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3rd Grade GTD Curriculum Night Presentation

Welcome Back 2017/18

I am so excited to begin a new school year in my new position as the Gifted & Talented Differentiation (GTD) resource teacher.  I am so lucky that I get to work directly with so many students this year across ALL grade levels in math and English language arts (ELA)!  I will provide direct services to students through a combination of going into classrooms to co-teach as well as pulling students out for enrichment lessons.  In addition to my direct contact with students, I get to work with all the amazing Mann teachers to help create a challenging learning environment and expand classroom differentiation practices.

As you may know, this is a transition year for our GTD program in District 97, so I am looking forward to helping parents, teachers, and students adjust and grow from the improvements this change will bring to our school. We must work together to offer all children the valuable learning opportunities; we must challenge and support all of our students.  Change is hard, but by working together, I know we can create an excellent program that will enrich all of our students' school experiences.

My experience has prepared me for this role in this transitional year.  I attended Illinois State University and graduated with a Bachelors of Science in education.  As soon as I finished my student teaching experience in Chicago Public Schools, I started working in Oak Park District 97.  I spent the first ten years of my teaching career at Percy Julian Middle School teaching 6th grade; over the course of my time there I taught math, science, reading, language arts and integrated studies. I love teaching all the subjects, but my true passion is math education. During my time at Julian, I went back to school not once, but twice to earn two masters degrees (life-long learner here).  One is a Masters in Curriculum & Instruction from Concordia University, and the other is a Masters in Leadership & Administration from Saint Xavier University.  After ten years at Julian, I was ready for a new challenge, so I accepted a position to teach 4th grade here at Mann School.  I taught fourth grade for three years and loved it. When I heard the district was starting to make changes to the GTD program, I knew I had to be a part of this change.

To learn even more about me, check out my About Me tab. 

Memories from 2017

Thank you for a FABULOUS year!

Proud Small Business Owners

I am so proud of all my 4th graders!  They worked hard, learned a lot, and opened successful business today!  #proudteacher

Mava

Crystal Jewels

Super Craftastic

The Plaza

Handymen INC

Out of this World

Kawaii Krafters

S & S Only

The 4th Grade Mall- Advertisments

4th Grade Mall Parent Shopping Details

Town Hall for D97 Kids (Grades 3-8)

On Thursday, May 18, the members of District 97's Student Advisory Panel will be hosting a town hall for children in grades three through eight at Julian Middle School from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. This student-only session will feature activities that were designed and will be run by the elementary and middle school student leaders who serve on the panel. These activities will help the children get to know each other, and give them the opportunity to share/explore their thoughts, feelings, and experiences around the theme of the event, which is "I Belong." Light refreshments will be served. In addition, every attendee will receive a button created by their classmates and a special gift from the district.

Final Horseshoe Hooray Store Donations

The Horseshoe Hooray Store
Needs Donations

The PBIS team is once again organizing for a final, gigantic Horseshoe Hooray Store on Friday, June 2nd.  We are looking for donations to help make the store great and allow students to redeem their earned Horseshoe Hoorays. During the month of May, you can send any new or gently used "Summer Fun" items to the office such as balls, games, books, crafts, Frisbees, kites, jump ropes, chalk, bubbles, glow sticks, etc. For example, if you visit stores like Michael's you will see $1 bubble wands which are a big hit. We appreciate your help!

ISO Plastic Water Bottles

Dear Families,

We are collecting clean, empty, plastic water bottles for an activity that ties into our One Book, One School read, Because of Winn-Dixie. If you have any empty bottles, please send them in with your child to bring to the media center. We will also be collecting them in the lunchroom.

Once we have used them for the Winn-Dixie project, we will use them again for an Earth Day project on recycling.

Thank you! 

Let It Go... Decompose

This song is amazing!  We had a sing-along to it yesterday in math! :)  

Math Review for Unit 3 Test Tomorrow

If you are looking for more problems to do while studying for tomorrow's unit 3 test, try these!

Service Project- Birthday Gifts for Kids in Shelters

Dear Mann Community,

Housing Forward, formerly PADS, was so impressed with our blanket drive efforts last year that they asked if we would join them in an exciting service project. They received a grant through the Future Philanthropists Program that our Student Council members, under the direction of Mr. Hayward, Mrs. LaHucik, and help from Mrs. Sullivan, have been working hard on and want to share with you.

There are three main components of the grant. First, we received money to create 13 activity kits for the local shelters and two Prevail sites. We are filling the kits with games, books, crafts, etc. that can be used by the preschoolers – fifth grade students living in the shelters. The second part is an educational piece. Our student council members are learning about homelessness and how they can make a difference in the lives of those affected by it. Finally, the third part involves our wonderful community.

We would like to provide birthday gifts for the kids living in the area shelters. Over the next three weeks, we will be collecting donations in Mrs. Sullivan's office. As you will see below, the items consist of toys, clothing, and other interests of the children. Other age appropriate items would be welcomed.  For the teenagers, gift cards (such as Visa) would be wonderful to help them acquire their wishes. Items should come to school unwrapped and labeled such as "Girl, 2 yrs." The Student Council Members will organize, wrap and deliver the donations. ****Donations will be collected through February 1st. It is with your help, we can achieve this third part of the grant. Grade levels have been each assigned two children.

Grade Level	Children in shelters	Family wishes
Kindergarten	Girl (2yrs) Boy (19 yrs)	Clothes; underwear; educational toys Pants (26 waist; 34 length)shoes;  needs his laptop fixed
1st Grade	Boy (1 yrs) Girl (16 yrs)	Pampers size 3; clothes; educational toys American Girl Doll; clothes; art items
2nd Grade	Girl (9 yrs) Boy (17 yrs)	Boots, coat, (likes blue/purple; chocolate and Wizard of Oz) I-tunes gift card; music posters; football
3rd Grade	Girl (2 yrs) Girl (15 yrs)	Summer outfits (size 2T); stuffed animals with big eyes; I-tunes gift card; nail polish; jewelry; clothes size 8
4th Grade	Girl (2 yrs) Girl (15 yrs)	Clothes; toys (favorite color is pink) Drawing sets; paints; sketch pad; hair clips
5th Grade	Girl (8 yrs) Boy (17 yrs)	Shoes and boots (size 7-8); Pikachu;  reading and art items Clothes – size 32; jeans t-shirts; socks; pictures of Rugby

Thank you in advance for your generosity in helping with this grant,

Jim Hayward, Ann LaHucik and Cheryl Sullivan

4th and 5th grade Student Council Members

World War II Jigsaw Posters

Boys & Girls, here are the posters your classmates made and presented to us this week.  Reference these to add additional notes to your note catcher.

Additionally, here the introduction presentation I gave you last week.  You can reference this for additional facts.