Some positive news from around NWLSD this week
If you see positive news stories occurring, take a picture and
send a short blurb about the event to Dustin Gehring @ dgehring@nwlsd.org
HELC
HELC's computer lab is up and running. The students enjoyed visiting the computer lab for the first time and working on the new Chromebooks!
HELC Curriculum supports and implements the Handwriting Without Tears program know as Mat Man™. Mat Man teaches the importance of body awareness, drawing and pre-writing, counting, building, socializing and
sharing skills.
Below are several samples of students' works using the Mat Man approach to learning.
MHE
Congratulations to Brooklyn! Her design was chosen for the fifth grade t-shirt contest at Monfort Heights. She is excited that all her classmates will be wearing their 5th grade t-shirt that she created!
WOMS
White Oak's Student Council Members went to Camp Campbell Gard this past Thursday for an overnight leadership camp. Over the 24 hour period of camp, our students participated in group activities to test their problem-solving skills and build collaboration/enthusiasm amongst the team including things like Canoeing, Human Clue, and High Ropes. We took several pictures at High Ropes where you can see some council members overcoming their fears to accomplish some truly amazing goals as individuals and as a group. The students enjoyed their trip and are eager to put everything they learned to work through Student Council activities over the rest of the year.
WOMS orchestra director, Deb McDonough, performed at Zinzinnati Oktoberfest with her band Squeeze Play. They played German polkas, marches, folk songs and waltzes with a few big band jazz tunes thrown in for good 'measure'.
NWHS
Honors Chemistry students at NWHS experimenting with different metal ions to see how fireworks work!
Northwest Band got "Best Percussion" and 2nd in our class at the Lebanon Competition!
PBL in action!! Physical science class at NWHS testing their 'lighter and stronger' concrete samples based on previous experimentation and research!
Students meeting with Miami University and the University of Toledo during our College and Career Readiness advisory weekly activities!
CHS
Colerain High School is involved in the Artist Reaching Classroom program organized by the TAFT Museum of Art. Mrs. Barnett's Advanced Design students were recently visited by plein air artist, Ray Hassard. Mr. Hassard presented to students and discussed how he creates award winning artwork. Students will continue to be involved in this program and will be visiting the TAFT next week as part of this wonderful program. The students will also have the opportunity to have two more artists visit their classroom and will get to go to an actual artist's studio.
I want to say thanks to everyone that came out to support our girls! Today we will be wearing our blue uniforms to school since we were off on Friday. Below are a few pictures from the evening. It started rainy but a few minutes into the game the rain stopped and we had a beautiful sky.
The Colerain Class of 1998 celebrated their 20-year Reunion!
