas Fun!

Reindeer games in PE!

School will dismiss at 2:00pm on Friday, December 20th for the start of winter break. There is no school December 23rd- January 6th. School will resume on Tuesday, January 7, 2025. Enjoy the Holidays!

Mrs. Klingenberg's Kindergarten class had a blast making gingerbread houses!

We had so much fun with Christmas themed STEAM projects! We made symmetrical Christmas trees and engineered fancy new sleighs for Santa!

Bureau Valley Wyanet's Christmas program will be held tonight, December 16th in the High School Auditorium and will start at 6:30 p.m. Doors will open at 6:10 p.m. Students are asked to be there at 6:20 p.m. at their assigned classroom down the hallway closest to the high school office. Please have your student in their assigned classroom by 6:20 p.m. so that the concert can start on time. After the concert has concluded, we ask that all attending the concert wait until all students have exited the auditorium before parents pick up your child from their assigned classroom. Assigned Classroom #'s: 412 -Kindergarten 413- 1st Grade 414- 2nd Grade Thank you for helping us keep our schedule and we hope you enjoy the concert!

In STEAM, Mrs. Wagner's students engineered bridges they thought would be strong enough for the Polar Express to cross. We learned about different kinds of bridges that are built for different kinds of jobs.

Dress up Days for BV Wyanet: Monday, December 16th Merry and Magical Monday-wear your comfiest holiday pajamas Tuesday, December 17th Tinsel Tuesday-Add some shine to your outfit Wednesday, December 18th-Whoville Wednesday-Dress as a character from, "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" Thursday, December 19th-Toy Land Thursday-Wear any headpiece that you'd see at the North Pole Friday, December 20th-Fa-la-la Friday-Dress in your favorite holiday gear

Please join us for our Christmas Concert on Monday, December 16th at 6:30pm at Bureau Valley High School.

Bureau Valley Wyanet's Christmas program will be held on Monday, December 16th in the High School Auditorium and will start at 6:30 p.m. Doors will open at 6:10 p.m. Students are asked to be there at 6:20 p.m. at their assigned classroom down the hallway closest to the high school office. Please have your student in their assigned classroom by 6:20 p.m. so that the concert can start on time. After the concert has concluded, we ask that all attending the concert wait until all students have exited the auditorium before parents pick up your child from their assigned classroom. Assigned Classroom #'s: 412 -Kindergarten 413- 1st Grade 414- 2nd Grade Thank you for helping us keep our schedule and we hope you enjoy the concert!

On Friday, December 13th, K-2nd grade will be visiting the residents at Liberty Village in Princeton to spread some Christmas cheer! We will leave at 11:50am and return to school around 1:00pm.

We finished a Stick Together poster this week...reminding us all to Be Kind!