Come explore the world of Hugo Cabret at the Naperville Public Library
It’s a great book and a great movie. Now the Naperville Public Library is holding a great celebration of the world of Hugo Cabret. Kids in grades three to six are invited to “Explore the World of Hugo Cabret” party on Saturday, Dec. 10. The parties are at the Naper Boulevard Library, 2035 S. Naper Blvd., and the 95th St. Library, 3015 Cedar Glade Dr. Both parties will be held from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
A Hugo party coordinator, Carla Eisley, Children’s Services staff member at Naper Boulevard Library assures students in grades three to six, “Even if you’ve never heard of Hugo, join in our party and meet him! No need to register, just come!” At the party, she explains, “you’ll create 2 crafts based on the book, play “automaton” games, sketch a portrait, and build a mousetrap.” Participants will also have a chance to win a gift certificate to the movies. These prizes are funded from Library gifts and donations.
For more information about this and other children’s programs, visit our website, www.naperville-lib.org or call one of the Children’s Services departments, the general number is 630-961-4100, and the extensions are: Nichols Library, ext. 6128; Naper Boulevard Library, ext. 2208; and 95th Street Library, ext. 4961. If you need accessibility information, call Lisa West 630-961-4100, ext. 2231.
Spring Brook Secretary Honored
Our wonderful Spring Brook secretary, Donna Lanoue, has just been noted in the Daily Herald today for her ability to set the welcoming mood at Naperville’s Springbrook Elementary School with her infectious smile and good cheer.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20111129/news/711299859/
We are all thankful you are here.
Congratulations Mrs. Lanoue!
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20111129/news/711299859/
We are all thankful you are here.
Congratulations Mrs. Lanoue!
Public Library Reading Incentive
Our Wolves Reading Incentive just ended, but the Public Library's winter reading incentive just started!
This year’s Winter Reading Program combines reading and activities for families to enjoy together. FAMILIES with children (infant – grade 5) and one adult may participate and earn fun prizes. Families should have one person who has a Naperville Public Library card or is a reciprocal borrower. Prizes for families may include Chicago Wolves merchandise. Completed logs must be returned by February 29, 2012 to earn a prize.
There will be drawings for Chicago Wolves hockey tickets. After the final week, there will be a grand prize raffle. Each returned log will automatically be entered in the raffles.
Be sure to bring in your library card and sign up starting Thursday, December 1, 2011!
This program is sponsored by the Chicago Wolves Hockey Team’s READ TO SUCCEED program, Panda Express, Seven Bridges Ice Arena, Lou Malnati’s, Black Finn, Hollywood Palms, Nancy’s Pizza, and Chipolte Restaurant.
This year’s Winter Reading Program combines reading and activities for families to enjoy together. FAMILIES with children (infant – grade 5) and one adult may participate and earn fun prizes. Families should have one person who has a Naperville Public Library card or is a reciprocal borrower. Prizes for families may include Chicago Wolves merchandise. Completed logs must be returned by February 29, 2012 to earn a prize.
There will be drawings for Chicago Wolves hockey tickets. After the final week, there will be a grand prize raffle. Each returned log will automatically be entered in the raffles.
Be sure to bring in your library card and sign up starting Thursday, December 1, 2011!
This program is sponsored by the Chicago Wolves Hockey Team’s READ TO SUCCEED program, Panda Express, Seven Bridges Ice Arena, Lou Malnati’s, Black Finn, Hollywood Palms, Nancy’s Pizza, and Chipolte Restaurant.
Welcome Back Students!
We are so excited to start a fresh year with all of you in the LMC. We welcome our newest member of the Spring Brook Staff, Ms. Tippin as our new LMC Assistant. We are glad to have you here!
3rd and 4th graders are thrilled to hear the Blue Stem booktalks and now are checking them out like crazy. READ ON!
3rd and 4th graders are thrilled to hear the Blue Stem booktalks and now are checking them out like crazy. READ ON!
Honoring Poetry Month
In Honor of Poetry Month, I have been promoting my love of poetry to our students in the Spring Brook LMC.
