August 10          School of Information Day and Pre-ordered supplies parent pick-up – 9:00-11:00am; 1:00-2:30pm; and 5:30-7:30pm

August 17          Back to School Event – 5:30-7:00pm – BTS additional information

August 21          First Day of School for grades 1-8

August 28          First Day of School for Kindergarteners

August 30          Curriculum Night at Campanelli – 6:00-7:30pm (2 sessions- more info to come)

Ms. Xiong visited the panda cubs at the Panda Base in Chengdu, China. One panda was working hard on their climbing skills and learning from their mistakes every time they fell ~ showing the key failure leads to success!

Ms. Fan tried purple kohlrabi for the first time cuz… THIS IS IT!

Nicole and Angelina demonstrate balance.

Karina is demonstrating commitment to jumping off a higher diving board this year. After committing to the challenge, she recently tried the 5 meter for the first time!

Kavin was committed to trying out a new sport this summer. He attended a baseball clinic and practices catching with his new mitt daily and has demonstrated commitment to learning something new now!

Faith and Bella demonstrate the key of commitment:

Hayden demonstrated the key of balance by balancing summer fun with summer education at the District 54 Summer STEM Academy:

Mrs. Buckner, Mrs. Dong, Mrs. Eifert, and Mrs. Mathews demonstrated
 balancing work and fun on the last day of school!

Ms. Flannigan demonstrates this is it as she teaches extended school year during the summer.

Stephanie demonstrates the commitment key:

We are excited to partner with the Schaumburg Public Library to have their Pop-Up Library visit Campanelli on the following dates:

10:00 am – 11:00 am on  Wednesday, June 14th, June 28th, July 12th, and July 26th.  

Students in the Magnet Program come together once a week to complete a variety of collaborative activities to help students develop collaborative skills and friendships across classrooms and grade levels.  During the months of April and May, students worked together in groups of 3-4 to complete a Shark Tank type activity. The activity was renamed the Cougar’s Den, after the Campanelli mascot, Cody the Cougar. Students brainstormed an idea for a product, created sketches of the product that highlighted the details, and created a sales pitch that included ideas and propaganda techniques to hook their audience. Students then presented their ideas to the Cougar’s, Ms. Durchslag, Mrs. O’Donoghue, and Mrs. Sudol, where each chose their favorite product idea. On the last day of school, the winners were announced based on the characteristics of creativity, usability, uniqueness of idea and collaborative teamwork. Each idea was amazingly creative and it was hard to choose, but using all of the criteria, the winning products were a versatile organizer to organize student desk bins, a product that can be placed on the tongue to change the taste of foods to foods that you like, and a “deal” that included three of the ideas – a pen/pencil with attached sharpener, an eraser that erases any error on any type of paper without changing the color of the paper, and a pen with a paper scroll inside.  Photos of the winning products are below:

There were many more amazing ideas and it was so inspiring to see the students collaborative and creative efforts shine as they developed and presented their ideas!

All kindergarten through 6th grade students participated in Campanelli’s 4th annual STEM Day on Wednesday, May 31st. Each grade level participated in a variety of grade appropriate science, technology, engineering, and math related activities. To continue to develop our Campanelli community, students were  grouped with students from different classrooms and rotated through several different sessions. Students completed activities such as creating 3-d images, identifying the mystery powder, creating marble runs and rollercoasters, as well as the science of bottle flipping, slime, and floating pennies.  STEM Day was created to help keep students engaged in learning while having fun during the last days of school!

READ-READ-READ!

Schaumburg Township District Library’s POP-UP Library is stopping at Campanelli again this year!  They will be stopping by at the front of the school on the following Wednesdays: 6/14, 6/28, 7/12, 7/26 from 10:00 – 11:00am.  Please join us this summer in finding some good books to read and enjoy.

Schaumburg Library is also offering a 2017 SUMMER CHALLENGE “Reading By Design”.  The summer reading incentive program runs from June 1st – August 15th.  The District 54 school with the largest participation this summer will receive a trophy!

Recommended Reading List Brochures will be going home with students before the end of the school year.  This is a great place to get ideas about titles students may want to read over the summer.

Happy Reading!

Ms. Christie was lucky enough to have three incredible assistants help with coordinating assemblies, checking in with students, monitoring the hallways and greeting parents all day! They have some memories that will no doubt last a lifetime!

Mr. Ty said that he was behind the scenes during Wheel of Wisdom.  “There were loads of colors and I also saw the prizes too”.

Mr. Gage thought that all of the students K-2 and 3-6 had fun at the Wheel of Wisdom assemblies.  “When the teachers played everyone was laughing.  It was fun to watch the students and teachers spin the wheel and answer questions.  Everyone cheered when people got prizes and when one team won.”

Mr. Evan was excited because he was the announcer for Wheel of Wisdom.  “I said a little speech.  Then people put makeup on me!  After that the game started!”

Congratulations to our 6th grade students who received the President’s Educational Award!  The Presidents award recognizes elementary students “whose outstanding efforts have enabled them to meet challenging standards of excellence.”  We are proud of your efforts and wish you the best of luck in jr. high!!

One of the most fun days of the year was bolstered with excitement as students and staff arrived to several inflatables on the playground. Fun was had by all as they worked through the obstacle course, kicked soccer balls into the “goal”, and made baskets and touchdowns, along with many team games and relay races. Thank you to Mr. Mershon and the PTA for planning an amazingly fun day and to all of the volunteers who helped make this “Sports Spectacular” Day possible! It will definitely be a day that will be remembered by all!

Thank you to the Campanelli PTA for providing staff and students the opportunity to see one of our favorite assembly’s of the year; Wheel of Wisdom.  A little like the game show Wheel of Fortune, there are three contestants (or in this case three teams of 2 contestants), a wheel, and prizes. The difference between the two shows, is in Wheel of Wisdom, students and staff show all they know about school and everyday subjects.  The teamwork, good sportsmanship, and amazingly smart students (and staff) helped to make the assembly engaging for everyone! Thank you to our PTA for providing this fun opportunity during the last days of the school year!