Ithaca North Elementary

Students were engaged with STEAM challenges connected to our reading theme during Family Fun Night at North this week! They also enjoyed playing a "story stop" game with a chance to win a book and bookmark to take home! We enjoyed this time with families!

We are crushing our goals!

Congratulations to this week's Superstars! These students have raised $200+ and earned a pizza lunch with Mrs. Rayburn.

A big THANK YOU to our parents who read to us today! We enjoyed the books and appreciate you taking time out of your day. Stay tuned for more tomorrow...

Our 4th graders had a great time teaming up with 2nd graders to share and enjoy reading together!

Last week, we had a special Principal Chat! Some of our 4th graders went above and beyond by creating a Google Slides presentation on their own time to celebrate Reading Month! Mrs. Rayburn was so impressed that she invited them to present it! What an amazing job!

Our 5th-grade students have been diving deep into the world of physical and chemical changes. Today, they put their knowledge to the test with a hands-on lab using water bottles, vinegar, baking soda, and balloons. By combining these ingredients, students observed a chemical reaction firsthand as the resulting gas inflated their balloons. This experiment was a fantastic way for our students to see science come to life while practicing teamwork and creative thinking. It was an engaging day of discovery, and we are proud of the curiosity and collaboration our young scientists displayed throughout the process.

After designing logos, determining proper weight placement, racing, and revising their mini soap box derby cars all month, sixth graders competed in classroom soap box derby races today! The pictured students constructed the four fastest cars in their classrooms and will compete in the grade level competition on Friday.

We loved our Big Fish, Little Fish day for reading month! Sharing books with South School friends is always a fun way to spend the afternoon!

We are so thankful that Project Full and the De Saegher family provide snacks for all of our students at North Elementary! Once the snacks get delivered, you can see it takes a team working together to distribute the snacks efficiently!

It was so nice having Mrs. Doherty as our guest reader! Thanks for taking the time to share your book with us!

What fun having Mrs.Dawe's class over to "Buddy Read"!

Happy birthday to Millie our third grade therapy dog! She's 6 today!

Thank you Mrs. Freestone for reading Heckedy Peg to our third graders! We all enjoyed your witchy voice!

All my little 3rd grade leprechauns listened to Mrs. Rayburn read our favorite St. Patrick's Day book...How to Catch a Leprechaun.

Our students have caught the "Title Wave of Reading" for a combined total of 17,729 minutes spent reading this month. Check our classroom leaderboard.

Wow! Thank you to all of our sponsors who continue to create big opportunities for our students!

Third graders started their climate unit by creating models of the three climate zones in STEAM lab. Successful models allowed a marble "traveler" to roll from the polar zone, through the temperate zone, and land in the toasty tropical zone!

Great job! Keep up the good work!