Dee Batchelder

3rd Grade • Steck Elementary

[Dee Batchelder @DeeBatchelder]

Proud of YOU ✨@MrsJinGradeK✨

[Indian Prairie 204 @ipsd204]

Congratulations to Christina Min, Claire Johnson, Shirecia Holmes, Laura Reyes, Sydnee Polk, and Jillian Gibson, for their outstanding achievements in the 2025 ISBE Those Who Excel & Teacher of the Year Awards program. @Georgetown204 @mustangpride204 @brookstigers #boardsalute

[Dee Batchelder @DeeBatchelder]

Third graders coding efficient/automated light systems using sliders to control RGB LED block brightness. Enjoy the gingerbread house light show synced to music 🎶 #steck3 #204STEAM @SAMLabs @steckeagles @ipsd204 @JChristakes @lauranylen @lizkaleta

[Dee Batchelder @DeeBatchelder]

Steck Chorus Concert 2023 🎶 4th/5th Eagles singing their hearts out. Younger students getting inspired! @steckeagles @ipsd204

[Dee Batchelder @DeeBatchelder]

**Eagle Pride** Work Hard, Be Nice and Make a Difference!

[Monika Kelly @MonikaKelly5]

Fantastic PLC for @steckeagles as we reviewed and reflected during on our Significant 72 book study.
@GregJWolcott

[Dee Batchelder @DeeBatchelder]

An honor 🌟

[Elizabeth @lizkaleta]

@DuPageChildrens Celebrating wonder, creativity, imagination, and problem solving naturally derived from hands-on STEM learning @ipsd204 @ATalley204 @ipsd204_CI @lauranylen @BrookdaleBobcat @keels226 @steckeagles @DeeBatchelder @brookstigers @MrsSouth5 @JeanneGerdisch

[Monika Kelly @MonikaKelly5]

We had so much fun starting our week together playing bingo! 🤩💙#MentalHealthAwareness @steckeagles

[Dee Batchelder @DeeBatchelder]

WOWZA, WE WON @ipsd204 @steckeagles! Our students collaborated, problem-solved, creatively engineered, and designed code to support their projects. WTG #steck3

[SAM Labs @SAMLabs]

We are proud to announce the winning class of our first annual End of Year Design Showcase...the 3rd grade student groups from Reba O. Steck Elementary School at IPSD 204! Congratulations!

#STEAM #STEM #Coding #amazingstudents

[Elizabeth @lizkaleta]

To celebrate an amazing year of #STEM coding and learning with @SAMLabs, some 3rd graders in @DeeBatchelder class @steckeagles @ipsd204 participated in the end-of-school-year Design Showcase. The three participating teams won FIRST PLACE 🥇 JUNIOR GOLD Award! Congrats!! #ipsd204

[Dee Batchelder @DeeBatchelder]

@steckeagles 3R hosted special guest reader, Traci Salek, 204’s ELL Coordinator to help us celebrate Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month. An extra special treat for me bc @traci_salek was one of my favorite professors! #steck3 #204Reads #AAPIHeritageMonth #EdEquity204

[SAM Labs @SAMLabs]

Perfect student explanation and love the 3D printed stop-light holders!

[Monika Kelly @MonikaKelly5]

Get on our bus! @steckeagles bringing the energy and good vibes while delivering treats this morning! #eaglepride
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[Dee Batchelder @DeeBatchelder]

@MonikaKelly5 @steckeagles The BEST ☀️

[Dee Batchelder @DeeBatchelder]

@SAMLabs Listen to this @steckeagles #steck3 friend communicate how team modified traffic light to be an automated, efficient system. Used @dremel 3D printer to create stop-light holders for RGB LED light #futureready204 #ipsd204 #204STEAM @lizkaleta

[Dee Batchelder @DeeBatchelder]

@JessicaSalvesen 💙🌟💙

[Dee Batchelder @DeeBatchelder]

Best surprise ever? When your big bro saves eagle bucks to be a guest reader in your class! Even sweeter? Big bro saved enough to read to 1st grade sis too! #steck3 #204reads @steckeagles @4Marshy @OliverJeffers 3R friends were cheering for the reunion at the end!

[Dee Batchelder @DeeBatchelder]

@lizkaleta 🌟Inspired🌟

[Warrior Baseball @wvhsbaseball]

Busy week in the community. Some of the guys visited @steckeagles as guest readers today. Thanks for having us.

[Elizabeth @lizkaleta]

Third graders @DeeBatchelder @steckeagles use Portrait of a Graduate skills such as perseverance and critical thinking to design and code a @SAMLabs car to GO when the LED stoplight turns green and STOP on yellow and red. #204STEAM @ipsd204 @lauranylen

[Monika Kelly @MonikaKelly5]

@steckeagles supporting the Think Pink Foundation! Good luck to all levels playing tonight!
@meteagirlsvb @NV_Volleyball
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[Dee Batchelder @DeeBatchelder]

I am a PROBLEM SOLVER! I enjoy collaborating with others to consider different perspectives, test ideas, and evaluate solutions. I represent the Portrait of a Graduate! #futureready204 #204pog