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Aptakisic Students Qualify for State Science Fair
Congratulations to the 11 Aptakisic students who
competed at the Regional Science Fair during the first
week in March. Six projects and papers qualified for the
State Science Fair in May. Four projects received
Broadcom MASTERS Competition Nominations. Thesenominees will be screened via an application process
answering questions about their project and their
understanding of science and engineering in everyday
life. The Broadcom MASTERS projects will be judgedduring the summer and narrowed to 30 finalists. The finalists will compete at the national finals in
California where they will showcase their projects and visit sites that celebrate innovation.
Two Pritchett Teachers Partner to Expand Learning Opportunities
For a half hour each week, fourth graders in Mrs.
Murdach's class work with a first grade buddy from Mrs.
Amatangelo's class. These two teachers wanted a multi-
age learning experience focusing on expanded
academic and social emotional learning opportunities.
This past fall, Mrs. Amatangelo and Mrs. Murdach built
a common core unit around a theme-dogs, which
included math, science, reading and writing activities.
"Students read Presidential Pooches, Canine
Companions, or Hollywood Hounds to their buddies recently," noted Mrs. Murdach. "The first and
fourth graders used a drawing and editing app on the iPad to depict the purpose of the story and
recorded the meaning of each new vocabulary word." In February, fourth graders taught the first
graders how to solve math word problems using models and equations. Follow these classes on
Twitter @murdach4th102 and @samatangelo102.
Book Discussion Encourages Growth Mindset
Parents with children in D102's Gifted and Talented
Education (GTE) program spent the evening of March 4
discussing Chapter 7 of Dr. Carol Dweck's book
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Book discussion, "...a growth-mindset says: You
are a developing person and I am interested in
your development. A fixed-mindset says: You
have permanent traits and I am judging you.
(Dweck 173).
Mindset: The New Psychology of Success. Dr Dweckbelieves that for a person to fulfill his/her full potential,he/she must have the correct mindset, a growthmindset. It is important to concentrate on the things onehas control over and what can be changed or improvedrather than think one's intelligence and talents are set instone. On page 206 of Mindset, UCLA Coach JohnWooden was quoted, "You have to apply yourself eachday to become a little better. By applying yourself to thetask of becoming a little better each day over a period oftime, you will become a lot better." Thank you to theprogram host, Dr. Julie Brua, Assistant Superintendentof Curriculum and Instruction and members of the GTEbook discussion group including Julie Bratton, parent,Nancy Connor, GTE teacher, Karen Kos, GTE teacher, Stacy Lipshutz, GTE teacher, and Barry Love,Aptakisic Media Specialist.
'Mindset' Author to Speak at Barrington High School on April 27
New York Times bestselling author and renownedpsychologist Dr. Carol Dweck will speak in theBarrington High School auditorium on Monday,April 27 at 7:30pm. Dweck, author of Mindset:The Psychology of Success, will discuss her bookand take questions from the audience. The eventis supported by the BHS Educational Foundationand PTO Presidents' Council.
Still Time to Take The 5-Essentials Parent SurveyPlease share feedback about your child's schoolat 2015 5-Essentials Survey. We are very close tothe 20% mark at each school, which we need inorder to view the results. Thank you for taking thesurvey at https://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/.
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Meridian Parents Invited toCoffee with the
Principal March 19 Mrs. Jenkins, Principal, and
Mr. Rogers, AssistantPrincipal, are hosting acoffee with the Principalon March 19 at 11:00amfor parents/guardians. Thefocus will include the resultsof the 5-Essentials surveyand any other topics thatparents would like to
discuss. Please RSVP toMrs. Baldacci or Mrs.Malartsik by March 17.
Appointments forKindergarten Residency
VerificationSteps for registering your childfor Kindergarten at Pritchett or
Tripp Schools. 1) Complete an online pre-registration form by 3/12.2) Schedule an appointmentduring the online preregistrationprocess.3) Receive a confirmation emailwith appointment date/time.4) Bring a photo ID to theappointment and:a) Child's original birthcertificate or passportb) Visa (if a birth certificateor passport is not available)c) Proof of Residencyform (please fill out the formand bring to residencyverification appointment)along with all requiredoriginal residencydocuments. More details.
