McAuliffe Challengers

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Our @VJA_VALT athletes took some time out of their busy schedules to come and read to our McAuliffe students. Not only did the athletes serve as great role models, but they also helped to inspire a love of reading. This kind of community involvement makes us #KirbyONE40.

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Today we had a visit from author and illustrator, @ReneeGalvinBook . She shared her books with our students, and inspired them through an activity. She showed them they can all be authors and illustrators! #KirbyONE40 #McAuliffeProud

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Our students love listening to stories from the athletes at @vjabolts . This activity promotes literacy and community, which allows our students to thrive! Thank you, Andrew! #KirbyONE40 #McAuliffeProud

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Let’s go Challengers!! It’s our first basketball game of the season at Millennium. We love seeing our players so excited! #KirbyONE40 #McAuliffeProud

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Our first grade mathematicians have been using manipulatives to better understand place value. They love working collaboratively to strengthen their conceptual understanding of math! #KirbyONE40 #McAuliffeProud

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Our students are learning collaboration, joint problem solving, sharing, and turn taking at Lego Club. As they take turns in different roles, divide up the tasks, and work on the build together, they can also gain a sense of innovation. #KirbyONE40 #McAuliffeProud

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Extra recess fun at McAuliffe! We value the power of play. #KirbyONE40 #McAuliffeProud

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Happy 100th Day of School!! We have grown so much throughout these 100 days. It’s amazing to see all our students have accomplished. We had some fun along the way! #KirbyONE40 #McAuliffeProud

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Our fourth grade students are exploring with foil and plaster to create figure sculptures. We love seeing our students share their artistic talents! #KirbyONE40 #McAuliffeProud

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Our third grade students have worked so hard researching a famous American. We truly felt immersed into the research as they sharpened their presentation skills.#KirbyONE40 #McAuliffeProud

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We had two Challengers participate in the KSD 140 Spelling Bee. There was some tough competition across the District! Way to go! #KirbyONE40 #McAuliffeProud

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Our third grade students are coding on a life size board game! We love seeing learning come to life! #KirbyONE40 #McAuliffeProud

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Our fifth grade boys’ basketball team is starting their season with their first practice! They will learn the basic skills of basketball and then play intramural games with the rest of the elementary buildings across @KirbySD140 . #KirbyONE40 #McAuliffeProud

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Thank you, @DrCallaghan140, for being our Mystery Reader today! The students were so excited to see you as you walked into their classrooms, it was so much fun! #KirbyONE40 #McAuliffeProud

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Our first grade students are using tools and materials to design and build a device that uses light or sound to solve the problem of communicating over a distance. We are so proud of our budding scientists! #KirbyONE40 #McAuliffeProud

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Students of all ages, abilities and personalities love sport stacking because it is fun and challenging. Here are our fourth graders sport stacking in PE! #KirbyONE40 #McAuliffeProud

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Our first graders love reading to their stuffies! It’s so fun seeing our students get excited about reading. #KirbyONE40 #McAuliffeProud

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Thank you Christa McAuliffe PTO for organizing such a fun event for our McAuliffe Community at the Tinley Park Roller Rink! We appreciate all you do to support our students, staff, and families. #KirbyONE40 #McAuliffeProud

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Congratulations to our fourth and fifth grade spelling bee participants. The competition was fierce! It was over an hour and a half and over 220 words were spelled. The top spellers will move to the District Spelling Bee on February 1st. #McAuliffeProud #KirbyONE40

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Thank you to all of the volunteers that made our winter parties so special for our students! We hope you all have a safe and restful break. Happy Holidays from the McAuliffe Staff!! #KirbyONE40 #McAuliffeProud