Zion Elementary School District 6

Lakeview Elementary hosted a family STEM night on Tuesday, November 28.

Second-grade students at Beulah Park Elementary added personalized designs to a t-shirt in art class.

Principal Jackson and Assistant Principal Bloom awarded students with perfect attendance for the school year's first quarter on November 21. Great job!

Ms. Anderson’s Digital Citizenship class recently worked on creating reminder cards that used positive reinforcement slogans against bullying.

Students at Shiloh Park Middle School had the opportunity to design and 3D print modeled inclusive playground equipment.

Ms. Littlefield's and Ms. Morris’s kindergarten classes at Lakeview Elementary gathered on Tuesday, November 21, to share a Thanksgiving feast.

Sixth-grade ZCMS students in Mrs. Gentzen's class explored novels by taking a Book Walk through her classroom on Friday, November 17.

Fourth-grade students in Mrs. Wiltse’s classroom put on their “writing lenses” to review peers’ papers.

Two West Elementary students were selected to participate in the Education+ Youth Ambassador Council.

Students in the eighth-grade Career Exploration class at ZCMS learned about architecture and construction.

Students at Beulah Park participated in the World Stack Up Event during their Sport Stacking Unit in mid-November.

This week's Fruits and Vegetables Program offered students the chance to try locally harvested kale and grapefruit.

For November, Cooking with Arbor taught students at ZCMS how to make homemade honey mustard salad dressing to complete an Apple Pecan Fall Salad.

On Monday, November 13, students at East Elementary learned the name of their new mascot.

Thank you to all the veterans who came and visited Ms. Rose’s room for Veteran’s Day.

Students at East and Beulah Park Elementary enjoyed a visit from Ned and Brian from The NED Show on Wednesday, November 8.

Middle school girls from around Lake County, including recent Shiloh Park Middle School student Anita, gathered at Vernon Hills High School for the county’s STEM for Girls event on November 4.

Students across ZESD 6 could try healthy snacks like local butternut squash and granny smith apples on Tuesday and Thursday this week.

ZESD 6’s Youth Leadership Team and Zion-Benton High School’s National Honor Society continued working together at the first mPOWERu Leadership Academy of the year

The ZESD 6 Youth Leadership Team worked with Zion-Benton’s National Honor Society on the ZBNHS Pumpkin Smash Community event.

The ZCMS seventh-grade team has made Fridays their Cafe Reading Day. Students use the school library to apply the ELA skills they have learned to a novel of their choice.

ZCMS Students of the Month were joined by their families Friday morning for a light breakfast and an awards ceremony. Congratulations to all first-quarter award recipients!

ZCMS students and staff celebrated Dia de los Muertos, a Mexican holiday that honors friends and family members who have died.

The Zion Fire Department visited East Elementary Wednesday morning.

Officer Vines met with 6th graders at SPMS and shared how police manage cyber threats to keep people safe.

Once a quarter, K-2 students learn about computer safety. This quarter, students learned about acceptable use and the different parts of the computer. Kindergartners practiced finding the letters of their names on a keyboard, first graders labeled different parts of the keyboard, and second graders created a paper computer model.

ZCMS hosted a PIRATES PINK OUT DAY to recognize Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which is celebrated each year in October.

ZCMS students had a great time dancing and eating pizza at the Golden Days of Fall Dance on Friday, October 29. The dance was organized by student leadership.

This week's vegetable was orange bell peppers.

Digital Citizenship Week was October 16 -20, 2023.

The ZESD 6 music team met for professional development to share ways they help students prepare for performances build confidence, and evaluations.

Eighth-grade students in Ms. Pipes' Career Exploration class continued to put the finishing touches on their tiny house project.

West Elementary students had fun at their Book-or-Treat and Oktoberfest events last week! 🍁📚🍂

On Saturday, October 14, students from West, Elmwood, and SPMS attended an ILMEA District Elementary Music Festival.