Poetry is a genre for all! I have been introducing poets and poems with the younger students and poetry performance with the older students.
We use the phrase “if you have a poetry emergency, try 811” to help the students remember the Dewey number for poetry.
Venture over to our award winning public library and allow your child to choose some poetry books that interest him or her and try out these poetry tips at home:
Try Repeat Reading
Trade off reading different parts of the poem
Add actions/gestures to the poem
Read with Expression
Use silly or fun voices
Talk about how poems are similar or different
Try poems for 2 voices and read them as a readers theater
If appropriate, read the poem as the child dances or acts out the poem
If the poem has a strong rhythm, have the child clap or snap along with the beat
Give the child crayons or markers to draw what he or she sees while listening to the poem
Try writing a poem (remember, it doesn’t have to rhyme)
-Ms. H
Spring Brook LMC Director
Poetry is a genre for all! I have been introducing poets and poems with the younger students and poetry performance with the older students.
We use the phrase “if you have a poetry emergency, try 811” to help the students remember the Dewey number for poetry.
Venture over to our award winning public library and allow your child to choose some poetry books that interest him or her and try out these poetry tips at home:
Try Repeat Reading
Trade off reading different parts of the poem
Add actions/gestures to the poem
Read with Expression
Use silly or fun voices
Talk about how poems are similar or different
Try poems for 2 voices and read them as a readers theater
If appropriate, read the poem as the child dances or acts out the poem
If the poem has a strong rhythm, have the child clap or snap along with the beat
Give the child crayons or markers to draw what he or she sees while listening to the poem
Try writing a poem (remember, it doesn’t have to rhyme)
-Ms. H
Spring Brook LMC Director
Book Fair is Here!
Spring Brook is hosting our spring Book Fair this week. Students will preview the fair on Monday, April 11 and students will have the opportunity to purchase books on Tuesday, April 12 and Wednesday, April 13 and in the morning of Thursday, April 14 during their assigned time.
Book Fair Shopping Times:
Tuesday April 12: 9:00 -5:30
Parents Only 11:00-11:30 and 3:00-3:30
Wednesday, April 13 9:00-5:30
Thursday, April 14 9:00-11 a.m.
Your children came home with flyers showing some of the featured books and will preview the fair and fill out wish lists to take home. If your family chooses to purchases books, you may visit the fair during open hours, or send cash/check (payable to Spring Brook) to school. Please don't forget to figure in tax (a tax chart goes home with kids on preview day).
On Tuesday, April 12 we have a parents only shopping from 11:00-11:30 and 3:00-3:30. Parents are able to shop at anytime during the above times, but please remember to check in at the office first.
This year we are also promoting our online bookfair at www.scholastic.com/schoolbookfairs. Once you go to the above website, you can choose our school and purchase books for your children or for teachers using the teacher wishlists. Some of the books available at the book fair are also available online.
Book Fair Shopping Times:
Tuesday April 12: 9:00 -5:30
Parents Only 11:00-11:30 and 3:00-3:30
Wednesday, April 13 9:00-5:30
Thursday, April 14 9:00-11 a.m.
Your children came home with flyers showing some of the featured books and will preview the fair and fill out wish lists to take home. If your family chooses to purchases books, you may visit the fair during open hours, or send cash/check (payable to Spring Brook) to school. Please don't forget to figure in tax (a tax chart goes home with kids on preview day).
On Tuesday, April 12 we have a parents only shopping from 11:00-11:30 and 3:00-3:30. Parents are able to shop at anytime during the above times, but please remember to check in at the office first.
This year we are also promoting our online bookfair at www.scholastic.com/schoolbookfairs. Once you go to the above website, you can choose our school and purchase books for your children or for teachers using the teacher wishlists. Some of the books available at the book fair are also available online.
Mother Daughter Book Group
Anderson's Bookshop has a Mother Daughter Book Group at April 16 at 2pm at the Downers Grove store to discuss the book The Alchemyst. Read the book together and then come and share your thoughts. New members are welcome. RSVP by calling: (630) 963-2665.
Congratulations to Dave Alessia!
