Dr. Schilling and Mr. Kostopoulos getting in the holiday spirit and showing their #RoadrunnerPride at Reavis's Cookies with Santa!
Congratulations to Reavis 3rd Grade Teacher Mrs. Tovar for receiving the "Teacher of the Month" award from Sky Zone in Schererville, Indiana! In addition to the class picture being hung on the wall at the facility, each student received a free 30 minute jump pass along with a $5 coupon. Great job, Mrs. Tovar - you are #158Strong! #RoadrunnerPride
Reavis thanks the Junior Achievement Program and Robert Morris University for their #RoadrunnerPride in providing a day filled with lessons on financial literacy and responsibility! The mission of Junior Achievement is to inspire and prepare young people to succeed in a global economy. Students learned about topics that ranged from balancing a check book to city planning and development. Over 25 student volunteers from Robert Morris instructed the lessons with the help of the Reavis staff to all classrooms. Reavis students enjoyed how the volunteers were able to relate the content of the lessons to their current field of study as well as real life experiences.
Congratulations to the Reavis Girl's On The Run Team for accomplishing their 5K practice run along with their family members that will be running with and supporting them on the November 23rd 5K marathon in Downtown Chicago. There will be well over 100 other participating Chicagoland schools at the event. In addition to the marathon training, all 24 girls completed a 12 week course on self appreciation, kindness, and leadership. THANK YOU to all of the Reavis staff and family members that volunteered their time over the course of the 12 week program!
Thank you State Representative Marcus C. Evans, Jr. for visiting Reavis as part of the "Principal for a Day" program and showing your #RoadrunnerPride! Rep. Evans visited the LRC during Makerspace Monday and had the opportunity to see STEAM activities taking place such as coding, engineering, and virtual reality. In addition to this, Rep. Evans spoke to students and staff during the day as well as observed some student project presentations.
Reavis students in Mrs. Tovar's 3rd grade class work on their "Key Word Outline" during a writing lesson.
One lonely, cold black swallowtail caterpillar was found in the Reavis E.A.R.T.H. garden. We rescued him to keep him warm and gathered his favorite food, parsley. He will grow and form into a chrysalis, winter-over in our habitat, then emerge this spring and be released. Students were excited to help support his life-cycle!
Ms.Hughey’s Kindergarten class at Reavis helps to create Pumpkin Pudding! They now understand ingredients, measurement, tools and materials.
What a tasty experience!
Thank you to the Lansing Firefighters for taking the time to explain fire safety to students at Reavis. Some students also had the opportunity to view and try on some of the equipment used.
Reavis 4th Grade Teacher Mrs. Rhodes works with one of her students during a writing lesson using strategies from the Institute for Excellence in Writing (IEW) program. The program teaches students to break down information they have read into key word outlines and rewrite utilizing their own words, thoughts, and interpretations.
Thank you to Reavis 2nd grade parent Mr. Slomski for volunteering to be the "Mystery Reader" in Mrs. Belt's classroom.
Reavis 5th Grade students in Ms. Arvesen's class contemplate their answers during a "Math Box" activity, which allows the class to cover and review a wide variety of math concepts in a short amount of time. Go Roadrunners!
Reavis Kindergarten students in Mrs. Mota's class are very proud of their progress in writing. Students are currently working on forming the letters of the alphabet correctly utilizing the Institute for Excellence in Writing (IEW) method.
Reavis students and families had the opportunity to meet their teachers, see their classrooms, and learn about the school's various programs, resources, and student opportunities at Open House the evening before the first day of school. Thank you to all of the families, community organizations, and teachers for a great start to the 2019-2020 school year!
The Reavis GOTR enjoyed celebrating all the hard work they put in this season and showing off part of their community project. A huge thank you to our wonderful Ms. Gayle White who made/gave each girl a personalized cup and helped with our fundraiser. Remember any girl in 3rd-5th can join the Girls on the Run program and learn life lessons while training to run in a 5k. We'll be starting up September 2019 for next season!!
The 4th graders in Mr. Cieplucha's class at Reavis completed their science unit on Earth's resources and landforms on Friday, May 24 and erupted a volcano in class! During the unit, each student got a chance to create their own volcano while learning about the causes and effects of volcanic eruptions on Earth.
The Reavis April/May 2019 Newscast is here!
Through the Dart Grant Reavis received last year, we purchased an Opcom Hydroponic Grow Wall! It has 5 rows with 15 spots for plants for a total of 75 plants. The water runs up the side of the Grow Wall, fills the tube, and after a few minutes it goes back into the holding tank. The students soaked their sponges in water; added lettuce, spinach, and basil seeds; and put them in special cups with slits to allow roots to grow. About a week later we see sprouts!
Reavis Grandparents Day on Wednesday, April 3. Activities included bingo, crafts, and photos. The book fair was also open.
1st grade students in Mrs. Belt's class at Reavis utilize body movements as they practice their spelling words.
