Third Grade Teachers Offer "Brain Breaks"

The third grade team at Schiesher realizes that offering students brain breaks throughout the day increases learning. Brain breaks are brief, kinesthetic breaks that are offered several times throughout the school day. Students take a moment to stretch, jump up and down, or even act out a silly song and dance. Although these breaks take minimal time away from class activities, the time spent is well worth it. Brain research indicates . . . read more

Spring Into Safety 2010

Thursday, March 18 th , 2010 Lisle Junior High School 5207 Center St, Lisle, IL 60532 40% of DuPage County’s 328 registered child sex offenders live within minutes of our children…statistics have shown there is a high rate of repeat offense. How Do We Protect Our Children? . . . read more

Math Students Take The AMC Test

On February 9, 2010, selected Lisle High School math students competed in the very tough American Mathematics Contest test. Because guessing is discouraged, a wrong answer loses points, while a blank answer is worth 1.5 points. A correct answer is worth 6 points. The top three students in each test are: AMC12 (juniors and . . . read more