A few of our students at Lou Malnati's Pizza Fundraising for Decatur!
Biography
Hi Decatur Family!
My name is Kevin Roper. I have been teaching for the past six years. This is my third year at Decatur! I am originally from Northwest Indiana. I received my Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education from Alderson Broaddus University in West Virginia. Two summers ago I attended a SEED seminar focusing on social justice, diversity, and equity. This summer I was able to attend another seminar called RESEED focusing on DEI resources around our beautiful city. We traveled to Pilsen to tour the neighborhood and enjoy the murals. We viewed the Gerber-Hart Library in Rogers Park learning about the history of LGBTQIA+ community that has been established here in Chicago.
When I am not teaching you can find me walking with my dog, reading, playing volleyball or near the lake. I am excited to be teaching 1st grade again at Decatur and looking forward to a great year!
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This week our students began explore parent and offspring traits! Here you will see them observing parent, and offspring cards. They were tasked to talk about their defenses and how they could similar yet different in physical looks.
Our students paired up with their buddies this week, to create kindness chains in honor of Kindess Day this past Wednesday.
Students explored the Blue Paradox at our Field Trip to the Museum of Science and Industry!
Throughout the month of November we Celebrate Indigenous People's Month.
Checkout the American Indian Center for activities and ways to help support throughout the month.
https://aicchicago.org/
Students explored nonfiction, and labeled nonfiction text features.
Students read Spikes, Spines and Shells. Then they used play-doh to model an animal or plant with spikes, spines or shells.
Dolphin Dash well be here soon!
Decatur Together Yearly Calendar
Happy Hispanic Heritage Month!
Hispanic Heritage Month is a month-long celebration of Hispanic and Latino history and culture. We Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15. We give recognition to the many contributions made to the history and culture of the United States, including important advocacy work, vibrant art, popular and traditional foods, and much more.
Hispanic Heritage Month does not cover one single month but instead begins in the middle of September and ends in the middle of October. The timeframe of this month is significant because many Central American countries celebrate their independence days within these dates, beginning on September 15 with Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. By aligning with these independence dates, Hispanic Heritage Month honors the resilience and determination of the Hispanic community. Key Independence Days celebrated within Hispanic Heritage Month include:
- September 15 - Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua
- September 16 – Mexico
- September 18 – Chile
- September 21 - Belize
The Latino population in the United States today is over 60 million, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. This makes up 18.9% of the total population and is the largest racial or ethnic group. Latinos continue to help fuel our economy and enrich our nation as entrepreneurs, athletes, artists, entertainers, scientists, public servants, and much more.
First Grade met our wonderful counselor Mr. Murray!
Students created charts of Spruce the Sea Turtle, labeling each structure, and adding some fun color!
Students exploring our Desmos materials! Each grouping had number cards they needed to add together to create a sum up to 10!
This story was Unbeleafable! Students read an article about a teacher creating leaf art. After reading students completed a comprehension guide.
First Grade students working on the exploration of shapes, and being able to form shapes with other shapes.
