Fourth graders started their renewable energy work in STEAM by constructing and testing wind-powered vehicles. They were actively engaged in revising, testing, and measuring throughout the challenge!
Are you "Banana's" about games? Please join us for Family Game and Reading Night at the North Elementary Media Center tonight, Monday, May 15th from 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
*Play word games with family and friends
*The first 35 families get a FREE Banagrams or word family game!
*Enter a drawing for a FREE book! Pencil and Sticker give-aways!
*Read books and take AR tests to earn points!
This week the Positivity Project (P2) focuses on: INTEGRITY “You’re looking for three things, generally, in a person: intelligence, energy, and integrity. And if they don’t have the last one, don’t even bother with the first two.”--WARREN BUFFET
Our Ithaca Chief Science officers were recognized for their outstanding STEAM projects this year at the CMU celebration tonight. Their family STEAM nights, Imagination Playground blue block project, audio drama club, and Invention Convention earned them the "best action plans" award for our region!
Sixth grade science students had to be resilient as they learned about competing organisms in an environment! They learned how some organisms are better suited to gathering resources like food by engaging in a simulation with dry beans.
We developed models of the nervous system in STEAM lab by using musical marble runs--it was a perfect way to engage these young scientists and help them better understand sensory input, processing, and reactions.
This week the Positivity Project (P2) focuses on: LEADERSHIP “The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things.” -RONALD REAGAN
After watching a video about robot artist Robin Davis in STEAM, sixth graders collaborated to construct their own free-standing robots with our rigamajig kits.
Dear North Families,
Can you believe it is already May? We have a lot of important dates coming up so please pay close attention to The Buzz and Teacher Newsletters over the next few weeks! If you have any questions, please reach out to the North Office.
Mrs. Richardson showing and modeling for our 5th graders the science behind dyeing yarn!
April Students of the Month! These amazing students have been striving for excellence the entire year! Congratulations!
Fifth graders experimented with reverse engineering today in STEAM. Thank you to everyone who donated old appliances and electronics--we loved using our problem solving skills to discover how these items could be taken apart!
This week the Positivity Project (P2) focuses on: ENTHUSIASM “Each one of us has a fire in our heart for something. It’s our goal in life to find it and keep it lit.” -MARY LOU RETTON
We had many visitors to our room on Friday during Grandparents/VIP day and it was so wonderful to welcome them to our school! Our students truly appreciate the experience and having the chance to showcase our current learning projects.
4th graders are going to miss Ms. Raymond and Ms. Anderson! They have been great student teachers for the last 16 weeks!
Thank you to Matt & Kari Vernon for donating the funds to purchase blanket kits. The 3rd graders enjoyed making the fleece blankets for Gratiot County Hope House. Community service and community partnerships at work supporting great causes.
April 28th is the last day to order your North Elementary yearbook!
Grandparents Day/Special Person Day will be this Friday, April 28th from 1:00-2:30 PM. Grandparents/Special Persons are to report to the North Gymnasium at 1:00 PM. Please do not arrive before 12:50 PM.
North Elementary Invention Convention will be set up in the gymnasium on April 27, 2023 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. for families to come and see all the wonderfully imaginative inventions
4th grade celebrated Earth Day by making a bird feeder, grass people (the grass will grow as hair) and an Earth with ways we can help take care of it!
