They listened to the story, The Five Little Monkeys, made an alligator puppet, and sang the Five Little Monkeys song. The incoming kindergartners experienced choice time and clean up. This was a wonderful opportunity for the children to meet both teachers and be in both classrooms. The teachers were amazed at how ready the children are for school and were thrilled that there were all smiles and no tears. This is definitely something we will hold again next year.
Many youngsters prefer to read, color or do quiet activities during lunch recess.
Thanks to dependable, dedicated parent volunteers, these children can do just that twice a week. The award, given by the Conservation Foundation Forest Preserve District of DuPage, recognizes the enthusiasm and dedication of teachers promoting stewardship and science literacy through stream monitoring programs. Reckley accepted the award on behalf of her class who, for the past two years, have raised bass fish in their classroom for release in the DuPage River. They have worked with the DuPage County Forest Preserve raising small mouth bass in the classroom, and releasing them in the DuPage River in the fall of both years. Also, this class served as the pilot program for stream monitoring at the Morton Arboretum.