Pumpkins with a pop of polka dots! After making their clay pumpkins, our 4th graders learned about Yayoi Kusama and were inspired to add bright, dotted patterns using Q-tips—just like Kusama! 🟡🔴⚫
2 days ago, D96 Central
Our 5th Grade Art Club teamed up to create a beautiful One Book, One School bulletin board featuring The Mouse and the Motorcycle—now proudly displayed in the library!
3 days ago, D96 Central
In Mrs. Brady's class, Lily Jean's mom, Emily Bittner, came to present on Mary Blair! The friends were fascinated by her collaboration with Walt Disney and had a blast creating their own Mary Blair inspired works of art!
4 days ago, D96 Central
The halls of Central school were alive with Halloween fun all around! Thank you to our amazing teachers and students for filling the classrooms with so much spirit and creativity ! 👻
5 days ago, D96 Central
Mrs. Bindon’s 4th graders brought their favorite book characters to life — pumpkin style! Their creativity and artistic talents shined bright in this fun blend of reading, art, and fall spirit!
10 days ago, D96 Central
Today we’re celebrating the big 5-0 for our fearless leader, Mr. Gatz! 🎉. Half a century of leadership, dad jokes, and reminding everyone to “walk in the halls!” He’s proof that age is just a number-especially when you spend your days surrounded by kids who keep you young at heart!
12 days ago, D96 Central
We had another fantastic week of fun and learning in Mrs. Brady's class!
Students practiced weighing and comparing items in math. We also explored our five senses with mystery bags, had a sweet/salty/bitter/sour taste test, and ended with a popcorn finale! A big thank-you to Ms. Potokar for being our library reader this week!
15 days ago, D96 Central
First grade is learning about light and shadows, so this week we took learning outside for science! We paired up with friends from the other first grade room to trace each other’s shadows using chalk on a sunny day. We talked about how we couldn’t go outside on a cloudy day because we need light for a shadow to occur. The kids even got to trace their teachers shadow! 👤
17 days ago, D96 Central
👁️ Our 4th Grade scientists in Mrs. Lyson's Class explored the mystery, "What do blind people see?" Diving into the amazing parts of the eye: cornea lens, retina, iris and pupil. We discovered how these components work together to create vision and what happens when they don't.
Each student crafted their own eye model. Quite the eye catching activity! 👀
18 days ago, D96 Central
Last week, Central’s Best Buddies had a spook-tacular time at their fun fall event! From Witch Hat Toss and Pin the Skeleton to Pumpkin Cornhole and more, our buddies had a blast playing games and getting to know each other. It was a great celebration of new friendships, laughter, and the importance of inclusion. We’re proud to keep spreading the Best Buddies mission of acceptance and friendship for all! 💜
19 days ago, D96 Central
Happy National Principals Month! We are celebrating our incredible Central principal who leads the school with dedication and inspires teachers, staff, and students every day. Take a moment to recognize and thank Principal Gatz when you see him!
23 days ago, D96 Central
🚧 The Cowley Road railroad crossing will be closed starting October 14 for approximately 3 weeks. 🚗 Detour signs will direct traffic to the Delaplaine Road crossing. 🚲 Pedestrians, students, and cyclists are encouraged to cross at Longcommon Road.
25 days ago, D96 Communication
We had a fantastic week in Mrs. Brady's class! Highlights included: culminating our Nursery Rhyme and Fable unit with the "Nursery Rhyme Olympics", celebrating filling our "Good Choices" jar with an ice cream party, exploring the sounds, sights and smells of fall on our nature scavenger hunt, welcoming Mrs. Adent as the volunteer library reader and spelling hopscotch! We even had the extra excitement of a tooth lost in class!
26 days ago, D96 Central
Mrs. Brady's Kindergarten class culminated their Nursery Rhymes and Fables Unit with the "Nursery Rhyme Olympics!" The friends had a blast competing in the "Humpty Dumpty" puzzle challenge, "Jack Be Nimble" candlestick jump, "Baa, Baa Black Sheep" relay race and "Little Miss Muffet" musical chairs event! The friends also filled their "Good Choices" jar and were rewarded with an ice cream party!
29 days ago, D96 Central
First grade just wrapped up our unit on the Human Body. We learned about 5 of our systems including the skeletal system🩻, muscular system💪, circulatory system🩸, digestive system🥗 and nervous system🧠. We ended our unit by having students’ parents who are healthcare workers come in to our classrooms to share how their jobs relate to the systems we learned about!🩺👩⚕️👨⚕️
about 1 month ago, D96 Central
On Monday, students enjoyed a special visit from our Author-in-Residence, Abby Regan, who shared her book 'Not Your Average Oatmeal'! 📚✨ Students loved listening to the story, seeing the pages come to life on the big screen — and the highlight of the day was a surprise cameo from none other than Oatmeal himself! 🐶💛
about 1 month ago, D96 Central
Ms. Cohen’s class had a blast bringing math to life today! 🍎🍇🍍 To wrap up their math unit, students designed three unique fruit kabobs — each with 10 pieces of fruit with at least three different types of fruit on each AND no two kabobs could be alike. Then, students chose their favorite kabob and made them in real life! A delicious and fun way to celebrate making 10! 🍎🍇🍍🍓🍉🍌
about 1 month ago, D96 Central
Students had fun learning about joints, muscles, and tendons this week in science class in Mrs. Lyson's room. They created robot fingers to demonstrate their understanding of the human body.
about 1 month ago, D96 Central
Happy Custodian Appreciation Day! Thank you to our amazing custodians in District 96 for keeping our schools clean, safe, and shining every day! 4th graders in Mrs. Lyson's class decorating a poster for Custodians Day.
about 1 month ago, D96 Central
