Happy 2019, Gryphons! This is Hadley Bachman, Dean of Middle Grades, with your weekly announcements. We would like to send a warm welcome to Miss Nicki Becks who is transitioning from teaching technology to being our new 4th grade classroom teacher!
Now, here are some upcoming events and reminders:
On Tuesday, the 6th grade will host The Ohio School of Falconry expert Joseph Dorrian as part of the Watt’s My Impact Expedition.
5th grade will have a refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo from the Refugee Speakers Consortium come to humanities and art to share about his or her story on Wednesday as part of the Human Rights Expedition.
Friday marks the end of the first half of second trimester. Interim report cards will be mailed during the week of January 22.
3rd & 4th Grade will have fieldwork at the Zoo on Thursday, Jan. 17.
K-4 Breakfast with Books is on Friday, Jan. 18th from 9:00-9:30.
No school on Monday January 21.
Finally, we are looking for chaperones for 5th grade fieldwork to The Works in Newark OH on February 20th. Contact Ms. Ecaruan if you are interested
As always, thank you for supporting your child and our educational community. Have a great week!
Big news! GEM's eighth-grade project Ohio Veterans: Our True American Heroes has been accepted into the EL Education's Models of Excellence collection, an amazing and very selective resource of exemplary student work open to educators across the country. Take a look at the work created by students that will be used as a model to raise questions, provoke thinking, and inspire excellence: https://modelsofexcellence.eleducation.org/projects/ohio%E2%80%99s-veterans-our-true-american-heroes. Congratulations Mrs. Cohen and GEMS 8th grade students!