Two Scholarships have been presented to High School Graduates from the Education Foundation. These scholarships have been privately funded by their sponsors. Carl Berg Memorial Scholarship was awarded to Matalyne Duits. Carl was a 2010 graduate of Cissna Park High School and in his memory, a scholarship was presented to a graduate who is continuing […]
Second Grade ‘Mini Offices’ & Learning Center
Mrs. Denault and her second grade class received a Foundation Mini Grant to purchase a rack to hang our listening center books, easy reader strips to track print, privacy shields, and make-a-word pocket charts. Mrs Denault explained that “During our literacy block, students have the opportunity to listen to stories on CDs. The rack makes […]
Document Camera for 4th Grade
A document camera for Julie Yergler’s 4th grade classroom was purchased with a mini-grant from the Cissna Park Education Foundation. The students and teacher appreciate and use the Smartboard daily, but thought that a document camera would provide even more learning opportunities. Since receiving the camera, the class has found it especially helpful for studying […]
Listening Center added to 1st Grade
The first grade classroom has added a new diskmen CD players and books on CD to their listening center because of a grant from the Education Foundation. The listening center is such a valuable part of the 1st grades daily 5 rotations. Every day the students grab a bag with one of these diskmen and […]
2016 Foundation Scholarships
The Cissna Park Education Foundation provides a vehicle for individuals or organizations to offer Scholarships that assist Graduating Seniors in furthering their education. In 2016 there are 2 scholarships that will be offered: The Carl Berg Memorial Scholarship is being funded by the Family of Carl Berg who was a 2010 Graduate of Cissna Park […]
New ‘Spark’ to Science Department
Utilizing a grant awarded by the Cissna Park Education Foundation, the high school science department was able to purchase spark timers and hand crank generators for the physics program. With the New Illinois Science Standards being released, physics teacher Mr. Wacker has been working on updating equipment to provide a more engaging physics class. The […]
Helping Make Kindergarten Math FUN!
Math should be fun so the Education Foundation provided Amanda Gooden’s Kindergarten classroom with a huge assortment of math manipulatives. The Kindergarten students now have jumbo dice, double dice, magnetic numbers, geo boards and many fun games to use during math centers. Amanda explained that “the Geoboards will provide us with hands on exploration of […]
Food Science Classes receive DVD set
The Cissna Park High School Family and Consumer Science Department was recently awarded a grant from the Cissna Park Education Foundation to purchase DVDs and a reference book for the Foods classes. The seven DVDs cover topics such as food safety and sanitation; knife skills; seafood, poultry and meat cooking techniques; stocks and sauces; vegetable, […]
New Spanish Class Materials
The Cissna Park Education Foundation helped Gail Lober’s Spanish class at High School by purchasing new materials for the classroom. These included a set of prompts for speaking activities, a book of Spanish writing prompts, interactive games, and several movie units. These materials will be used in addition to the textbook to enhance learning in […]
2 New Sewing Machines for Consumer Sciences
The Family and Consumer Sciences classroom was awarded a mini grant from the Cissna Park Education Foundation last fall to purchase new sewing machines for the 8th grade survey class. The FCCLA also provided half of the funds necessary to buy the two machines. Several of the classroom sewing machines are decades old, and while […]
