Hot Chocolate & Candy Cane Sale! Wed. Dec. 15th & Thursday Dec. 16th in the elementary cafeteria during lunch times! $1 for hot chocolate and marshmallows and $1 for candy canes!
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We want to say THANK YOU to all that participated in the Toys for Tots toy drive! Our SRO, Deputy Crouch, especially wanted to share how thankful he is for our community's support! #BeABlackKnight
Today is the last day of Computer Science Week, and we are featuring Mr. Marshall! He teaches our middle school students about computer science. He likes that everything is hands on and the kids can always retry something until they get it right. He thinks this class will help our students, as engineering is becoming a very popular career. Soon the kids will be making their own mini-drag race cars and as the class goes on they will continue to learn more complicated programming. #BeABlackKnight #CSEdWeek
If you are the parent of a current sophomore who is considering attending Millstream during the 22-23 school year and want to learn more about the program options, Millstream is holding an open house from 4:30-6:30 P.M. on Thursday, December 9. Students and parents can attend at their convenience, and there is no registration required.
The deadline to apply for Millstream is January 15, 2022, and the application can be accessed at https://fcs.org/millstream-career-center/ by clicking the Millstream Program Application button.
This week’s Throwback Thursday is all about computers! This photo is from the 1997 Van Buren yearbook, and features a student “working” on a computer during Math Club! #TBT #BeABlackKnight
Congrats to Kathryn, Preethi, Aria, Meggan, Sam, Bryson, Morgan, Myla, Brody, Zane, & Athira for their Positive Behavior Referrals!
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Congrats to Lily, Riley, Sophie, Ben, Jonah, & Ben for their Positive Behavior Referrals!
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Reminder that our Dec. Stevi B's Night is tomorrow! We are battling against Liberty Benton and want a bigger turnout to keep the trophy in the elementary! All VB students, parents, and staff are welcome!
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Van Buren elementary teachers enjoy volunteering for Coats for Christmas! This has become a yearly tradition for the past 15 years.
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Mr. Beining teaches our elementary students all about STEAM! He loves the design process and watching his students solve problems thought they couldn’t. He is very excited that this new course is available for all students to participate in. He says that they use code.org a lot in their class; which is a game-based website that teaches the kids about computer science! #BeABlackKnight
On Tuesdays, we have been introducing you to some of our new VB staff members. This evening, we want to introduce you to our two VB student interns, Rachel & Taylor! Learn more about how Taylor and Rachel assist with communication for our district and learn about the #BeyondVB internship program by watching the video they created! #BeABlackKnight
https://youtu.be/S8RsCn8jKNw
Congrats to Sophia, Hannah, Mariana, Norah, Emma, & Aakriti for their Positive Behavior Referrals!
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Parents -- A reminder that we need your help! We are working with the Village of Van Buren to apply for a grant to make school travel safety updates and we need to update our School Travel Plan. Please click on the link to submit your survey by Dec. 10! https://forms.gle/XzziLEGEnVGaZdYk6
Please give a warm welcome to Miss Mundy, VB’s new 2nd and 4th grade MH teacher! She loves the environment and was originally a music teacher before transitioning into special education! She is extremely excited to be a Black Knight! #BeABlackKnight
Today we will be featuring our coding teacher, Mr. Kniss! Mr. Kniss teaches an exploratory coding course to our 8th grade students and Coding I and II for the high school. When asked why he loves teaching coding he said that he loves the problem solving part of coding. The problem solving skills you learn can be used in your future. He is very excited to be apart of the early stages of building our cutting edge computer science program! #BeABlackKnight #CSEdWeek
The VBEA will be hosting a Chili Cook-Off on Friday, December 17 from 4:00-6:00 PM in the High School Cafeteria. All proceeds from this event will be used to fund a scholarship for a VB senior who plans to pursue the field of education.
Last week, our middle school students worked to build connections with the residents at Birchaven by making Christmas cards for them! #BeABlackKnight
Our fist teacher we will be featuring this week is Mrs. Ohlrich. Mrs. Ohlrich teaches our Vantage class in our elementary. She loves watching the students go through the problem solving process and she loves that it gives the kids a chance to explore real life lessons. Her 5th grade class focuses a lot on coding and creating their own code. She also hosts an after school STEM program for the elementary. #BeABlackKnight #CSEdWeek
Great way to start Monday...Happy Holidays!
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Happy Monday! The Interviewing People Careercast is back this week with the highlights of the interview featuring diesel mechanic Jordan Sattler, a 2005 Van Buren graduate who now works for Tawa Mulch & Landscape Supply. To watch these highlights and other episodes, visit www.bit.ly/InterviewingPeople, and enjoy the show!
