Upper Grade Center

IESA has reversed their decision concerning elementary sports. The Upper Grade Center will have a Softball, Baseball, and Cross Country Team for the 2020 school year. Information about Tryouts will be provided over the weekend.

Good afternoon parents! If you have already filled out the Instructional Selection for the Fall Semester - Thank you! If you have not, here is the link to get started: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfRMef6O62Xzlo3lr1i2flHVjsFVEJN_ZhNa0RgdOuKfJxtTg/viewform?usp=sf_link Have a great day! Mr. Swilley Principal

Good Morning Everyone:I wanted to communicate with everyone about the recent decisions handed down about elementary sport.  Today the IESA issued the following decision:   "(We) unanimously approved to cancel the regular season and IESA state series in the sports of boys and girls golf, boys baseball, girls softball, and boys and girls cross-country for the 2020-21 school year. There are no plans to try and re-schedule the activities or conduct them later in the school year in part due to if and when high schools in Illinois play their contests. Girls softball practice was scheduled to start July 27. The baseball and cross-country seasons were scheduled to start August 3. The Board delayed any decision on girls basketball. The first day of girls basketball practice is scheduled for August 31. The Board will meet again in late August to make a decision regarding girls basketball." The Upper Grade Center is truly sorry that students and coaches have to miss out on these athletic experiences.  We will continue to follow IESA and keep you posted on future IESA announcements.  Thank you for your patience and support! Mr. Swilley   &   Mrs. Longtin Principal            Associate Principal/AD

Bourbonnais Upper Grade Center has a Spanish position open. If you know anyone who is ready to join a dynamic team of teachers please send them our way. Applications can be completed at: www.besd53.org

Dear 8th Grade Parents and Students, We are excited to announce Mrs. Carlton and Mr. Chamernik will lead a group of Bourbonnais Upper Grade Center students on a WorldStrides trip to Charlottseville, VA, Luray, VA and Washington DC. On this once-in-a-lifetime adventure, students will explore our nation's most important historical sites and experience incomparable learning moments. This will be a trip that your child will be talking about for years to come! Your child will return home excited to tell you about: Standing where Martin Luther King, Jr., delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech at the Lincoln Memorial Discovering the true meaning of sacrifice at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Walking in the footsteps of our great leaders on Capitol Hill Exploring numerous Smithsonian Museums, like the National Museum of Natural History and the National Air and Space Museum And much more! We have chosen to travel with WorldStrides because of their exceptional service, their 50 years of experience, their safety record and their preventive measures that ensure learning occurs in a safe and fun environment. We have led this trip for many years now and look forward to leading it again. We will chaperone the program with other teachers as needed, and throughout the program our group will be guided by a WorldStrides-certified Course Leader. There will be an informational trip meeting to discuss this wonderful opportunity on Wednesday, July 22nd. Families with last names A to M will meet at 6:00pm and last names N to Z will meet at 6:45pm. The meeting is being held in the MPR at Bourbonnais Upper Grade Center. Having two meetings will limit the number of people in accordance with the Governor's COVID plan for Illinois and will keep families at the social distance requirements. We ask only one parent to attend the meeting with their student. Anyone who can not attend the meeting can view the presentation by clicking on the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXD2H_imh8A&feature=youtu.be If you are not able to attend the meeting, please email me at chamernikd@besd53.org and I will send you the informational packet which will be handed out at the meeting. Parents can also visit www.worldstrides.com/signup for more details about WorldStrides and our group's trip. The trip number is 191050. We would love for your child to join us on this unforgettable trip! Remember, if you sign up by Friday, August 7, 2020, you will receive the early bird discount of $125. Sincerely, Mr. Chamernik and Mrs. Carlton - Program Leaders

The local Illinois Department of Public Health has asked that we push this survey out to the community . Please take a moment to help out the IDPH. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/6K3MF62

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Previous Year Yearbooks! If you missed getting a yearbook in 17-18 & 18-19 you are in luck! We have a few in the office! $20 each. Cash or Check. Please call the office. 815-929-5200. (We do not have any extra of the current year.)

REMINDER: Today is the last day of BUGC Chromebook turn in. We are open from 8am to 6pm. Also, the purchase of chromebooks is no longer an option for any student.

It is very important that I take some time to recognize the BUGC PE Teachers. This week all of their hard work paid off as they were approved as a BLUE RIBBON PE program!! This is a huge honor for Ms. Gamble, Mr. Arlis and Mr. Dersien. More importantly it speaks to the quality of instruction our students are getting!! So proud!!!

7th & 8th Grade Return of School Materials & Locker Contents is today (5/12) until 4 p.m.

BUGC STAFF ARE MISSING THEIR STUDENTS!!! https://youtu.be/wWS0mu-i5AM

BUGC will have new work packets for days 6-11 for any students who do not have access to computers or the internet. The work packets will be available on the afternoon of Monday, March 30th. Please enter the main office and let us know for whom you are picking up and we will provide a new work packet. Please bring any completed work back to the school at that time.

BUGC Administrative Team would like to thank our staff, students and parents for all of the hard work in keeping our students connected and still engaged in our first week of e-learning!! We are proud of how the BUGC community has been responding and know that we will get through this together!! #GoTigers

This is how a BUGC soccer coach holds a digital practice!!

8th Grade Team Gold challenged students to a few (ok maybe more than a few!) rounds of Quizlet this afternoon. We used Zoom to communicate while we played! It was so fun!

Do your kiddos need to CREATE? Here is an Easy FUN watercolor project with Crayola Markers. 1. Draw a picture lightly with pencil. 2. Color with Crayola Markers. 3. Dip clean paint brush in water and "paint" lightly over marker areas. 🎨 The water will make the marker color dissolve slightly. Allow the water to spread and blur the lines. This will give you a wonderful watercolor effect with Markers. Any paper will work since you are at home. Please share post and share picture if you CREATED today. 💗🎨🖌Remember, You can't have a RAINBOW without the RAIN. (My BUGC 7th grade Artists work below)

All BUGC after school activities are cancelled today, March 16th.

Band and Orchestra students DO NOT need to bring their instruments in tomorrow!

Students will not be dressing on Monday 3/16 in Physical Education Class. We are asking that students take all items home from their PE locker so that our custodial staff can properly sanitize the locker rooms.