Good Afternoon Venice Parents! I am excited to announce and invite you to the new elementary school Groundbreaking Ceremony scheduled for Friday, February 16th beginning at 10 AM at the new school property located at 700 Broadway, Venice. Please click on the link for your personal invitation to the event: https://5il.co/2djnb It is a public event and we encourage you to attend if you are able to. The ceremony will take place inside a heated tent.
There IS school on Friday, February 16th for all students and staff. All students in grades 3-8 and staff will be bussed to the event. Please expect permissions slips to come home soon. Students in Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 2 will stay at the school and watch the ceremony live from their classroom. Construction is set to "officially" begin on Monday, February 19th. This is a very exciting time for the students, staff and the community. It is the moment we all have been waiting for. We hope you will be there to help us celebrate. If you have any questions about the event please call the district office and speak with Tami Williams at 618-274-7953, ext. 2. Have a great weekend!
Good Evening Venice Families! Due to extreme cold temperatures and freezing rain forecasted for the Monday morning commute the decision has been made that all students and staff will attend school online on Monday, January 22nd for an E-Learning Day. Online learning will begin promptly at 9 AM. Please follow the E-Learning daily schedule given to you by your child's classroom teacher and Principal Outerbridge. Please note Monday, January 22nd's, E-Learning day is considered a regular student attendance day. All students are expected to be online for school beginning at 9 AM. If a student is not online it will be counted as an unexcused absence. School will resume in person on Tuesday., January 23rd. Please call the school office if you have any questions or concerns beginning at 7:30 AM on Monday, January 22nd. We look forward to seeing all our students online beginning at 9 AM. Stay warm!
Good Morning Venice Parents! Due to short staff, we will need to cancel the After School Excel program today, Wednesday, January 17th. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. All students will be sent home at normal dismissal times today. The After School Program will resume on Thursday, January 18th. Thank you.
Good Afternoon Venice Families! Due to extreme cold temperatures on Tuesday, January 16th, students and staff will attend school online for an E-Learning Day. Online learning will begin promptly at 9 AM. Please follow the E-Learning daily schedule given to you by Principal Outerbridge.
Please note Tuesday, January 16th's, E-Learning day is considered a regular student attendance day. All students are expected to be online for school beginning at 9 AM. If a student is not online it will be counted as an unexcused absence.
School will resume in person on Wednesday., January 17th.
Please call the school office if you have any questions or concerns beginning at 7:30 AM on Tuesday, January 16th. We look forward to seeing all our students online beginning at 9 AM.
Stay warm!
Happy New Year! We hope everyone had a fantastic Christmas Break and Happy New Year. School resumes for all students and staff on Monday, January 8th. Our After School Program resumes for all students on Tuesday, January 9th. We are looking forward to a great semester!
Please mark your calendar to attend the annual CHRISTMAS ON BROADWAY on Saturday, December 9th at the Venice Public Library from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM. Enjoy Christmas music, activities, hot coco and more! Click on the link here to view the flier for more information about this event https://5il.co/2ac9w. Tis the season!
Pre-Kindergarten Science FUN! We had a blast! Thanks Ms. Mosley for making learning fun.
Some of our staff attended professional development on Professional Learning Communities this week. Thank you staff for going above and beyond for our students and their education. We appreciate you!
We are having a ball in the After School Program! Making crafts, a lot of student activities and a lot learning. Thank you Venice CUSD #3 staff for all you do for our students!
Students preparing for their day off on Friday honoring Veteran's by reading a good book! Thank you to all those who have served.
Thank you Principal Outerbridge for all you do for our students and staff. We appreciate your dedication, love for all students and staff, and your desire to make Venice Elementary the best! Thank you for all you do!
Thank you to all our parents and friends for giving candy out today at our Trunk or Treat! We appreciate you
The Pre-Kindergarten field trip to the pumpkin farm was a blast! It was a great day!
The Pre-Kindergarten field trip to the pumpkin farm was a blast! It was a great day!
Please click on the link to view the November 2023 school event calendar. Thank you.
https://5il.co/28187
Good Afternoon Venice Parents! Please read a message from the school Superintendent by clicking on the link in reference to the progress we have made on the new elementary school and important new construction dates coming up!
https://5il.co/27xge
Venice Parents! There will be no after school program on October 31st through November 8th. The After School Program will resume on Monday, November 13th. Thank you.
We are inviting students and staff to wear pink on October 30, 2023 to school in honor of women and men who are and/or who have battled breast cancer.
We will walk for a half of a mile around our campus in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
7th and 8th grade students visited the Garden Gate Tea Room in Granite City today as a culminating activity to a Social Studies unit.
7th and 8th grade students visited the Garden Gate Tea Room in Granite City today as a culminating activity to a Social Studies unit.
