Final June Newsletter 2015-2016

Oakbrook
School News
From
Ms. Cail,
Principal
END OF THE
YEAR
FAMILY
NOTES
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prepare for
our next
school year it
is important to
send your 20152016 Registration Packets to
school. If you
have questions contact
the school office: 630-766-6336
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Please ensure
that we have
your updated
contact information such as
email and
phone number. This is
helpful in communicating
with our student’s families.
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money or important information with
your child,
please ensure
your child’s
name, his/her
teacher and
purpose is
clearly labeled.
Oakbrook
School's
Vision
The Oakbrook School
Community will embrace
the diversity of our students and collaborate to
challenge and encourage
students to be 21st
century learners with the
resources to succeed in
work and life.
June
2016
Working Together as a Community
Wood Dale School
District #7
Dear Oakbrook Families,
This school year has gone by extremely fast and for the first time in a long time, we did not have to take any snow
days! As I reflect on my third year at Oakbrook School, I am proud of the many student, staff, and PTO accomplishments
from this year.
The children are the reason why we all focus our energy here and it is very rewarding to see them excel in so
many areas. The children in first and second grade finished taking the MAP test and overall improved in reading. Students
showed growth in math as you will see when you receive your child's individual MAP report. Kindergarten students made
growth in the ability to retell a story. Their success can be attributed to excellent parenting and dedicated teachers who
provide an environment that encourages all students to reach their highest potential. I know I can speak for our staff in saying that it is a privilege to partner with all of you in the development of our students.
I hope everyone has plans to spend quality family time together this summer. Our lives are very busy and finding
balance in life is one of the challenges of this journey. I know many families will travel and expose children to historical sites
and other adventures that support learning. Research shows if children are not learning and reading over the summer they
will lose skills they have attained during the previous school year. Therefore, please take advantage of the summer library
program and other academic opportunities that will support student learning.
On behalf of the Oakbrook School Staff, I would like to thank everyone for making this school year such a success.
I will miss greeting students as they step off the bus and seeing their warm smiles. I will miss waving hi and good-bye to parents as they drop their precious children off in the morning. I will miss playing with the children during recess and seeing
their face light up with joy simply because I'm holding a jump rope. I will miss walking down the hallway and seeing the beautiful smiles on the children's faces. I will miss doing announcements every morning wondering who would be doing them
with me. It has been my pleasure getting to know the new group of kindergarteners, and we wave a sad good-bye to the
second graders. Our first graders now are our new leaders of Oakbrook School.
Everyone have a safe and enjoyable summer!
Ms. Cail
Principal
Shining Stars
The Shining Star is a first grader
from room 7 in Ms. Garcia’s class.
The Shining Star is Eimy!! She is a
very intelligent student who works
hard in all academic areas. Eimy is
reading at the first grade level and
can read 28/30 first grade Word
Feature words in Spanish! She
reads with great fluency and expression. In the area of math, Eimy
can add and subtract two digit
numbers and can recall her math
facts fast. She is a very sweet and
respectful student to her friends and adults. Eimy enjoys
helping her friends, participating in classroom discussions, and being a teacher assistant. Congratulations,
Eimy on being this week’s shining star!
The shining star coming from
Room 5 is kindergartener, Aidan! Aidan is able to read all
the kindergarten popcorn
words and he is becoming an
excellent writer. He uses brave
spelling, finger spaces, and
capital letters when writing
sentences! Incredible! He works
hard in the classroom and is
always focusing on his work.
He often reminds students of
the classroom rules and I can
always count on Aidan to be a
role model in our classroom! He treats all his classmates
with kindness and respect. Congratulations Aidan for being room 5’s SHINING STAR!
The Shining Star coming from
room 2 is first grader, Kevin He
has worked very hard this year in
first grade. He has improved in
both math and reading! He also
has learned the Oakbrook School
rules and follows the cool tools.
Kevin also enjoys helping other
students. Keep up the great
work! Congratulations to Kevin
for being this week’s SHINING
STAR!!
