SPRING PLAY AUDITIONS!!!
Even though it's winter outside, students in "Making the Most of Mother Nature" class are learning, planting, and preparing for warmer weather! After a few mini-lessons about ecosystems and terrariums, students not only helped design a large, closed terrarium, but also created their own mini-terrariums. Closed terrariums are perfectly balanced and self-sufficient ecosystems, and students could see for themselves how a closed terrarium is essentially a microcosm of Earth. By carefully layering gravel, charcoal, and soil, students made their own open terrariums to take home and nurture. Stay tuned for more news about fungus, canning, bird feeding, homesteading, and outdoor classrooms!
Mrs. Andrews kindergarten class is working hard on some fun winter learning stations this morning! The kindergarteners were full of fun energy, ready to learn! It is a great day to be a IBES Tiger #ibtigerpride
The High School girls basketball game with MWC Thursday now will have the Varsity playing at 6 pm and JV to follow.
Click the link below to view the IBES January 22 Newsletter, have a great holiday break!
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Throughout the month of December, the IBMS students have been learning the importance of cheerfulness during the holiday season. Students provided positive compliments to one another and posted them on a "Cheerfulness-Tree" in our hallway! #ibtigerpride
The Middle School wishes all our families a happy holiday season!
The IBES Bright Future PreK students have been busy this month learning about various occupations. The students have learned everything from baking and decorated cookies with the high school foods class to what it is like to be a school office manager. Today the afternoon class met a police officer! #ibtigerpride
IBES had a special visitor today, Michael Price returned home early from his deployment just in time for the holidays to surprised his daughter Nadia at school. Thank You Price family for not only surprising Nadia but our IBES Tigers, and thank you beyond words for your service #ibtigerpride
Mrs. Herrmann's 2nd grade class had fun watching and learning about the function of a tree spade on this unusually warm December Wednesday morning! #ibtigerpride
Today the IB school district honors Janet Huene, the previous elementary principal by wearing their "Fight Like a Tiger" shirt. Mrs. Huene dedicated many years of love to our district. She taught everyone she met how to be brave, show compassion, integrity, courage, strength, the list goes on. Janet was no doubt positive and thankful even through her courageous battle with cancer. She certainly fought like a tiger, and is greatly missed by both students and staff.
The home Middle School Boys Basketball Game for Monday, 12/13/21, has been canceled.
Just a reminder that the IBHS Book Club Community Hour is collecting any and all gently used books. There will be a box in the high school commons until the end of the day Wednesday for donations. Thanks for helping us encourage literacy and a love of reading! #ibtigerpride
Due to staffing issues, Bus Route 12 will NOT run in the morning or afternoon until after Christmas Break. Our middle/elementary school routes will pick up high school students through the end of the semester. #ibtigerpride
Due to the on-going COVID-19 pandemic, the annual Senior Citizen's Luncheon originally scheduled for this week has been cancelled. We are hoping we can bring this wonderful program back next school year!
Today the Mindful Thrifting & Book Club Community Hours took a field trip to Pekin Goodwill to practice thrifting skills and visit local non-profit bookstore TAiLS of a Bookworm, whose mission is to raise money for local animal shelters and rescues in need. Students helped purchase books for the high school library and thrifted items for an end of semester Celebration of Community event.
The IBES 5th graders had math fact boot camp this past week. Today the IBES hallway was very loud while the 5th grade students paraded the halls marching and chanting their boot camp chant followed by a graduation ceremony! #ibtigerpride
Students in Mrs. Roderick's Digital Photography Community Hour practiced their photography skills in a myriad of ways, including getting up close and personal with animals at the Peoria Zoo, capturing flowers at Luthy Botanical Gardens, looking for leading lines and letters in architecture in Downtown Peoria, and mastering shutter priority with a color powder photoshoot at Illini Bluffs.
Students in Mrs. Schafer's PE and Community Hour classes and Ms Heinz's Book Club students packed up and delivered all of the IBHS canned food drive donations to the IB Christmas Hope organization this morning. Food will be packaged and delivered to local families in need this holiday season. Thank you to Mrs. Coulter for her efforts coordinating the high school's food colleciton! Thank you to everyone who donated and helped out this year! #ibtigerpride
Congratulations to Paul Krumpe for making ILMEA All-State. He will be playing in either the All-State or Honors Band in Peoria in January. It is a great achievement to be recognized as one of the best trombone players in the state of Illinois. Way to go, Paul! #ibtigerpride
