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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



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/.



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 [email protected] or

Renee [email protected]

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 [email protected].



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 [email protected]

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 [email protected].

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.



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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