Just a reminder that the spooktacular PTO Monster Mash is November 1 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the SES Gym. This event is for SES Kindergarten through 4th grade students only, and parents must stay with their children throughout the dance. Costumes are encouraged, so long as they are school appropriate.
We are looking forward to having a frighteningly good time!
Students in Mr. Campbell’s science built “bumper coasters” today. During this activity students were able to investigate and discover how height of hills give roller coasters energy.
Mrs. Watkins’ kindergarteners loved having guest speaker (in honor of Veteran’s Day) Joshua Perrott. They enjoyed listening to him share about his job as a helicopter pilot. We want to thank both Joshua and his wife, Jaime for their service!
Mrs. Becker’s class was excited to get to know our EIU practicum student !
Some Sullivan Elementary Students got to sing happy birthday and make cards for Doris Featherling who will turn 101 years young tomorrow! Happy Birthday from your friends at SES, Doris!
Students in 3rd and 4th grade enjoyed “tasting” each of twenty 2019 Illinois Bluestem Award nominated books at the “SES Bluestem Cafe.” The Bluestem cafe was complete with the ambiance of, flowers on the table, a cozy fireplace (on the smartboard) and dinner music (played on an IPad). While “tasting” the books students used their best restaurant manners. They then marked on their menus the books they were most interested in reading. Students who read four or more Bluestem nominated books by March will be eligible to vote on their favorite book, along with other students in Illinois. Pictured is Mr. Friese’s 4th grade class.
Based on the responses we have received since the last post regarding our book sponsorship, we have met our goal, sponsoring all 503 students in our building. This equals over 4000 books they will be able to purchase! Extra money that comes in will go to helping sponsor more students next year. Thank you so much for your help in providing this opportunity for our students! #onetribe
Scholastic Book Sponsorship update! Due to some tremendous efforts by our teachers (notably Mrs. Dickens and Mrs. McCain, who raised not only enough money for their classrooms but enough for several other classrooms as well), we are down to having just 38 students needing sponsored! We cannot begin to tell you how appreciative we are to both the businesses (Aspen Creek and Sarah Bush Lincoln) and community members (and alumni) who have contributed to this cause! Because of your generosity, we are closing in on getting all of our nearly 500 students one book a month for the rest of the school year!
Reminder: Fall Fundraiser pickup at the elementary school is this afternoon. The east entrance will be open at 2:30 and the west entrance at 3:15. All items must be picked up by 6:00.
First grade has recently been learning about insects. We spent a morning making insects, learning how to eat like an insect, and exploring for insects. A HUGE thank you to Mr. V, Mr. Palmer, Mrs. Lehman, and many others !
Mrs. Becker’s class loved learning about fire safety from Freddy the fire truck !
This week in Mr. Campbell’s science class, 4th grade students explored how energy can make things go. Students created and experimented with rubber-band cars to figure out how much energy the cars needed to end up in the designated box. Also, a huge shout-out to Angie Matlock of McDonalds in Sullivan for donating the majority of the items needed to complete this activity! Thank you!
This money and note were brought to Sullivan Elementary to help sponsor a student for a book a month from Scholastic. It was given to us by an alumna's kindergarten son who heard about our Facebook post. He wanted to give one of our students an opportunity to get books, so he got $8 from his piggy bank and sent it to the school with his grandma.
We are still taking sponsorships ($8 per student) to get students 1 book a month for the year from Scholastic Books. Checks can be made out to Sullivan Elementary School and sent to SES, attention Daniel Allen, 910 N. Graham St., Sullivan, IL 61951.
Mrs. Becker’s class has been learning all about the human body. The students loved having Mr. Bones in our class to help learn about the skeletal system! A huge thank you to the high school science department for letting us borrow it.
Even mistakes can create something beautiful.
The elementary school is ready to cheer on our Redskins !!!
Mrs. Becker’s class was lucky enough to be sponsored by many wonderful people to receive a new book each month. The students were so excited to get their first book. Thank you to all who sponsored!
First grade has finished our unit on the growing cycle of the apple. We finished the unit with a trip to the Okaw Valley Apple Orchard. Mrs. Becker’s class had a grade day searching for apples, learning to make apple cider, and playing at the orchard.
Mrs. Becker’s class had a great day celebrating good behavior at Hawaiin Day !
Each month, Sullivan Elementary School recognizes students who go above and beyond expectations by awarding them "Gold Slips." Pictured are the students (from left to right) who were awarded Gold Slips for the months of August and September:Kayla Kenney always makes a point to find students with no one to play with and then plays with them. She is always smiling and happy to help!
Levi Risley and Gracelynn Dovell are always very respectful and set a great example for others.
Lorelei Parker respectfully accepted a student's apology after being disrespected by them. She even wrote them a letter to accept their apology and gave them suggestions on how to treat one another.
Weslee Allen was walking with a friend and his little sister after school when the friend realized he forgot his take-home folder in the classroom. Wes volunteered to run back to the classroom and get it so his friend didn't have to leave his sister. What a great friend!
Daisy Richardson volunteered to help a student who was struggling to keep his binder organized. She gave up her entire recess to work with him to get everything in order and even took time to teach him helpful tips for staying on task and organized. Daisy is helpful and kind!
Lily Betts has picked up trash (with latex gloves on) all week from the playground. She has done this on her recess time without being asked.
