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Congratulations to our BVE 3-5 Students of the Month for October! Keep up the great work inside and outside of the classroom!⚡️
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Congratulations to BVE Students of the Month for October. Keep up the good work inside and outside of the classroom!
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Congratulations to our BVJH 7th and 8th grade girls basketball teams for their performances at the SRC Tournament today in Manlius. 7th grade will now play Ottawa in the championship game on Tuesday at 6:30 and 8th grade will play Ottawa for 3rd place Thursday at 5:00. Great job by all teams!
Go Storm ⚡️🏀⚡️
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Great job by our BVJH and BVHS bands at the football game in Manlius tonight. ⚡️🎶🏈
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BVJH 8th graders had the opportunity to take part in an SEL Workshop today on healthy coping strategies. They participated in 12 stations to learn and practice strategies to combat stress in positive ways. Thank you OSF St. Clare for sponsoring this workshop. 6th and 7th grade workshops will be next week!
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We celebrated Bus Safety this week in Manlius. Third, fourth and fifth graders participated in bus safety drills and got the chance to thank some of our BV bus drivers for everything they do to keep us safe every day! 🚌⚡️
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Good Morning BV! What a great day for Art in the Courtyard!
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BVJH Softball Update!
Our girls softball game @ Princeton scheduled for today is postponed until Wednesday, August 11th at 4:30 in Princeton.
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Bureau Valley 2021/22 Backpack Night Information
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Congratulations to our BVJH Boys 7th/8th grade track team for our first IESA Sectional win on Saturday. Great job by all athletes, coaches, and volunteers who made hosting Sectionals this year possible! GO STORM ⛈⚡️
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The SRC Track Meet schedule for today at 1:30 in Manlius had been postponed until next Monday, May 10th, due to impending weather this afternoon. We apologize for any inconvenience.
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Ms. Bitting’s 3rd grade students were surprised today to find a new incubator and quail eggs in their classroom when they arrived at school today! They will care for them as they learn all about the Bobwhite Quail embryo development stages for the next 3 weeks and hopefully hatch their chicks in May!
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Mrs. Bell and Mr. DeVenney’s 4th grade students took advantage of the great weather in Manlius today to get their classroom greenhouses moved to the courtyard area and ready for planting. Thank you Ag in the Classroom for your continued support of our students!
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BVJH Honor Roll Recognition was held this week to celebrate our 6-8 students’ hard work and success in the classroom 3rd quarter. Thank you Culver’s for supporting Bureau Valley academic excellence in the classrooms!
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Please be aware:
BVJH Regional Game is postponed until tomorrow at 4:30 in Peru. 8th grade VB will practice in Manlius from 1:00-2:30 and will be shuttled to home town.
Scholastic Bowl in Dixon this afternoon is cancelled.
7th Grade Girls Basketball will still practice 1:00-2:30 with shuttle, NO 6th grade practice.
Brainstorm will take place but if you would like your student to ride the bus home at 1:00 please call 815-445-2121 ASAP!
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Mrs. Wetzell held our BVJH 6th Grade Spelling Bee today in Manlius. Thank you to Malaki, Alex, Caylee, Noah, and Brady for participating and Congratulations to Alex Attig on being our 2021 6th Grade Spelling Bee Champion! 7th and 8th grade will compete tomorrow.
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BVJH Scholastic Bowl 8th graders were recognized last night at their meet against Ottawa. Players and coaches dedication and and flexibility with all the changes this year has been truly unmatched. Great job BVJH and good luck with the rest of the season!
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Each year an 8th grade female and male student is selected to receive the John Ourth Award. Students chosen exemplify qualities that reflect what Bureau Valley means to our students and our community. We are very proud to announce this year’s recipients are Toby Behrends and Landon Hulsing. Students and their parents will be recognized and receive their awards at a later date. Congrats Toby and Landon, we are very proud of you!
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BVJH/BVE Reminders:
In-person instruction resumes tomorrow 12/7/20. BVJH is running periods 1-4.
District Spirit Week is this week!
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Bureau Valley Elementary students and staff would like to thank all of our Veterans and their families for their sacrifices throughout the years. We are disappointed that we can’t honor you in our buildings today but glad we could put together a video to still show you our appreciation and say - Thank You.
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