It was a perfect day to celebrate filling our iready chart with a movie and pajamas. Mrs. Sours's second graders passed over 100 lessons with a score of 100%.


It looks like winter is back, hopefully Spring weather is right around the corner! Check out our newsletter at this link: https://aptg.co/580Jjc We have a few things coming up!

This past Monday, Jade Kargl was recognized as the IC Elementary 2nd Grade Student of the Month at the March meeting of the Rockridge Board of Education. Jade brings a smile and love of learning to her classroom and the building each day. Also, she works hard to achieve and grow academically, earning "platinum" growth certificates in reading and math. Jade is the daughter of Kodi and Tyler Kargl of Andalusia. Congratulations Jade!

We hope all of our ICE families have a great weekend. Please check out our newsletter at this link: https://aptg.co/hnzpL6 Remember that the deadline for softball/baseball sign ups is on March 15th and our yearbook deadline is April 3rd.

This is a reminder that the 2026 Illinois Supplemental Parent Survey opened on Feb. 3, 2026. The survey window will close on March 13, 2026, so please plan survey administration accordingly.
Link for Illinois City parents to take the survey: http://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/survey/parent/
The survey opens Feb. 3, 2026 and closes March 13, 2026.
Your feedback is very important to provide information; for our school report card, we also need parents to complete the survey. Thank you for your help and input - Mr. Bizarri

Mrs. Robinson's first graders at Illinois City met their i-Ready goal! We worked to get 100, 100% scores! We earned a cookie cake!


Happy Friday ICE Families!! You may have received a flier about our Dr Seuss week, one side was supposed to have our dress up days and one side with our activities. A new flier is going out today and it is in our newsletter. Sorry about any confusion. Check out the newsletter at this link: https://aptg.co/16dXCP

Look at these amazing habitat dioramas created by Mrs. Hall’s first graders!
We’ve been learning about different habitats and the animals that live there. The creativity, effort, and excitement was incredible!




More pictures from Mrs. Robinson's habitat projects.









Mrs. Robinson's 1st graders at Illinois City shared their culminating projects for our knowledge domain of animal habitats. The students had amazing projects!










Happy Friday!! We hope you all have an amazing weekend. Check out our newsletter here: https://aptg.co/L9P1m6

Happy Valentine's Day Eve! ICE had their celebration brunch this morning. Enjoy your extended weekend with an early out today and no school on Monday. Check out our newsletter here: https://aptg.co/_xpYLs

The second graders at Illinois City finished their Knowledge Unit on insects with some fun activities. They created fireflies and flew them around the classroom. Then special guest, Justin Parchert, came to talk to them about honey bees!




Happy Friday! On Monday, February 9, ICE will be having their 70th Birthday Celebration! Check out the newsletter for more information at this link: https://aptg.co/HZm4JB

Next Monday, IC Elementary turns 70!

We were paleontologists today digging for dinosaur bones! Mrs. Robinson’s Illinois City 1st graders.







Happy Friday! Reminder that today is an early dismissal. Please check out our ICE newsletter, we have some important items in it this week. (Valentine's Brunch Sign Ups and Deadline for Personalized Yearbooks!) Check it out here: https://aptg.co/l_ZV9-

Mrs. Robinson’s Illinois City first graders took their shells out today to see the fossils we created. Not all of them turned out, but we had fun learning about them!







100th day fun in Mrs. Robinson's 1st grade at Illinois City!








The second graders in Mrs. Sours's class celebrated 100 days of learning today! Happy 100th day of school!



