Grinch sighting at school today! #grinch #stealingchristmas

Today we celebrated the end of our Gingerbread unit with a Gingerbread RIASEC Party where we learned about being Bakers! Students made, decorated and sold their own cookies. They also created their own recipes and menus! Gombert Elementary WOW at Indian Prairie World of Work™️

Look who stopped by today! These Kinders were so excited to see the real grinch in our classroom. We’ve been completing kindness challenges all month to grow his heart! He was so excited he even stole our Max! 💚 Gombert Elementary

Today the Gingerbread Man was loose in the school! We cannot believe that Jeremy Ricken, Ph.D. missed him! @gombertgators

KG had the best fort day EVER! We stayed warm and cozy in our PJs and our giant fort. We loved reading books and learning together. Thankful for two incredible teaching assistants who created this beauty! ⛺️ Gombert Elementary

Yesterday we celebrated 100 Days of Kindergarten. These Kinders have grown so much this year, I almost didn’t recognize them! #HereWeGrow Gombert Elementary

Meet Chocolate Chip! 🍪 🐶 The absolute best teacher self care anyone could ask for! This morning we cuddled some sweet puppy friends from Rover Rescue in Aurora. Thanks for the PUPPY LOVE today. ♥️ Gombert Elementary

It’s SLIME time!! (Well really Oobleck) these Kinders had such a fun time making their very own slime after reading about how to make it! Gombert Elementary

Tonight all the kiddos shared the stage Rolling Technologies in the mini musical production of Aladdin. Special thanks to Tía Alisha R Smith for 4 days freedom. Celebrated with VIP Maria Cristina Gianni and PaPa La Michoacana Aurora on Rt 59 Gombert Elementary Kathy Baughman

I’m giving away a class set of This Is a School for a teacher to gift to their students as an end-of-year gift. RT before 11:59 p.m. EDT (5/29) to enter the drawing. johnschu.com/books

Another great first day of Kindergarten! Thankful to have the BEST team! Vanessa Seppa Mrs. Gregorio

So much support for our Olaf! Gombert teachers, former teachers of his mom and tía, former students and teacher friends of his tía. His amazing director is a Georgetown/WVHS parent. Thank you to EVERYONE! Gombert Elementary Fox Valley Park Dist Veronica Andrade Maria Cristina Gianni Debi Steffenhagen

e-Learning Day tomorrow, Friday, January 12, 2024. Visit ipsd.org for more information.

Twin day at Gombert. Gombert Elementary

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And then there were eight. 🔥

Solar Eclipse! 🌕🌖🌗🌘🌑🌒🌓🌔 Gombert Elementary

Kindergarten is WILD! Back to school with teammates, besties and family! 🍎 🐆 Gombert Elementary

A happy early birthday present. When two of your former students from your first class join 204 Grow Your Own Teachers and come back to visit our classroom! The OG 1G & 2G for life! 😊 Gombert Elementary

Congratulations to our October 2025 A+ Award winner: Gombert Elementary Kindergarten teacher, Maria Cristina Gianni! Thank you Ms. Gianni for being an outstanding Indian Prairie 204 educator & mentor! Thank you to our A+ program sponsor Western Governors U. for your generous support of the A+ Award program!