Sprague School

As part of its outreach projects for the school year, Sprague second-graders, and their parents, spent a morning measuring out rice, ground potato and other ingredients that create nutritious meal formulas to meet the needs of starving people. Feed My Starving Children is a non-profit organization that coordinates the packaging and distribution of food to people in developing nations.

This school experience supports the second-grade goods and services social studies unit, giving students a chance to participate in a real assembly line that produces a meal pack that will ultimately be sent to third world countries, directly helping children in need of food.

For pictures of the activity, please see the school's Google Doc folder.

We would like to remind our D103 families families that winter break begins tomorrow. Schools will be closed Friday, Dec. 23, and students will return to school on Tuesday, Jan.10. We hope you can relax and enjoy time with family and friends. See you in 2023!

Students enjoyed participating in the Sprague Annual Winter Sing, a school tradition held on the last day of school before winter break. The entire school community gathers together to share a variety of music.

"Singing together is a joyful experience and the children and staff look forward to it every year," said Music Teacher Pamela Orals, who helped organize the event. "Our staff has presented a musical gift to the students to close out the event and kick off our winter break!"

Sprague's winter carnival has been postponed until after winter break due to the school's change in schedule.

Thank you to all the families who contributed to the pajama drive. Sprague School, in partnership with Illinois CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children,) collected new pajamas.

Daniel Wright Leaders in Learning Club invites first responders and veterans to The Heroes Dinner at 6:00 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26, at DW. Please let us know you can attend. Questions? Email Erinn Vincent at evincent@d103.org.

PTO is celebrating our D103 staff by treating them to a chili and soup luncheon. We are looking for a few people to volunteer by making a crockpot of chili or soup (your recipe of choice!) for the luncheons. This year the D103 PTO Chili Lunch will take place on Monday, Jan. 30 at Sprague, Half Day, and Daniel Wright schools. The chili or soup must be dropped off at the teachers’ lounge of the school you have committed to (with your name and recipe ingredients on an index card or sheet of paper) by 9:30 a.m. Pick up your dishes after 1:30 p.m. please. We are requesting that our chefs use crockpot liners, if possible. With limited counter and sink areas, it's difficult to get your pots cleaned out properly!

We know not everyone is a chef, so if you would prefer to contribute financially, any donation will allow us to provide salads, decorations, and all of the "trimmings” for the meal.

Thank you so much for helping show the fabulous D103 staff our appreciation for all that they do for our children!

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Dr. Siggie (Cohen) is back to discuss how parents can help navigate sibling rivalry and build better relationships through increased connection.

The D103 Parent Education team, in partnership with the Vernon Area Public Library, is excited to bring back Dr. Siggie, a child development specialist and parenting expert, to help us better understand sibling dynamics. Dr. Siggie will teach parents how to mediate arguments without taking sides. She will provide parents with practical tips that will help our children use these first relationships as a way to negotiate, emotionally regulate, and compromise, providing our children with important life skills that will help them navigate other important future relationships in their lives.

If you have a specific question you would like Dr. Siggie to address please fill out our anonymous questionnaire no later than Jan. 22.

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The Illinois Resource Center is offering free workshops for families and Bilingual Parent Advisory Council members. These virtual workshops will be offered monthly beginning in January. All family & BPAC members are invited to attend. Please visit the BPAC website for descriptions of the workshops.

In this winter coding camp, students will stop playing games and start making games! Students will create fun and interactive games that teach about an intro to programming using Scratch.

Metra has launched its 16th Annual Safety Poster and Essay Contest, asking students across Metra's service area to illustrate through posters and essays the importance of safe behaviors near the railroad. This year's theme is "Stay Safe, Stay Off Train Tracks." Deadline for entries is Friday, Jan. 20.

The Winter Emerging Talent Program (ETP) is a 10-week intensive soccer program for recreational soccer players who would like to increase their soccer skills and knowledge.

Lincolnshire Community Nursery School registration is now open for the 2023-24 school year. Since 1973, LCNS has been providing rewarding preschool programs that encourage children to learn through hands-on discovery and play. LCNS is proud to be accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) and has a Gold Circle of Quality rating at Excelerate Illinois. Please visit the Lincolnshire Community Nursery website for more information.

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