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
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.
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