Whittier Elementary School created the "ABC Countdown to Summer” attendance incentive campaign. Each day, students engaged in activities beginning with a letter of the alphabet. A few examples included students participating in "C for career day,” "G for glow day,” "L for lemonade day," "M for masquerade day," and "Q for quartet day.” It was great to see students enjoying all of the activities!
School is the place to be – the first day of school is Monday, August 21!
Next up for attendance campaigns is Bryant Elementary School! Students earned one Bryant buck ($1) daily for attendance to purchase a special prize every Friday (for $5) during the month of May. Prizes included ice cream, potato chips, bracelets and other toys. During the final week of school, students with at least 95% attendance for the month were entered into a raffle for larger prizes including bicycles, scooters, gift cards and a TV.
School is the place to be – the first day of school is Monday, August 21!
Thank you to Mr. Ravi Shah for his 21 years of service to our district as a math teacher at Brooks Middle School! We at Harvey 152 wish him the best in his retirement.
This week, we’ll be featuring more of our schools’ attendance campaigns that took place during the last months of school starting with Riley Early Childhood Center!
The classroom with the highest percentage of attendance had school mascots Riley and Smiley visit. Classrooms kept track of points for the number of students in attendance and an additional point for those arriving on time. Each Friday, the principal would visit the classrooms and give prizes to all of the students with ten points.
The school hosted an ice cream party to celebrate and several students were randomly chosen to take home a new bicycle! Board Member Janet Rogers and Alderman Tyrone Rogers donated the bicycles.
School is the place to be – the first day of school is Monday, August 21!
Ms. Mary Jossell’s fourth grade class at Maya Angelou Elementary School worked together to maintain and grow their “Scientific Garden.” In March, all of their plants were grown from seeds in the classroom. Each student journaled daily with observations of growth and necessary care for the variety of plants. Once the weather permitted, plants were transferred outside in a designated lot for transitioning and completing their next growth cycle.
During the final days of school, students were encouraged to take plants home and continue the process of transitioning their plants to harvest. Ms. Jossell reminds her students to remember the 3RRRs: Reuse, Reduce, and Recycle!
“School is the place to bee!” As a way to increase student attendance, Maya Angelou Elementary School held an attendance motto contest among students. Congratulations to third grade student Brooklyn as she was announced the winner for her motto and design!
Her design was placed on t-shirts and sold for only $5, thanks to District 152 Educational Foundation funding. As a reward for all students, they were encouraged to wear their shirts in place of their uniforms. And students who earned “perfect or good attendance” (missing 0-5 days of school), were awarded with lunch from McDonald’s!
The Stock Market Game is an online national competition built for students in grades 4-12 to learn more about economics, investing and personal finance. Our students competed in the Southwest Region and earned third place overall! Congratulations to our bright investors Brian, Michael, Jaylen and CeJay and their club sponsor Ms. Hackett!
Learn more about The Stock Market Game from the Brooks Broadcasting Club.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Wwcf9Pdq7s
Before the last day of school, Maya Angelou Elementary School students wrote thank you notes to their teachers! Kindergarten students were grateful for the assistance of the fifth grade students in preparing their notes.
Our staff members ended the school year with a memorable End of Year Celebration! Congratulations to all of our employees on a job well done. Similarly to our students, staff members who had perfect attendance were presented with an award! Also, each building selected an Angel Award recipient who was an outstanding staff member throughout the year!
As the school year came to a close, Maya Angelou Elementary School’s 4th and 5th grade teams worked together to analyze data and celebrate great growth in the students during the school year!
Holmes Elementary School students ended the year strong. A total of 73 students had perfect attendance for the month of May! They were rewarded with an ice cream social and were entered into a raffle for a chance to pick a prize from the HES Treasure Box!
Congratulations to our Riley Pre-K graduates! Our families and staff members celebrated together to wish the students well as they begin kindergarten next school year. Way to go!
And that’s a wrap . . . the last day of school is here! Thank you to all of our students, families and staff who have made this year a success. We wish everyone a safe and happy summer!
Holmes Elementary School recently hosted Career Day! More than 14 different professionals shared details of their careers with our students. Many thanks to all of these wonderful professionals sharing their time with us!
Mayra Gonzalez, Global Space Interior Designer
Marilu Gonzalez, Assistant Principal TTHS
Deputy Sheriff Stefana Castillo and Deputy Maurice Ashford, Cook County Sheriff
Vincent Edwards-Townes,Truck Driver
Harvey Fire Department
Casey Nesbit, Chemist and Harvey School District Board Member
Francisco Farfan, Chicago Police Department
Theresa Cameron, Flight Attendant
Patricia Mesarina-Long, Financial Center Manager
Omar Serrato, Human Resources
Alejandra Flores, Market Analysis
Amethyst Davis, Journalist
Vernita Cockrell, Lawyer
Brooks Middle School students have had the opportunity to participate in a workshop called “EmpowerHER”. Professional women from the community organize a girls’ mentoring program called “Polished Pebbles” where they invite students to have conversations with students about growing into adulthood.
Several students even traveled to the city for a behind-the-scenes tour of RPM Seafood!
Holmes Elementary School students have gone wild with some FUN trips to the zoo! Earlier this month, our kindergarten through second grade students took a field trip to Brookfield Zoo and our third through fifth grade students visited Lincoln Park Zoo.
In observance of Memorial Day, Harvey School District 152 will be closed on Monday, May 29.
As a reminder, tomorrow is an early dismissal day. Students will be released at 12:30 p.m.
Happy Graduation Day to our eighth grade students! We’re incredibly proud of each of our students and wish them the best in their upcoming high school career!
Author Tracy Watland visited Mrs. Kowalski’s kindergarten class at Maya Angelou Elementary School! Ms. Watland’s book, “Abby’s Magic Music,” teaches children about forgiveness. The students loved listening to the story, “playing” the guitar, and taking home butterfly magnets.
