Ms. Smith and Ms. Taylor's classes practiced the QFT technique for creating critical thinking questions.
8th grade physical science students completed a mini lab today that had the students exploring how motion works with a marble and some tubing.
The first Open Studio in Mrs. Knapp's art room was relaxing. Thank you to everyone that was able too make it, and for being open to this experience. And thank you Mrs. Platz for the brownies!
Open Studio is the 2nd Tuesday of the month from 3-5pm for staff members to be creative.
October 11th will be our next studio, with an autumn theme.
Congratulations to our BVJH softball team on a great season. We saw a lot of growth from beginning to end and they had a hard fought battle today against #1 seeded Stark County! Good job this season ladies! Go Storm!!
Congratulations to our BVJH baseball team in finishing 3rd place in the SRC tournament! What a great season! Good job boys! Go Storm!!
The 3rd and 5th grade students learned of their fortune today as they experimented with the Fortune Fish.
Bureau Valley Manlius 3rd-12th grade students and staff members donated $1,000 today for our 2022 Hat Day in commemoration of all the 9/11 heroes. Storm Proud! ⚡️💙⚡️
Students in Mrs. Hoyt’s 8th grade Physical Science classes were able to get outside and utilize the courtyard during their Position and Motion activity. The students’ task was to create detailed instructions on how to get from one position to the next.
Students in Ms. Crabtree’s 5th grade class were experimenting to see how temperature affects molecules by comparing a balloon that was placed in a sunny windows vs. a ballon that was placed in the freezer.
Ms. Bitting’s 3rd graders are working on mastering their basic addition facts by playing Addition War for eight minutes each day. Next week they plan on having an Addition War tournament and they are exciting to see who will be the Addition War Champion.
Congratulations to these ladies on their opening round win over Peru 15-0! They now will play at Wenona City Park
at 10:00 AM vs Stark County.
Address for the diamond:
217 South Pine St.
Wenona, IL
Great job ladies!! Go Storm! 🌩
Ms. Ackerman’s 6th graders utilized their “detective skills” to make inferences on their ‘Westing Game’ novel! Students blend their antecedent knowledge with textual evidence to form an inference on character motive!
It’s a beautiful day for some softball and baseball!! Good luck to both of our squads as baseball boys travel to LaSalle to play Ottawa in the SRC tournament at 6:30. Our softball girls open up their regional play today at home vs Peru with a start time of 4:15. Good luck to both teams!! Go Storm!!
2022 Bureau Valley PreK-12 HAT DAY!
In honor of the many heroes from 9/11/01, Bureau Valley is proud to recognize our local Fire Departments for everything they do to keep our schools and our communities safe and out of harm’s way. All Bureau Valley students and staff are invited to wear a hat this Friday for a donation. Donations will be collected in classrooms and given to our local Fire Departments.
Thank you for helping us support our local HEROES for all that they do!!!
Mrs. Bell’s 4th grade class is studying how the eye works. Today they found out how the distance of the retina from the eye can change the image in this activity.
Mrs. DeMay’s science classes did an escape room on the Scientific Method today in class
Sixth grade artists have been learning about Neurographic Art, line weight and quality, contrast, unity, and color families with Mrs. Knapp. They are finishing their line work before they select their color family and add watercolor paint. Great work sixth grade!
Congratulations to our BVJH baseball team today as they won both games! It was a great season for our 7th graders and good luck to our 8th graders next week in the tournament!
Congratulations to our 8th grade boys this year! Good luck next week in the SRC tournament. Go Storm!!
Gorgeous day for our baseball double header vs Stark County with 8th grade recognition between games. Go Storm!
