It’s that time of year again…time for the Name that Book Challenge between Dirksen and Collins! This week, one team of Collins’ students will be coming to our gym to face this year’s winning 5/6 Dirksen team. We know that no matter what the outcome, Dirksen students will be dynamite dolphins with their sportsmanship. Best of luck to all those competing!
…and it’s a Buy One, Get One Free event! Please click the link below for more information.
BOGO Scholastic Book Fair of the Year
Please click the link below to enjoy the latest copy of our PTA’s publication, The Dolphin Digest.
Please click the link below to read Dr. Piech’s latest message to the Dirksen community.
This month, Dirksen is focusing on RESPECT. Grade levels met together to discuss the many ways we can show respect throughout the school day. Each classroom has been given a poster with the saying, “We rocked it this spring” on it. At the end of each day, students and their teacher will reflect on the following expections:
-I used kind words and actions with everyone.
-I followed directions the first time they’re given.
-I kept my hands and feet to myself.
Classrooms that have met these three expections throughout that day will get to color in one letter of the saying. At the end of the month, if classrooms have completely colored-in posters…we will have an all-school ROCK’N'ROLL PARTY!!! Check back to see if we achieve this goal. We know our students can do it because they rock!
Please click the link below to read the latest letter from Dr. Piech to the Dirksen community.
The week of April 9-13, classrooms will compete in the first round of Dirksen’s Name that Book Challenge during their LRC time. The winning team from each grade level will then move on to the final round, which will be held on Tuesday, April 17. Students have been reading feverishly to prepare for this exciting event!
To see a list of all of Dirksen’s Name that Book Challenge titles, click the link below. Winners will be posted once the contest is complete!
Dirksen School is proud to announce that we were one of 438 schools in Illinois to win the Academic Excellence Award from the Illinois State Board of Education. A few staff members and students went to Collins School today to represent Dirksen as Illinois State Superintendent Chris Koch presented the award. The Academic Excellence Award was given because we made AYP in 2010 and 2011 and that 90 percent of Dirksen students met or exceeded state standards in both reading and mathematics for the three most recent school years. This is Dirksen’s fourth consecutive year to receive this award and we couldn’t be happier!
To read the full story on School District 54′s website, click here.
Student Council’s SOUPer Bowl Food Drive that took place in conjunction with the PBIS Golden Ticket Football event was a HUGE success! As a whole school, Dirksen collected 637 food items! These items have been sent over to the District 54 Food Pantry that is housed at Mead Junior High.
The grade level totals were as follows:
K/1/2: 263 items
3/4: 222 items
5/6: 152 items
Classrooms from our winning grade level were awarded a prize this week. We appreciate everyone who helped to make the food drive such a SOUPer success!!!
Please click the link below to read Dr. Piech’s latest letter to the Dirksen community.