Lego Robotics Competition a Big Success

Lego Robotics Competition a Big Success

Thirty teams from all NSSD112 schools participated in the Lego Robotics Competition on Saturday, December 10th at Northwood Jr. High School.  Thanks to a Foundation Grant from Bill Steinbach students have been building and programming Lego robots in order to compete...
Elm Place Students Build Original Instruments

Elm Place Students Build Original Instruments

As part of her Foundation Grant, Caitlin Lucci has been working with Elm Place 7th grade students to research, design and build original musical instruments. What a creative way to combine STEM and music!
Drumtastic!

Drumtastic!

Lincoln fourth and fifth graders are learning drum pieces from West Africa from master percussionist Jason Wolf thanks to a Foundation Grant from music teacher Janet Lubetkin.  Students will be performing for the community as a culmination to their study.
More Visits from the Kohl Children’s Museum

More Visits from the Kohl Children’s Museum

Thanks to a Foundation Grant from Mirela Vesa and Emily Stith, pre-kindergarten students from Green Bay School have enjoyed a several visits from the Kohl Children’s Museum. Most recently, students learned about the habitats of birds.  Students were able to...
Three In A Row for Lincoln

Three In A Row for Lincoln

For the 3rd year in a row, Lincoln School won the Fun(d) Run trophy for highest participation of all the D112 schools.  Thanks to a huge show of support from nearly all of the Lincoln staff and a strong showing from Lincoln families, they were able to pull off the...
Movie Makers at Wayne Thomas and Sherwood

Movie Makers at Wayne Thomas and Sherwood

Students at Wayne Thomas and Sherwood will soon be creating original stop motion movies to tell their stories thanks to a Foundation Grant from Amanda Kurzawski and Beth Grobarek.