Dear Bourbonnais Elementary School District Families,
Due to the winter storm forecasted to impact our area, we will be implementing a Schedule A – Early Dismissal for tomorrow, Wednesday, February 12, 2025, to prioritize the safety of our students and staff. While we cannot predict the weather with certainty, the current forecast provides enough data to warrant precautionary measures, and we appreciate your cooperation and patience.
Schedule A - 3 Hour Release:
Liberty: 7:30 AM – 10:30 AM
BUGC: 8:05 AM – 11:10 AM
Shabbona: 8:10 AM – 11:10 AM
LeVasseur/Shepard: 8:45 AM – 11:45 AM
No AM or PM Pre-K
Community Services (Speech,OT/PT, etc.): Appointments in the afternoon will be rescheduled
We understand that this may be a disruption to family schedules, but we hope that providing this information early allows for necessary preparations to be made.
At this time, we anticipate that school will be in regular session on Thursday, February 13, 2025. As a reminder, we only send out communications if there is a change to the normal school schedule. Since we currently expect a regular school day on Thursday, no additional communication will be sent unless adjustments are necessary.
We will assess road conditions after the storm, and if any changes to the schedule are needed, we will notify families as soon as possible.
Please stay safe, use caution while traveling, and thank you for your understanding and support.
Sincerely,
Dr. Adam Ehrman
Dear Bourbonnais Elementary School District Families,
Due to hazardous icy conditions affecting roadways and sidewalks, we have decided on a two (2) hour delayed start for schools today, Thursday, February 6, 2025, to ensure the safety of our students and staff. **No Half Day Pre-K**
Information regarding school activities and events will be communicated by our athletic director and/or coaches at a later time.
Please stay safe and use caution while traveling.
Thank you for your understanding and support.
Last week Mrs. Studebaker’s Inquisitive students used Froot Loops to represent molecules and experimented with creating Homemade Lava Lamps! This was a fun way to conclude their science lesson on Properties and States of Matter. The students learned some really great vocabulary words in this unit including: solids, liquids, gasses, property, matter, hypothesis, molecules, translucent, transparent and opaque. The students all got to take home their very own lava lamps to show their parents all they’ve learned.
January Menu Update-
We will be following the lunch menu that was sent out, eliminating Tuesday's menu.
Breakfast will be different due to ordering. We will be serving:
Wednesday- Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal
Thursday - Lemon Chip Bar
Friday - Strawberry Yogurt Parfait
Dear Bourbonnais Elementary School Families,
Due to dangerously low temperatures expected during the morning hours on Tuesday, January 21st, we have made the decision to close schools to ensure the safety of our students and staff. Information regarding school activities and events will be communicated by our athletic director and/or coaches at a later time.
Please stay safe and warm.
Thank you for your understanding and support.
Sincerely, Dr. Adam Ehrman Superintendent
Mrs. Studebaker’s Second Grade Scientists planned and conducted an investigation to describe and classify different kinds of materials by their observable properties. They got to observe how states of matter can change by deciding whether Oobleck is a solid, a liquid or both?!
Check out our first Golden Tiger Paw winners for 2025! The world is definitely hearing you ROAR!
Some Spirit Week fun! Part 1
Congratulations to our recent Golden Tiger Paw winners! The world is definitely hearing you ROAR!
Shabbona December Spirit Days Coming Soon!!
Congratulations to Zach, Sarai, Peyton, and Jonas who represented Shabbona at the IKAN STEAM Challenge on Tuesday! We are proud of them!
The Polar Express is Coming to Shabbona!
The Center of Hope Donation Drive was a HUGE success! With the help of everyone, Shabbona collected 3156 items to donate! Thank you all for helping us support our community! There was stiff competition among classes, but Mrs. Martin's class were the big winners with 1018 items donated!
3rd grade shared their knowledge of the sea with 1st grade. They wrote 2 paragraphs about why and how scientists explore the sea and answered their questions, then visited 1st grade classrooms to read their paragraphs and teach them about the essential question.
Congratulations to Kaya and Mae for earning a Golden Tiger Paw! The exemplify what it means to be a Tiger and the world is definitely hearing them ROAR!!
Friday was Hat Day! The school reached their first Tiger Paw incentive for 2nd quarter! They are on their way to a Wacky Dress-up Day, which is the next incentive before the big Glow Dance Party when they reach 1500 Tiger Paws!
Check out pictures of Mrs. Mileur's class diving deep into “The Fantastic Under Sea life of Jacque Cousteau”. They learned about how the main text, illustrations, and quotes in the text features all work together to help us figure out main idea.
Two Golden Tiger Paw winners to start off the 2nd quarter! Congratulations to Avery and Henry! The world will a hearing you ROAR!!
The 2nd grade students made observations and compared the diversity of bats in different habitats. The students learned about bat survival and the ways that bats help our world, various kinds of micro and megabats, bat anatomy,. They explored bat vocabulary words including: mammal, nocturnal, roost, echolocation, herbivore, omnivore, habitat, pup, colony, adaptation, survival, nocturnal and so much more! The students got to see three different bats, a tarantula, a boa constrictor and an armadillo during the presentation!
Our Food Drive is next week! The class with the most collected items will win a pizza party! Thank you for your help in providing for our community! Help us ROAR!
