Van Buren Elementary School

Did you know? One way Plainfield Schools lives its commitment to educating and supporting the whole child is by employing a licensed school counselor in each elementary schoo...

After studying Esperanza Rising, Mrs. Love's class created cabins and tested their strength against a "dust storm" (aka hairdryer). Mrs. Manning introduced multicultural cray...

Van Buren students got their blood pumping today for Workout Wednesday! We know our brain works best when we fill it with oxygen and get our heart pumping. Music classes danced, s...

Students at Van Buren celebrated 100 days of learning today. Classes had special events like counting objects, making snacks, and dressing like 100 year-olds.

It's a great time of year to work on our engineering and construction skills. Some students at Van Buren got to make and decorate gingerbread houses.

The Van Buren students counted down the days to winter break with special dress up days: Sock day, Reindeer Day, Grinch Day, and "Ugly" Sweater Day.

Students at Van Buren enjoy Wednesday's winter weather.

Mrs. Vieck's 5th grade class did Mystery Writing and a PBL in class. The Mystery Writing assignment involved walking around the classroom with glow sticks to complete the writing ...

Van Buren Elementary would like to welcome Mr. Jah Blamo, our new facility manager! We're glad you joined us!

The fifth grade students from Mrs. Love and Mrs. Steed's classes enjoyed making kinetic sculptures this week at the Imagination Lab.

Students in Mrs. Bennett's first grade class chose different animals to research, read, and write about. They then added awesome illustrations. Their hard work was shipped off to ...

Mrs. Craney's class planted some seeds in September. They have watched them grow, making observations about their plants every couple of weeks. The students are still enjoying wat...

Some students at Van Buren had the chance to participate in a mock election in their classrooms. They lined up at the polling booth, submitted their votes, and received an "I Vote...

Mrs. Pineda's class wears college shirts to say, "Our future is bright!" for Red Ribbon Week.

Red Ribbon week continues with "Check Yourself" plaid and checkered outfits. Thank you, Mrs. Manning, the lessons we are learning about being drug-free!

Thank you to Van Buren's PTO for organizing a special fall party for each class! We loved the treats and activities!

Van Buren students kick off Red Ribbon Week with a Red and Bandana day. We are going to "band together" against drugs! Tomorrow is Checkered or Plaid Day!

Next week, November 2nd - November 6th, is Van Buren Elementary's Red Ribbon Week. Each day will be a dress up day to recognize the ways we can remember to be drug-free. Each day ...

The Van Buren online Book Fair started on Monday, October 19th and will run through this Sunday, November 1st. You may enter the book fair directly using the following lin...

The students at Van Buren enjoyed learning today in costumes. Remote learners and teachers got in on the fun, too! Have a safe and happy weekend!