PTO Hosting PotbellyFundraiser March 12
Please join us for food, fun,and goodwill at PotbellySandwich Shop, 1520 E.
Lake Cook Road, Wheeling,on Thursday, March 12 from5:00-8:00pm. Potbelly willdonate 25% of sales tosupport D102's PTO.
PrePaid Tuition Info, March18
College Illinois is hosting aninformation session aboutthe College Illinois prepaidtuition plan on March 18from 6:00-7:00pm at theIllinois Student AssistanceCommission (ISAC), 1755Lake Cook Road, Deerfield.
Obtain detailsat collegeillinois.org/events
or call 877-877-3724.
BINGO Night DinnerReservation Due March 16Please visit the PTO websiteat d102.org/pto to downloaddinner registration and raffleticket forms. Forms are dueby 3pm on March 16. If you
have any questions or would liketo volunteer, please contact
Mara Lewisat maralewis@sbcglobal.net or
Renee Albericoatralberico@me.com
SHS Hockey Tryouts Open toAptakisic 8th Graders
Attention ice hockey players:the Stevenson High Schoolhockey teams are holdingtry-outs for their spring 2015teams on March 19 at TwinRinks Ice Arena in BuffaloGrove. The Spring programis open to current Stevensonstudents and current 8th
graders entering Stevensonthis coming Fall. More details.
Please direct questions tojeff.dowd@cohnreznick.com.
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Pritchett Book Fair March 11-13
Pritchett Book Fairis Wednesday, March 11,3:30-6:00pm, Thursday,March 12, 1:00-8:00pm,and Friday, March 13, 9:30am-1:00pm. Buy a
special book for your child orfrom a teacher's wish list. Tovolunteer, please contact
Jenny Banat jennyban2@gmail.com
Pritchett 1st Grade FlowerOrders Due March 20
Pritchett's 1st grade chorusconcert is on March 26. PTO isselling flowers and/or candy foryou to give to your child the
night of the concert. Order formsare due by 3pm on March
20. For more details, contactJenny Ban
at jennyban2@gmail.com.
8th Graders Invited to SHS Co-Curricular Fair March 25Stevenson's Co-Curricular
Fair will be held onWednesday, March 25 from6:30-8:30pm in SHS Field
House.
Parent Input Forms Due forClass Building, March 27 If you wish to supply yourchild's school with specificinformation about your childfor class building purposes,please submit a Parent Input
Form by March 27.Information and forms arelocated on your school's
website.
Girls Offered Tech CampScholarships
Girls ages 7-17 are invited toapply for a scholarship to attendan iD tech Camp (usually held atNorthwestern and Lake Forest
College). iD Tech ispartnering with Code.org, anon-profit dedicated to
expanding participation incomputer science, to send100 girls to iD Tech Camps
for free. Apply for ascholarship
at www.iDTech.com/girls through April 1.
Meridian Personal Care DriveMrs. Braun and Mr. Shil'steam is hosting a PersonalCare Drive now throughApril 20. Laundry basketswill be located around
Meridian School to depositpersonal care items such as
toothpaste, shampoo,deodorant, and soap.
Donations will be given tothe Vernon Area Township
for those in need.
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March 2015
3/12 Half Day -Parent/TeacherConferences, AM
Kindergarten/EC Only
3/13 No School -Parent/TeacherConferences
3/16 Board Mtg.
3/24 Mosaic Talent Show,AJHS, 7:00pm
3/26 Pritchett 1st GradeConcert, 7:00pm
3/30-4/3 Spring Break-NoSchool
4/6 School Resumes
4/26 D102 Challenge 5K/1Mile
D102 VISION
Every day, every student willcome to school and be metwith learning opportunities at
his/her personaldevelopmental level in allsubject areas. He/she willleave school having been
challenged, feelingsuccessful, and lookingforward to tomorrow.
D102 BOARD OF
EDUCATION
Ellyn Ross, PresidentPelleg Graupe, Vice
PresidentAlan Rubenstein, Secretary
Jeremy GalfieldSteve LefarScott Linn
Lenny Ostach
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