The shining star coming from
Room 13 is second grader, Axel. He always demonstrates
good citizenship and leadership skills throughout his school
day. He likes to help others by offering to help when someone is in
need. Axel follows the Pillars of Character by always being respectful to
his teachers and classmates and follows all school rules. Axel tries very
hard in all of his schoolwork by always trying his best. He also always
demonstrates enthusiasm for leaning
everyday. Congratulations Axel for
being room 13’s SHINING STAR!
Shining Stars
There is a Shining Star coming from first grade in
Mrs. Kwilos’s class. Roxanne is a true shining
star! Every day she comes to school prepared to
learn. She approaches her daily work with a
positive attitude and strives to always do her
best. She is a very responsible and honest citizen! She is reading above level in first grade!
She continues to show improvements in her
reading, because she practices her reading daily
during silent reading. Roxanne is able to write 5
or more sentences all by herself! Roxanne is a
leader in the classroom and I can always count
on her to show great character. Keep shining
Roxanne!
Attention Oakbrook Foxes! The Shining Star
coming from Ms. Aguirre’s PM kindergarten
classroom is Brittany. She is a smart student
that made so much progress this school year.
She can spell multi-syllabic words and complete sentences. She can also retell a fiction
story using details. She can count to 100 by
1’s and 10’s. She can solve addition and subtraction problems. She is a great leader and
classmate. Brittany, congratulations on being
this week’s shining star!
The Shining Star
coming from room 1 is Cristian. Cristian is a
great role model. He is always willing to help
his peers, listens attentively, and is a great
friend to all. You can find Cristian reading
every chance he has, and as a result, he is a
fantastic reader. He is reading above grade
level, and can read and spell all of the first
grade sight words. In math, Cristian can tell
time to the minute, and can add and subtract
fluently. Cristian went up in both his reading
and math MAP test. Congratulations Cristian
for being room 1’s Shining Star.
Attention students! The shining star coming
from Room 17 is second grader, Julia. This spring she improved her
Reading MAP score by 9 points and scored a 204 on her Reading
MAP test! Amazing! She is a focused and
hard worker in the classroom. You can find
Julia developing her reading skills with Ms.
Smolenski, raising her hand to participate in
class, or being respectful towards other students and staff. Julia loves to read to others
and practice her cursive handwriting! Congratulations Julia for being room 17’s SHINING STAR!
The shining star is
a Kindergartener
coming from
Room 4 in Mrs.
Campbell’s Afternoon Class. The Shining Star is….Kamila.
She is becoming a great reader and is reading
ALL of her Kindergarten Sight words. She is
able to sound out words and be a brave
speller when writing. She is also a talented
artist and adds details to her drawings and
illustrations. She is doing a phenomenal job
in Math. She uses 1:1 correspondence when
counting and can count by 1’s and 10’s to
100. She can also add and subtract within
five and has met her goals for math fact fluency. Above all, Kamila is an
outstanding friend and role model to her peers. Her teacher can count
on her to be responsible and is extremely helpful. She is kind towards
others and goes above and beyond to lend a helping hand. Congratulations Kamila for being a wonderful representative of a true SHINING
STAR!!!
Attention Students! The shining star coming
from Room 18 is second grader, Landon.
Landon did great on his MAP testing meeting
both his reading and math goal for the spring.
He went up 22 points in Math and 35 points
in Reading since the fall. You could find Landon working cooperatively or sharing ideas
with others. He is a great friend, always respectful and kind, and follows the Cool
Tools! Congratulations Landon for being
Room 18’s Shining Star!
P.E. News
Over the course of the year I have written
many articles for the newsletter on the importance of leading a healthy lifestyle, reasons that it is important to get the recommended amount of exercise and the many
different aspects of fitness. Last month I
wrote about how as a family it is important to
set the positive examples and places and
activities you could do as a family to promote
a healthy lifestyle. Bellow I have listed the
web addresses to three places to find fun
outdoor and fitness related activities:
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Please remember that being healthy for a
lifetime is not a sprint, it is a marathon. We
need to keep healthy habits not just for the
current day but for our entire lifetime. If you
help your students create healthy habits now
it will be easier for them to keep those habits
throughout their lives.