Congratulations to Dave Alessia, for winning the Kendall Honors Award for the Educator of the Year Award!
Dave Alessia instills the values of citizenship, honor, patriotism, and volunteerism onto his students and the rest of the staff members at Spring Brook Elementary. As a fourth grade teacher for 8 years, Alessia is a positive role model for students and staff inside and outside school. In class, Alessia goes above and beyond to ensure all students feel success and personal pride in their own work. It is noted by many fellow staff members every year that his classes display amazing citizenship towards each other. He creates this environment by valuing every member of his class by providing differentiated learning and social activities so that every student feels accomplished leaving fourth grade. He can always be found spending extra time planning and collaborating with teammates for an activity that meets the needs of his 27+ students. Alessia continually involves his class in team building activities that promote teamwork, citizenship, positive attitudes and higher order thinking skills. As leader of the student council for many years, he taught students the importance of volunteering and patriotism through their fundraisers. He led the school and student council by promoting and sharing the importance of collecting and fundraising for the armed forces in Treats for Troops, writing and recording personalized books for orphans in Africa, collecting books for local women's shelters, and impacting many other organizations like the Humane Society, Spring Brook PTA, Humanitarian Service Project and Loaves and Fishes. He gives countless hours of his free time to volunteer with students at the local assisted living center, Spring Meadows, not to mention the numerous hours he gives to organize and coordinate all of the planning it takes to pull off successful fundraisers. Dave volunteers whenever he can with school-related activities including the school dances, PTA events like Winter Wonderland, pottery events and fundraisers. When a student is in a play or has an extracurricular event and asks him to attend, he does so without hesitation, making the child feel like a superstar. It is evident that Alessia leaves a lasting impression with his students because his previous students are always knocking at his door to return for a visit. Dave is someone any colleague can reach out to for ideas and enthusiasm in lesson planning and team building. Dave Alessia is an inspiration to both children and adults alike!
Respectfully Submitted by:
-Kim Dolan, Interventionist
-Natalie Hoyle, LMC Director
Dave Alessia instills the values of citizenship, honor, patriotism, and volunteerism onto his students and the rest of the staff members at Spring Brook Elementary. As a fourth grade teacher for 8 years, Alessia is a positive role model for students and staff inside and outside school. In class, Alessia goes above and beyond to ensure all students feel success and personal pride in their own work. It is noted by many fellow staff members every year that his classes display amazing citizenship towards each other. He creates this environment by valuing every member of his class by providing differentiated learning and social activities so that every student feels accomplished leaving fourth grade. He can always be found spending extra time planning and collaborating with teammates for an activity that meets the needs of his 27+ students. Alessia continually involves his class in team building activities that promote teamwork, citizenship, positive attitudes and higher order thinking skills. As leader of the student council for many years, he taught students the importance of volunteering and patriotism through their fundraisers. He led the school and student council by promoting and sharing the importance of collecting and fundraising for the armed forces in Treats for Troops, writing and recording personalized books for orphans in Africa, collecting books for local women's shelters, and impacting many other organizations like the Humane Society, Spring Brook PTA, Humanitarian Service Project and Loaves and Fishes. He gives countless hours of his free time to volunteer with students at the local assisted living center, Spring Meadows, not to mention the numerous hours he gives to organize and coordinate all of the planning it takes to pull off successful fundraisers. Dave volunteers whenever he can with school-related activities including the school dances, PTA events like Winter Wonderland, pottery events and fundraisers. When a student is in a play or has an extracurricular event and asks him to attend, he does so without hesitation, making the child feel like a superstar. It is evident that Alessia leaves a lasting impression with his students because his previous students are always knocking at his door to return for a visit. Dave is someone any colleague can reach out to for ideas and enthusiasm in lesson planning and team building. Dave Alessia is an inspiration to both children and adults alike!
Respectfully Submitted by:
-Kim Dolan, Interventionist
-Natalie Hoyle, LMC Director
Do you or your child own an iPod, iTouch, Nook,, or computing device? Do you want to be able to use that device for more than just fun and games – maybe to READ? Do you want to learn how to download a book to listen to or read? Do you want to access eBooks for free just with a public library card?
