November is right around the corner! Be sure to double check your calendars, as there are some dates with no school ahead.
We are featuring Mr. Michels at Meridian as our last Principal for Principal Appreciation month. Mr. Michels is described as being kind, caring, and approachable. His strong leadership qualities are also paired with an excellent sense of humor! Give a shoutout to Mr. Michels!
Community member, Gail Berman is back with more sidewalk chalk art this year! She's getting in the spirit of Halloween and most recently, created our school mascots. Thank you, Gail, for bringing a smile to the students of D102 on their walks to school.
You are invited to attend the D102 Family Safety Night on Tuesday, October 29 from
6:00 - 7:30 p.m. at Aptakisic Junior High School.
This event will be conducted in two groups, one geared towards students in grades EC-3 and the other for students in grades 4-8. The event will focus on various aspects of safety, including safety in the home, Safe Prescription Drug Disposal, suicide prevention, depression awareness, healthy home routines, and CPR.
There will be a Stop the Bleed training session offered from 4:30 - 6:00 p.m.
Childcare will be provided for school-age children upon request. There will be age-appropriate safety activities and therapy dogs. Younger children are welcome to attend the event with their parents/guardians.
Please complete this interest form to register! https://tinyurl.com/4w4s8xdr
Our early childhood learners are experts in play! Play is the foundation of learning, creativity, self-expression, and constructive problem-solving.
The EC parking lot will be turned into a halloween festival with decorated cars and costumes!
Come with your whole family to grab some treats, eat dinner, and mingle with fellow monsters (friends).
Staff members and EC families will have decorated cars with treats to share. You can place a dinner order for Rosati's Pizza using the link on the flyer below.
Please RSVP by this Friday to indicate if you would like to participate by decorating your car, or if you will just be attending (no-car). No matter your choice, we hope to see you there and in costume!
Early Childhood students explored Half Day Forest Preserve for their fall family event. Our littlest learners participated in a scavenger hunt, explored with their 5 senses, and connected with their family and peers.
Pritchett's Project Boo was a huge success! Third grade student council reps helped sort donated halloween candy and halloween costumes for Fill a Heart 4 Kids. Thank you to all who made a donation!
Last week's Tripp's Family Book Club was a success! Mrs. Goldstein read the story, "A Garden in my Hands" and families learned about the custom of applying henna and were decorated with it, too.
Fourth-grade students in Mr. Seegert's class conducted an erosion experiment. The activity tied to their unit of study on landforms, which studied the makeup of soil, physical and chemical weathering, and landforms.
Today, students took on roles such as recorder, timekeeper, and encourager to help support the activity. Mr. Seegert created various scenarios with different levels of sediment and water to simulate the effects of a flood. In the end, students understood that land made of stronger root systems will best hold up to floods.
The 8th-grade band performed at halftime at the Stevenson varsity football game on September 27. They memorized the Stevenson Fight Song and marched around the AJHS parking lot in preparation for the game. Thanks to the band directors, Ms. Rakickas and Ms. Strauss, for organizing the trip.
Our elementary schools are having a tissue box decorating contest!!
Have your student decorate an old tissue box like their favorite book example. Check out these darling examples!
Students will submit their decorated box to the Tripp or Pritchett library anytime in October. The winner of the contest will receive a book!
Don't forget to have your child include their name and grade level on the box.
Join the Early Childhood Team at Half Day Forest Preserve on Friday October 11th for our next family involvement event! Families will have the opportunity to explore the grounds, walk a nature trail, and make observations with their student, while creating their own "nature parts" collections. Please see the event flyer and RSVP so we can have enough materials to accommodate! Bring your whole family!
RSVP link: https://tinyurl.com/4mj2n77h
October is Principal Appreciation Month! Today we are featuring Mrs. Schenk from Tripp Elementary School. We are so lucky to have her at the heart of Tripp School!
Come back next Friday for another celebration post!
Construction update on the new gymnasium at AJHS!
123 Andrés made a jaw-dropping appearance at Tripp! Andrés and Christina Salguero are a Latin Grammy-winning music duo who performs all over the country. Their catchy songs
and lively concerts had the whole school dancing and learning, in Spanish and English.
In honor of School Custodian Appreciation Day, we want to take a moment to recognize the incredible custodial team that keeps our campuses running smoothly every day. 🧹✨
From early mornings to late nights, their hard work ensures that our schools are clean, safe, and ready for learning. We appreciate all that you do!
Mrs. Mastri's class used Pritchett's new benches to release their butterflies! The benches were provided by our generous and dedicated PTO. Thank you for allowing Pritchett to work toward an inviting outdoor learning space for students!
Thank you to all of our teaching assistants for everything you do to support our students! Whether you are assisting students in the general education classroom, facilitating groups in one of our specialized programs, providing individual support to a student, or working alongside our EC teachers with our youngest learners, you are an important part of the team and the work you do is vital to our students' success. Your dedication and commitment to our students, and our D102 community, is very much noticed and appreciated. Our work takes many hands. Together, we are D102!
S N E A K. P E E K.
Meridian School's TEAM DAY was a success! Here's a sneak peak of their morning. Follow along for more photos and videos soon!
