Have a wonderful winter break! Classes resume on Monday, January 4th! Please take a moment to read this week's edition of the Viking Voice!
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Congratulations to second grader Philly for his artwork being chosen for the Hilton Holiday Card Contest! What an amazing honor! This is the 17th year that we have partnered with Don Hill and the Oakbrook Terrace Hilton. Every year, the hotel chooses one card to use for their holiday card. The card selection committee said this year was especially difficult to chose a winner! All of the artwork submitted was very well done and creative! Congratulations, Philly!
Our staff had so much fun delivering our "Get Your Hands on a Good Book" bags. We hope your child loved it too! Thank you to FTC for providing the funds for the bags. We also want to thank the White family for the adorable Viking sticker. A huge shout out to Mrs. Schellhorn, Mrs. Ross, and Mrs. Gallagher who assembled these bags and created the student keepsake. We hope you and your child(ren) curl up over winter break to enjoy their new book! Don't forget to check out the winter break reading incentive to win a hamburger Happy Meal! Have a safe and wonderful winter break!
Thank you for a great week! Please read our latest newsletter! There is information about a change to our STEM schedule!
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Hello Kindergarten Families,
This past week was so fun testing our "houses" against the "big bad wolf!" Next week, we will be recognizing Computer Science Education Week by learning a bit about computer programming and completing an Hour of Code! Students will only need their chrome books to complete the activity. If you want to learn more or try some coding, click the link below. Have a great weekend! https://hourofcode.com/us/how-to/parents
Hello First Grade Families,
Next week we will continue our coding unit, so the only materials needed are chromebooks! Enjoy your weekend!
Salt Creek and Stella May Swartz students and teachers had a wonderful time on this Wellness Wednesday!
Happy Friday!
Take a moment to read our weekly newsletter. It has information about our "Wellness Wednesday!"
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Good Morning First Grade Families,
Next week, we will continue our study of computer coding and complete a fun activity for National Computer Science Education Week! To see what it's all about, check out https://hourofcode.com/us/how-to/parents! Have a wonderful weekend!
Happy Friday Kindergarten! Next week in STEM, we will be building our models of the houses we designed to stand up to the Big Bad Wolf! Some ideas for materials you may use are: empty tp/paper towel rolls, cardboard, tape, glue, legos, blocks, magnet tiles, tissue boxes, popsicle sticks, etc. Remember, your house only needs to be about the size of a gingerbread house or smaller and must stay up when you try to blow it down using your own wind, a fan, or a hair dryer. If it is more convenient, you may build your model before class and test it during our class time! Looking forward to next week!
We still have meals available for pick up, even on break! Meal pick up is tomorrow, Tuesday, November 17th from 1:00 to 1:30 pm and from 2:35 to 3:00 pm at the District Office (Door #2) on Villa Avenue. Please wear a mask when you pick up your meals. We are a part of the Summer Food Service Program, so any student can have free combo meals!
Hi First Grade Families,
Next week, students will be starting a Computer Coding Unit, so no materials will be needed, other than their computers! Have a wonderful and relaxing break!
Happy Friday before break Kindergarten Families! When we return, students will be trying to solve the challenge of building a house that will stand up to the "big bad wolf." For Monday, November 30th, students will only need pencil/paper to draw out their ideas after hearing the problem. Have a wonderful and relaxing break!
Thank you for participating in parent teacher conferences this week! We are beyond grateful to have such supportive parents!
Please take a moment to read this week's newsletter.
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Happy Friday Kinder and 1st Grade Families! Next week in STEM, we are going to be "building a table" to host a Thanksgiving feast during your child's LIVE class. For the activity, students will need the following materials: tp/paper towel rolls, cardboard or sturdy paper, tape. Have a great weekend and thank you for all you do to prepare your children for STEM!
Thank you to those who participated in parent-teacher conferences last night! For those of you participating in conferences tonight, please keep the following pointers in mind:
-Use your child's device and school email account to join your child's Google Meet.
-Visit meet.google.com to enter your conference. Your conference is NOT in your child's teacher's Google Classroom.
-When you get to meet.google.com, click on "Enter a Meeting Code."
-Type in your child's first name only.
-If a message appears stating that you can't create a meeting, wait a few minutes and try again. It is due to the fact that your child's teacher is not in the meeting yet.
-If you need additional assistance, please call 630-234-9781.
Hello Kindergarten Families. Next week in STEM, we will continue our study of structure and function with a quick build activity. The only materials needed are paper, a hardcover book, and tape. Enjoy your weekend!
Hello First Grade Families. Next week in STEM, students will be building their "music makers that they designed this past week during our LIVE class. Students may use any materials they have on hand, but some possible ideas include: paper, pots, pans, kitchen utensils, string, cardboard boxes, tape, shoe boxes, cups, tp rolls, etc. Looking forward to seeing the inventions come to life! Have a great weekend!
What a beautiful week! Please take a moment to read our weekly newsletter!
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We are experiencing technical difficulties this morning. If Google Meets says restricted, please shut down your computer, login, and try to join the Meet again. We're sorry for the inconvenience!