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Superintendent Scott Olinger is pleased to announce that Plainfield Community School Corporation’s school board has voted unanimously to appoint Mr. Ryan King as the new Principal ...
Over the last few years, the Plainfield Schools team has embraced STEM-based learning. A focus on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) does not mean we’re ignoring thin...
If you saw any red flashes run by last night, it may have been one of our fifth grade track stars.We want to give a major shoutout to our Fifth Grade Track Team for a Third Place f...
Some Van Buren students were able to compete in a couple of competitions this week, and we are proud of their achievements!Math Bowl: Comprised of fourth and fifth grade students,...
Today, Van Buren students participated in a Walkathon to help raise money for our school! Classes walked a lap over to Central Elementary, and enjoyed receiving medals at the fini...
Men IN Action came to share the story of "Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match". The story empowers young people by reinforcing the truth that our differences are what make us unique!
Today, Van Buren students were lucky to have visitors from the high school teach them about words in Spanish! This is a fun tradition that has happened for the past several years,...
Snapology visited the Van Buren kindergarten classrooms to teach students building, pre-engineering, art, and other STEAM skills
Happy Spring Break, Van Buren! Students in first and second grades celebrated Beach Reading Day the day before Spring Break. Relax on the beach with a great book!
The 2022 Teacher of the Year process is underway in Plainfield, and last evening the four elementary schools made their selection. After Spring Break, those four elementary teacher...
Students in Mrs. Ash's class celebrated Dr. Seuss' birthday by dressing up and doing fun learning activities.
Van Buren students celebrated reading today by decorating masks and reading with them. Every student had an opportunity to personalize their masks and have some quiet reading time....
Mrs. Ash's class visited the STEM room. After we took a look at all the fun things in the room we discussed push and pull. First, we walked around the room and found things that ...
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One way Plainfield Schools lives its commitment to educating and supporting the whole child is by employing a licensed school counselor in each elementary school, an...
After studying Esperanza Rising, Mrs. Love's class created cabins and tested their strength against a "dust storm" (aka hairdryer).Mrs. Manning introduced multicultural crayons to ...
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, so...
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.