This is a message from Jeff Moore, Director of Instruction at Van Buren Public Schools. Today, I am sharing with you information about a new full-time schooling online option for Van Buren Public Schools students.
Regardless of what school will look like next year, our district will be providing an option for students to participate in a full-time, online virtual school next year. The new Belleville Online School (B.O.S.) will be available for all students from kindergarten through the 12th grade. Families who choose to register their students in the program will have a virtual platform that will provide a teacher of record as well as a mentor. Additionally, students will be provided their own Chromebook for the duration of the time they are in the program.
For more information, please visit: https://bit.ly/vbpsonlineschool. This information, including how to enroll, can also be found at the top of our district webpage at vanburenschools.net under “Online School Info”. Or please feel free to contact Dan Wright at dwright@vanburenschools.net or myself at jmoore@vanburenschools.net
Quick Tips
Webcast with National Adolescences Expert, Jack Berckemeyer on now! Check out McBride Facebook for access. Topic is :”parent and family tips for helping middle schoolers at home”. Hope you can join us!
BHS students needing a work permit: Please email Ms. Trevorrow at stevorr@vanburenschools.net to schedule a time on Tuesdays or Thursdays between 8 and 1 to fill it out.
Breakfast/lunch pick-up information: Tuesday & Thursday, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. at BHS. Children do not need to be present. Includes all children 0-18 living in out district and those 18-26 with special needs. Map is attached!
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Hey everyone! Owen Intermediate School is now on Instagram. Please spread the word and search for owenintermediate
The Owen food pantry will be open on Sunday, March 22 from 10 AM to 12 PM for drive-through service. Please pull around to the back. We will also have paper/pencil activities for you to take home and work on with your 5th/6th grade children. If you picked up materials on Monday, at this time, they are the same papers. You will not need another copy. Be safe and stay healthy. Please remember that our food pantry is open to all people in the Van Buren public school system.
Owen Intermediate School will be open today from 10 AM to 12 PM for students and parents who wish to pick up their instrument, need to pick up medication or would like paper Dash pencil packets to begin working on at home. We will be open later in the week and also be providing online learning opportunities TBD. Thanks for your patience and commitment to helping your children learn.
Please see the information from High Velocity Sports and distribution of “no questions asked” meals.
All first graders have access to espark from home devices. Please make sure you log in and complete a quest both in reading and math each day. In addition, we have chosen the following skills to be practiced on Starfall.
Week 1
ELA_ Fiction and Nonfiction
Math- Add and Subtract
Week 2
ELA-What is a Noun?
Math- Base 10 practice
Week 3
ELA-Folktales
Math-Compose/Decompose numbers
The BHS Jazz Band Spaghetti Dinner fundraiser is this Saturday, March 7 from 5 - 8 p.m. in the BHS Commons. The cost is $10 per person and is payable at the door. Our amazing jazz band will be playing throughout the evening. We hope you can join us for food and entertainment!
UPDATE: Due to last week's snow day, the BHS Senior Class Buffalo Wild Wings fundraiser (spirit bracket, round 2) has been rescheduled to Wednesday, March 4th from 11 a.m. until 11:30 p.m. at the Ypsilanti Buffalo Wild Wings. Join us for food and fun! A flyer is attached.
Van Buren Public Schools will be closed today, February 27, 2020 due to the icy road conditions. Our latchkey provider, Happy Days Daycare, will be available for childcare at Savage Elementary School from 6:30am - 6:00pm. Have a good day.
Good Evening. Van Buren Public Schools will be closed tomorrow, February 26, 2020 due to the impending weather as well as the bad timing of the storm. Our latchkey, Happy Days Daycare, will be available for childcare at Savage Elementary School from 6:30am - 6:00pm.
Thank you.
VBPS
BHS has made it to the Butffalo Wild Wings Spirit Bracket 2! This means that we have another fundraiser opportunity for our Senior class on Wednesday, February 26 from 11 a.m. until 11:30 p.m. at the Ypsilanti Buffalo Wild Wings.Join us for food and fun! A flyer is attached.
Rawsonville first graders are collecting pop can tabs, Pop Tarts, plastic silverware, and paper plates for the Ronald McDonald House. Several students from each class participated in a video to tell you about it. You can see it here: https://www.wevideo.com/view/1590327418
Belleville's Got Talent! Our annual talent show will be held Wednesday, February 26 at 7:00 p.m. in the BHS Auditorium. Admission to this showcase of amazing talent is only $5 and benefits the Junior Class!
The BHS Graduation & Prom Expo is Saturday, February 22 from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m This is a great one-stop shopping spot for graduation and prom vendors, with more vendors being added daily! We look forward to seeing you there. Admission is free!
BHS Student Council invites you to participate in Kindness Week! Check out the flyer for details about the events happening each day! #BHSBEKIND
