Fourth-grade students in Mr. Seegert's class conducted an erosion experiment. The activity tied to their unit of study on landforms, which studied the makeup of soil, physical and chemical weathering, and landforms.
Today, students took on roles such as recorder, timekeeper, and encourager to help support the activity. Mr. Seegert created various scenarios with different levels of sediment and water to simulate the effects of a flood. In the end, students understood that land made of stronger root systems will best hold up to floods.
The 8th-grade band performed at halftime at the Stevenson varsity football game on September 27. They memorized the Stevenson Fight Song and marched around the AJHS parking lot in preparation for the game. Thanks to the band directors, Ms. Rakickas and Ms. Strauss, for organizing the trip.
Our elementary schools are having a tissue box decorating contest!!
Have your student decorate an old tissue box like their favorite book example. Check out these darling examples!
Students will submit their decorated box to the Tripp or Pritchett library anytime in October. The winner of the contest will receive a book!
Don't forget to have your child include their name and grade level on the box.
Join the Early Childhood Team at Half Day Forest Preserve on Friday October 11th for our next family involvement event! Families will have the opportunity to explore the grounds, walk a nature trail, and make observations with their student, while creating their own "nature parts" collections. Please see the event flyer and RSVP so we can have enough materials to accommodate! Bring your whole family!
RSVP link: https://tinyurl.com/4mj2n77h
October is Principal Appreciation Month! Today we are featuring Mrs. Schenk from Tripp Elementary School. We are so lucky to have her at the heart of Tripp School!
Come back next Friday for another celebration post!
Construction update on the new gymnasium at AJHS!
123 Andrés made a jaw-dropping appearance at Tripp! Andrés and Christina Salguero are a Latin Grammy-winning music duo who performs all over the country. Their catchy songs
and lively concerts had the whole school dancing and learning, in Spanish and English.
In honor of School Custodian Appreciation Day, we want to take a moment to recognize the incredible custodial team that keeps our campuses running smoothly every day. 🧹✨
From early mornings to late nights, their hard work ensures that our schools are clean, safe, and ready for learning. We appreciate all that you do!
Mrs. Mastri's class used Pritchett's new benches to release their butterflies! The benches were provided by our generous and dedicated PTO. Thank you for allowing Pritchett to work toward an inviting outdoor learning space for students!
Thank you to all of our teaching assistants for everything you do to support our students! Whether you are assisting students in the general education classroom, facilitating groups in one of our specialized programs, providing individual support to a student, or working alongside our EC teachers with our youngest learners, you are an important part of the team and the work you do is vital to our students' success. Your dedication and commitment to our students, and our D102 community, is very much noticed and appreciated. Our work takes many hands. Together, we are D102!
S N E A K. P E E K.
Meridian School's TEAM DAY was a success! Here's a sneak peak of their morning. Follow along for more photos and videos soon!
Tripp School's staff: teaching, learning, and smiling TOGETHER.
Construction for our new gym is underway at AJHS! Staff and students are looking forward to having this new space ready for Fall 2025.
Mrs. Cummin's students measured an object's shadow at different times throughout the day. Their goal was to see how the size and angle of the shadow changed due to the sun's position in the sky.
Today is Technology Professionals Day! Our IT professionals are the unsung heroes of D102, working behind the scenes to ensure staff and students have the technological tools they need to succeed each day! Thank you for all you do for 102!
Friday was orange day in kindergarten at Pritchett! Throughout the week, students were writing the word orange, brainstorming things that were orange, and learned a song, too! This Friday will be yellow day!
AJHS's Clara Shim shot a personal best 88 at the IESA State Golf Tournament. She came in 16th place among a field of 79 talented golfers! Shoutout to Coach Drews for all his help and support walking all 18 holes with Clara in the very hot temperatures as well as the entire golf coaching staff for another great season. Go Eagles!
Introducing D102's new app! It's everything D102, in your pocket.
With the new app, you can access documents, events, news updates, and even emergency
notifications.
Ishaan Agrawal, Mohammad Azhar, and Bowen Li have been named this year’s #JuniorInnovators Top 300. Founded and produced by the Society for Science, the Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge is the premier STEM competition for middle school students. Finalists will be announced on September 18. Congratulations, gentleman!
Students in Mrs. Pacanowski's class at Meridian were making more music! They composed an eight beat rhythm pattern with their classmates. These fifth graders selected percussion instruments and practiced the song “Ickle Ockle.”
