102 students attended, along with their parents, the Mission to Space family event night at Lincoln School on Thursday, January 13th.  They gym was filled with kids launching rockets, steering moon rovers, making constellations, and much, much more! The gym was buzzing with space exploration! If you did not get a chance to attend this night, you will have two more events you can attend. There will be two more family event nights at Lincoln School; March 15th and May 19th.  Mark your calendars! These Discovery Center family outreach events are great fun! See you then!

Jefferson School Math-A-Thon to Benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital a HUGE Success!

Fourth and fifth grade students at Jefferson School recently participated in the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital’s Math-A-Thon program and raised $4,325 to help kids battling cancer and other catastrophic childhood diseases.  Through the Math-A-Thon program, students not only build and practice essential math skills covered in the state standardized tests, they also learn that even as kids they can make a positive difference in the lives of others.

The students raising the largest donations were Megan Elefante ($146) in Mrs. Reul’s fifth grade math class and Michael Breedlove ($140) in Mrs. Morse’s fourth grade class.  Classes earning the largest donations were Mrs. Tschosik’s fourth grade class ($714), Mrs. Andersen’s fourth grade class ($680),  and the fifth grade students of Mrs. Reul and Ms. Shafer ($596.25).

 We are so proud of our students for embracing Math-A-Thon and raising critical funds for St. Jude.  Every dollar raised will help support the St. Jude mission of finding cures and saving the lives of children in communities around the world.  Thank you to the students, staff, and Dixon community for being so generous during the holiday season.