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-Wood Dale Park district
www.wooddaleparkdistrict.org (you can
find out information about classes offered to both adults and children as well
as information on the summer pool in
town).
-DuPage Forest Preserve District
www.dupageforest.com (here you can
find a bountiful amount of outdoor activities as well as maps to all the trails that
run through the forest preserve, many
are both hiking and biking trails).
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Chicago Park District
www.chicagoparkdistrict.com (here you
can find information about the many
parks and beaches throughout the city
of Chicago).
At the end of the year I will be sending home
the “home plays” for the summer months
these are filled with short recipes and activities that you and your students can use to try
and maintain a healthy lifestyle during the
summer months.
Please consider joining many teachers and
administrators on June 11th as we participate
in the Wood Dale Park District “Waffle 5K” it
is a great way as a family to show the importance of living a healthy active lifestyle.
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JUNE 2016
Oakbrook LMC News
September, 2015
May, 2016
WOW Words
The WOW Words in the LMC have grown to cover an entire wall and turned the corner into the computer lab. In
the fall, we started posting WOW words in English, Spanish and Polish. Students learn the word and write sentences using the word. Lucky students have their sentences read on the morning announcements and every student
who submits sentences gets a treat from the office. We now have over 14 different WOW words that the students
have been exposed to over the course of the year. “Persnickety” seems to be this year’s favorite with the most
sentences submitted by students!
Thank You, Oakbrook PTO!
A BIG THANK YOU to the Oakbrook
PTO! Through the funds raised at the Scholastic Book Fairs, the LMC was able to purchase
over 85 new books! Students were very excited with many of the popular new titles such as
Minecraft, Pete the Cat, Star Wars, Lego and
Elephant and Piggie books. The Oakbrook LMC
is grateful for the continued support of the
PTO.
SEM Reading Students Review New LMC
Books
Oakbrook SEM students created book reviews
for many of the LMC’s new titles. These reviews helped generate excitement and encouraged students to check out the new books during library time.
Pillars of Character at
Oakbrook
Monday, June 6th—Last
Day of school! Report cards
home with students
FIELD DAY
In the month of May and June we practiced all the Characters of Pillar: Trustworthiness, Respect, Responsibility, Fairness, Caring, and Citizenship. We know our
students work hard to learn about the pillars and try
their best to practice the cool tools Please continue to
discuss the pillars of character with your child over the
summer.
Wear Hawaiian attire
Regular school hours 8:55 –
3:30 p.m.,
Kinder: AM 8:55—11:35 a.m.
PM 12:50—3:30 p.m.
We will see you August 22nd
for the First day of school!
Tech Tidbit
See this website for helpful app suggestions for
your child to explore during the summer
months: http://www.edutopia.org/blog/ipad-appsvirtual-field-trips-monica-burns
Some of its suggestions are:
We held our first PBL Fair for 2nd Grade!
Student’s collaborated together on a special
project. They were able to present to their
peers and parents.
If you missed it, feel free to check out our
twitter feed to see some of the student’s
work!
Great job 2nd Graders!
NASA Earth Now: If you're looking for a trip
on a more global scale, NASA Earth Now lets
users view the Earth through a different lens.
Whether you want a visual of daily temperatures
or want to compare sea level in different hemispheres, this app can spark a conversation without a trip to Cape Canaveral.
Sphere: Formerly
known as TourWrist, Sphere is an
exciting way to bring
the world back to your
students. This app allows users to take a 360degree panoramic photograph using an iPad or
iPhone. Not only can you view user-uploaded
pictures of the Washington Monument or Lincoln Memorial, but it's also a great way to document your own travels and share with students.
Children can stand holding their iPad screen in
front of them and turn in a circle to see the
sights!
National Parks by National Geographic:
National Parks by National Geographic is full of
breathtaking pictures and information on National Parks including Acadia, Mount Rainier,
Yellowstone and Zion. With details on weather
conditions and interactive maps, this app is a
great resource for bringing the National Parks to
your classroom.