Author Visit: What an incredible opportunity that the SNS students had meeting best-selling author, Christina Soontornvat! She shared with us her personal life experiences, how these moments allowed her to be reflected within her writing, and opportunities that her books have provided for her today. Thank you, Ms. Soontornvat for your time and sharing your passion for reading and writing!

Author Visit: What an incredible opportunity that the SNS students had meeting best-selling author, Christina Soontornvat! She shared with us her personal life experiences, how these moments allowed her to be reflected within her writing, and opportunities that her books have provided for her today. Thank you, Ms. Soontornvat for your time and sharing your passion for reading and writing!

Author Visit: What an incredible opportunity that the SNS students had meeting best-selling author, Christina Soontornvat! She shared with us her personal life experiences, how these moments allowed her to be reflected within her writing, and opportunities that her books have provided for her today. Thank you, Ms. Soontornvat for your time and sharing your passion for reading and writing!

Author Visit: What an incredible opportunity that the SNS students had meeting best-selling author, Christina Soontornvat! She shared with us her personal life experiences, how these moments allowed her to be reflected within her writing, and opportunities that her books have provided for her today. Thank you, Ms. Soontornvat for your time and sharing your passion for reading and writing!

HOMES Project: One of our SS units dove into the Midwest Region, where our 4th Graders learned all about the different lakes, known as the Great Lakes, in the Midwest. their project for this lesson was to make a 'social media' post on Google Slides to share information about the lake they were assigned along with cropping these fun photos to make it seem as though the students were taking a trip to their lake!

HOMES Project: One of our SS units dove into the Midwest Region, where our 4th Graders learned all about the different lakes, known as the Great Lakes, in the Midwest. their project for this lesson was to make a 'social media' post on Google Slides to share information about the lake they were assigned along with cropping these fun photos to make it seem as though the students were taking a trip to their lake!

Readers Theatre: Thanks to our 5th Graders who gave the 4th Grade students a glimpse of what they will have the opportunity to partake in next year! The 5th Graders used Readers Theatre to  bring their ELA curriculum to life, and the 4th Graders had the opportunity to watch. Thank you for including us, Mrs. Anson!

Readers Theatre: Thanks to our 5th Graders who gave the 4th Grade students a glimpse of what they will have the opportunity to partake in next year! The 5th Graders used Readers Theatre to  bring their ELA curriculum to life, and the 4th Graders had the opportunity to watch. Thank you for including us, Mrs. Anson!

Informative Writing: This past week, our students finished thir Informative Writing papers! Over the months of February and March, the learners spent time researching a topic of interest to them and writing an informational paper to teach this topic to their peers. We got to celebrate today by doing a gallery walk around the room and reading each other's writing and leaving potisive feedback!

Informative Writing: This past week, our students finished thir Informative Writing papers! Over the months of February and March, the learners spent time researching a topic of interest to them and writing an informational paper to teach this topic to their peers. We got to celebrate today by doing a gallery walk around the room and reading each other's writing and leaving potisive feedback!

Book Nominees: Last week, the 4th Graders had the opportunity to vote on books that were nominated to receive awards such as the Rebecca Caudill Book Award. Every class had the chance to read books that were nominated, vote on their top picks, and hear the results. Thank you to our 5th Grade class for hosting!

Book Nominees: Last week, the 4th Graders had the opportunity to vote on books that were nominated to receive awards such as the Rebecca Caudill Book Award. Every class had the chance to read books that were nominated, vote on their top picks, and hear the results. Thank you to our 5th Grade class for hosting!

Bernie's Book Bank: The SNS 4th and 5th Grade students had the opportunity to give back to their community by labeling and packing free books to be handed out to children all across the Chicagoland area! What a fun way to make an impact!

Bernie's Book Bank: The SNS 4th and 5th Grade students had the opportunity to give back to their community by labeling and packing free books to be handed out to children all across the Chicagoland area! What a fun way to make an impact!

John Angotti: The SNS students had the opportunity to celebrate our faith in an interactive way thanks to Mr. John Angotti, the same man who wrote one of our favorite songs, "I Send You Out". Thank you, Mr. Angotti, for reminding us that faith can be celebrated in all sorts of fun ways!

Bernie's Book Bank: The SNS 4th and 5th Grade students had the opportunity to give back to their community by labeling and packing free books to be handed out to children all across the Chicagoland area! What a fun way to make an impact!

Valentine's Day: Thank you to the wonderful parents who contributed treats, crafts, and their time to lead the party for our 4th Graders!

Valentine's Day: Thank you to the wonderful parents who contributed treats, crafts, and their time to lead the party for our 4th Graders!

Burning of the Palms: Today marked an important day in our Church calendar. As we prepare our hearts for the Lenten season, we remember the importance of repentance and humility, looking forward towards a life renewed in Christ. 

World Read Aloud Day: The 4th Graders and their 2nd Grade buddies had so much fun coming together to celebrate World Read Aloud Day! This afternoon, our students used their literary skills to lead and build one another in their passions for reading!

Sadie's Advent of Kindness: Thanks to our SNS Student Council, we had a middle school friend visit our classroom to read to us a story of how we may spread  joy during the Advent season!

Holiday Party: What a fun time celebrating the holidays with our friends! Huge thank you to the parents who contributed snacks, foods, activities, presents, and crafts to make our class party so successful! Have a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from our 4th Grade family to yours!

