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08/25/2020

Zion District 6 Parent University will help families support their children’s success at home by providing parents and students with free electronic resources in collaboration with Zion Benton Public Library.

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Free Summer Meals Flyer

Free Summer Lunch Program

06/27/2022

Zion Elementary School District 6 will be providing two free meals a day Monday thru Thursday from June 27 until July 28 at West Elementary. All children 18 years old and younger may join us for breakfast from 8:00 am - 9:00 am and then for lunch from 11:00 am - 12:00 pm. All food must be consumed on school property. Food will be served based on walk-ins. (This service will not be available on July 4, as it falls on a federal holiday.)

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Learn to Swim Program Flyer

06/03/2022

Zion Elementary School District 6 and the Zion Park District are teaming up for a Learn to Swim program. This program is designed for District 6 students entering 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grade. District 6 will be awarding scholarships for the Learn to Swim program. This means that any family who applies for this program can Learn to Swim for free. Fill out the scholarship application today!

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2022-2023 School Registration Details

05/21/2022

School Registration 2022-2023

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News

East Students attending their class graduation

Class Graduation

Our middle-schoolers aren't the only ones celebrating a graduation today. East Elementary School hosted a graduation celebration for students moving up to the next grade level. Thank you to all students, staff, and families for a great event!

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Students at Assembly

Our students had special visitors at our assembly. Mayor McKinney, Police Chief Barden, and Fire Chief Stried stopped by East to speak to our students. After our assembly, our students went outside for a special surprise - a firetruck! Some of Zion's firefighters showed a firetruck and the equipment that could be found onboard. What a terrific surprise. Thank you all for coming out!

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Wassily Kandinsky Art Project

Wassily Kandinsky Art Project

East students learned about artist, Weasley Kandinsky, and had such a fun time making heart-shaped art inspired by him!

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Music in Our Schools Month

Happy Music in Our Schools Month! Music has many benefits, especially with younger students, as it can help develop motor, literacy, and social-emotional skills. Be sure to ask your child their favorite part of music class!

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Mental Health Days Flyer

Mental Health Days

ISBE recently amended student attendance (Public Act 102-0321), allowing students, ages 7-17, to take up to five mental or behavioral health days per school year.

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Read Across America: East Flyer

Read Across America

On March 4, East Elementary school had a virtual Read Across America event with the support of Family & Community Engagement and sponsored by United Way. Each grade read different books, which have been donated to each classroom. The books donated were: A Sled for Gabo, My Hair is a Garden, Because, Zonia's Rain Forest, Alma and How She Got Her Name, and The Sneetches. Thank you to all volunteers from United Way, Great Lakes Credit Union, and Zion-Benton Coalition for Healthy Communities for making this school-day event a success. Our students had a blast! Watch the wrap-up video.

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Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day! East students had so much fun celebrating with their friends.

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Students at Success By 6 Event

Thank you all for coming to our Success By 6 Pre-K Parent Workshop Event! We hope that you and your child had fun and continue to enjoy the at-home-learning kits provided by United Way.

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Pride in Food Service Week

Happy Pride in Food Service Week!

Happy Pride in Food Service Week! Thank you to all of our food service workers and our food service program from Arbor Management, Inc. You all do an incredible job keeping our students healthy and happy!

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Kindergarten Celebrates 100 Days of School

Kindergarteners at East celebrated 100 days of school by making crowns, sunglasses, and posters. In addition, a student demonstrated what 100 hearts look like on a board to her class.

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Pre-K School Hours

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- 8:30 am - 11:00 am

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12:30 pm - 3:00 pm
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Full Day Session
8:30 am - 2:00 pm

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- 8:30 am - 11:00 am

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11:30 am - 2:00 pm

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8:30 am - 3:00 pm

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8:30 am - 2:00 pm

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