BRUSSELS CUSD 42

Parents & Guardians: Please take the opportunity to share your opinions by completing the Illinois 5Essentials Survey. The 5Essentials Survey provides important information about a school's learning conditions and organizational culture. To receive this data, at least 50% of parents must participate in the survey. This survey is anonymous. This is your opportunity to provide feedback on how our district is doing. Please participate in this short survey. Please visit survey.5-Essentials.org/illinois/ to begin the survey. Thanks so much!

The 8th grade boys basketball team sailed through regionals to bring home a regional win. The boys move on to sectionals on Monday, February 6th at Waverly at 6:30pm against Springfield Blessed Sacrament who holds a 17-9 record, while our boys hold an 18-3 regular season record. During the regular season, we defeated Springfield Blessed Sacrament 47-24. Make some room in your schedule Monday night to head to Waverly to support our boys.

Good Morning! We are experiencing some issues with our phones this morning. If you need to get in touch with the school, please try 883-2131 first. If you are unable to get through on this number, please try 883-2132. Thank you!

Good Morning. Brussels CUSD 42 will be closed today, January 30, 2023. Stay warm and safe today.

PRODUCTION TECH! Mr. Brodbeck's Production Tech class is building Craftsman tables. Students are using a multitude of tools on this project. Mr. Brodbeck worked with students to teach them how to set up a fence and stop on the compound miter saw. Students reviewed plans to be sure their tables will turn out perfectly. Mr. Brodbeck passed on the golden rule of production/construction - measure twice, cut once. I can't wait to see the finished products!

Kindergarten had a wonderful 100th day of school today. They did all kinds of activities with the number 100.

BUNGEE JUMPING ANYONE? Today in Transitional Math, students teamed up to conduct several trials to find the linear regression model that accurately predicts the length of bungee line Barbie and Ken need to ensure the most thrilling, yet safe, bungee jump. They then tested their predictions to see if they were successful in allowing Barbie and Ken the most thrilling jump.

Brussels CUSD 42 will not be in session Wednesday, January 25, 2023. Stay warm and enjoy your day.

PLEASE NOTE: As a reminder - the district will have a public hearing to present and discuss our eLearning plan. The meeting is tonight, January 24th, at 5:00 p.m. in the cafeteria. The original post said the 25th, but the meeting is TONIGHT! Hope to see everyone there. Thanks!

It's that time of year again! For those interested in pre-ordering any plants for the Spring this year, please submit an order by Wednesday, February 1st. I will be placing a seed order for our plant sale this spring. You can also just come to the plant sale, which will be May 13th at school. You can send in the order sheet to school or email it to me at amanker@brussels42.net. The following link will take you to the order form: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cYqbJQxOAIRaiskoSXUTBT7CG8FwpX0cZKGzfCxeLO4/edit?usp=sharing

Mrs. T. Long's STEM class finished up their Forces and Motion chapter in Physical Science. Students built roller coasters to show potential energy, kinetic energy, gravity and friction. Only 3 supplies of cardboard rolls, masking tape and straws were available to students to build their roller coasters. Students enjoyed this activity and their roller coasters were pretty successful!

Golden Eagle Youth Trap Team

A picture is worth a thousand words. This says it all! Congrats girls!

At Brussels CUSD we are making some improvements to our infrastructure. Part of these improvements include a new phone system. The new system will improve safety in our district and communication between buildings and classrooms. The materials for this new system were purchased mainly with grants from various sources. BCUSD would like to thank Fred Kuhn, Chad Brodbeck, Blade Technology and Illinois Rural Electric for their efforts and support in installing equipment and getting the system up and running.

Illinois Science Assessment Each year students in fifth, eighth, and eleventh grades take a state assessment to measure their science knowledge. Students can score as emerging, developing, proficient, or exemplary. We have received the scores from the students who tested during the 21/22 school year and are excited to share that our students really did a great job on this assessment. All students in the fifth grade scored proficient or above and all of them scored above the state average. In the eighth grade, 63% of our students scored proficient or exemplary and 50% scored above the state average. In the eleventh grade, 66% of our students scored proficient or exemplary and 53% scored above the state average. We are so proud of our students and teachers.

At the district’s January 17th Board of Education meeting, candidates who met the December deadline for submitting petitions to the County Clerk’s office will have the opportunity to interview for the one Board position open at this time. The meeting on January 17, 2023 will begin at 7:00 p.m. and will meet in the grade school cafeteria. If you have questions, you are welcome to contact Mark Martin at mrmartin@brussels42.net or at 618-883-2131

Prior to leaving for break, the BHS Literature class went over to the grade school to read to the 1st and 2nd grade classroom. Our theme was “Banned Books” as that was the theme of our class this past semester. Don’t worry, the books selected were banned at some point throughout history for silly reasons. If you have time, look up banned books. You’ll discover a plethora of mainstream, classic, and children’s books, many of which you have probably read at some point. Why some books get banned is interesting to say the least, and the students at BHS have thoroughly enjoyed diving into this genre. Now on to Mythology.

PUBLIC HEARING On January 24, 2023, at 5:00 p.m., Brussels CUSD will hold a public hearing in the elementary cafeteria on a proposed plan to provide eLearning for students when in person instruction is cancelled. This plan will allow eLearning to be utilized in the case of bad weather, facility issues or other unforeseen circumstances in order to provide a continuation of learning without disruptions.

Hello All! No school on Thursday, December 21, due to predicted extreme weather conditions. Middle and high school students will still need to check in on the Brussels Strong page for attendance purposes. If you have questions, please contact your principal. mrmartin@brussels42.net or plong@brussels42.net Thank you and have a Happy Holiday! See you all in January!

Dear Parents/Guardians, Probably like you, here at school we are watching the weather predictions closely for what to expect on Thursday. From what I am seeing, it seems like there is a good chance that we will not be able to have school tomorrow. Your students are coming home this afternoon (Wednesday) with some learning materials provided by their teachers. If we are not able to have school on Thursday, your student should complete the materials and turn them in to his/her teacher when students return to school on January 5. These materials will be graded and used to record student attendance for the day. Thank you all for a great first semester and your continued support of the students who attend Brussels Elementary School! Happy holidays everyone! Stay healthy.