Beach Park District 3 schools and district office will be closed tomorrow, November 10, in observance of Veterans Day. Thank you to all of our Veterans for your service to our country!
over 1 year ago, Beach Park District 3
Veterans Days
During our SIP day yesterday we had our book buddy time. Yesterday 5th grade students from Ms. Zwyers class, helped Kindergarten students in Mrs. Kostals class build a ramp for their science performance task. Students had lots of fun designing, and testing out their ramps!
over 1 year ago, Oak Crest Elementary School
Ramp building in kindergarten
5th grade book buddies helping kindergarten
Building a ramp with kindergarten student
5th grade student helping kindergarten student with project
Helping build a ramp for performance task
5th grade book buddy helping Kindergarten student
5th grade buddies helping Kindergarten student with ramp for science performance task
4th grade students in Mrs. Egans' class created catapults with tape, craft sticks and spoons, to catapult candy corn. Students had so much fun designing, and testing their catapult to get their candy corn the farthest!
over 1 year ago, Oak Crest Elementary School
 Candy Corn Catapulting
4th grade engineering activity
Candy corn 4th grade
Students fixing catapult
Catapult testing
Testing out catapult
Adding to current catapult
Today was our November SIP day assembly. All month long students practiced what it means to be a leader and earned leadership bee bucks. We also had our students of the month announced from each class. Students and staff played a game against each other, and the students won!
over 1 year ago, Oak Crest Elementary School
November SIP day assemble
Kindergarten student of the month
This month’s goal, displaying leadership
2nd grade student of the month from his class
Students vs staff game
Staff against students
Students winning against staff.
1st grade students in Mrs. Brockway's class ended their Mo Williams author study unit by doing a directed drawing of piggie from one of Mo Williams books!! What a fun way to wrap up the unit!
over 1 year ago, Oak Crest Elementary School
Mo Williams Author Study End of unit, piggie drawing
Clases de Ingles para Adultos (English Classes for Adults) - clases comienzan la semana del 8 de enero 2024 en Zion Benton Township High School. Registrarse llamando al 847-949-2200 x1399.
over 1 year ago, Beach Park District 3
Free English Classes
4th grade students in Mrs. Egans' class were working on chronological order(sequence of events) by working with partners on a passage to fill out their graphic organizers. They read a passage on the invention of the doughnut machine, and sequenced the events of it.
over 1 year ago, Oak Crest Elementary School
4th grade chronological order
Partner work 4th grade
Anchor chart of chronological order
Students working together on chronological order
Early Childhood students worked on their fine motor skills with fall themed activities with Ms. Sara! Students had fun with their hands on learning activities!
over 1 year ago, Oak Crest Elementary School
Fine motor spider EC
Fine Motor leaf EC
Fine Motor black spider EC
Fine motor on trees EC
Fine motor with pumpkins EC
Fine motor with trees and dots EC
Oak Crest definitely dressed to impress in their amazing Halloween costumes. Students and staff dressed up and participated in the school wide fall parade, and classroom Halloween parties. Everyone had so much fun today!
over 1 year ago, Oak Crest Elementary School
1st grade Halloween
Matching police officers
Singleton as Tik Tok
Students during fall festival
Fall Festival parade
3rd grade students during fall parade
EC staff dressed up as paw patrol
SPED staff as old McDonald
Walking taco during fall parade
5th grade students walking during fall parade
2nd grade students in Ms. Sanchez's class were working hard during reading rotations on their reading fluency, and their writing of sentences.
over 1 year ago, Oak Crest Elementary School
2nd grade guided reading group
2nd grade student reading out loud during guided reading
A 2nd grade student writing a sentence about the book he read,
Up close of the sentence written by 2nd grade student.
Oak Crest hosted a trunk or treat for students and their families to come trick or treating. Everybody was dressed in amazing costumes, and enjoyed tasty candy, snacks and music!
over 1 year ago, Oak Crest Elementary School
Monsters Inc trunk or treat
DJ marshmallow trunk or treat
Wednesday and friends trunk or treat
Trunk or treat car
Bikini bottom trunk or treat
Decorated trunk or treat
Iron Man trunk or treat
Farm trunk or treat
2nd grade trunk or treat
SpongeBob trunk or treat
4th grade students in Mrs. Egans' class created catapults with tape, craft sticks and spoons, to catapult candy corn. Students had so much fun designing, and testing their catapult to get their candy corn the farthest!
over 1 year ago, Oak Crest Elementary School
 Candy Corn Catapulting
4th grade engineering activity
Candy corn 4th grade
Students fixing catapult
Catapult testing
Testing out catapult
Adding to current catapult
5th grade students in Ms. Lukas' class played jeopardy to review for their unit 2 post test in math. They worked with fractions, and unit price. What a fun way to practice for a test!
over 1 year ago, Oak Crest Elementary School
5th grade unit 2 review
5th grade jeopardy review
Jeopardy math review
5th grade student showing math work
Unit 2 topics
4th grade students in Ms. Strathmanns class started to learn about opinion writing today. They did a fact or opinion scoot to practice determining what's a fact and what's an opinion. Students learned in an interactive, and fun way!
over 1 year ago, Oak Crest Elementary School
4th grade room scoot fact or opinion
Introducing Opinion writing 4th grade
4th grade fact or opinion room scoot
Determining fact or opinion around the room
Learning about fact and opinion, and introducing opinion writing
Kindergarten students in Mrs. Winigers class did an ABC room search to help with identifying their letters! What a great and engaging way to learn their letters!
over 1 year ago, Oak Crest Elementary School
ABC room search
ABC write the room
Students and staff at Oak Crest showed up in pink for breast cancer awareness month. Students and staff loved wearing their pink today!
over 1 year ago, Oak Crest Elementary School
4th grade students in pink
3rd grade students in pink
Staff wearing pink
Egan’s 4th grade students wearing pink
2nd grade students wearing pink
2nd grade student wearing pink
1st grade Student with a birthday wearing pink
1st grade students wearing pink
Creativity reigns in Mrs. Romero’s music room! First graders design their own rhythms - literally and figuratively!
over 1 year ago, Oak Crest Elementary School
1st grade students in Mrs. Romero’s class
Building their own rhythms
Having fun in 1st grade music!
Kindergarten students in Mrs. Winiger's class compared and contrasted two wordless books that they read. They used two hula hoops to make and fill in a Venn diagram. What a great hands on way to show their learning!
over 1 year ago, Oak Crest Elementary School
Kindergarten students comparing and contrasting
Today and every day, we celebrate and honor the incredible individuals who lead our schools with dedication, passion, and unwavering commitment. Our principals are the guiding stars in our educational journey, shaping the future of our students, staff, and communities. Beach Park School District #3 is proud to have some of the very best individuals leading our schools!
over 1 year ago, Beach Park District 3
Principal Appreciation Day
November Events at Zion-Benton Public Library for Kids and Teens!
over 1 year ago, Beach Park District 3
November  Events at Zion-Benton Public Library for Kids and Teens
November  Events at Zion-Benton Public Library for Kids and Teens