Mrs. Dant's Visit

Poet Visits Gombert

Traci Dant is the author of Some Kind of Love. This local writer will be visiting Gombert on Wed., Oct. 27th to share her book with our students. She’ll be meeting with various grade levels to discuss the writing process and her own journey. Traci comes to us through an Indian Prairie Educational Association "Artist in Residence" grant. Traci is a hometown hero, having graduated from Waubonsie Valley High School. Families will have the opportunity to purchase copies of this amazing book and to get their copies signed by the author when she visits us on the 27th. If you’d like to know more about Traci and her work, please visit her website at http://www.tracidant.com/ .

Scholastic Book Fair

Gombert will be hosting a Scholastic Book Fair from Nov. 1 through Nov. 5. Students will have the opportunity to visit the fair during school hours and Gator families can visit during conference hours, from 8-3 on the 2nd and from 4:30-8 on the 4th. A wide variety of books and novelties will be available and the proceeds will benefit the Gombert LMC. For more information, please contact Gayl Smith.

Kline Creek Farm

The Second Grade Students had a BLAST at Kline Creek Farm! We spent a day exploring the life of farmers and their families during the 1890s. Life was so very different back then! We had the chance to pick corn, make rope, build a barn, take a tour of a farm house, visit the chickens on the farm, see blacksmithing, watch a carpenter at work, and learn about making preserves. Enjoy the slideshow of our exciting day!

Red Ribbon Spirit Week

Red Ribbon Week will be October 25th -29th. Students will have the opportunity to participate, throughout the week, in exciting activities that will remind them of the importance of staying drug free.

Monday, October 25th ----Red, White & Blue Day "We Elect to be DRUG—FREE"

Tuesday, October 26th ----60’s; Tye-Dye; Peace Signs "Say Peace Out to DRUGS"

Wednesday, October 27th ----Sunglasses Day "Shade Out Drugs"

Thursday, October 28th ----Twin/Multiplicity Day "Friends Don’t Let Friends Do DRUGS"

Friday, October 29th -----Jersey Day "Stay in the Game---DRUG FREE"

Oprah's Book Club

Check out Oprah's Book Club for Kids by clicking here.

Thank You Mr. and Mrs. Ayers!

We would like to thank Mr. and Mrs. Ayers for being our Mystery Readers. The students really enjoyed the two stories that were read, and Lauren was super excited to see her grandparents in her second grade classroom!

Thank You Mrs. Radhakrishnan!

Today, we had our very first Mystery Reader. We would like to thank Mrs. Radhakrishnan (Siddharth's mother) for taking time out of her busy schedule to read a story to our class. The students really enjoyed the read aloud and are looking forward to our next Mystery Reader.

A Day Made Better

Today, I was sent some valuable information from a representative at Office Max that helped me to understand the donation program which is provided to teachers each year. I shared this with the students today during class. My hope is that they received an understanding of exactly why I received this wonderful donation of supplies. Please click here to read more about the exciting things that Office Max does, each year, for teachers around the United States. There are also some great pics of the students that you can view!

Mystery Reader

Upcoming Events

Monday, October 11th - No School - Columbus Day!

Wednesday, October 13th- 1/2 Day - Students dismissed at 12:15 pm

Tuesda, October 19th - School Assembly at 2pm

Thursday, October 21st - Field Trip to Kline Creek Farm

Saturday, October 23rd - Gombert Walk-a-Thon 9-11am

Wednesday, October 27th - Author/Poet and Waubonsie Valley High School graduate, Traci Dant will be visiting with the Second Grade students to share her book and write poetry with the students.

Celebrate Good Times!

Wow! Today was a fantastic day! Workers from Office Max surprised me with tons of supplies to be used in the classroom. I was presented with an enormous boxed filled with items, as well as a comfortable chair to sit in. The students had lots of fun helping me take the supplies out of the box. They also enjoyed telling me about what they had found. There were numerous people in our classroom during this time, which helped to make this event even more special for the students and I. Not only were there workers from Office Max, but there were also reporters and even a cameraman! It is amazing to think that I was presented with approximately $1,000 worth of supplies! I am so grateful to everyone who was involved and to have been given this amazing experience. It was an extremely exciting time, and I am sure that it will be one of the major highlights of our second grade year together. I hope all of the students enjoy their rubber band balls! Here is a link to to the news story written in the Daily Herald. Please click here to view.

International Walk to School Day

Just a quick note to inform you that Wednesday, October 6th is International Walk to School Day. Students are encouraged to walk, ride their bikes or ride their skateboards to school. This is a great way to show school spirit and to promote exercise at the same time! Students who walk, ride, or roll to school on Wednesday will receive a raffle ticket toward the many bike products (and even a few bikes!!) that will be raffled at the Gombert Walk-a-Thon on Saturday, October 23rd.

Around the Water Cycle