Academics

Irving’s Spring Book Fair – CLASSROOM COIN CHALLENGE
Monday, April 14 – Thursday, April 17 
Bring your loose change to your class next week and compete to see which homeroom can raise the most money!  The winning class will get to come to the Book Fair with librarian Ms. Noonan during the week of April 21st and use the funds raised to pick out books for our library.  Should we get more mystery books?  More sports books?  You get to decide!  These books will get a bookplate honoring the winning class, be displayed on a special shelf in the library, and the winners will get the first opportunity to check these books out.
Students will also help to select books that our school will donate to Parenthesis Family Center–a local  group that provides a variety of programs to families with young children.  In addition, Scholastic Books will match our monetary donation by giving books to two non-profit organizations, Kids in Need Foundation and Kids in Distressed Situations, Inc.  These organizations help schools and libraries in both impoverished areas and areas destroyed by natural disasters, such as the Oklahoma and Missouri cities affected by recent years’ tornados.
Questions?  Contact the Book Fair Chairperson:
Stephanie Hartman  gremlin44@gmail.com

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When it comes to energy education, KidsActOnEnergy® is top of the class. Our free K-8 teacher’s guides save class preparation time, and standards-based lessons easily integrate into the regular curriculum. Our website also offers games, videos and fun facts about energy, so kids love it too!

This spring, KidsActOnEnergy will highlight the importance of energy efficiency. Beginning in March, teachers can order free materials online at KidsActOnEnergy.com. Supplies are limited, so order early!

 

D97 Summer Math Enrichment Classes

District 97 will be offering tuition-based math enrichment classes to our current fifth, sixth and seventh grade students this summer. These classes, which will be taught by math teachers from the district, will run from June 12 to July 3.

Fifth graders will have the opportunity to review the concepts taught at the fifth grade level and prepare for the upcoming school year. Sixth and seventh graders will have the opportunity to either take a review class or a class that may enable them to advance to the next level. Please note that the students who enroll in an advancement class must pass the final exam that will be administered at the end of their summer school course.

Registration for these classes will run through April 25. Registrants will be notified of their class assignment via e-mail by May 6. Please click here for more information on registration and specific course descriptions.