
Fourth graders are in the news with a neat little project!





The Class of 2019 at the Appellate Courthouse



President's Lincoln Court Case



From Handwritten Legal Books to Online .... How court cases were recorded now and then.




The Judges' Living Quarters .... Judges are able to stay at the Appellate Courthouse when they are hearing cases.



The Judges' Chambers


More from Inside the Courtroom





Inside the Appellate Courthouse Courtroom ... The judges' bench, columns, light fixtures (which were converted from gas to electric), and other architectural details are original to the courtroom.





Walking with Lincoln ... Mr. Kenniker, the 8th Grade Class, and I visited The Appellate Courthouse in Mt. Vernon where, in 1859, President Lincoln successfully argued a case for the Illinois Central Railroad.




More Founding Fathers!





Founding Fathers by the 7th grade!





The 4th Graders had a visit from Paul Revere as part of a lesson on the American Revolution!


Fifth grade is rocking the solar system!


Pre-K had fun bowling some frames this morning!

2nd graders are studying properties of matter.




Day 8 of online safety: To wrap this up, here are some tips to have a conversation with your student about internet safety.


Attendance matters. Take a look.


The BUSD Library got 150 new books! Happy Reading, Everyone!




Solar systems to scale in junior high this week.


Fifth grade students worked in teams and used paper towels to make a model to represent the amount of Astronomical Units (A.U.) each planet is from the Sun.



