Message from the Tinley Park Chief of Police

Following is a message that I was asked to pass along:

Tinley Park Police Chief, Michael J. O’Connell, has requested that all schools who serve Tinley Park students alert students, parents, and caregivers to the laws that effect driving while in school zones and construction zones:

Effective January 1, 2010:

·         A person under the age of 19, who holds an instruction permit, or a graduated Driver’s License, may not drive a vehicle on a roadway while using a wireless phone.  This does not apply to persons under the age of 19 years, using a wireless telephone for emergency purposes.

·         A person, regardless of age, may not use a wireless telephone at any time while operating a motor vehicle on a roadway in a School Speed Zone, or on a highway in a Construction Zone or Maintenance Speed Zone.

·         A person may not operate a motor vehicle on a roadway while using an electronic communication device to compose, send, or read an electronic message or “text message”.

The Tinley Park Police Department will be enforcing these new laws in the near future.  The safety and well-being of all our students is of primary importance.  If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Police Department.

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star

Last week we read the story, Yingtao's New Friend. In the story, the main character was a musician. We discovered that our class has several musicians of our own. Those willing brought in instruments and performed short selections for our class. We were even treated to a collaboration of "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star." Bravo everyone:)

"Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star..."

Very interesting...

Yesterday we attended an assembly about the 6 Pillars of Character. Our guest speaker was Miss Illinois. Here is a link to an article that appears in today's Southtown:
Miss Illinois to students: Character Counts

She was very interesting to listen to, as she related stories from her own childhood that illustrated the different pillars.

Today, in Reading, we read a story called, Train to Somewhere. This historical fiction described a trip on an Orphan Train. The children were very interested in the information they read. Here is a link for further exploration:
Orphan Train

The children received their Social Studies passwords today. We taped them into the assignment notebooks and we wrote down the web address for the Social Studies series.

Question for a ticket tomorrow:
In your assignment notebook, write the names of the six Pillars of Character.

Great Week!

We had a great week.

Friday Folders went home today. Please go through the papers with your child. Any papers you are not happy with can be redone for a better grade.
Our first math test will be on Tuesday. The children received a review packet today which is due on Mon.

Have a great weekend!
Go Bears!

Math Games

Today we played a subtraction review game in math. Here are some pictures of us playing the game:

Essays

Today we worked on the rough draft of our "Great Person" essay in the computer lab. Most of the class has the document created. We are going back to lab tomorrow afternoon to edit our work.