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A New and Fantastic Year!

Posted Tue, 2010-08-24 10:34

Welcome back, students and staff!!

We are starting off to another great year. Today marked the first day of attendance for our students and it was such a pleasure to see so many excited and happy faces. It was especially lovely to see our new third graders. I am sure they will be acclimated to our building in no time!

Family Promise Center- North Shore

Posted Thu, 2010-05-27 07:36

The Family Promise Center opened a North Shore facility this past March. Located in Evanston, the Family Promise Center assists families who are in homeless and at-risk situations. Their services include:

Northwest CASA Visit

Posted Wed, 2010-03-10 13:02

This week representatives from Northest CASA paid a visit to our third grade classrooms. Children were given information about what constitutes a safe touch or unsafe touch as a part of our third grade health curriculum. The discussion included tips on how children can stand up for themselves and be assertive in a variety of situations.

I encourage third grade parents to discuss these presentations with their children. Children in all grade levels would benefit from talking with their parents about personal body safety.

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Local Resource for Children's Clothing

Posted Fri, 2010-02-05 09:26

Skokie Organization to Clothe our Kids, or SOCKs, is a clothing center that provides new or gently used clothing for children in kindergarten through 8th grade. It is a wonderful local organization that provides the clothing free of charge to families in need.

Love and Logic, Continued!

Posted Wed, 2010-01-20 13:29

Just last week I raved about the Love and Logic parenting tips email. Today Love and Logic provided an especially salient recommendation. I am taking liberties at pasting it in my blog, but all of the credit goes to Love and Logic! Here is what they had to say: