May 7, 2014
NSSD112 middle school band members performed “Movie Music” to the delight of the audience at Bennett Gordon Hall at Ravinia Festival on April 29th. A huge thank you to our partner Ravinia and their Reach*Teach*Play program for such a fabulous opportunity....
Mar 24, 2014
Fourth and fifth graders at Lincoln School participated in “Passports Ready: a ‘specials’ exploration of music, dance and art from Brazil and West Africa.” This grant, coordinated by music teacher Janet Lubetkin, enabled students to achieve a deep understanding of...
Mar 1, 2014
Congratulations to Red Oak School, winner for the 3rd year in a row of the iRead trophy for most minutes read per student. Read more about iRead 2014 here.
Feb 14, 2014
Congratulations to Sherwood’s Top 10! These students received a gold medal for reading the most minutes in the school. Pictured are 7 of the 10 winners. In addition, each Friday during iRead, students entered a raffle for a chance to win one of 3...
Feb 3, 2014
Northwood students and families braved the cold last week to start a new tradition: Husky Family Game Night. Grant coordinator and Northwood teacher Nancy Cohen commented, “It was very successful. No one even realized they were building their vocabularies while...
Jan 20, 2014
Bill Steinbach, Northwood teacher and coordinator of the SPARK! Students Exploring DIY Electronics grant, deemed the recent Arduino Workshop day “a smashing success.” Thirty students participated, along with each STEM teacher from the three middle schools. Students,...
