Van Buren Public Schools

Good evening, This is a message for VBPS families who have chosen our remote option for the school year. Tomorrow, our parent orientation site will be made public to review on our district website. This site will be a hub for resources including general remote schedule information, student expectations, and technology resources to help you be successful this year. All parents are expected to take time to review the information before school starts next week. The following day, Thursday, September 10 at 7 p.m., we will provide a brief live tour of the website to help families navigate the site. Unfortunately, due to time constraints, we will not be able to answer questions in real-time, however any questions, as well as a recording of the tour, will be archived on the site. Teachers will be, or may have, already started reaching out to you and your child to begin setting up their Google Classroom. For this reason, It is very important that your email and contact information is updated in MI-STAR. Please contact your child’s home school to update the contact information. You can participate in Thursday’s live steam by visiting: https://bit.ly/3bFviqq Thank you and have a good night!

2020-2021 TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION & REGISTRATION APPLICATION If your student is attending In-person learning beginning on Sept. 14, 2020, and is in need of school bus transportation, you must complete the application for transportation by September 8, 2020, in order to receive transportation the first week of school. Click on the link below. https://bit.ly/34Nr8v4 Postcards are not being sent this year with busing information. Bus Routes will be available on September 9, 2020, under your MiStar Parent Portal. You can locate instructions on how to find this information by clicking the link below. https://www.vanburenschools.net/locating-bus-stop-info As always if you have any questions, please call 734-699-5100 or email us at transport@vanburenschools.net . Thank you.

September 14, 2020 - First Day of School

The MHSAA has postponed football until the Spring of 2021. A finalized plan from the MHSAA for all other Fall sports to be made August 19.

Any athletes interested in participating in sports this Fall, please find all the necessary forms and information at: https://www.vanburenschools.net/o/belleville-high/page/bhs-athletics-homepage Note: All athletes must have a current physical on file in the athletic office before they can tryout, practice or compete on any team. If a physical is already on file in the Athletic Office from the 2019-20 school year, then a new one is not needed. However, you will need to complete the MHSAA Health Questionnaire and have it on file in order to participate. Physicals for 2020-2021 for those that do not have one on file must be dated on or after 4/15/20.

BHS Men's tennis practice schedule information: Aug 13 8AM-9:30AM Aug 25-28 3:30 PM to 5 PM Sept 8 and on; 3PM to 4:15PM Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday Location: BHS Tennis Courts

BHS Boys Soccer Tryout Schedule: August 12 8:00-9:30am BHS Turf 4:30-6:00pm BHS Practice Soccer Field August 13 8:00-9:30am BHS Turf 4:30-6:00pm BHS Practice Soccer Field 5:00 Parent Meeting (Location TBD)

Due to the high heat index, all athletic conditioning/workouts have been canceled for July 6-12. We will resume as scheduled the week of July 13. Thank you and Go Tigers!

The following is the conditioning schedule for BHS Sports for the week of June 22-26 (All at BHS Stadium): Football: 4:30-5:30pm M-TH Girls Basketball: 6-7pm M, W, TH Dance: 6:30-8pm M, W, TH Volleyball: 7:30-8:30pm M, W 5-6:30pm F Girls Soccer 7-8pm M-TH Lacrosse 7-9pm T, TH Boys Soccer 6-8am T, TH

OIS: Chromebook Drop off for Owen is coming this Thursday 3:30-6:30 and Friday 10-1. Please spread the word!

Families of Van Buren Public Schools, Please take a moment to complete the survey, found at bit.ly/vbpsparentsurvey, as it will ask you to provide feedback about your thoughts about what went well and what did not during the time that remote learning occurred. Although we are uncertain what school will look like in the fall, your responses will assist our district re-entry committee to develop plans for the fall. If you have more than one child, please complete this form for each child. There will an opportunity at the end of the survey to submit another one. Please submit your responses no later than June 12. Thank you!.

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

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.