Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Students Honored at Leadership Breakfast

I am pleased to announce that Jenna Seeber and Ben Castillo were selected as this year's PGE Leadership Award Recipients.  They and their parents were honored at a Student Leadership Breakfast, hosted by the Illinois Principal's Association, on April 22nd.  The students were acknowledged at the breakfast and received a certificate and a book. Congratulations Jenna and Ben!


Wednesday, April 8, 2015

Please Complete the Before and After School Care Survey Below

How can we support our busy working families? 
To understand how we can better support our parents’ extended child care needs and the feasibility of offering solutions, North Boone CUSD 200 is considering partnering with Champions, a leading provider of enriching before and after school learning solutions, to conduct a Needs Assessment Survey. Fully understanding your needs as we explore the potential of implementing a before and after program will ensure our proposed solutions hold the highest value to you and your children.

Our Proposed Solution: 
North Boone CUSD 200 and Champions are considering offering a Before and After-School program located on-site at Poplar Grove Elementary School. Transportation will be provided for students who attend Capron, Manchester, and North Boone Upper Elementary Schools. Parents would be required to pick up their children at Poplar Grove Elementary. At this time, we are not anticipating that there will be additional costs to our families for the transportation.

What does Champions have to offer our families? 
With Champions, you have access to fun before and after school activities, dedicated enrichment programs, school holiday and break solutions, and more. More importantly, you have the peace of mind you deserve during the work day knowing your children are in a warm, welcoming learning environment that nurtures all aspects of child development. While Champions’ age-appropriate, structured activities support our district’s objectives and individual school goals, they also offer fun and engaging learning activities, including arts, sports, reading, science exploration, math and technology programs, homework support, and more. With programs that nurture learning beyond the school bell, you can count on added education, homework completion and care for your children. The outcome? More cherished family time during the evening!

Please help us understand how best North Boone CUSD 200 and Champions can support you and your children by completing the survey below by April 14th 2015: 
https://knowledgeuniverse.co1.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_3CPHe1boYmH58Xz

Thursday, February 26, 2015

Elisha Needs a New Bike

One of our very own PGE Life Skills student needs an adaptive bike.  Elisha has Down's Syndrome and is autistic and would love to be able to bike with her family. Please click the following link and help Elisha win this special bike.  It truly only takes a minute!

https://www.friendshipcircle.org/bikes/2015/02/elisha-w/

Friday, February 20, 2015

Valentine's Dance

TONIGHT is PGE's Valentine's Dance from 6-8 p.m. Family admission is $5 and concessions will be served. Bring a camera and be ready to DANCE!!!!

Principal for a Day

On Thursday, February 19th, we had the pleasure of having Mr. Keith Richard serve as PGE's Principal for a Day. Mr. Richard was able to visit with every grade level. In some classrooms, he read to the students, in another he was interviewed about his own schooling, and he even worked with a 4th grade reading class. Mr. Richard said that he very much enjoyed his afternoon at PGE and we even talked about plans for him to return for another visit!


Wednesday, December 10, 2014

PGE Staff Attends RSAC

Six teachers received a scholarship from the Regional Office of Education to attend the Raising Student Achievement Conference in St. Charles on Monday and Tuesday.  Teachers attended sessions on math, reading, science, and assessment and brought home many ideas to share with other staff.  They also had the privilege to hear Tom Schimmer and Mawi Asgedom deliver an address as key note speakers.  Teachers attending this year were Mrs. Jole, Mrs. Keppel, Mrs. Giesecke, Mrs. Brody, Mrs. Laing, and Mrs. Grove.  Mrs. Grove also presented on our summer reading program! The teachers attending will be presenting the information they learned at upcoming staff meetings and on institute days.