Spring Brook School’s Library Media Center (LMC) invites you to hear our local public librarians explain how to access electronic books, audio books, and other electronic resources. They will also teach us how to access databases for research and to learn languages. Once you learn how to access these resources, you can do it right from your home computer.
Please join us for a very informative session on Tuesday, March 22 from 2:15 to 3:30 in Spring Brook’s LMC. It may be helpful for you to bring your computing device with you.
The parking lot is closed from 3:30-3:45, so if you need to leave prior to 3:45, it may be best to park on the street.
We hope you’ll join us!
-Miss H
Spring Brook School’s Library Media Center (LMC) invites you to hear our local public librarians explain how to access electronic books, audio books, and other electronic resources. They will also teach us how to access databases for research and to learn languages. Once you learn how to access these resources, you can do it right from your home computer.
Please join us for a very informative session on Tuesday, March 22 from 2:15 to 3:30 in Spring Brook’s LMC. It may be helpful for you to bring your computing device with you.
The parking lot is closed from 3:30-3:45, so if you need to leave prior to 3:45, it may be best to park on the street.
We hope you’ll join us!
-Miss H
Congratulations 2011 Young Author Reps
CONGRATULATIONS YOUNG AUTHORS!
Spring Brook is excited to participate in the Young Authors’ Program again this year. This program is intended to generate interest in, appreciate, and recognize children’s writing. One student’s work will be selected to represent Spring Brook Elementary School at the Young Authors’ conference in May.
The work must be an original story, essay, play, concept book or collection of poems completed by the child. The submitted entry could be a current completed Writing Workshop piece. The written work may be hand written or typed. Writing may be illustrated, but illustrations, photographs or computer generated drawings are not required. Students will be given time in class this week to begin the Writing Process and will be asked to finish the rough draft, revising, editing, and final copy at home.
Students created their manuscripts and the following students have been chosen to represent the grade levels.
Congratulations to:
1st Grade Representative: Loralei
2nd Grade Representative: Sean
3rd Grade Representative: Ila
4th Grade Representative: Angela
5th Grade Representative: Ethan
Spring Brook’s Representative at the state level will be Ethan---congratulations!
A special thank you to the Naperville Public Library for providing a welcoming place for a reception for the grade level representatives.
Spring Brook is excited to participate in the Young Authors’ Program again this year. This program is intended to generate interest in, appreciate, and recognize children’s writing. One student’s work will be selected to represent Spring Brook Elementary School at the Young Authors’ conference in May.
The work must be an original story, essay, play, concept book or collection of poems completed by the child. The submitted entry could be a current completed Writing Workshop piece. The written work may be hand written or typed. Writing may be illustrated, but illustrations, photographs or computer generated drawings are not required. Students will be given time in class this week to begin the Writing Process and will be asked to finish the rough draft, revising, editing, and final copy at home.
Students created their manuscripts and the following students have been chosen to represent the grade levels.
Congratulations to:
1st Grade Representative: Loralei
2nd Grade Representative: Sean
3rd Grade Representative: Ila
4th Grade Representative: Angela
5th Grade Representative: Ethan
Spring Brook’s Representative at the state level will be Ethan---congratulations!
A special thank you to the Naperville Public Library for providing a welcoming place for a reception for the grade level representatives.
Family Literacy Night-January 27th
Attention all Spring Brook Families -
The Spring Brook PTA and staff will be presenting Family Literacy Night next Thursday, January 27th from 6:45 to 8:00 pm. All Spring Brook parents and students are invited to attend. See the attached flyer for more information. We hope to see you there!S
ara Buresh- 4th Grade Teacher
Natalie Hoyle-LMC Director
The Spring Brook PTA and staff will be presenting Family Literacy Night next Thursday, January 27th from 6:45 to 8:00 pm. All Spring Brook parents and students are invited to attend. See the attached flyer for more information. We hope to see you there!S
ara Buresh- 4th Grade Teacher
Natalie Hoyle-LMC Director
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