Bureau Valley Junior High/Elementary

Congratulations to BVE September Students of the Month. These students have a positive influence on the BVJH student body through extraordinary qualities of character, citizenship, service and leadership. ⚡️

🎉📚 Congratulations to our i-Ready winners for the month of September! 📚🎉

Our winners were Aiden Fetzer, Dmitri Schmotzer, Hadlee Rauh, Sadie Endress, Lennox Benavidez, and Birkley Litherland worked hard, stayed focused, and showed amazing growth and dedication in their reading and math lessons. We’re so proud of their effort and commitment to learning! 👏✨

Keep up the great work — we can’t wait to see who rises to the top next month!

Congratulations to BVJH September Students of the Month. These students have a positive influence on the BVJH student body through extraordinary qualities of character, citizenship, service and leadership. ⚡️

📣 Parent-Teacher Conference Sign-Ups Start Today! 📣

It’s time to schedule your Parent-Teacher Conference to connect with your child’s teachers about their progress this school year. Conferences will be held on Tuesday, October 14th and Thursday, October 16th from 4:00-7:00PM.

To reserve your time, please contact the school office at 815-445-2121 or email the secretaries at lreuter@bureauvalley.net or scrownover@bureauvalley.net. Spots fill up quickly, so be sure to sign up soon!

🚍🛑 Our elementary students spent the morning learning all about bus safety! From how to get on and off safely to what to do in an emergency, they’re now ready to be safe and responsible riders every day. 🚌

The weather was perfect this week for third grade's field trip to the I & M Canal in LaSalle. The students learned about the history of the canal, how it connected Lake Michigan to the Mississippi River, and its instrumental role in transporting both goods and people in the 1800's. They learned about the mules that pulled the boats and the resilient workers who dug the canal. It was an amazing experience.

Miss Yepsen's 4th graders are learning about how the brain controls the body. Today they tested their reflexes to see how quickly their brains could respond to a dropping object. Some of their reaction times were equal to the time it takes for a lightning bolt to travel 10 miles or for a rocket ship to travel a 1/2 mile!

What an exciting start to the season! 🏀

Our junior high girls basketball teams came out strong, bringing home wins at all three levels in their first games of the year! 6th grade came out on top vs Henry, while the 7th grade got the job done at Annawan, and then the 8th grade came away from an OVERTIME BATTLE with Annawan 💪👏

We’re proud of their hard work, teamwork, and determination on the court. Let’s keep that momentum going all season long!

🏀 It’s GAME DAY! 🏀
Our junior high girls basketball teams are hitting the court for their season opener today, and we couldn’t be more excited! 🙌🔥 Let’s pack the stands, bring the energy, and cheer them on as they tip off a great season ahead!
📍 6th Grade vs Henry-Senachwine (One Game ONLY)
🕒 4:30

📍 7th & 8th Grade @ Annawan HS
🕒 5:30

GO STORM! #GameDay #GirlsBasketball #SeasonOpener

Moving on from their study of Earth's interior, 6th grade Earth Science students are now learning about landforms on the surface. Their topographical maps show the elevation and relief of mountains, plateaus, plains, and other natural features.

🌟 Congratulations to our newly elected Junior High Interact Club officers! 🌟

We’re so excited to see these students step up as leaders and continue making a positive impact in our school and community. 💙💛
Kinley Gruber-President
Remington Stevenson-Vice President
Kaylee Jaminson-Secretary
Samantha Kalapp-Treasurer

👏 Let’s give a big round of applause to our 2025–2026 Interact Club officers! 🎉

As they concluded their study of Earth's interior, Earth Science students made quantitative measurements of density for different fluids and practiced using new types of laboratory equipment and instruments.

Continuing their study of Taxonomy, Life Science Students used a dichotomous key to identify different species of beetles. A dichotomous key uses a series of questions about the characteristics of organisms to aid in the identification.

Ms. Bitting is arranging for Mystery Readers to come to her 3rd grade classroom twice to month to read to her students. The first two readers this year were Mr. Sean Oetzel and Mrs. Brittany Endress! The class would like to thank both of them for coming to spend time in their classroom.

Bureau Valley schools collected $1,430 in donations on our student and staff Hat Day last week. Donations will be equally distributed to our BV community fire departments in remembrance of those lost on 9/11/01. Thank you to the Manlius Fire Department for their assistance today at our fire drill and for everything they do to keep our school and community safe. 🚒♥️

Mrs. Bell's 4th grade and Mrs. Kerner's class completed stations learning about nocturnal animals. The students made nocturnal animals with blocks, play dough, and paper. Then they created their own owl snack while reading facts.

8th grade Physical Science students in Mrs. Hoyt's class are learning about describing motion. In this lab, students focused on how motion can change by designing a tube slide using plastic tubes and marbles.

Life Science students are beginning their study of taxonomy, which is the branch of science concerned with the classification of living things. Students grouped leaves into different groups based on their shape, size, number of lobes, and so on.

Picture Retake Day is scheduled for Wednesday, September 24th. If your child was absent on the original picture day or you would like their picture retaken, this will be their opportunity.

Please note:
If your child missed the first picture day, this will serve as their initial photo session.
If you would like your child's picture retaken, please email Laura or Sharon in the office at lreuter@bureauvalley.net or scrownover@bureauvalley.net
Thank you for helping us ensure every student has their school picture taken this year!

If you have any questions, please contact the office.