6th graders had a busy morning attending Harvest Day brought to us by the Ithaca FFA. We had many activities like pumpkin bowling, cornhole, and even getting the chance to sit in a tractor. It was a lot of fun and we are thankful for the FFA to come and put on this great event for our school. Then we had a Principal Chat with Mrs. Rayburn. The message this month was on communication and showing respect while staff, adults, and our friends are speaking.
The weather has definitely changed! The "white stuff" is back... If your child wants to be able to play in the snow at recess, please remember they must have winter gear: coat, snowpants, snow boots. A hat and gloves are always a good idea too. They will need to stay on the blacktop to play if they do not have the proper winter gear for playing in the snow.
Fourth graders took a virtual tour of Oklahoma’s Museum of Osteology during STEAM and were challenged to construct their own skeleton displays. Thank you Alley T for the twist ties!!
Harvest Day is tomorrow, November 17th. This event is hosted by our Ithaca FFA students. The students will rotate between stations; some of which will be outside, so please dress for the weather. We look forward to this event and learning more about agriculture in our community.
Our building is currently participating in the CMU Women's Basketball Hoops for Hunger Food Drive Contest. This contest goes until December 1st, so please bring in items to help our school. The most requested items: canned fruit, vegetables, chicken/tuna, beans, rice, pasta, and peanut butter. Non-edible items requested include: pet food, diapers, deodorant, socks, toothbrushes, etc. Also cash donations are accepted as well-- $1 = 9 lbs. of food.
If our school collects 700 items from the entire school Mrs. Rayburn, Mr. Showers, and Mr. DeRosia will receive a pie in the face as part of our school wide challenge.
Thank you to Kari and Matt Vernon who donated money for our 3rd grade classrooms to make blankets for those in need!
Just a friendly reminder there is NO SCHOOL on Tuesday, November 15th. Enjoy the day off and we will see you back to school on Wednesday!
November 11: WSGW 790AM and 100.5 FM read 5th graders' Veterans thanks on air! Follow this link to the podcast.
https://www.wsgw.com/wsgw-morning-team-show-november-11-2022-friday/
Our sixth grade band students had their first concert last evening at the high school. They did an amazing job and have made lots of progress since the beginning of the year.
All sixth grade students enjoyed a trip to Forest Hill this week! We had great weather and three amazing activities. Thanks to our wonderful chaperones for coming along and making this trip possible.
The 5th graders enjoyed an incredible ceremony for Veterans Day. Kids from Ms. Yoder’s class and one from Mr. DeRosia’s class, gave heartfelt speeches that were very well done. Thank you to all Veterans, who are with us and who have passed for the sacrifices you have made for us!
4th graders had the pleasure of listening to Scott Johnson sing the Wreck of The Edmund Fitzgerald and read The Song of the Bell!
In STEAM lab this week, fifth graders learned ways that scientists helped ecosystems recover after Hurricane Sandy. They were then challenged to design flood-reduction strategies to help ecosystems recover after Hurricane Ian.
Thanking America’s Veterans!
There is a Veterans Day Ceremony Friday, November 11, 2023 at
the Gratiot County Courthouse in Ithaca from
11-11:30 A.M.
We hope many community members will join Ithaca’s 5th grade classes there!
5th graders appreciation for veterans are likely to be featured in this week's Gratiot County Herald .
On November 11, the WSGW 790 A.M. radio show will have an announcer read Ithaca 5th-graders’ thanks during the 6:40 A.M. break. To hear it later, check out the podcast segment on the WSGW Morning Team Page. On November 11, there will be a specific page listed by the date, which is where they will post the podcast segment. Here is a link https://www.wsgw.com/shows/the-morning-team/
North Elementary picture retake is tomorrow, November 9th! If your child is having pictures retaken, please bring in the packet with the original pictures. All students must have a picture for our school information system and yearbook. Thank you!
We are so excited for our volleyball team!!! Good Luck!!!
What an exciting couple of weeks! Last week we got to cheer on our Varsity Cross Country Teams as they headed to their STATE meet and this week we were able to send off our Girls Varsity Volleyball Team to their history making first ever REGIONALS ! Go Jackets!!!
Third graders learned how ants work together to create bridges in STEAM. They were then challenged to build bridges using wooden planks and ants using twist ties.
The 5th graders learned a lot about nature and had a blast at Forest Hill Nature Center!
The latest issue of "The Buzz" has some needed information for our North School families. There is information regarding picture retakes on November 9, Student Safety during parent drop off and pick up and also information about the handbook cold weather clothing rules.
Please also take the time to read the flyer regarding Michigan School Bus Laws and the consequences of not following them.
Enjoy your extra hour of sleep as we "Fall Back" on Sunday, November 6.
Have a wonderful weekend, North!
