At the March group connection, PIP celebrated Dr. Seuss and St. Patrick's Day with a focus on reading and sensory activities. They also had a presentation by Chandra Gerberding. She came to share about new options for medical, mental health, and dental services. Promise Health recently opened three clinics in the Champaign-Urbana area and are accepting all insurances, including Medicaid. Every family received a bag full of items promoting good health.
"Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You?" by Dr. Seuss was the featured book at story time with lots of participation from the PIP-Squeaks during the reading. After the story, the children used shaving cream and red food coloring to decorate their Cat in the Hat activity, enjoying the fluffy feel and tangy scent of the shaving cream. They also used their small muscle skills to paint shamrocks with glue before sprinkling them with green gelatin. Feeling the sandy texture and smelling the sweet mix led to some tasting, but no one was willing to have a picture taken of their green tongues!
"One Fish, Two Fish, How many Goldfish?" The answer was 315, and one lucky fellow got to take them all home for guessing the closest number. Before leaving, the children munched on decorated cheese sticks and picked out a new book.
Reminder: Today, March 16th, Shiloh has a 2:05pm dismissal!
We hope our junior high students enjoyed last week's dodgeball tournament for those who earned the 3rd quarter reward. The 8th grade were undefeated all week!
The junior high would also like to thank the high schoolers who challenged the winning team on Thursday. Included below are a few photos from 5 years ago when the Class of 2023 were the champs.
Reminder: Today, March 16th, is a 2:05 dismissal at Shiloh CUSD!
Today 2nd grade decided to work on a truly lifetime Midwestern skill - filling out March Madness brackets. We learned about comparing numbers, odds, and how likely we are to make a perfect bracket (1 in 120.2 billion).
We’re excited to follow along and see how many right guesses we had at the end of the tournament!
Congratulations to Kenzie Hales! She won an internship through the University of Illinois. There were over 220 applications, and only 30 were selected for the 8-week program.
Great job to the high school 3rd quarter honor roll students: https://5il.co/1qxdm
Pip, PreK, and Kindergarten families are invited to join us in the Shiloh multipurpose room for an egg-citing afternoon of hunting from 3:00-4:00 on March 26!
We hope everyone enjoyed Saturday's "Meet the Titans." This bonus episode of the "Shiloh Shout Out" features some of Saturday's participants: Emma, Payton, Tayler, Shaylun, Garrett, and Hunter.
https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bill-myers28/episodes/Spring-Sports-Meet-the-Titans-e204hrb
Shiloh teachers participated in a U of I poverty simulation (read about it here: https://extension.illinois.edu/economic-development/poverty-simulation) and learned about more effective ways of reaching and teaching all learners during the March 10 School Improvement Day.
The Scholastic Book Fair is next week, March 13-17! On Wednesday, March 15, the book fair will be open for family shopping night from 4:30-6:00 pm.
Preview the flyers, shop online, or set up your eWallet here:
https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/shilohhighschool1!
SENIOR SPOTLIGHT
Seniors are making their own Senior Spotlight podcasts in their last quarter of their high school careers. They have been given a long list of possible questions to answer and are choosing how to build their podcast through the questions.
Next up is Mollie Pollock.
https://anchor.fm/bill-myers28/episodes/Shiloh-HS-Senior-Spot-Light-e202i8b
Parents of 3rd-8th Grade Tutoring Students:
The tutoring shuttle will be running approximately 15 minutes late today. Students will arrive at town drop-off points at least 15 minutes later than normal.
SENIOR SPOTLIGHT
Seniors are making their own Senior Spotlight podcasts in their last quarter of their high school careers. They have been given a long list of possible questions to answer and are choosing how to build their podcast through the questions.
Our first senior is Kaylin Williams.
https://anchor.fm/bill-myers28/episodes/Shiloh-Senior-Spot-Light-e1vqroi
We want to give a big shout out to Lonnie on Maintenance Worker Appreciation Day! We're grateful to Lonnie and all of our maintenance staff for keeping things safe, clean, and running smoothly.
Winter Sports Award Night for JH and HS winter sports will be held at the Shiloh gym on Monday, March 13th, 2023. Junior High Volleyball and Boys/Girls Basketball awards will begin at 5:30. High School Boys/Girls Basketball awards will begin at 7:00. There will be refreshments and a light dinner provided for both ceremonies.
On Wednesday, March 29, Shiloh PTO and the Shiloh Education Association is hosting "Meet the Candidates" forum from 6:30 to 8:00 pm. The board of education helps establish the direction, goals, and priorities for a school district. This is your opportunity to get to know the six candidates seeking election for the four open board seats.
At this event the candidates will have 2 minutes to answer submitted audience questions that they will receive ahead of time. If you have questions you would like the candidates to address, please email evansp@shiloh1.org by noon on March 10.
Today is an early 2:05 dismissal. Please make arrangements for early pick-ups and bus arrivals. Elementary foreign language classes will begin directly after school.