4th Grade Christmas Pageant: Ms. De Leon could not be more proud of how hard these students worked to put on the most incredible Christmas pageant ever! The learners enjoyed participating in our adaptation of "A Christmas Carol", an excellent reminder of why we truly celebrate the season of Christmas and how we may give back to others.

4th Grade Christmas Pageant: Ms. De Leon could not be more proud of how hard these students worked to put on the most incredible Christmas pageant ever! The learners enjoyed participating in our adaptation of "A Christmas Carol", an excellent reminder of why we truly celebrate the season of Christmas and how we may give back to others. And as Tiny Tim says, "God bless us, everyone!"

Feed My Starving Children Field Trip: What a great opportunity for the 3rd through 5th Grade students of SNS to come together and give back to our community during this season of Advent! 

Feed My Starving Children Field Trip: What a great opportunity for the 3rd through 5th Grade students of SNS to come together and give back to our community during this season of Advent! 

Our 4th Graders enjoyed some holiday fun with our 2nd Grade buddies during our Buddy Party earlier this week. We made Snowman Soup using peppermint candy cane spoons, marshmallows, a flavored candy can of our choice, hot cocoa packet, and hershey's kisses!

Feed My Starving Children Field Trip: What a great opportunity for the 3rd through 5th Grade students of SNS to come together and give back to our community during this season of Advent! 

Grandparents/VIP Day: Our 4th Graders got to spend some time with the people they look up to the most on this special day! Thank you to everyone who came in and showed their support to our students. They would not be who they are without your love and impact!

Grandparents/VIP Day: Our 4th Graders got to spend some time with the people they look up to the most on this special day! Thank you to everyone who came in and showed their support to our students. They would not be who they are without your love and impact!

The Lemonade War: The best part was getting to share the fun with SNS faculty by letting them taste test each batch of lemonade and then having teachers vote on their favorite!

The Lemonade War: The best part was getting to share the fun with SNS faculty by letting them taste test each batch of lemonade and then having teachers vote on their favorite! 

The Lemonade War: The best part was getting to share the fun with SNS faculty by letting them taste test each batch of lemonade and then having teachers vote on their favorite! 

The Lemonade War: Last week, the 4th Graders finished up their novel study, The Lemonade War, by Jaqueline Davies. In this novel study, the students expanded their vocabulary knowledge, strengthened their comprehension skills, and continued building their literary skills. To celebrate their hard work, the learners split into four teams to complete a ‘class lemonade war’. Within the last few days, we assigned each group member a role, listed the materials we needed, and measured what each team believed was needed to create the best batch of lemonade.

The Lemonade War: Last week, the 4th Graders finished up their novel study, The Lemonade War, by Jaqueline Davies. In this novel study, the students expanded their vocabulary knowledge, strengthened their comprehension skills, and continued building their literary skills. To celebrate their hard work, the learners split into four teams to complete a ‘class lemonade war’. Within the last few days, we assigned each group member a role, listed the materials we needed, and measured what each team believed was needed to create the best batch of lemonade.

The Lemonade War: Last week, the 4th Graders finished up their novel study, The Lemonade War, by Jaqueline Davies. In this novel study, the students expanded their vocabulary knowledge, strengthened their comprehension skills, and continued building their literary skills. To celebrate their hard work, the learners split into four teams to complete a ‘class lemonade war’. Within the last few days, we assigned each group member a role, listed the materials we needed, and measured what each team believed was needed to create the best batch of lemonade.

Field Trip: Thank you to the Chicago Botanic Gardens for hosting and teaching our SNS 3rd through 5th grade students about carnivorous plants! We loved having the opportunity to plant our own flowers that we can take care of at home!

Field Trip: Thank you to the Chicago Botanic Gardens for hosting and teaching our SNS 3rd through 5th grade students about carnivorous plants! We loved having the opportunity to plant our own flowers that we can take care of at home!

Field Trip: Selfie smiles for a fun day of learning outside of the classroom setting!

Field Trip: Ms. De Leon just adores the friendships that this class has built with one another!

Field Trip: Thank you to the Chicago Botanic Gardens for hosting and teaching our SNS 3rd through 5th grade students about carnivorous plants! We loved having the opportunity to plant our own flowers that we can take care of at home!

Field Trip: A silly photo, of course :)

CTC: What a fun day! Ms. De Leon is so thankful for the BEST group of 4th Graders!

CTC: Big smiles from our 4th Graders as we head into a fun evening of activities!

RELIGION: Thank you to Juliette and Tommy for leading us in the Scripture reading from the book of Nehemiah!

RELIGION: Thank you to Liam and Hailey for sharing our prayers with the congregation!

RELIGION: We listened to one another practice for our first 4th Grade led All School Mass and took some time for personal devotion after. Thank you, Jesus, for these incredible 4th Graders!

FUN PHOTO: Cheering on our Chicago Cubs with some extra time at the end of the day!

SCIENCE: Today, we used magnifying glasses and the sunlight to learn how the retina in our eye absorbs light and communicates messages to the brain!

SCIENCE: Today, we used magnifying glasses and the sunlight to learn how the retina in our eye absorbs light and communicates messages to the brain!

MATH: Place Value Review Day with M&Ms! A sweet way to end a week of hard work!

SCIENCE: Learning about the different bones and joints in our hands means we get to make a paper model using paper clips, string, and a finger model!

Class Photo! We love 4th Grade!

And a silly one, of course!

Buddy party with our 2nd Grade friends!

Buddy party with our 2nd Grade friends!

Our elementary students gathered in the gym to meet Mr. Shepherd!

Getting the feel of our new learning space through a Back to School Classroom Scavenger Hunt!