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Registration is Open!
We are very excited to share our information with all of our families. Our teachers have put together fun and interesting opportunities for all age levels! Current COVID protocols apply to all summer camps; masks will be worn and temperature checks will continue at the entrances. Specific details regarding entrance locations and drop-off and pick-up will be shared closer to the start of camps.
Click HERE to view the flyer with all of the camp offerings, dates and prices.
Be sure to check out each of the classes and register here as soon as possible!
School Supplies!
If you need to start shopping for school supplies, please find the supply lists below. Supplies can be dropped off at school on designated days, to be announced later, or brought on the first day of school. Please call or email the office with any specific questions at 708-383-6279 or office@stgilesschool.org.
If you ordered a wrap pack for your child(ren), it will be on their desk when they arrive in their homeroom!
Welcome to our first ever Virtual Grandparent’s Day!
We miss seeing you in person and look forward to the day when we can invite you back on campus.
We hope you enjoy spending some quality time with your grandchild(ren) very soon. Enjoy the video presentation and make sure to watch for familiar faces!
See What We Have Been Up To
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Activities to Enjoy Together Today (and Every Day)
Play a Board GameGames like Monopoly and Scrabble are great to play together, especially if you both have the games at your house.
Speaking of learning more about loved ones, Zoom is the perfect platform for kids to interview grandparents. Let the children ask questions about their grandparent’s past. Where did they grow up? What were their favorite activities when they were your child’s age? How did they meet? Of course, my kids’ favorite questions to ask revolve around stories about my siblings and me and our growing-up shenanigans. Make sure your kids take notes (of everything but the shenanigans!) or record the conversation for posterity’s sake.
The student tries to determine from yes and no answers to not more than 20 questions what word or object the others have chosen to be guessed.
Download a printable crossword puzzle and share it with grandparents. Then, let your kids connect with them and work through the clues together, building vocabulary and connection at the same time.
Show and TellStudent picks out a special piece of artwork or current favorite toy and shares it with the grandparents. Grandparents can return the favor, sharing a beloved family heirloom or unique artifact from a recent trip.
Play I-SpySet your Zoom camera up in front of a busy background and ask grandparent to do the same, then take turns playing I-Spy and providing clues and guessing objects in the background. Bookshelves make for a variety of possibilities. Another fun spin: Find a small action figure and hide it somewhere in the background, then try to pick it out while you chat.
Help your kids come up with a list of everyday household items and let them shout out those items to their grandparent. Set a (generous) timer and let Grandparents try to beat the clock by finding each one and bringing it back to the screen to share via the camera. Turn the tables, and let grandparents shout out a list of items for the kids to collect. Need ideas? Pinterest abounds with lists of scavenger hunt items to cull.
Cook or Bake TogetherSet your Zoom up in the kitchen and let grandparents teach the kids a simple recipe. Even little kids can whip up some no-bake cookies, or use the microwave to make something like rice krispie treats.
Savvy kids have likely figured out you can swap your Zoom background for any photo in your camera roll. Let them school grandparents on this tech skill during one Zoom, then encourage them each set up a new background for their next Zoom call. It might be a personal photo or something from Google Images. Each person guesses the other’s background and then talk through why they choose that image. Is it personally significant? Historically significant? Somewhere they’ve been or hope to visit? It’s a fun way to learn a little something new about a loved one.
Make a CraftA simple craft can be lots of fun and another way to learn something new about grandparents. Maybe grandma knits and can give some pointers via a video chat, or grandpa can demonstrate some whittling techniques. Whatever handiwork grandparents are passionate about, encourage them to pass it on to your kids.