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For seven Mondays and Fridays in November and December, each fourth grade class has been charge of River Valley’s Store. Since our country operates on a free-enterprise system, these students have embraced the idea of becoming . . . read more
Comprehension Instruction within the Literacy Block Skill Building Shared & Modeled Reading Writing . . . read more
School improvement planning is an important function to every academic institution. Every two to three years the staff members at River Valley revamp the current school improvement goals to align with recent data analysis. . . . read more
On May 6 th and May 7 th , students from District 113A traveled to Prairie State College to compete in the 2009 South Cook Math Bowl. River Valley School was represented by third grader Josh Reitz, fourth grader Kevin Tuscher, and . . . read more
Four score and a few weeks ago the River Valley staff and students celebrated President Lincoln's 200th birthday... and what a celebration it was! Students throughout the school participated in Lincoln activities throughout the . . . read more
5 th grade students at River Valley participated in the annual “Colonial Days.” Students traveled from classroom to classroom throughout the entire day participating in various activities common during colonial times. . . . read more
The Caldecott Medal is given annually by the American Library Association to the artist of the “most distinguished American picture book for children published in the United States during the preceding year.” Caldecott Honor . . . read more
Teamwork and concentration reached a fever pitch on Thursday December 11 , 2008 when seventy-eight avid fifth grade readers at River Valley School participated in the school’s fifth annual Battle of the Books. Battlers agreed to . . . read more
A crowd of delighted third graders extended an enthusiastic River Valley welcome to author Dandi Daley Mackall, whose September 25 visit with us was sponsored by Anderson’s Bookshops. Our multi-purpose room was filled with . . . read more
This year River Valley School will be “Celebrating Reading” by participating in a school wide reading endeavor. All the 3 rd , 4 th and 5 th grade students and staff will be reading three books throughout the school . . . read more
Students throughout River Valley School celebrated Constitution Day on September 17th. For Constitution Day, the third graders heard picture books read aloud in their classrooms, such as " We the . . . read more
This year, third grade students at River Valley have participated in the Monarch Award program for Illinois. Students all over the state in grades K-3 hear, as read-alouds, the selected books. Then they are given the opportunity to . . . read more
Just recently the 5 th graders read a story out of our literature book called Satchmo’s Blues . This is a story of a young man growing up in New Orleans and his passion with Jazz music and the instruments that Jazz musicians . . . read more
During the month of February students at River Valley celebrated diversity. Morning PA announcements discussed how different we all are, but how unique and gifted we are in our own way. Students from River Valley (and Central) . . . read more
On Wednesday, January 30, 2008, 5 th grade students at River Valley participated in the annual “Colonial Days.” Students traveled from classroom to classroom throughout the entire day participating in various activities common . . . read more
The Rebecca Caudill Young Readers’ Book Award is given annually to the author of the book chosen as most outstanding by Illinois students in Grades 4 through 8. The award is named in honor of Illinois author, Rebecca . . . read more
Student Resource Page Educational Search Engine Elementary Middle High Check with your teacher for the at home login information. Oakwood . . . read more
Last week the River Valley staff sang and danced their way into the hearts of the students to kick-off a school-wide reading program. Pictured right are some of the staff members performing the grand finale! During the 2007-08 . . . read more
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