All sixth grade students enjoyed a trip to Forest Hill this week! We had great weather and three amazing activities. Thanks to our wonderful chaperones for coming along and making this trip possible.
November 11: WSGW 790AM and 100.5 FM read 5th graders' Veterans thanks on air! Follow this link to the podcast.
https://www.wsgw.com/wsgw-morning-team-show-november-11-2022-friday/
4th graders had the pleasure of listening to Scott Johnson sing the Wreck of The Edmund Fitzgerald and read The Song of the Bell!
In STEAM lab this week, fifth graders learned ways that scientists helped ecosystems recover after Hurricane Sandy. They were then challenged to design flood-reduction strategies to help ecosystems recover after Hurricane Ian.
Thanking America’s Veterans!
There is a Veterans Day Ceremony Friday, November 11, 2023 at
the Gratiot County Courthouse in Ithaca from
11-11:30 A.M.
We hope many community members will join Ithaca’s 5th grade classes there!
5th graders appreciation for veterans are likely to be featured in this week's Gratiot County Herald .
On November 11, the WSGW 790 A.M. radio show will have an announcer read Ithaca 5th-graders’ thanks during the 6:40 A.M. break. To hear it later, check out the podcast segment on the WSGW Morning Team Page. On November 11, there will be a specific page listed by the date, which is where they will post the podcast segment. Here is a link https://www.wsgw.com/shows/the-morning-team/
North Elementary picture retake is tomorrow, November 9th! If your child is having pictures retaken, please bring in the packet with the original pictures. All students must have a picture for our school information system and yearbook. Thank you!
We are so excited for our volleyball team!!! Good Luck!!!
What an exciting couple of weeks! Last week we got to cheer on our Varsity Cross Country Teams as they headed to their STATE meet and this week we were able to send off our Girls Varsity Volleyball Team to their history making first ever REGIONALS ! Go Jackets!!!
Third graders learned how ants work together to create bridges in STEAM. They were then challenged to build bridges using wooden planks and ants using twist ties.
The 5th graders learned a lot about nature and had a blast at Forest Hill Nature Center!
The latest issue of "The Buzz" has some needed information for our North School families. There is information regarding picture retakes on November 9, Student Safety during parent drop off and pick up and also information about the handbook cold weather clothing rules.
Please also take the time to read the flyer regarding Michigan School Bus Laws and the consequences of not following them.
Enjoy your extra hour of sleep as we "Fall Back" on Sunday, November 6.
Have a wonderful weekend, North!
Reminder...all camp funds or candy bar money is due by this Friday, November 4th. Thanks for your help and support!
Some photos of the 5th graders during the Halloween parade!
Sixth graders learned about agricultural engineers in STEAM lab and were challenged to design pumpkin harvesters. They then tested their harvesters to see if they could move pom pom “pumpkins”!
4th graders had a lot of fun doing some pumpkin math today!!!
Thank you to everyone who helped make this year's book fair a success! We couldn't have done it without you!
5th grade appreciates all the parents who came to conferences this week! Enjoy your long weekend!
We would love to have you watch our Halloween costume parade as we march downtown and back to our school on Monday, October 31st. If you would like to view our parade, please note that we will begin promptly from our North School at 2:10 PM walking SOUTH down Pine River Street to Center Street and back NORTH on Main Street to the North School.
More pictures of October Students of the Month!
After a busy two days of parent teacher conferences, we almost forgot to post our October Students of the Month!
