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TOP TEN Common Sense Societal Skills Mr. Peel's TeacherTube Videos!
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POINT TO THE POSITIVE! Welcome to ShowYourClass.com. Our School District enjoys INCREDIBLE COMMUNITY SUPPORT and this site Points to the Positive. While teachers, students, and the community may hesitate to "blow their own horn", I believe that if it's true and it HELPS OUR STUDENTS with their perception of our school AND THEIR PERFORMANCE, well ... somebody has got to Point to the Positive! D. Peel
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- FAMILY TREES -
The 27th Annual FAMILY TREE FEST!
Team 7 Itasca Dist. #10 SEVENTH GRADERS in Mr. Peel's Social Studies Classes once again took on the Genealogy/Itasca History Challenge and created INCREDIBLE Family Tree Albums.
ONE HUNDRED YEAR OLD PHOTOS, IMMIGRATION PAPERS FROM ELLIS ISLAND, BAPTISM AND BIRTH CERTIFICATES, AND REALLY UNIQUE OLD FAMILY PHOTOS. THAT'S HISTORY!
Each year the FamilyTree Fest starts anew, and yet has grown bigger. It outgrew the school's display cases a few years ago and has been invited to Special Engagements during the month of January at the ITASCA PUBLIC LIBRARY. The FamilyTree Fest is now part of Itasca's Winterfest.
Click on http://itasca.k12.il.us/peacock/7team/picts/01-27-2003/index.htm
and
http://itasca.k12.il.us/peacock/7team/peel/familytree/2004-01-11/index.htm to see pictures!
It's the largest genealogy display in DuPage County!
2007 - 2008 Update - Due to the increased emphasis on testing, building administration (Dr. Nickisch) has decided on teaching assignment changes and to limit teaching to "only textbook material". The 28th Annual FamilyTree Fest at the Itasca Public Library has been canceled. Since the SAT tests cover research skills, we're looking for other ways to cover those skills.
- ECONOMICS -
Congratulations Stock Market Game Winners!
#1 Peacock Team - Rachel K., Pat P., & Emily V. - 74.9% Annualized Return ! Top 1% against the High Schools in the State! Over 12,000 Illinois Students played the game.
TEAM 7 has less than 1% of the teams in the game and should win ONCE every ONE HUNDRED Years!
Yet, Mr. Peel's Social Studies students have won 1st, 2nd, or 3rd in the STATE 18 TIMES IN 21 YEARS! http://itasca.k12.il.us/peacock/7team/peel/stockmarket/2003-04/picts/index.htm
and
http://itasca.k12.il.us/peacock/7team/peel/stockmarket/2003-04/interdisciplinary.htm
06-07 UPDATE - Due to the increased emphasis on testing, Building Administration (Dr. Nickisch) has decided to cancel our participation in the Stock Market Game. http://www.smgww.org/ We're searching for other ways to teach "Supply and Demand", "Market Economy", and other Economic Concepts that are on the Stanford Achievement Test.
- COMMUNITY SERVICE -
SPECIAL THANKS TO ITASCA BANK C.E.O. Mr. Jack Mensching and Senior Bank Officers - Mr. Sam Book, Mr. Al Rogers, Mr. Jim Mensching, Mr. Chuck Threewitt, Mr. Gerald Hansen, Mr. Gary Hoger & Mrs. Barbara Love for teaching Junior Achievement in www.HistoryClassroom.com over the past 18 years. What an example of committment and giving back to the community! Thank You for 18 years of teaching economics in our classroom!
http://itasca.k12.il.us/peacock/7team/picts/02-24-2003/index.htm
and
http://itasca.k12.il.us/peacock/7team/picts/05-05-2003/index.htm
05-06 UPDATE - Last year the program was cut back to just eight 30 minute sessions of contact time per class (4 hrs.) throughout the school year. However, due to the increased emphasis on testing, Building Administration has decided to cancel our participation in the J.A. Program. http://www.ja.org/programs/programs_mid_overview.shtml
Since Economics is 20% of the Social Studies Stanford Achievement Test, We're working on finding other ways to teach these vital skills.
- FINE ARTS -
Congratulations Musical participants! Great show!
http://itasca.k12.il.us/peacock/7team/picts/04-28-2003/index.htm
- HISTORY -
7th Grade T.A.G./Enrichment students - GREAT Job on the
"ITASCA HISTORICAL SOCIETY VIDEO".
Avid DV Express is an industrial strength program that is used professionally.
http://www.team7itasca.com/team7/T.A.G.%20Historical%20Society%20Video.htm
- LANGUAGE ARTS -
TEAM 7 READ-IN --Thank You Mayor Gruber and Rada for being our Guest Readers. FASCINATING! Team 7 is planning more READ-IN's for next year.
http://itasca.k12.il.us/peacock/7team/picts/04-24-2004/index.htm
- ART -
CONGRATULATIONS Ernie K. - SCHOLASTIC ART AWARD - SILVER KEY AWARD WINNER! The Best Art Project out of over 2,000 regional entries! Itasca District #10 Art Students in MRS. DENGLER'S CLASS ALSO received two Honorable Mentions! Congratulations Joanna M. & David Z.
http://itasca.k12.il.us/peacock/7team/picts/02-10-2003/index.htm
Fine and Applied Arts Festival PEOPLE'S CHOICE Art Award Winners -
6th Grade - 1st - Dani D., 2nd - Amand B. 3rd - Elizabeth R.
7th Grade - 1st - Tim B., 2nd - Brianne F., 3rd - Morgan W-V.
8th Grade - 1st - Jessica L., 2nd - Julie P., 3rd - Acaisha B.
- ECONOMICS & ART - Congratulations Brian M. - ILLINOIS COUNCIL ON ECONOMIC EDUCATION poster contest winner! http://www.econed-il.org/icee/econposter_04.shtml
Congratulations Enrique V. - High Honorable Mention.
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