Three of our 5th graders made it to the regional/local Reading Olympics Competition. There were 12 schools from Oak Park and River Forest competing. Each school sends one team of three 5th grade students who already won their school’s competition. There were 2 rounds of competition. The top ½ of the teams advanced to the…
In 2nd Grade, Ms. Cullen, teaches her students a variety of different subjects which include Religion, Math, English Language Arts, German, Art, Social Studies, Physical Education, Music, Technology, and Library, The class has three recesses a day. 2nd grade typically takes two field trips a year. One in the winter (theatrical performance) and one in…
The 1st grade class is packed with excitement and learning. Mrs. Pederson and Ms. Raad are dedicated to making sure each one of their students meets and exceeds their academic goals. Many students come in to first grade at different reading levels, but whether a student is at grade level, a little behind, or way…
Senior Kindergarten is a place full of love, dancing, laughter, and learning. Mrs. Johnson is the Senior Kindergarten teacher, and her teacher assistant is Mrs. Brayton. Together they work hard on getting their students ready to flourish in 1st Grade. Students will graduate SK knowing how to read. Other subjects covered in SK are Language…
In Junior Kindergarten, students are working on their Kindergarten Readiness skills. The JK teacher is Mrs. Hoffman and her teacher assistant is Mrs. Brown. Students will learn skills from a variety of different subjects such as Language Arts, Math, Science, Expressive Arts, Physical Education, Spiritual Development, and Social/Emotional Development. What are some examples of what…
Grace families and teachers had a blast at the Forest Park St. Patrick’s Day parade last Saturday! It ended up being a BEAUTIFUL day – not too cold and sunshine! Everyone who came out had so much fun handing out green lollipops and Laffy Taffy’s to the energetic and vibrant crowd watching the parade. Thank…
The Pre-Kindergarten class is a play-based program where children are learning while having fun. Throughout the year, the students will explore academic concepts through four developmental stages: 1) Awareness 2) Identification 3) Practice 4) Independence. There is no expectation for what a PK student “needs” to know, however, children will be introduced to concepts that…
Last week, 4th Grade led chapel. They reminded us of the story in Scripture about Ruth. Ruth chose to travel with her mother-in-law, Naomi, from Moab to Naomi’s homeland of Israel where Ruth was a foreigner. Ruth’s story shows us how God took care of Ruth and Naomi through a man named Boaz. Even though…
Students in choir at Grace had the unique opportunity to sing at the Chicago Wolves hockey game on January 29. They had an incredible performance! Take some time to listen to their rendition of “America the Beautiful”. Grace sings at Wolves Game!
