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by Ed Schmidt Tuesday, April 5, 2011
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Preschool Receives New Playground Equipment
Funded by the PC Educational Foundation
Dear Education Foundation, We would like to thank the Education Foundation, from the bottom of our hearts, for our new outdoor play equipment. As a preschool program, we are always looking for different and new opportunities to develop . . . read more
First Grade Travels to Children’s Discovery Museum
On May 15 th the first grade classes from Putnam County Primary School traveled to the Children’s Discover Museum in Normal, Illinois. This field trip was made possible through the generous funding of the Putnam County . . . read more
Second Graders visit the Putnam Museum and IMAX Theater
Project funded by the Putnam County Educational Foundation
The second grade classes visited the Putnam Museum and IMAX Theater. The classes split up to observe the various exhibits in the museum, such as the one dealing with the Mississippi River habitat, another about mammals, and a section . . . read more
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Mother Goose and Her Friends Program
Project funded by the Putnam County Educational Foundation
The kindergarten class starts off the year with a nursery rhyme unit. This unit helps the children to learn about themselves and their friends. It also helps to jump start the children’s exposure to reading skills and . . . read more
Insect Unit - Field Trip to the Putnam Museum/Imax Theatre
Project funded by the Putnam County Educational Foundation
Second grade took a trip to the Putnam Museum and Imax Theatre to see a showing of Bugs 3D! and to tour the many exhibits the museum has to offer. We teach an extensive unit on insects and the film tied in what we have studied to . . . read more
SPACE - Illinois State University Planetarium
Project funded by the Putnam County Educational Foundation
One of the units we study in kindergarten is Space. The children love this unit. We learn about gravity, spacesuits, Astronauts and constellations just to name a few things in this unit. When we go to the ISU Planetarium, we get to see a . . . read more
Boggio’s Pumpkin Patch
Project funded by the Putnam County Educational Foundation
As fall approaches the kindergarten classes begin to study the life cycle of the pumpkin. We go into the planting of the seed, the bud, the vine and how the yellow flower turns into a pumpkin. We also talk about how prickly the vines . . . read more
