Paving has begun on Bluford Road. An alternative route into town is suggested.
First Blood Drive of the school year. Sponsored by Webber Beta Club! Please take time to donate.
A special thank you to R & J Arctic Oasis for setting up and serving our PK-12 students snow cones all day! The resilience our students have shown over the last 4 weeks was worth a small token of appreciation. BUSD students are rocking this new learning environment! #herewego
Bluford USD is very appreciative of the water bottles and sanitizing wipes that the United Way donated. Thank you!
Please remember to follow IDPH guidelines when in attendance at any extracurricular activities. If you are unable to maintain a distance of 6 feet from those not in your household when you are outside, please wear a face mask. This reminder comes now because we were notified of a spectator from another school who has tested positive for Covid-19. It is in the best interest of our student athletes, for all spectators to follow these guidelines so that it does not jeopardize our ability to continue playing. As always, if you are not feeling well or develop symptoms, please stay home and away from others.
Was grade was getting in some tech. time with their new iPads today after breakfast!
We recieved word today that Bluford Rd. will be resurfaced this week with construction possibly beginning tomorrow. Please use caution in work areas and allow for more time getting to school.
PICTURE DAY IS COMING! Friday, September 18, 2020. Order forms will be sent out this Friday.
The school district received $345.85 the quarter through the Kroger Rewards program! We have 83 households signed up. If you shop at Kroger, you can sign up for the school to receive reward funding by visiting this link. https://www.kroger.com/i/community/community-rewards
Check out this opportunity to get into teaching!
Second grade is into O-G for phonics instruction. Our multi-sensory approach immerses different learners into the process. Students were participating in the 3 part drill with sand to hear and spell the sound and the blending board which prepares them for syllabication.
Reminder: On Friday, September 4, we dismiss at 11:30 and there is no school on Monday, September 7, in observance of Labor Day.
It is disheartening that we must share this reminder every school year. When you see a bus with red flashing lights and an octagon sign labeled, STOP, that is exactly what you should do. The Jeff Co. Sheriff's Dept. is very cooperative the our photographic evidence when vehicles choose to run a stop sign. Two vehicles were turned over today.
Cross Country at Fairfield
Seth Hamerski was 1st, Alexis Johnson was 4th, Jeremiah Cramer was 7th, and Josh Lewis was 18th.
BUSD is happy to announce that Mr. Andrew Shelby is joining the district as the Dean of Students! #herewego
Students and teachers have been taking advantage of the outdoor classrooms. So tonight, we tried something different. An outdoor board meeting! #herewego
Last week marked the end of our summer meal program. From May 28 through August 14, the district served a total of 25, 228 meals to children from throughout the district! A special thank you to the cafeteria staff who worked throughout the summer to make this possible.
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Regular school dismissal will be 3:10 pm. Car rider pick up will be similar to last year in that you will enter from Chestnut Street (around the curve). One difference is that we are going to have two lanes of traffic. Those picking up students in grades K-2 will be the inside lane which will be closest to the school. K-2 students will be coming out the doors on the west end of the building, so you will stop at the sidewalk by the corner of the building. Those picking up students in grades 3-5 will use the outside lane. Students in grade 3-5 will be walked out the front entrance by the elementary gym that we have used in the past. These lanes of traffic will will continue down the front of the building. There will be a staff member outside directing traffic. If you have a child in grades 6-8, please park in the lot closest to the grade school office and those students will make their way out to the car. Those picking up high school students should park in the angled parking in front of the high school entrance. If you have multiple grade levels to pick up, get in the line of the youngest child and please tell a staff member so they can direct you where to go next. Please be patient with the process as we adjust and work keep the kids safe through the dismissal process.
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Tomorrow is the big day! Please remember student arrival is 7:50 am. If you are dropping off students in grades K-4, let them out at the front entrance at the west end of the building by the elementary gymnasium. Students in grades 5-8 who are being dropped off in the morning should enter at the main entrance by the grade school office. High school students should be let out at the main entrance of the high school. We can't wait to see you all!
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