Beecher City CUSD 20

100 Day Fun in the Kindergarten

100 Day Fun in the First Grade

Attention Beecher City parents! Please take a few minutes to complete the 5-Essentials survey. This survey gives us valuable data on what we can do to make our school an even better place for students! 2021 Illinois Parent Survey Link to survey: http://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/survey/parent/ Opens Feb. 3, 2021 and closes April 2, 2021.

The third grade P.E. class in action. Fun!

Link for the 2020-21 Beecher City Homecoming! Congrats! https://youtu.be/sAGCo_2YGJU

Links for tonight's games....... JH Girls Volleyball https://www.facebook.com/groups/2888123231510243/ HS Girls Basketball https://www.facebook.com/groups/178648374040408/

Monday will be spirit day at the high school. Students wear your Bobcat gear. Also homecoming court will be announced.

The junior high volleyball, junior high boys basketball, and high school girls basketball schedules have been finalized and will be posted soon. Junior high girls basketball, high school girls volleyball, and high school boys basketball schedules will be posted as soon as they become available. Please be patient with us. This is a work in progress. Below are the links to watch home events. High school boys basketball and junior high girls basketball links will be posted soon. Keep a lookout for away game links on the school website and Facebook page as well. GO BOBCATS! JH Volleyball Group Link https://www.facebook.com/groups/2888123231510243/ JH Boys Basketball Group Link https://www.facebook.com/groups/234446278307295/ HS Girls Basketball Group Link https://www.facebook.com/groups/178648374040408/

January 29, 2021 Beecher City’s current numbers for this week: - Staff Quarantined-0 - Staff Positive-0 - Non-Certified Quarantined-0 - Non-Certified Positive-0 - Students Quarantined-6 - Students Positive-0 Students quarantined are contact tracing students as well as students with any of the following symptoms that must stay home: • Fever >100.4 • Chills • Fatigue • Muscle or body aches • Headache • Shortness of breath • Difficulty breathing • Cough • Sore throat • Congestion or runny nose • Loss of appetite • New loss of sense of taste or smell • Nausea • Vomiting • Diarrhea • Abdominal pain • Any other COVID-19 symptoms identified by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) or Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH). Philip Lark, Superintendent

On Wednesday, the 5th graders worked on solving clues in social studies to unlock the History Mystery. Great teamwork!

There will be no school on Thursday January 28th due to poor road conditions. Junior and Senior high students please check google classroom for remote work. Grade School students please complete the packet sent home yesterday.

The senior and junior classes are selling strawberries. Cost is $30 for a full flat and $16 for a half flat. If you are interested in purchasing strawberries, contact a senior, junior, Mr. Nohren, or Mrs. Burks.

Congratulations to the 2020-21 school year Homecoming Court! Freshmen Class Attendants- Makenna Roley and Alexziah Hagler Sophomore Class Attendants- Ariel Stell and Drake Davis Junior Class Attendants-Brittany Rhodes and Quaid Schlanser, Kylie Doty and Michael Klepzig Senior Queen and King Candidates: Carsen Burks and Wade Tull, Abigail Sloan and Jacob Doedtman, Zaryah Smith and Elijah Doty, Jacquelynne Witteborg and Corey Rogers The Homecoming Queen and King will be announced on Thursday during 8th hour.

This week is Homecoming Week at BCHS! Monday: Maniac Monday-Crazy Hair, Clothes, and Socks! Tuesday: Country or Country Club Day-Dress up like you are from the country or the city! Wednesday: Decades Day- Dress up as your favorite decade! Thursday: Spirit Day-Wear Bobcat Apparel!

January 22, 2021 Beecher City’s current numbers for this week: - Staff Quarantined-0 - Staff Positive-1 - Non-Certified Quarantined-0 - Non-Certified Positive-0 - Students Quarantined-13 - Students Positive-0 Students quarantined are contact tracing students as well as students with any of the following symptoms that must stay home: • Fever >100.4 • Chills • Fatigue • Muscle or body aches • Headache • Shortness of breath • Difficulty breathing • Cough • Sore throat • Congestion or runny nose • Loss of appetite • New loss of sense of taste or smell • Nausea • Vomiting • Diarrhea • Abdominal pain • Any other COVID-19 symptoms identified by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) or Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH). Philip Lark, Superintendent

The kindergarten had some math fun with the giant dice.

JH volleyball starts tomorrow! Practice will be from 3 to 4:30. There will also be practice on Friday from 3 to 4:30. You must have a Covid waiver on file at the school to participate. Mask are required.

6th Grade Science researched specific volcanoes and how they impact the people that live near them. They presented their presentations this past week. 7th Grade Science is learning about the atmosphere. They crushed cans utilizing air pressure in a lab activity this past week.

There will be HS boys and girls basketball practice tomorrow (Weds.) from 3:15 - 4:30. HS boys will be at Beecher City and HS girls will be at Cowden. There will be a bus leaving here from Beecher City at 3:00 and then Cowden at 3:10. Cowden bus will then return students after 4:30. Masks will be required. No access to locker rooms.

January 15, 2021 Beecher City’s current numbers for this week: - Staff Quarantined-0 - Staff Positive-0 - Non-Certified Quarantined-0 - Non-Certified Positive-0 - Students Quarantined-15 - Students Positive-0 Students quarantined are contact tracing students as well as students with any of the following symptoms that must stay home: • Fever >100.4 • Chills • Fatigue • Muscle or body aches • Headache • Shortness of breath • Difficulty breathing • Cough • Sore throat • Congestion or runny nose • Loss of appetite • New loss of sense of taste or smell • Nausea • Vomiting • Diarrhea • Abdominal pain • Any other COVID-19 symptoms identified by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) or Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH). Philip Lark, Superintendent