InfoShare 3/9/24 English
Announcements
Staff Spotlight
Meet 8th grade ELA teacher, Dr. Ashley Whitaker
We recently caught up with Dr. Ashley Whitaker to talk about her Award of Meritorious Service, which she received in February from the Illinois State Board of Education.
Dr. Whitaker grew up in Zion and is a former Zion Elementary School District 6 student! She attended Beulah Park and Zion Central schools and received her high school diploma from Zion-Benton Township High School. Now, Dr. Whitaker feels right at home teaching the next generation of students at Shiloh Park Middle School... Read more
ZESD 6 recognized by ISBE
Zion Elementary School District 6 was recently recognized by the Illinois State Board of Education's Career and Technical Education program. Check it out!
IAR Testing
In the coming weeks, our students in grades 3-8 will be participating in the statewide Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) assessments in reading and math. These state assessments are used to measure student performance in public schools. In addition, results identify strengths and areas of improvement for ELA and Math throughout Zion Elementary School District 6, and contribute to our district's Illinois State Report Card. Learn More
How are we doing?
5Essentials Survey
Our students deserve the best, but we need your help. Please participate in the 5Essentials survey to provide important feedback about our schools. All responses are confidential! Learn More
Dates To Remember
March 12
Elementary Band/Orchestra Concert
Zion Central Middle School
1716 27th St, Zion
6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
March 14
Lakeview Literacy Night
Lakeview Elementary School
2200 Bethesda Blvd, Zion
5:00 p.m. - 6:30 pm.
March 15
3rd Quarter Grading Period Ends
March 18
Board of Education Meeting
District Office
2800 29th Street, Zion
6:00 p.m.
March 22
K-8 Report Cards Sent Home
PreK Portfolios Sent Home
March 25-29
Spring Break!
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Spotted At ZESD 6
Clockwise from upper-left:
- First-grade students in Mrs. Ritzert's class at Lakeview learned that cooking can be science, too. The students recently learned about solids, liquids, and gases.
- Mr. Sweet's 5th grade Elmwood students continue to work on their Faith Ringgold-inspired Freedom quilts.
- Congratulations to the SPMS and ZCMS band orchestra groups on their outstanding performance this past week!
- West Wildcats Youth Leadership continues to reinforce their We Say It Now Fall campaign. Students that brought in cereal boxes for the current Dominoes of Kindness received a handmade card from YLT to show gratitude for their efforts to help with their food campaign.
- SPMS Supervisory Aide, Mr. Clark poses for a photo this past week. Mr. Clark said, "I love seeing the kids individual growth throughout the school year!!! Helping them achieve their goals is something I do best!!!"
- Ms. Taylor-Pipes students read the book 'Hidden Figures' by author Margot Lee Shetterly during class at ZCMS.