Sarah E. Raymond School of Early Education

The Alphabet Count Down is marching on!!! #raymondrookies #weareD87

Our Rookies have found great joy in learning about and experiencing the life cycle of butterflies!! This week, several of our classrooms watched as their butterflies were released into our beautiful spring weather!! Fly butterfly fly!!! #raymondrookies #weareD87

Hope everyone is enjoying the Alphabet Countdown!!!! Check out our F through J fun!!!! #raymondrookies #weareD87

We are so appreciative of our School Nurse Jenny Strange!

Rain or Shine our Celebrate Success Night is always a hit!! Our Rookie School was beaming with pride as we celebrated another awesome year with our Rookie Families and Coaches! More pics to come!! #raymondrookies #weareD87

National Principal's Day

Join us in showering our April You've Been Caught and MVPs with some Rookie Appreciation!! Our You've Been Caught Award goes to Ms. Laesch! She will be retiring her Coach's hat this Spring, but we look forward to her continuing to cheer on and support our Rookie Team next year!!! Our MVPs are members of our incredible Early Childhood Education Teams!!! Team Walker and Team Cavaness are helping our Rookies be All Stars every day!!! #raymondrookies #weareD87

The Scholastic Book Fair is here and OPEN for business!!! We kicked off our week by giving away FREE books to Rookies who brought there reading tickets to school!! We will give books away all week due to kind donations from our community!!! Stop by a donation box at GO! Calendars, Toys & Games, Normal Gadgets, Four Seasons I & II, and the West Olive Faith UMC!!! Online donations may be made here: https://shop.scholastic.com/stf/fund?orgUCN=600049490 #raymondrookies #weareD87

The Alphabet Countdown is in full swing at our Rookie School!!! Can't wait to see what next week's FUN looks like... We will start with the letter F on Monday!! :) #raymondrookies #weareD87

We are so grateful for our amazing Administrative Assistants, Mrs. Castillo and Mrs. Speer!! These special ladies keep our Rookie School running smooth, and they do it with kindness and love!! MVPs EVERY DAY!!! #raymondrookies #weareD87

Our Rookies love their Bus Drivers!! We had fun showing our appreciation to the important people who keep our Rookies safe on the bus to and from school!! Happy Bus Driver Appreciation Day!!! #raymondrookies #weareD87 #busdriverappreciation

Mondays are Marvelous when our therapy dog Lucy comes to visit!!! #raymondrookies #weareD87

Mrs. Anderson, with special guest Mr. Anderson, brought music to our Rookies' ears this morning!!! How fun to explore instruments and learn through music!!! Thank you Mr. and Mrs. Anderson for making learning fun!!! #raymondrookies #weared87

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, and we are proud to join our partners at Brightpoint in spreading the word through the Blue Bow Campaign!! Today, our students and staff joined in the Go Blue day! #raymondrookies #weared87 #bluebow

Save the Date! Kindergarten Information night is April 15th for the 2025-2026 school year. Reserve la fecha! La noche de información sobre Kindergarten será el 15 de abril para el año escolar 2025-2026.

On this last day of March, we want to give a special shout out to our You've Been Caught and MVP Award winners!!! Our Instructional Coach, Wendy Iverson, is our You've Been Caught recipient this month!! Team Taylor and Team Hoepner are our MVPs!! We are grateful for their leadership and teamwork!! #raymondrookies #weareD87

Hello D87 Family, We want to remind you that Election Day is Tuesday, April 1, and as it approaches, District 87 and school districts across McLean County are reminding residents to cast their ballot. Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 1 and early voting is available leading up to Election Day.  McLean County has two separate election jurisdictions: The McLean County Clerk’s Office handles elections for all areas except the City of Bloomington.  Early voting available at the McLean County Clerk’s Office on: Saturday, March 29: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Sunday, March 30: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Monday, March 31: 8:30 a.m. – 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 1 - Election Day - Vote 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. at your designated polling location. For more information, including polling place details, visit McLean County Elections or contact them at 309-888-5899 or countyclerk@mcleancountyil.gov. Voting in the City of Bloomington is managed by the Bloomington Election Commission.  Early voting available at Bloomington Election Commission on: Saturday, March 29: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Sunday, March 30: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Monday, March 31: 8:30 a.m. – 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 1 - Election Day - Vote 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. at your designated polling location. For more information, including polling place details, visit Bloomington Election Commission or contact them at 309-888-5136 or becvote@bloomingtonelectionsil.gov. On Election Day, voters in McLean County will decide on a proposed County Schools Facility Tax (commonly known as a “one-cent tax” or “1% sales tax”) to fund school safety, student support and facility improvements, while providing property tax relief to homeowners by offering an alternative funding source for our schools and all McLean County public schools. For detailed information about the one-cent tax referendum and how it will impact our schools, visit www.april1cent.info and vote on or before Tuesday, April 1.  District 87, Bloomington Public Schools, www.district87.org About School Districts in McLean County McLean County is home to 12 public school districts that serve over 22,000 students. The proposed one-cent tax would help these districts meet critical needs for safety, facility upgrades, and academic support while providing some property tax relief. School districts in McLean County are committed to providing high-quality education and ensuring a safe, supportive environment for all students.

Our Rookies continue to learn and grow with our partners at the Children's Discovery Museum!! This month our Rookies had the opportunity to do a planting activity, and engineer structures to keep a bunny out of the garden!! So much fun!!! Rookies also received a book to take home with activities to continue the learning and growing at home!! Thank you Museum in Motion!!!! #raymondrookies #childrensdiscoverymuseum #weareD87

On Friday, our Rookies had a chance to experience some activities and music in celebration of Holi! Holi is a popular and significant Hindu festival celebrated as the Festival of Colours, Love, and Spring. A special thank you to Casey's Garden Shop for donating the flowers!! #raymondrookies #weareD87

Curious about the 1% sales tax on the April ballot? Here's the scoop! 🛒 What IS taxed: *Retail Purchases (clothing, electronics, tangible items) *Prepared Food (fast food, restaurants) *Online Sales (tie back to zip code) *Gasoline What is NOT taxed: *Groceries *Medicine/Prescription Drugs/Medical Equipment *Vehicles and Farm Equipment *Personal/Professional services (including haircuts) Learn more and see how it benefits McLean County schools at https://april1cent.info/ ! 📚 #april1cent #WeAreD87