Van Buren Elementary School

Tomorrow night Van Buren High School presents Beauty and the Beast! Do you have your tickets yet? Purchase them at the link below: https://www.onthestage.tickets/show/van-buren-local-schools/beauty-and-the-beast-71413

Our cast of Beauty and the Beast presented a fantastic preview of the show this morning for our elementary schools students! If you haven’t purchased your tickets yet, it’s not too late! Follow the link or scan the QR code to purchase your tickets. https://www.onthestage.tickets/show/van-buren-local-schools/beauty-and-the-beast-71413

Tomorrow night Van Buren High School presents Beauty and the Beast! Do you have your tickets yet? Purchase them at the link below: https://www.onthestage.tickets/show/van-buren-local-schools/beauty-and-the-beast-71413

Don't forget to wear your CRAZY SOCKS tomorrow to show your support for Disability Awareness Month! #BeABlackKnight

For this week's #VBTeamTuesday we are featuring Mr. Niekamp, one of VBHS's science teachers! He loves to travel, is the head Boy's Basketball coach, and can scuba dive! Mr. Niekamp loves the community of VB, he says the people are what make it special! #BeABlackKnight

Districtwide, we are celebrating Disability Awareness Month! On Wednesday, March 16, students and staff are invited to wear CRAZY SOCKS to show support! #BeABlackKnight

There is only one week until the opening night of Van Buren High School's production of Beauty and the Beast! Be sure to get your tickets by purchasing at the link below! https://www.onthestage.tickets/show/van-buren-local-schools/beauty-and-the-beast-71413

Recently Mr. Kelley visited our elementary Vantage students to show them how our school's heating and cooling system works. It was fascinating to see all of the moving parts and to learn how VB does our best to conserve energy. #BeABlackKnight

Yesterday members of the Hancock Leadership class visited Van Buren Local Schools to learn more about the experiences we provide for our students! A few highlights of the tour were the Dash and Dot robots our elementary students use in their STEAM classes, Project Lead the Way courses in the middle school, and The Armory (our student ran store) in the high school. Thank you to everyone who worked so hard to make yesterday's event possible! #BeABlackKnight

It's not too late to purchase your tickets for Brunch with Belle and Friends! Today is the last day that tickets will be available. Be our guest at not only Saturday's event, but at the actual performance of Beauty and the Beast (March 17-20) as well by purchasing your tickets for both events at the same time! https://www.onthestage.tickets/show/van-buren-local-schools/beauty-and-the-beast-71413/tickets

Our student intern, Rachel, has been working on a new video series for the district called "Living our Mission - Building Connections. Building Experiences. Building Thinkers." This month, we are hearing from Mrs. Bridgett Bunn, Special Education Coordinator for the district, on how she builds connections in her position. #BeABlackKnight https://youtu.be/qqlcARHJ-6U

Please join Belle and her Enchanted Friends for a great meal! Don't miss out! Get your tickets today! https://www.onthestage.tickets/show/van-buren-local-schools/beauty-and-the-beast-71413/tickets

This week is National School Counselor Week, and Van Buren would like to recognize our amazing counselors! Mr. Zender, Miss Ryman, and Mrs. May play a huge part in the success of our students. We can't thank them enough! #BeABlackKnight

Happy National School Counseling Week...we love our school counselors! #BeABlackKnight

The Toledo Walleye will be hosting their second annual STEM Night presented by Penta Career Center and College Advantage on Wednesday, March 2nd. Penta Career Center and various community partners will have interactive displays for young fans to participate in before and during the Walleye game. See the flyer promoting this educational program with a link for parents to purchase tickets. Anyone who purchases tickets through this link will receive a special $10 STEM Night ticket ($9 off walk-up price).

Van Buren Local Schools received several pallets of hand/surface sanitizer at no cost to the district. We viewed this as an opportunity to not only save the district money, but to also help our community with the intent to get enough to share with district residents, businesses, churches, and families. If you would like free hand/surface sanitizer, please stop by the maintenance/transportation office (white building in the north parking lot) between the hours of 7:00 am and 4:00 pm, Monday - Friday. If you need to schedule an alternative time to pick up, please contact Jon Kelley at jkelley@vbschools.net.

At Van Buren we find it extremely important that our young students have good role models to look up to! A way we make sure this is a success is by having a weekly mentoring program for our young ones. Our high school students go over to the elementary to eat lunch, play games with their buddies, and to model our Traits of a Black Knight! #BeABlackKnight

On the last day of school before Christmas break, our elementary teachers shared a video with students reminding them of how much they are loved, even when they are out of the building. We can't wait to see all of our students again on Monday, January 3! https://youtu.be/aEvhYXBOMIk #BeABlackKnight

On Friday, we had a bus tribute to celebrate the life of Terri Sattler. Terri was a bus driver for Van Buren Local Schools for 30 years. She dedicated so much of her life to serving the community and impacted many lives at Van Buren. She will be missed by many. bit.ly/33ICqT1

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