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!
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!
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!
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.
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!
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!
BVJH/BVE Reminders:
In-person instruction resumes tomorrow 12/7/20. BVJH is running periods 1-4.
District Spirit Week is this week!
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.
https://youtu.be/fEzOC5_4gdw
BVE Art students created these beautiful flags which hang in our hallway for Veterans Day. Thank you to all who served our country! 🇺🇸
What a fabulous way to end the week at BVE in Manlius. 3rd - 5th graders received this week’s Iready Awards and their Fannie Mae sales prizes at the end of the day on the playground.
Great Job and have a great weekend BVE.⚡️
9/9/20
Dear Bureau Valley Junior High Parents and Students,
In March 2020 the Bureau Valley School Board approved the addition of a BVJH JFL Program for the 2020/21 school year. We have been looking forward to a successful 2020 first season and a lot of hard work went into planning and preparing for our first year. However, according to the IDPH Sports Safety Guidance, football is placed into the highest risk category and teams are not allowed to participate in any contact practices, scrimmages or competitive play at this time. For the safety of our students, and in alignment with IESA, IHSA and the IDPH guidance, we regret to inform you that we are cancelling the BVJH JFL 2020 season. We will now turn our vision and attention to our 2021/22 season and look forward to building a successful program that will grow each year and enhance the high school football program for years to come.
BVJH boys baseball game for today, 9/8/20, in Peru is cancelled.
BVJH softball game at 4:30 in Princeton for this afternoon has been cancelled.
We will update you on the baseball game in Peru once we have been notified.
Join us tomorrow!
Bureau Valley Jr. High and High School Fall Athletics
On behalf of the Junior High and High School Fall athletic programs, we would like to send out a sincere thank you to all of our spectators for your patience and consideration during this unprecedented time. As we continue to move forward with the 2020 Fall sports seasons we understand that the Covid-19 situation has created some challenges for everyone. Let's continue to support our student-athletes in a positive manner and respect everyone's individual opinions regarding Covid-19. Spectators, please continue to enjoy the outdoor Fall events and remember to monitor your social distancing at all times. Masks are no longer required by spectators if outdoors and a 6-foot distance can be maintained. However, masks are still required for coaches at all times and for athletes when they are not actively playing in the game. Always give the student-athletes and coaches space and as a spectator closely monitor your family’s social distancing. Please refrain from the large group gatherings at the conclusion of events.
We thank all of you for your support and dedication to Bureau Valley Junior High and High School athletics. Let’s continue to be the leaders for our student-athletes on how we conduct ourselves and practice social distancing at all events. Please continue to support our Fall athletes for the remainder of the season as we move forward through this challenging time. Stay healthy and safe!
Thank you! GO STORM!
Brad Bickett Brianne DeBrock
Bureau Valley High School Bureau Valley Junior High
Athletic Director Athletic Director
Go Storm!
Today is the first day of school! Be sure to log into teacher ease for attendance you must use the website teacherease.com. Please call the office if you are having technical difficulties when you log into the website, we did just reset it if you had issues please try again and then call the office for assistance.
PreK-5 Parent Information
8/18/20
Dear Bureau Valley PreK-5th grade parents,
Last night the Bureau Valley School Board decided that the district will begin the school year with full remote learning for all students starting on Thursday, August 20th. We currently plan to return to in person learning on Wednesday, September 2nd, for those families who chose in person learning for the first quarter. We want to assure you that we understand and appreciate the excitement our students have on that first day of school when they get to go to school and meet their teachers for the first time. Our teachers feel this way too! With this in mind, we are planning a Material Pick Up Day on Wednesday, August 19th, from 8:00am until 6:00pm. Parents can bring their students to their school buildings, pull up to designated areas and their teachers will be there if possible to greet them and give them their materials. Students are not obligated to come, but we feel this opportunity is important for all involved.
For this period of remote learning your students’ learning materials may include workbooks, technology directions and support documents, and a chromebook for 3rd-5th graders. If you have your own device at home for your students and prefer to use that please let us know when picking up your materials. All school devices are monitored by the district firewall and GoGuardian at all times and students must follow the chromebook usage guidelines included in the annual district registration forms.
