Ithaca North Elementary

This week our school community will be focusing on the Other People Mindset of Cheering Others’ Successes. This means when other people succeed, I am happy for them and cheer them on. “Someone who has learning to rejoice in the good fortune of others experiences only happiness...the fact that they are not his own is irrelevant.”---GESHE KELSANG GYATSO

Some 4th graders (and a lot of adults) were excited to see Punxsutawney Phil predict an early spring! The kids had fun seeing how the community celebrated in Gobbler's Knob, Pennsylvania!

Dear North Families, Happy February! We hope you have a great weekend! North Elementary -- Go Jackets! Jessie Rayburn North Elementary Principal Ithaca Public Schools jmiller@ithacaschools.net 989-875-3047

5th graders helped celebrate Ms. Mindy's Birthday today!

Last week our building celebrated and participated in the Great Kindness Challenge by completing as many kindness acts as possible. We also took a whole school building photo spelling out the word "KIND."

Here are our January students of the month! These students represented positive character strengths throughout the month of January! Congratulations

Third graders used Edison robots to create snowplows in STEAM lab. The goal was to clear the "snow and ice" from the parking lot in the fewest passes possible. They definitely used their engineering skills to design working Lego plows!

School Lunch menu for Thursday, January 25th: Hamburger & Fries and Second Choice will be Pizza Lunchable.

Mr. DeRosia's 5th grade class visited South School to collaborate and lead 1st graders in a STEAM lesson with Mrs. Hindbaugh-Marr!!

Mr. DeRosia's fifth graders helped first graders tackle some STEAM challenges about light today. It proved to be a fun collaboration for all involved!

This week our school community will be focusing on the character strength of Social Intelligence. Social intelligence means you are aware of other people’s thoughts and feelings. You understand why they do things. “The single most important lesson I learned in 25 years of talking every single day to people, was that there’s a common denominator in our human experience. The common denominator I found in every single interview is we want to be validated. We want to be understood.”--OPRAH WINFREY

4th graders worked together to build snowmen and extended their learning of fractions with M & M's!

Third graders were challenged to create shovels using only one piece of paper (and tape). They tested their designs by scooping up packing peanuts and plastic tiles. These engineers did a great job solving this problem!

At North Elementary, our 3rd grade students participate in engaging opportunities to benefit our community. Thanks to the donations from our families, the kids were able to make and donate blankets to Child Advocacy to support their program.

The weather may be cold outside, but the sixth graders are enjoying indoor recess with some fun games inside!

PARENTS! If you have not completed and returned your child's field trip form for tomorrow, please do so this morning! If you misplaced the form, please write a note allowing your child to go along with a home lunch or school lunch choice. Thank you for your help! 🔥 ⬆️ Chips!

This week our school community will be focusing on the character strength of Perseverance. Perseverance means you complete what you start despite obstacles. You never give up. “If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.”--MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

January upcoming dates: Wednesday, Jan. 17--Hoops for Hunger field trip for all grades 3rd-6th Friday, Jan. 19--Mid Terms will be sent home Wednesday, Jan. 24--NWEA Reading Winter Testing for all grades Thursday, Jan. 25--NWEA Math Winter Testing for all grades

Reminder: There is no school on Monday, January 15.

After watching a video on how the Grand Canyon formed, fourth graders used wooden balls, marbles, and steel balls to represent how light rain, heavy rain, and flood waters change Earth's surface. They recorded how many rolls it took for each type of "water" to erode the sand and create a canyon.