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Ste. Marie Elementary had a special visitor peek in the windows and into the classroom doors. Santa came to check in on the students and pick up his letters. In previous years, Santa would sit on a chair and the children would come up and tell him something they wanted
For the 2020 season, the Newton Elementary students performed their Christmas concert in their music class and the entire concert was shared in video. Each class pre-recorded a song for the video and the photos above are from the performances courtesy of Joni Elliott.
During the holiday season in a typical year, the junior high student council sponsors a food drive. Even though this is not a typical year and the food drive did not occur in its usual manner, the students and staff demonstrated their determination and willingness to help in some way.
Newton Elementary first grade students held a Balloons over NES parade after learning about the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in class.
The second grade classes at Newton Elementary enjoyed a mystery reader via Zoom. Superintendent Andrew Johnson joined the students online and shared a story with them.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IHSA Temporarily Pauses Sports & Activities Under New State Mitigations The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Board of Directors met for a special virtual meeting on Thursday, November 19, 2020, where the Board provided an update on winter sports. To maintain compliance with the most recent mitigations
St. Thomas Students dressed in camo and held up signs saying “Thank you for your service” on Tuesday, November 10. While wearing camo the students donated at least $1 and the money was donated to Operation Homefront.
Newton Elementary Participated in Red Ribbon Week October 26-30. There were themed days each day of the week as a reminder that drugs and bad choices are not the way to go! The students and staff also participated in a door decorating contest with a “Say No to Drugs” theme
R.E.A.D. Distribution: R.E.A.D. Distribution looked a little bit different this year, but we were still very excited that it got to happen! Books for the R.E.A.D. Distribution program are purchased through the Maxine Spitler grant each year. Books were distributed to students in Grades 1-3 their library time the week
2nd Grade Election Study: Second grade has been doing a unit of study on elections. Students participated in voting on Monday, November 2 and it was a close race between Oreos and Rice Crispy Treats. Students voted electronically using iPads and were able to watch the results update in real