December 4th , 2025
Happy Birthday Hunter Rutan & Tristan Strubberg!!
Congratulations to the 7th & 8th Grade Team on their win over Gifford on Tuesday night.
Friday, December 5th is Blue Hour! This Blue Hour will be a dodgeball tournament between 5th and 6th graders and 7th and 8th graders. Fifth and 6th graders will be playing by homerooms and 7th and 8th graders will be playing by a teacher draft. Blooket will be available in the library if you do not want to play in the dodgeball tournament. There will be no concession stands for this Blue Hour, but the Blue Hour store will be open from 1:40-2:15!
7th Grade Girls' Volleyball Tryouts
12/8—4:30-6:30 PM
12/9—-3:00-4:30 PM
8th Grade Girls' Volleyball Tryouts
12/8—Time TBD ( Tentative 6-730pm)
Elevate Permission Slips Due Wednesday, December 10th
Toys for Tots donations can be dropped off in the box in the front foyer.
Orland Park Dental Services will be here on Wednesday, January 14th. Sign your child up here. ?Questions? Contact Nurse Amy Downing at adowning@bismarck.k12.il.us.
Tonight's Activities:
Holiday Concert
5th/6th Grade - 5pm
Jr/High School 6pm
Adding Lunch Money through Teacher Ease
Indicated Change
Breakfast
12/5- Pancake Bites W. Syrup, Fruit, Juice, Milk
12/8-Nutri-Grain Bar, String Cheese, Fruit, Juice, Milk
12/9-Breakfast Pizza, Fruit, Juice, Milk
12/10- Cherry Apple Crunch, Cheese Cubes, Fruit, Juice, Milk
12/11- Ham, Egg & Cheese Breakfast Sandwich, Fruit, Juice, Milk
12/12-Assorted Muffins, Yogurt Cup, Fruit, Juice, Milk
Lunch
12/4- Macaroni & Cheese, Bosco Stick, Peas, Fruit, Milk
12/5- Fiestada Pizza, Corn, Fruit, Milk
12/8- Chicken Patty, Peas & Carrots, Fruit, Milk
12/9- Soft Taco W. The Works, Fiestade Beans, Fruit, Milk
12/10- Orange Chicken, Fried Rice, Mixed Vegetables, Fruit, Fortune Cookie, Milk
12/11- Pork Fritter, Chips, Green Beans, Fruit, Cookie, Milk
12/12-Pepperoni Pizza, Side Salad, Fruit, Milk
Dates to Remember :
4th- Holiday Concert
5th- Blue Hour
5th/6th- 7th BBB @ St. Malaki
9th- BBB Vs. Westville
11th- BBB Vs. Heritage
12th- 8th BBB @ St. Malaki
16th- BBB @ Chrisman
18th- BBB Vs. Hoopeston (8th Grade Night)
19th- End of Nine Weeks
Elevate
Current kindergarten through 5th graders, check out what we will be doing at Bismarck’s Camp Invention May 25-29th! You can sign up here: https://www.invent.org/program-search. Students do not have to be from Bismarck to attend. See you then!

