3rd and 4th grade spent some time this week in Summer School learning about birds native to Michigan and learning about the different nesting habits of birds. We took a nature walk just outside of the school this week to gather supplies to try to build "nests" similar to our native birds.
Kids are engaged and learning during North Elementary summer school and we are having a great time!
We wish all of our staff, students and families a wonderful and restful vacation. Be sure to read over your summer break! See you back to school on August 28th!
We would like to wish our sixth graders congratulations as they get set to move onto junior high school next year! It's been a wonderful year and we look forward to watching you continue your success next year and beyond! Just remember to 'Swarm Together' and make North Elementary proud! Class of 2029
Here's a follow up to the sixth grade "Grid and Scale" math project. This is just a sample of the many wonderful and talented artists from our classes and their completed projects.
Another huge shoutout goes to all of our many "Heroes in the Hive" that came in to spend time with our students this year! Today was our last "Heroes in the Hive" at North. This was such a great program that brought in many wonderful community members to spend time with our students during lunch. Thanks to everyone that spent time with our students and being our heroes!
Today was Field Day at North! We would like to give a huge shout out to Mr. Rayburn for organizing this wonderful filled day! We would also like to thank the high school class and Mr. Slater for coming over to help run the stations! It was a great day and we always look forward to this each year!
Dear North Families,
This will be the last The Buzz of the 22-23 school year. The North Elementary staff would like to thank you for your cooperation throughout the year. We hope you have an enjoyable summer break, and we will see you next year. The last day of school is June 8th. We will release at 11:20 am. Thank you.
Mrs. Rayburn and the North Elementary Staf
These past few days the sixth graders have been using their math skills to create a grid and scale drawing project. The students demonstrate their knowledge of similar figures, determining the scale factor, as well as measurement of the grid and enlarging their choice of cartoon or design. Check out the beginning process and finished projects pictures forthcoming soon!
This week students in Ms. Foglesong's class used their skills learned from the Positivity Project to write every classmate a kind message. The students' positive comments helped us put into practice the lessons learned from our daily P2 lessons.
6th Grade Graduation Info:
Our 6th grade graduation will take place outside in front of the gym/lawn area on June 8th beginning at 10 AM. Please bring lawn chairs and/or blankets for you and your guests. Graduation is for 6th grade families only.
The sixth graders would like to thank Gratiot County Community Foundation for the grant they were awarded. This grant helped support our 6th grade camp funds to ensure every kid was able to attend the 3 day 2 night adventure. We deeply appreciate your support to our students and our school.
Awards Assembly/Music Performance:
We will be having an awards assembly for grades 3rd - 5th grades on June 7th at 9:30 AM. Please note that not all students will be receiving an award. In addition to the awards assembly, we will be having a short music performance during the assembly. Due to limited space, we ask that only parents/guardians attend the assembly.
North Elementary students excelling in May! Here are your May Students of the Month!
The Greenfield Village field trip is tomorrow! The Fifth Grade Teachers look forward to seeing students and their adult chaperones tomorrow, May 19, at 6:30 AM in their classrooms. Please remember any food, sunscreen, cell phone, or other supplies you think you may need for a day spent mostly outdoors, walking! Students riding the bus to Ithaca from the Village will be at North School's gym lot around 6 PM. Parents need to pick up those children at North school at 6 PM.
This week the Positivity Project (P2) focuses on: OTHER PEOPLE MINDSET “Character strengths aren’t about ignoring the negative. Instead, they help us overcome life’s inevitable adversities.”--JEFF BRYAN (P2 co-founder and Executive Director)
Our Chief Science Officers joined CSOs from area districts for a STEAM-based field trip to Detroit. We enjoyed the Ford Piquette Plant Museum, the Belle Isle Aquarium, and the Detroit Institute of Arts. Thank you Center for Excellence in STEM Education for this amazing opportunity to see STEAM skills at work in the real world!
Today our sixth graders traveled to Delta College Planetarium in Bay City as part of our PTO sponsored field trip! Our program was titled, STARS, and it included many interesting facts. Everyone enjoyed the program, especially the roller coaster ride at the end of the feature program. The students learned more about how to identify stars in our night sky and also just how big the universe really is. After our trip to the planetarium the students enjoyed a picnic lunch. Again many thanks to our PTO for sponsoring our trip along with all of the parents/family that were able to join us!
Third and Fourth graders learned about the importance of Memorial Day during art class. Afterwards they engaged in an opportunity to create agamographs to honor those individuals who gave everything for us to enjoy the freedoms we have today. From one angle an eagle is visible in front of the USA flag, and from the opposite angle the silhouette of a soldier saluting is visible.
Thank you to everyone who has served our country and to the families who have sacrificed even more.
Our 3rd grade Yellowjackets delivered 51 birthday bags to the Community Food Pantry today. These kids were inspired by the idea and thrilled to know kids in our community will have a birthday cake on their birthday! Thank you to all the families who donated supplies for the cause.
