First graders are working hard on their phonics skills. Students are in individualized groups and complete sorts during Word Study! 👏🏻😊
1st Grade lions engaged in informational writing about the life cycles of a frog. Do you know what they are? Just ask any 1st grader!
Happy Administrative Professionals Day Cindy Cronin and Anna Regan! These two special people do an incredible amount of work for me, our students, staff, and learning community...much appreciated! Enjoy your special day!
The first graders continue to learn about Oviparous Animals! Last week we learned about chickens. This week we are learning about frogs. Next up.... ladybugs!
Can you guess which oviparous animal lived in this nest??
The kids used their Seesaw app to draw their responses.
Socially distanced math games to practice adding on a number path!
Mrs. Sopha, our Elizabeth Ide social worker, is visiting 1st grade classrooms this month to work on reviewing our social emotional skills.
Team Beseth has been using Mind Yeti in the classroom. Mind Yeti is a kid-friendly tool to help ease anxiety and teach students about mindfulness. Mindfulness is the practice of paying attention to things as they are right now with kindness and curiosity. #mindyeti #calmclassroom
The best day to candle an egg is on day 7! We took the eggs out today and held a light to them so that we could see inside. If an embryo has started growing then you can see the blood vessels that have formed. We even saw a shadow of the baby chick moving inside! 🥚🐣#weareeggcited
Mrs. Schultz is starting a school garden this year! The second graders are thrilled to be part of this exciting project. This week, we planted marigold seeds. The students took them home to care for them and will bring them back to school to plant around the new garden. We can't wait to see our flowers bloom just as beautifully as our students have this year!
During this last stretch of the year, our 2nd graders are referred to as Pre-Panthers. This is an important title as they prepare for the transition to Prairieview in the Fall. Our preparation heavily focuses on executive functioning skills like organization and whole body listening. This is a very exciting time for our learners!
A ROARING moment of our Kindergarten artists proudly snapping a pic on Seesaw of their completed Alma Thomas water color project to be shared with their fellow lions!
The first graders are “egg”cited to learn about life cycles this month. The chick eggs have been incubating for 7 days now and are expected to hatch the beginning of May!
First graders are learning all about frog life cycles this week! We used our text to discuss facts vs. opinions about frogs.
IDE 1st & 2nd GRADE FAMILIES....Don't forget that ever FRIDAY from now on is an early dismissal schedule. Start and end times are 7:40 a.m. - 11:40 a.m.
IDE PreK and KDG FAMILIES....Follow the regular schedule that started on April 12th.
Have a fabulous and ROARING Friday Lions!
Tomorrow is the last day to place orders for the TEAM 66 Spring Flower & Plant Sale: https://my.cheddarup.com/c/team66-spring-plant-sale
Our March District Eat Out is scheduled to take place on 3/25 from 5-8pm at Portillo’s, 134 E Boughton Rd, Bolingbrook. See the flyer for more info: https://bit.ly/3qJOhpK
Have you started your spring cleaning? Save the date for TEAM 66's Savers Used Goods Collection on Sat., 4/3 at PV. Stay tuned for the official drop-off hours and more details.
Submissions are now open for our annual teacher grants! Teaching grants are awarded to District 66 staff for projects that enhance the student learning experience. Team 66 strives to fund innovative teaching grants to provide resources directly to the classroom for teachers to implement new educational programs, facilitate student
achievement and skill development, recognize and encourage staff excellence, and expand community involvement from individuals, businesses and civic organizations. We look forward to reviewing these grant submissions! Stay tuned to the May board meeting for a list approved grants.
Virtual Trivia Night took place on Saturday, February 27th! Thank you again to all of the district friends and families that signed up! We are also so grateful for our sponsors who contributed to this wonderful event. We are looking forward to more trivia fun next year!
Due to inclement weather there will be no in-person learning today, Tues., Feb. 16. There will be no BACC. Students will be remote learning as they did during the Adaptive Pause. Be safe!