If you have already brought your child(rens) school supplies to school and need them back for remote learning please call the building secretary at least 1 hour prior to picking up your remote learning materials.
Designated Areas for pick up:
Manlius: Please enter the Junior High/Elementary entrance and circle around to line up in the bus lane in front of the main entrance. When you arrive someone will radio your child’s name inside so their teachers can come out with material.
Walnut: Please enter the parking lot and drive east down the fire lane between the school and playground. Stop at the gym door and someone will radio your child’s name inside so their teachers can come out with material.
Wyanet: Please enter the parking lot and pull up to the gym door. Someone will radio your child’s name inside so their teachers can come out with material.
Elementary Remote Learning Expectations
Log into Teacherease daily by 10 a.m. for attendance. Attendance means your child is well and plans on learning sometime during the day when it is convenient for your family. Instructions on completing attendance here. If your child is ill please call the office and let them know just like if there were in person.
Log into Seesaw Pre K -2 or Google Classroom 3-5 daily starting Thursday, August 20th and complete the task assigned. If you are unable or need assistance, message your teacher so they can assist you.
Here are the instructions for 3rd - 5th grade students on how to access google classroom which is where their learning will be digitally delivered. Emails and passwords will be emailed to parents from the teacher.
Here are the instructions for Pre K - 2nd grade students on how to access seesaw class app which is where their learning will be digitally delivered. Access codes will be emailed to parents from the teacher.
If you have a PreK-2 student who needs a device or a PreK - 5 family without internet or smart phone please call your building to make them aware and we will communicate a plan for your child to complete remote learning.
As always we appreciate your continued flexibility and understanding. We look forward to learning together this year.
Mrs. Cady & Mrs. Platz
8/18/20
Dear Bureau Valley Junior High students and parents,
Last night the Bureau Valley School Board decided that the district will begin the school year with full remote learning for all students starting on Thursday, August 20th. We currently plan to return to in person learning on Wednesday, September 2nd, for those families who chose in person learning for the first quarter.
We will be having a Material Pick Up Day on Wednesday, August 19th, from 8:00am until 6:00pm. For this period of remote learning your students’ learning materials may include workbooks, technology directions and support documents, and a chromebook 3rd-12th graders. If you have your own device at home for your students and are able to use that please let us know when picking up your materials. All school devices are monitored by the district firewall and GoGuardian at all times and students must follow the chromebook usage guidelines included in the annual district registration forms.
Manlius 6-8 Pick Up Details:
Wednesday 8/19/20 from 8:00am - 6:00pm
Please enter the Junior High/Elementary entrance and circle around to line up in the bus lane in front of the main entrance.
Please be patient while in line and a staff member will take your student’s name and radio it in so that we can bring the materials out to you as soon as possible.
Remote Learning Attendance Expectations
Log into Teacherease daily by 10 a.m. for attendance. Attendance means your child is well and plans on learning sometime during the day when it is convenient for your family. Instructions on completing attendance here. If your child is ill please call the office and let them know just like if there were in person.
Log into Google Classroom daily starting Thursday, August 20th and complete the tasks assigned. If you are unable or need assistance, message your teacher so they can assist you. Here are the instructions on how to log in to a chromebook and access google classroom which is where their learning will be digitally delivered.
As always we appreciate your continued flexibility and understanding. We look forward to learning together this year.
Sincerely,
Julie Platz
Principal, Bureau Valley Junior High/Elementary
8/12/20
Bureau Valley Remote Learning Families,
You should have received an email today from teacherease if you chose remote learning for your child(ren). If this is not what you intended, or you did not receive the email and chose remote, please call 815-445-2121 to speak to the office as soon as possible.
Bureau Valley Junior High/Elementary 3-8 chromebooks and materials may be picked up at the office in Manlius on Monday, 8/17/20, from 12:00 AM - 5:30 PM.
If you have your own laptop or device at home and do not need one from the school, please let us know that you have your own personal device. If you are in need of a device, please make sure you have filled out the Chromebook Signature Page that was part of the registration paperwork to save time when you come to pick materials up on Monday.
If you have NOT registered your child(ren) yet they will NOT be able to receive any of these materials until you do so, please contact your building office immediately to set up an appointment to take care of this issue.
Baseball and softball practices for this afternoon, 8/10/20, are cancelled!