
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.







The After School Program students are busy with Fall activities. Their work is amazing!





Good Day Parents/Guardians and Community Stakeholders,
Please be advise that on October 6th and November 9th, 2023, our school will be closed in order to provide needed professional development to our teachers and staff.
These two instructional days will be made up by adding two days at the end of the 2023 - 2024 school year.
As always, we appreciate your attention and cooperation as we endeavor to provide the best for every student at Venice CUSD 3.