Dieterich High School

Dieterich Community Unit #30 Newsletter
MISSION STATEMENT
Dieterich Community Unit #30 is an Early Childhood through twelfth grade facility. Our
Mission is to provide the highest quality education, with the support and resources from the
Community, which meets the needs of all students.
The featured artist for the month of May is
Alexandria Ashley-Miller.
Alexandria is the daughter of Jennie Vail of Dieterich
and is a Junior at Dieterich High School.
Congratulations on a job well done!
Dieterich Unit #30
faculty & staff
would like to take
this opportunity to
congratulate
the Class of 2015.
We would like to
wish you the best
of success
in all your
endeavors.
Various students from grades 6 - 8 band participated in the IESA SoloEnsemble contest on Saturday March 21st at St. Anthony Grade School in
Effingham. Division Awards are as follows :
Hunter Kinnison - Tenor Sax solo Division 2 / Piano solo Division 1
Iva Lilley - Snare Drum solo Division 1
Jennifer Robards - Snare Drum solo Division 1
Gracie Britton - Alto Sax solo Division 1
Rachel Higgs - Alto Sax solo Division 1
Ethan Kidd - Alto Sax solo Division 1
Carly Ohnesorge - Tenor Sax solo Division 1
Nathan Boerngen - Trumpet solo Division 1
Taylor Curry - Flute solo Division 1
Andrea Bierman - Clarinet solo Division 1
Brianna Wendte - Clarinet solo Division 1
Congratulations to all Dieterich band solo participants!!!
Have a Safe and Fun-Filled Summer!
Classroom News
Pre-K:
Well, the school year is coming to an end! We have been busy during the month of April. Even
though the weather has not really felt like spring weather, we have talked about the different aspects of
spring. We have not been able to physically see some of the characteristics of spring weather. It is just now
starting to look like spring. The hallway outside the preschool room is filled with spring items. There is everything from kites to rainbows in the mural. The last couple of weeks of school in May will be used to finish
things up and prepare for next year. Some children will be staying with me next year and some of them will
go onto Kindergarten next year.
Miss Doan
Kindergarten:
We can't believe that the school year is almost over. Kindergarten students are finished learning the
alphabet. Writing every day in our April Journals has improved our writing and the teachers hope that students will read their journals and remember all of the fun things that we did in April. Students are learning
color and number words and how to write and spell last names. We also know our birthdays and telephone
numbers. We will be taking a train ride to Mattoon in May. The teachers are very proud of their students for
working so hard this year.
Mrs. Zane & Mrs. Zimmerman
First Grade:
The first graders will be doing a lot of review these last few weeks of school. They have learned so
much this year!
In Phonics we are finishing up the posters. The rules and sounds the students have learned will help
them become more independent in second grade.
We are beginning our last book in Reading. Keep an eye out for the green book. It is still important to
read even when the weather is nice.
Since there is only a few weeks of school left our schedule may change slightly. Be sure to check
communicators each night.
Mrs. Hann & Mrs. Field
Second Grade:
It is hard to believe that we will “sum” up the year in second grade really soon. We have mastered all
of our addition facts, and what a “difference” it made when learning our subtraction facts. Over the summer it
would really benefit your child to continue practicing addition, subtraction, and the few multiplication facts that
were introduced this year. They have fact cards for each of these.
We have also seen lots of progress this year with reading. Most of the students will be leaving second grade reading chapter books. Hopefully their reading continues during the summer, so the “love” of
reading will continue on into third grade. For two weeks we will be reading the novel Charlotte’s Web as part
of our reading curriculum. The students will also enjoy presenting a Reader’s Theatre on Charlotte’s Web at
the conclusion of the unit.
Our field trip is scheduled for Monday, May 18. We will be going to Ballard Nature Center. The students will be observing and exploring nature. We are looking forward to this fun filled day to close our successful year.
We look forward to seeing all of our students in the building next year to see how much they have
grown over the summer. Enjoy your summer break!
Mr. McManaway and Mrs. Niemerg
Third Grade:
As another school year winds down to a close, we’d like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who participates in helping educate our 3rd graders every year. First and foremost are parents. Without you, the children’s
education would not exist. Special thanks goes to the PTO for their hard work and generosity in providing a wonderful carnival, the book fair, money for AR incentives, and books for our classroom shelves.
Each year our Christmas is enriched by an elf (aka-Jane Lustig) who reads to the kids and brings them
treats. We also would like to thank Officer Higgs for all of his presentations teaching the kids how to stay safe and
responsible.
Even though the school year has come to an end, please be sure the children don’t lose what they have
learned from this year. Remind them to practice multiplication, read AR, and review their Shurley English jingles.
Congratulations and Good Luck, 3rd graders. Have a safe, happy summer.
Mrs. Niemerg & Mrs. Mammoser
Fourth Grade:
Students and teachers alike are “wrapping” up the school year with final activities in May. On May 5th,
fourth graders will be meeting their pen pals from Arthur, Illinois. They’ve been corresponding all year and are
eagerly waiting to spend the day with them at Lake Land College. The last region of the U.S. , the West, will
be studied in Social Studies. After learning about the region in terms of its geography, natural resources, people and the economy, the entire U.S.A. will have been explored. Writing and illustrating their own ten-page
short story has been the goal of each fourth grader, as they become young authors. Students are practicing
their editing and rewriting skills as they work toward the completion of their books. Once the different forms of
energy (heat, light, and sound) have been studied, students will be building and creating simple and complex
machines using Legos, some of which will be motorized. This year has been full of hard work, learning and
growth. As the year end approaches, students and teachers alike will be saying goodbye, but looking forward
to next year
Mrs. Worman & Mrs. Ogdon
Fifth Grade:
5th grade has been doing a plethora of educational and exciting activities. Some of these activities include roller skating, learning our states and capitals, reading novels, and visiting Lincoln Log Cabin for our
field trip. We have been roller skating in PE since mid-March to improve our balance and our athletic ability.
This activity also helps us to get fit and move as fast as lightning. In addition to roller skating, we have been
studying very decisively for our challenging states and capitals test. Playing around the world, websites, and
flashcards have all helped us learn the location of the 50 states and capitals. In reading class we are reading
very interesting novels about an island surrounded by dolphins and a group of everlasting human beings. The
last activity that we are anxiously looking forward to is going on a field trip to Lincoln Log Cabin on May 14th.
We will all dress up in clothing from Lincoln’s time and perform chores that people completed during that time
period. As you can see, we have had a busy April and are looking forward to a very wonderful rest of the year.
We will miss 5th grade.
By: Andrew Lidy, Elliot Huber, Cylas Niemeyer, Gauge Mines, and Jaden Hakman
Sixth Grade:
This month in sixth grade has been full of learning. We have been learning about medieval times in
social studies. We are preparing for the Renaissance Fair. It has been a lot of fun. Mrs. Townsend’s reading
class has been reading the novel “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” by Mark Twain. Mrs. Weiler’s reading
class has been reading the novel “Where the Red Fern Grows” by Wilson Rawls. They are wonderful stories.
Sixth grade has been a great year so far!
By: Allie Poe, Faith Aherin, and Brooke Locey