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North and South Elementary teachers had a cold snowy day of ELA collaboration. Thank you to our literacy coach, Heidi Barnaby, for providing amazing PD! We spent our time together learning from one another through conversation and collaboration.
4th graders worked diligently to re-create the historic Jamestown settlement after reading a historical fiction book about how Jamestown was founded, showcasing their impressive creativity and imagination.
This weeks Buzz
Curious where the next generation of travelers will go? Our sixth graders are diving into an Africa research project: locating their chosen country on a map, drawing and coloring its flag, listing languages spoken, and discovering culture and history. This hands-on assignment sparks curiosity and a love of exploration — perfect for inspiring future trips and global awareness!
Students in Ms. Sopocy’s 5th grade class have been learning about the Civil Rights Movement. In ELA, they read The Watsons Go to Birmingham – 1963 and kicked off a Civil Rights research project with a hands-on station activity.
Students explored events, historical figures, photos, and newspaper articles, recording their observations and discussing each station together. Next, they’ll begin their projects by becoming newspaper reporters, learning history in an engaging and interactive way!
Our very own 6th grade teacher, Miss Yoder, was recognized by the VFW District 9 as the Teacher of the Year for grades 6-8 for her dedication to honoring veterans and promoting patriotism in her classroom. Miss Yoder is joined by Superintendent Steve Netzley and the post commander for Ithaca VFW Post 7805 Tim Aplin. Congratulations Miss Yoder!
It's Invention Convention time! Students started researching problems, sketching solutions, sculpting models, and playing invention-based games in STEAM lab to prepare for the competition at the end of the month. If you'd like to know more about these inventions and all the others in the works, come to our Invention Convention family night on January 29th from 6:00-7:00pm!
We had a great day today at the Hoops for Hunger CMU Women's Basketball game. Special thank you to our transportation department, food service department, maintenance staff, and North Elementary staff for making this possible with a 3hr delay!
Good Morning,
We are still planning to go to the CMU Hoops for Hunger game today. We will leave the school promptly at 10:50am. If you planned to send a lunch with your child, please do so. School sack lunches will be available to the students that signed up for one. Everything must be disposable. Have a wonderful morning! Stay safe.
-Mrs. Rayburn
Our 6th grade holiday party showcased a simple but effective idea for building community: an activity room stocked with classic board games like Scrabble and checkers. Students practiced strategy, sportsmanship, and social skills through friendly competition and plenty of laughter — a meaningful way to close the term and reinforce soft skills before the holiday break.
Our 5th graders have been busy enjoying festive and meaningful holiday activities! Teachers took students outside to play in the snow and sled down the hills at North, making wonderful winter memories together.
In the classroom, all fifth graders learned how to play the game Clue and made strong connections between the mystery-solving skills in the game and our class novel, The Westing Game.
Students also enjoyed listening to Mrs. Rayburn read a holiday story, giving them a cozy moment to relax and reflect during this busy season. In addition, students worked hard practicing for and participating in the North Elementary Christmas concert, proudly showcasing their musical talents.
The students absolutely loved all of our holiday activities, which helped build community, spark engagement, and create joyful memories as we head into the winter break!
Hi North Families! Please enjoy your winter break! We will see you in 2026!
To celebrate the end of 2025 and the success of our concert yesterday, North students got into the holiday spirit by playing instruments along to "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" and playing "Blind Karaoke," a song-guessing game. We had a blast!
Mr. Pendell surprised some of our 3rd and 4th grade students with stockings that were donated by the Heroes Center in St. Louis. The stockings were put together by military veterans and volunteers.
We are proud to recognize our December Students of the Month for exemplifying the Positivity Project: they consistently showed kindness, supported peers in times of need, and exercised strong self-control. These traits build the positive school culture we value and prepare students for future leadership.
Who’s excited for PJ Day tomorrow? Wear your favorite pajamas, robes, and slippers as we enjoy the final day before holiday break — comfy vibes only!
4th graders have been researching three tourist destinations in Michigan and how they connect to Michigan history. Today, they got to present their slideshows. They all did a fantastic job!
Fourth graders used wiggle bots and shape-coded robots to create colorful holiday artwork in STEAM lab!
Recess fun at North Elementary!
