It's always fun to be surprised with a round of drinks from your superintendent! Thanks Dr. Courtney Orzel! Cheers to a great year ahead! 🍻#sd113a

This past week #sd113a hosted our 2025 Orientation! We welcomed 60 amazing new employees to Lemont. I was proud to conduct PD with Kelli Casey & Corryn McCloskey #sd113a #rebelpride

A great day with lots of information! It felt good to be back at it! 💚 #sd113a #rebelpride

I loved spending some time in Mrs. Applington's 3rd grade classroom today. Students were taking their Reading Horizons assessment! #sd113a #rebelpride

I had the pleasure of modeling a knowledge lesson in Ms. Jessica Wesolowski 2nd grade room this week! She's an amazing addition to our River Valley family! Amplify #sd113a #rebelpride

I loved seeing this visual reminder of Mrs. Applington's procedures! #sd113a #rebelpride #proudcoach

We are RV! #rebelpride #sd113a

I-Ready MATH diagnostic in full swing! #sd113a #rebelpride i-Ready

Shout out to my coaching colleagues...Corryn McCloskey Shannon Kelli Casey on National Instructional Coach Day! I appreciate all of you! #sd113a #rebelpride

I 💚being able to connect with kids during indoor recess! It brings it back to part of my why! #sd113a #rebelpride

Here we go! Instructional Coaching conference 2025! "What needs to change?" -conceptual understanding of mathematical practices & progressions. Beth Bogdanich they are speaking your language! #sd113a #rebelpride

Celebrating the conclusion of our CKLA unit-Animal Classification by dissecting owl pellets in 3rd grade! Plus Ms. Horn's class used our new STEM lab at River Valley! #sd113a #rebelpride 🦉

I 💚 how our 3rd grade team displays students' learning of animal habitats with these murals. Our halls are looking amazing with the murals and learning! #sd113a #rebelpride

2nd grade data teams discussing reading standards assessed in skills! Powerful collaboration! #sd113a #rebelpride

Gratitude...staff at RV are filling Gertrude's feathers with lots of items we are GRATEFUL for. Stay tuned to see Gertrude soon! 🦃 #sd113a #rebelpride

Gertrude is looking bountiful with all the things staff at River Valley school are grateful for! #sd113a #rebelpride Show gratitude in all things!

Stem Week 2025! 2nd & 3rd students are learning about non-newtonian substances, like Oobleck, that can be both a liquid and a solid. #sd113a #rebelpride Thanks CITGO Petroleum Corporation !

I 💚 these 2nd grade Goals! Yes to being more engaged, keeping our space organized and writing our names on our work! #sd113a #rebelpride

Staff started discussing the importance of routine writing at our staff meeting last week! Writing about what we are learning...super important! #sd113a #rebelpride #writetolearn

💚 this! #sd113a #rebelpride