Mrs. Coe's third grade engineers have been hard at work on a flood control project! Students used their Lego WeDo 2.0 kits to build and program a model floodgate system. #STEM
Student's in Mrs. McElhoe's first grade class built Lego versions of a butterfly and a fly trap during their STEM lesson. Nice job Panthers!
Preschool screenings for all children will be held next Tuesday, April 13 from 8:30-2:30 pm at Clara Peterson. Please call the Clara Peterson office at 217-279-2531 to schedule an appointment for your child today.
Students in Miss Little's and Mr. Palmer's classes are spinning their way into spring break! Nice work Panthers! #STEM
Clara Peterson parents-
If you have not done so already, please take time to participate in the Illinois 5 Essentials Survey. http://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/survey/parent/ This survey helps us to improve teaching and learning for your student Clara Peterson.
Happy Friday Panthers!
Use the link below for more information about PBL's FREE food pickup program. Please contact Melissa Robbins (217-379-9202) if you have any questions.
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Clara Peterson is celebrating Music in our Schools Month all next week. Please share your love and support of music in our schools by participating in our spirit week next week!
Thank you to the PBL Education Foundation for purchasing books for Clara Peterson students. Pictured here are 5th graders from Mrs. Goodson's and Mr. Pickens' class with books for the month of March Book a Month Program.
Happy Friday Panthers!
See the link below for more information on PBL's FREE food program. Please contact Melissa Robbins at 217-379-9202 if you have any questions.
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Our first grade STEM students are springing ahead, Lego style. Don't forget to change your clocks this weekend! Go Panthers!
Clara Peterson PIT Crew is hosting an online Book Fair the week of March 15-19th. Your student may have brought home a flier advertising the upcoming book fair. This flier contains a link to browse through the book fair and purchase books if you wish to do so. The code on the front of the flier is NOT VALID. All students will receive a book curtesy of the PBL Education Foundation, however teachers will help students to choose this book at school. The code that was on the fliers can not be used for purchases made at home, or school.
If you have any questions about our book fair, please contact your child's teacher or call the Clara Peterson office.
Attention Clara Peterson Parents!
If you have not done so already, please take a few minutes to complete the 2021 Illinois Parent Survey for Clara Peterson. This survey will help us to improve teaching and learning for our students. The survey is open until April 2 and ALL input is greatly appreciated.
http://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/survey/parent/
Friday, March 5 will be a remote learning day for all Clara Peterson and Panther Academy students! Teachers will be sending home work and/ or Chromebooks for students to participate in a day of learning at home. Teachers will be available during the school day to answer questions via email or Class Dojo.
*PBL Junior High and PBL High School will be in-person learning this day.
It's been a great quarter of work by Mrs. Bennett's 5th grade STEM class. We focused on animal movement. Our building options were dog, gorilla, fish and insect. Nice job Panthers!
Mrs. Johnson, kindergarten special education teacher at Clara Peterson, was recently awarded with a grant for Hands on Learning. Many students at Clara Peterson will benefit from Mrs. Johnson's innovative teaching grant.
Happy Friday!
Food pickup will be Monday, March 1 from 1:00-3:00pm. Follow the link below for more information. Please contact Melissa Robbins (217-379-9202) if you have any questions.
Have a wonderful weekend!
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Learning is never a grind in STEM class! Mrs. Kinzinger's class built a model of a coffee grinder today. Students were given the parts, then had to draw and write their steps during the building process. Keep pressing on! #firstgrade
Clara Peterson Kindergarten Screenings
If your child will turn 5 years old on or before September 1, 2021 he/ she is Kindergarten eligible! Screenings will be held all day Wednesday, April 28 and the afternoons of Monday, May 3 and Tuesday, May 4. Please call the Clara Peterson office at 217-379-2531 to schedule an appointment for your child. We look forward to welcoming a new class of Panthers!
Clara Peterson Parents,
Please take a few minutes to complete the 2021 Illinois Parent Survey for Clara Peterson. This survey will help us to improve teaching and learning for our students. The survey is open until April 2 and all input is greatly appreciated.
http://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/survey/parent/
Tuesday, February 16 will be a remote learning day for PBL students. Clara Peterson kindergarten through fifth grade students will complete Day 1 of the snow day packet that was sent home in early January. Teachers will be available tomorrow via email or class Dojo if students have questions or need assistance. Stay warm and safe.