Illini Bluffs School District #327

Congratulations to our American Legion Essay Contest winners, Camden, Sydney, Elyse, Cadie, Annabelle, Mya, Marissa, and Delaney! A special congratulations to Camden for being the Middle School Post winner! We are so thankful for the American Legion for sponsoring the contest!

Congratulations to our Terrific Tiger Winners this week! IBES staff is so proud of all of our terrific tigers for showing the tiger traits!

Congratulations to the IBES Tiger Tale Winners for the Month of March! These awesome readers enjoyed an ice cream party with Mrs. Craven to celebrate their LOVE to read! #ibtigerpride

Congratulations to Mrs. Edward's 2nd grade class for winning the Tiger Tales March friendly competition and meeting their reading goals! Great job, and keep up your LOVE of reading! #ibtigerpride

Congratulations to Annabelle Fortin for being selected to the IHSA All-State Academic Team! We are so proud of all her hard work and accomplishments! She was one of 26 students from the entire state selected for this honor, and the first student from IB. #ibtigerpride #tigersruntogether

Solar Eclipse Day 2024 is in the books! A big thank you to our staff and students for making today's eclipse a great learning experience! #ibtigerpride

Our Photography Community Hour recreated and photographed the moon phases using Oreos and modified cell phone cameras with extra glasses to safely photograph the eclipse. A fun day of learning for our HS students! #ibtigerpride

Please click on the following link to view the IBES April 24 Parent Newsletter: https://5il.co/2h9gg #ibtigerpride

HS baseball at Farmington cancelled today.

The HS track meet at Havana is cancelled today.

The IB-Tremont home softball game is cancelled today. As of now baseball at Farmington is still on and HS track to Havana will be decided later today.

IBHS Community Service Day Part 3! Mrs. Schafer and Mr. Belville's class volunteered for the Peoria Park District, Mr. Dunn's class picked up trash in Glasford, and Mr. Wirth and Mrs. Patrick's students planted vegetables in the garden to get a jump start on spring! Great work by our IBHS students! #ibtigerpride

IBHS Community Service Day Part 2! Mr. Bishop's students helped the Hollis Park District get ready for the spring season, Mr. Teel's and Mr. Welsh's students made sure our ball diamonds were ready to roll, Mrs. Matzke and Ms. Gorsuch's classes visited the residents of Red Oak Estates in Canton, Mrs. Roderick and Mr. Waters' class picked up trash in Lake Camelot, Ms. Courtney and Mrs. Jatkowski's class volunteered at the Salvation Army of Canton, and Ms. Robison's students helped Waggoner Stables. So proud of all our students! #ibtigerpride

IBHS Community Service Day Part 1! Ms. Gresham's students are kicking off our annual IBHS Community Service Day by spreading "Random Plants of Kindness" throughout Glasford, while Ms. Sewell's students record their first podcast in partnership with the Peoria County Regional Office of Education. Mr. Stremmel's and Mr. Hallstrom's students teamed up with IBES for games and art projects, and Mrs. Edmonds's and Mrs. Bricker's students are hard at work on blankets for donation to the pediatric center at Unity Point. #ibtigerpride

3/29/2024-Route #4 has resumed and students will be arriving home shortly.

3/29/2024-We had a minor bus incident with bus #4 hitting the mirror of another vehicle. The bus is delayed by a few minutes. All students are safe and they will be arriving home shortly.

Today was the big reveal, the IBES students had one last chance to guess who was behind the mask! The assembly was a great way to finish celebrating the end of our love for reading and unraveling the mystery together! The IBES student embarked on a week-long literacy journey like no other. It was an absolutely great way to jump into spring break #LoveOfReading #MaskedReader #LiteraryAdventure #ibtigerpride

Congratulations to our Terrific Tiger Winners this week! IBES continues to be so proud of our IBES students for working hard to show our Terrific Tiger Traits! #ibtigerpride

Hello IB Families! In the midst of cold temperatures, the IBHS Drama Club has been pining for spring! As we patiently await warmer weather, we've decided to prepare for spring by selling flats of flowers, vegetables, hanging baskets, and other premium products you can plant at home. This fundraiser will help you save money on groceries, replenish your home environment, and give your family a special team project to kick off spring. Products may be picked up just in time for Mother’s Day on May 11th from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the greenhouse near the high school. Contact Rachel Roderick at rnroderick@ib327.com if you’d like an order form to make a purchase. Checks payable to IB Drama Boosters at the time of purchase. Return your form to a Drama Club member OR the high school office by Friday, April 12th. You can drop an envelope off at the high school office or mail it marked Attn: IBHS Drama Club. Sincerely, IBHS Drama Boosters

Be sure to encourage your IBES student to listen to the four mysterious teachers reading captivating books online by clicking on the following link: https://ibesreading.my.canva.site/lor . The excitement is building up as we near the big reveal of our Masked Readers, which will happen during the all-school assembly this Friday. It's going to be a thrilling event where our masked teachers will finally unveil their identity on stage. Plus, lucky students who engaged in the choice board activities will have a chance to win raffle baskets.