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 […]
Thanks to Thrivent Choice participants
THANK YOU! #livegenerously, to all our local Thrivent Choice® participants, You have thousands of options … but you chose us, The Cissna Park Education Foundation as your ‘Choice Dollars’ recipient. in 2015, the Education Foundation received $117. The Thrivent Choice program helps Thrivent members make a positive impact in their communities and we appreciate your choice […]
Foundation Funds 5th Grade Documnet Camera
Mrs Kollmann’s fifth grade class purchased a document camera through a mini grant provided by the Cissna Park Education Foundation. Providing the ability to project on a screen documents or activities so the entire class can see. The picture shows how the students observed and recording changes to an apple core that was projected on […]
Mini iPads and ‘other stuff’ for big learners
Mini iPads came to Kelsie Fancher’s classroom this past spring. They were used daily as math centers and occasionally as reading centers, as well. “We have big plans for utilizing them a lot more next year in all subjects,” Miss Fancher said. The iPads helped students memorize their math facts in a fun way that […]
Kindergarten Story Time on CD
Kindergarten Story Time on CD A new “Listening Center” for the kindergarten was purchased through a Foundation Mini Grant this past spring. Mrs. Gooden couldn’t be happier with the new storage center that helps keep all the items together and makes them easily accessible to the students. According to Mrs. Gooden, “I was also able […]
Biodiesel in the Classroom
This year, chemistry teacher Brad Wacker wanted to include in his class an activity that would demonstrate a real world use of chemistry, that being the production of biodiesel from used and new vegetable oil. Not only can individuals make their own fuel source and reuse vegetable oil at home, but homemade soap can also […]
