Skokie Lagoons
    
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Go Green Planting Day at West
    
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Dome Theatre
    
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Third Grade Music Program 2010
    
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Music Demonstration Assembly
    
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Project Welcome 2nd - 3rd

Project Welcome South School Second Graders visited West School last week for the District's annual Project Welcome to West School. Each second grade class was paired with a third grade class to learn about West School and third grade. Students visited a third grade classroom and they were given a tour of West School.

    
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Fourth Grade Music Program

The West School Sock Hop Last week the West School Fourth Graders performed their annual music program. Parents and guests were treated to performances of our National Anthem, Let's Go to the Hop, La Bamba, The Twist, Earth Angel, Rockin' Robin, Sixteen Tons, Johnny B. Goode and We Go Together. What a wonderful culmination to our fourth grade music program this year!

    
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We Care for Our World

WE CARE FOR OUR WORLD was the theme behind this service learning project, held on Tuesday, April 20 from 5 - 6pm at West School. Students dropped off non-perishable food items for the New Trier Food Pantry. Donations of hundreds of stuffed animals were refurbished by students and donated to the Chicago Infant Welfare Society. There was an assembly line of sandwich preparation in the multi-purpose room. Students and parents made over 200 lunches that were delivered to PADS of Lake County to feed the homeless. A special thank you to Food For Thought for donating the food that was used in preparing the lunches. A special thank you to the Girl Scouts and their mothers for supplying the material and labor for gluing and stitching the stuffed animals before redistribution. A special thank you for the thirty plus West Staff members who donated their time and services to make this night the success that it was. Finally... thank you Glencoe for coming out in force and working along side your children as you modeled how it looks and feels to "Care for Our World." Click MORE to see a video of our evening!     
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Spring Chorus Club Concert

The West School Chorus Club treated parents and friends to their annual spring concert on Tuesday, April 13, in Misner Auditorium. The selection of songs included: Lullaby of Broadway, Smile, The Trolley Song, True Colors, Route 66, and I Love a Piano. Thank you to the PTO for sponsoring this West School Club.

    
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Oceans Movie
Earth Week In recognition of Earth Week, our students traveled to the Glen on Thursday, May 23, to see the new movie release: Oceans. This G-rated movie by Disney focuses on the vast living oceans of planet Earth. Students were introduced to the movie and its focus during classroom activities and discussions. Students will have an opportunity to see the broader perspective on our fourth grade eco system curriculum, studied earlier in the year, as well as the on-going third grade study of the prairie and its plants and animals. Our thanks to the PTO for funding this unique field trip and for providing the opportunity to take our study and learning of our planet outside of the classroom.     
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Poetry Cafe

    
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Green Flag

    
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Boo Bicycle

A bicycle made out of bamboo? You bet! West School students were given a peak at a bicycle that is actually made out of bamboo. During this presentation, students were also instructed on the safety precautions that are now a village requirement for youngsters.
Watch a short video of Nick Frey's visit to West School!

    
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Fourth Grade Cultural Arts

This month, West School 4th graders expanded their cultural horizons by participating in a multicultural performing arts residency, led by professionals from May I Have This Dance. Using material from the studio’s Dance Around the World curriculum, each 4th grade class studied the characteristic music and movement style of a different culture, and also how each culture has contributed to the mosaic diversity we find in our own country. Those who came to view the final performance experienced a trip around the world, with stops in Ireland, Spain, Senegal, India, China, Argentina, Brazil and even a Native American Illini pow wow. More information about May I Have This Dance school programs can be found at www.dancingwithclass.com The edited video version of this program will soon be available here in the West School Happenings.

    
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Crazy Hair Day

Crazy Hair or Hat Day The West School Student Council declared that Friday, March 12, 2010 was "show your school spirit day." To mark this semi-annual occasion, each classroom's representative polled their respective class to determine just how best to celebrate school spirit. Students voted on the following: hat day, sports day, professional dress day, pajama day, crazy hair day and possibly one or two other such fun dress-up experiences. After the tallying was done, the West School Spirit Day was determined to be: Crazy Hair or Hat Day! Students and staff marked this day by coming to school with a variety of head fashons.     
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Author Visit: Michael Patrick O'Neil
On Wednesday, April 7, Michael Patrick O’Neil visited West School. Michael Patrick O’Neil is a diver, underwater photographer and children’s book author focused on environmental issues and conservation. His books include Fishy Friends, Ocean Magic, Shark Encounters, a “Let’s Explore” series including Let’s Explore Sharks, Let’s Explore Coral Reefs and Let’s Explore Sea Turtles. His new book Wild Waters Photo Journal will be out this spring. His books are informative and engaging! They are filled with stunning photographs and rich text encouraging learning, conservation and the importance of underwater ecosystems. His message is to teach us that our actions severely impact the environment.     
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Chorus Club's Winter Concert
The following is an iMovie of the West School Chorus Club's Winter Concert. We hope you enjoy the performance. Winter Concert 2009     
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Video Announcements
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Solar Panels
Solar Panels Installed at West The panels are the result of a grant awarded to West School from the Illiinois Clean Energy Community Foundation. These panels are a 1 kW Photovoltaic System that will generate electricity and will become part of the fourth grade science curriculum covering electricity. While the panels may only generate enough electricity to operate our office lights, the goal of the grant is to educate and inform our students and community on the value and importance of alternative forms of energy. Soon we will have information on our web page indicating the amount of electricity that is being generated and put back into the grid.

    
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