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Feature HeadlinesELL staffer spends summer teaching English in Italy Whittier sixth-graders take over tours for new families |
Herrick summer volleyball camp sees great turnout Bridges - Back to School Report |
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 Hillcrest pencil sale raises money for JDF The Hillcrest fourth grade sold Hillcrest Hounds pencils last month to raise money for the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, and brought in $200!  Former Herrick teachers fire up kids’ imaginations A visit from Amy Krouse Rosenthal, the author of popular children’s books including “Little Pea” and “Little Hoot,” along with a lively storytime with members of the Downers Grove North speech team, made the annual Lester PTA family reading night April 16 an occasion to remember for more than 300 attendees. Rosenthal spent the day at the school talking to students about creative writing, and during the evening, students heard stories read aloud by Rosenthal and the Downers Grove North speech team members while sampling book-themed snacks.  ‘Sloppy Joe’ author, illustrator visit Pierce DownerWhen author Dave Keane and illustrator Denise Brunkus visited Pierce Downer School on Sept. 15 to talk about their new book, “Sloppy Joe,” the first through third graders also learned about writing, illustrating, and how the duo gets their ideas.  FOX News meteorologist Amy Freeze shows Indian Trail third through fifth grade students how she does the weather on TV. The fourth grade students had been learning about weather, and wrote her to ask if she would come for a visit. U.S. Sen. Peter Roskam discusses with Belle Aire sixth grade students how a bill becomes law. |
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