PTO Book Fair!
Read Across America - March 4th - 8th
Spanish Club visits our local library for story time! Ms. Nieto and Bella Crafton read "If you give a Pig a Party/Si le haces una fiesta a una cerdita," by Laura Numeroff to the children. Children learned new Spanish words, looked at other Spanish literature then we had a fiesta! Thank you Camargo Township District Library for having us!
The middle grade (6-8) book club celebrated finishing Greenglass House by Kate Milford with a brownie sundae party! There was a bet in the book with a sundae as the winnings, so we were inspired. 🍦🍒🍫 We are starting our next read this week with Rump by Liesl Shurtliff 😌
Class of 2037! Kindergarten Registration
Villa Grove Junior High Science Club viewed “Totality” at the planetarium today in preparation for their trip to Indiana on April 8th to experience the total solar eclipse.
Students in Anatomy created an internal view of the structure of a human heart using clay.
Reminder: No School Monday. Enjoy the weekend.
Villa Grove February Board of Education Meeting has been moved from Tuesday, February 20, 2024 to Monday, February 26, 2024 @ 6:00.
Who will win this weekend? According to VG Elementary, it will be the Chiefs. (Taylor Swift factor may sway this voting by 34%)
Congratulations to Mrs. Mulvaney! She was nominated by Villa Grove staff as the Blue Devil of Excellence Award for January. Mr. Steve Fiscus from Horace Mann presented Mrs. Mulvaney with her award.
Thank you Horace Mann for sponsoring this monthly award.
Congrats to the Villa Grove Spelling Bee winners!
Emma Elston (1st)
Cooper Leith (2nd)
Macy Mendoza (3rd)
Nolan Shadwick (4th Alt.)
They will compete in the Douglas County Spelling Bee on Wednesday, February 14th.
Reminder: Friday is an early dismissal for school improvement 11:20 elementary & 11:30 JH/HS. Have a great weekend!
Harper S as PE teacher of the day. Harper turned in 15 Devil Dollars to get the honor. "Everybody's It" and "Mystery Medic" were her choices to lead. Congrats Harper!
Tomorrow, the middle grade book club will meet to start our first book of 2024. Don't forget the book club is for any 6-8 grade students at VG. 💙💛
Due to road conditions Villa Grove Schools are cancelled Tuesday, January 23, 2024. Decisions regarding extra-curricular contests will be made and communicated by noon. Stay safe
All practices and games cancelled today:
JH volleyball @ ALAH cancelled
HSGBB @ Arcola cancelled
7th boys regional at salt fork moved from tonight to tomorrow at 5:30.
Due to inclement weather, Villa Grove CUSD #302 will not be in session tomorrow, January 16th. A decision about after school events will be made by 10 am.
Villa Grove #302 is closed today in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
PLAN AHEAD
As winter weather is approaching, please make a plan if we would need to close school.
HOW DO WE MAKE OUR DECISION?
Please understand that we make the decision to open or close school for inclement weather based on careful analysis of all relevant factors, such as:
• Road conditions. We must consider the most dangerous roads in the district. Even if your street looks clear, travel elsewhere in the district may be dangerous.
• The amount of snow and ice that has accumulated.
• Whether or not precipitation is continuous.
• Building/facility conditions.
• Temperature and wind chill.
• Weather predictions. We prefer not to make our decision based on weather predictions because they are not always accurate. However, sometimes it is unavoidable.
COMMUNICATIONS PROTOCOL
Families will be informed of school cancellations or schedule
changes as soon as possible
through the following methods:
• Text/Phone Message
• Villa Grove School District App
• School Social Media Platforms (Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram)
• School Website
• TV – WCIA Channel 3
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