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Terrace Second Graders Celebrate Chinese New Year
Red, symbolic for good luck, was the color to wear in Maria Giacone’s second grade class when her students celebrated the Year of the Ox-Chinese New Year.

In preparation for Monday’s learning events, the class researched and read everything about the Chinese culture and the New Year. A speaker from the Des Plaines Historical Society shared the customs and activities associated with the event.

Every student was ready for the day. They grasped wish scrolls that were wrapped in red construction paper and tied to a paper orange. This activity simulated the practice of writing one’s wish in a scroll, tying it to an orange, and tossing it at a tree. If the wish caught in the tree, the wish came true. While Giacone’s students did not brave the elements to pitch oranges at the trees outside Terrace School, they did affix them to a one-dimensional construction paper tree that adorned the front of the classroom. The students also wrote emails to their Chinese counterparts.

The highlight of the celebration was a feast that featured dumplings, rice noodles, orange slices, fish-shaped pancakes and yogurt drinks. Nancy Bang, Terrace principal, got into the act by serving the young celebrants.

Algonquin AP Promoted to Principalship
Bradley J. Stein, Algonquin Middle School Assistant Principal, has been named the new principal of Terrace Elementary School in District 62. His promotion was unanimously approved at the January 20 Board of Education meeting.

Stein has served as the Assistant Principal since July 2006. He began his educational career as a summer school teacher and permanent substitute teacher in the River Forest School system. Prior to his employment with District 62, Stein taught fifth grade in the Skokie/Morton Grove School District.

Throughout his leadership experiences, Stein has demonstrated effective communications with fellow administrators, staff, students, and parents by utilizing personal conferences, email, and memorandums. Additionally, he maintained a professional learning community through collegiality and collaboration, which has fostered a positive climate and culture at Algonquin. He is skilled at using data to make decisions about discipline, curriculum, and instruction.

Stein is a graduate of Illinois State University with a bachelor’s degree in Psychology. He also earned a master's degree in education from Roosevelt University and his Type-75 certification from the University of Illinois-Chicago. Stein is currently working toward a doctorate degree from the University of Illinois-Chicago.

Stein will assume the Terrace Elementary School principal position on July 1, 2009. When asked about the Terrace principalship, he replied, “I am confident that my skills in communication, organization, problem solving, and working with diverse students and staff will be an asset in fulfilling District 62 goals.” He will replace the retiring principal, Nancy Bang. Stein is married, with two sons, and resides in Buffalo Grove.

About School District 62 - Des Plaines School District 62 educates more than 4,700 students in eleven K-8 schools and employs more than 750 certified and support staff.

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Rollover picture above - Capt. George Lisner talks to the 4th and 5th grade students about the Christmas Tree Ship. The students had the opportunity to visit the current Christmas Tree Ship at Navy Pier in December.