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Internet Café
February 25, 2010 - North School invited parents and students to their Internet Cafe to use computers to explore websites on the Internet. Staff members were on hand to help with navigation of the Internet and access to websites and programs for children to use to improve their academic skills. The opportunity to create email accounts was also available.
Flat Stanley came to visit North School!
Students saw a Powerpoint about Stanley in Hawaii and Puerto Rico. Then teachers modeled to students and parents how to question while they read. Next students colored their own Flat Stanley and sent him to a family friend or teacher in the district. Students are anxiously awaiting replies on Flat Stanley's adventures in those other places. Meanwhile students received a book about Flat Stanley so they can start reading about his trip to Mount Rushmore. Thanks to Mrs. Higginson, Mrs. Waecker, Mrs. Ponce, and Miss Jares for a fun-filled evening!
Parent Academy - Ballet Folklore Night
Family Literacy Night
On January 20, 2010 North School held its first Family Literacy Night. All students received Magic Tree House books. They played a game called "Get Acquainted With Story Elements." Students asked their friends about the setting, characters, plot, and author's purpose. Students also made a cube with questions that can be answered every time they read a book. Thanks to Mrs. Higginson, Mrs. Waecker, Miss Lang, and Mrs. Bywater for a fun-filled evening!
Halloween Sock Hop
North School’s PTO-sponsored Halloween Sock Hop was held this year on Friday, October 23, 2009. Those attending The Hop enjoyed dancing, food and sweets plus a chance to win any of the many tempting baskets or special events (such as lunch with the principal) by purchasing raffle tickets. Many beautiful, fanciful, creative and chilling costumes were worn by the inspired partygoers. Attending this year were Cleopatra, a recycling box, a dead football player and Michael Jackson just to name a very few. Michael Jackson’s Thriller dance moves were the hit of the party.
Thanks to the North School PTO and all who helped make this a memorable evening.
First graders visited the Garden Patch Orchard, Homer Glen, IL, recently during apple-picking season.
Students learned about growing apples, from seeds to making cider. They are heard about food sources, how food gets from the farm to the table, honeybee pollination in the orchard, and more.
They rode a hayrack to the field and toured the orchard and fields. Each received corn to feed the hungry chickens. Each student had a chance to sample freshly picked apples, and taste apple cider. Everyone went home with a bag of ripe and healthy apples.
Welcome to School Year 2010
We hope that you had a safe, happy and productive summer.
We are looking forward to seeing the children and partnering with families and community members to provide outstanding educational opportunities for all students at North School.
We would like to welcome the new kindergarten students and their families to North. We would also like to welcome all new 1st – 5th grade students and families to North.
Last year was a very important year because we revisited and updated our mission statement. The mission statement of an organization describes the function of an organization when it is operating at it’s best.
All stakeholders must reflect on the mission statement everyday. We must ask ourselves, what did I do today to advance our mission?
The 2009-2010 North School theme is Chicago Sports Teams.
It continues to be our tradition to have the fourth grade class pick the theme for their fifth and final year at North.
We think that they did a great job picking this theme because we all know that TEAM really stands for...
New Mission Statement for North School
Five graduating 5th graders were sent out on a mission! They were to come up with a draft of a new Mission Statement for North School. A Mission Statement is something that would encompass fulfilling our destination, what we look like at “Our Best” and who we are about: “Our Words and Our Actions.” All five went willingly on this journey of discovery. It consisted of reviewing four years of 5th grade Exit Surveys to gather important information from our outgoing students and reviewing our current Mission Statement and comparing it to the Mission Statements of various high performing schools/districts. During this research process they reflected on what is the ultimate goal of the students and staff of North School.
Once the students finalized the new Mission Statement, all artifacts were gathered and went through a review process by Dr. Jane L. Westerhold, North School staff members, and the North School PTO. Feedback was collected and this combined effort resulted in a new Mission Statement for the North School Community.
Thank you to Rhys Bakulinski, Jackie Contreras, Francesca Fragale, Andrea Lela, and Anjali Varghese for all their hard work and for leaving North School in such good hands.
To learn more, please write to Carol Gibbs, Principal, North Elementary School
North Elementary School
Make Up Day
Friday, April 30, 2010 is scheduled as a student attendance day to replace the snow day that was called on Wednesday, February 10. At this time, the last day of school is Thursday, June 3. Please note this change in your calendar.
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