Mrs. Loving shared testing anxiety techniques to help empower our 5th graders ahead of our State testing that starts next week. Ask your students about them!
To celebrate Opening Day in Detroit tomorrow afternoon, we are encouraging everyone to wear their Detroit Tigers gear!
This week the Positivity Project (P2) focuses on: FAIRNESS “I speak to everyone in the same way, whether he is the garbage man or the president of the university.” -ALBERT EINSTEIN
Have a great Spring Break from March 27th thru March 31st, school will resume on Monday, April 3rd!
This morning the sixth graders held a box car derby run by Mrs. H-Marr. The students used teamwork skills and were also problem solvers to create the fastest car for competition. What a great morning filled with many positive character strengths and cheering on their classmates!
North Elementary students are striving for excellence in the month of March! Congratulations to our North Student of the Month!
Tomorrow we wrap up our reading month with Safari/Tourist Day--dress for an adventure!
Third Grade swarming together on Rain and Shine Day!
4th graders walked to South School to read with their 2nd grade friends!
Tomorrow is Rain or Shine Day--wear your shades or rain gear to celebrate reading month!
Today in 3rd Grade we did an activity called The String Theory as part of our Positivity Project. We tossed a ball of yarn and held onto the string and gave each other compliments. It shows how we are intertwined and how compliments connect us all in a positive way. Then we cut the string, symbolizing saying something mean, and saw what happened to our web of compliments fell apart.
Mr. Smith's class completed our first round of soap box derby races this morning. Racers did a great job supporting each other and demonstrating positive sportsmanship traits!
This week the Positivity Project (P2) focuses on: PERSPECTIVE
“We could never learn to be brave and patient if there were only joy in the world.”
-HELEN KELLER
Five more days until spring break...Enough said :) Have a great weekend, North Families!
There are a lot of end of the year dates on this weeks Buzz. Please make sure to read through both sides.
Yesterday the sixth graders enjoyed a story read by Mrs. Rayburn in honor of Reading Month during our monthly principal chat time. We talked about doing our best and was reminded of our North School mission and vision: "Swarm Together."
Great Green Forest Day--wear shades of green tomorrow!
Principal Chat
Just a friendly reminder that our North and South Elementary Family Night will be happening tomorrow, March 16th starting at 5:30 to 7:00 PM at North Elementary! We hope to see you and please come out to read a few books as well as stroll thru all of the many beautiful art masterpieces.
We won this beautiful puzzle in the door decorating contest for March is Reading Month. Great collaboration kids!!
Testing out the cushioning capabilities of various materials in 6th grade science! Students are determining the best material for balancing forces in a collision!
