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Author Archives: SCarlson
Senior Walk
Willowbrook School held its first annual Senior Walk this afternoon. We invited former Willowbrook students graduating from high school to be honored. The seniors gathered in the front foyer, sharing fond memories and catching up with old friends. Once everyone … Continue reading
Principal for the Morning – Adriana
One of my favorite days of the year is “Principal for the Morning”. This is my contribution to the PTO staff raffle. This year’s winner was a confident and talented 2nd grade student. “Principal Adriana” led Friday Flag Raising, walked … Continue reading
Cardboard Challenge to Benefit Blessings in a Backpack
May is a very busy time of the year. Schools are “winding up” as the school calendar counts down. We are running end of year events, and at the same time, planning for the coming school year (e.g., master schedule, … Continue reading
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Tagged community, passion, play, service
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Do you have any educational podcasts that you would like to share?
Do you subscribe to any podcasts? Have you considered this professional learning (and entertainment) tool? There is a great app native to your iPhone or iPad. Hint – it’s colored purple. Here are a few education related podcasts that I … Continue reading
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Tagged professional development, technology
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A Contemplative Lunch with 5- and 6-year-olds
One of the fringe benefits of working in an elementary school is having lunch with the students. As you may know, there is a great deal of research being done on mindfulness and the work place. Science is showing that … Continue reading
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Tagged kindergarten
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Willie Comes Alive!
This morning was the debut of Willie the Wildcat – our very own mascot… in the fur! Cleaning up from Lighted School House last night, Mr. Barker found an old dusty case behind some of his instruments. When he pried … Continue reading
Student Recognitions
We had 2 fun student recognition events this week. On Wednesday, Sodexo held the 3rd annual Future Chef Contest at Maple School. There were 3 finalists from Wescott and 5 finalists from Willowbrook competing. Supt. Wegley, Principal Brown, and I … Continue reading
Kindergarten Conference Presentation
The talented Kindergarten Team and I presented at the statewide Pre-K & Kindergarten Conference last week. The title of our session was “Transition to Full Day Kindergarten: A case study of developmentally appropriate practice”. The experience caused us to reflect … Continue reading
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Tagged kindergarten, professional development
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Battle of The Books!
Congratulations to the Willowbrook 4th and 5th graders who participated in this year’s Glenview Public Library’s Battle of the Books. Go Wildcats! The library had over 330 students participate this year. Willowbrook sent 40 students. That’s nearly half of our … Continue reading
Exploring School Community Through Drama
What does it mean to be Willowbrook? Who or what makes a community? What does it look like, sound like, and feel like? These are some of the essential questions that our students explored this week with our Artist in … Continue reading
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Tagged community, fine arts, play
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