Dr. Gabriel Lofton
Superintendent
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Hello,
It's good to be a Xenia Buccaneer! At Friday's football game Xenia came out to support cheerleader Morgan Claude. Although the Bucs lost in a close game against Troy, both teams and their fans showed immense heart, united in wearing green to
support Morgan and her fight with liver cancer
.
Coming off their opening week game against Beavercreek, the Bucs were highlighted as the WDTN Channel 2's Team of the Week -
you can watch the video here
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Have a good week!
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DISTRICT NEWS & HIGHLIGHTS
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Picture day is coming up
! Better Images is giving parents the option of
ordering their child's photos online
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Go to the Better Images website, choose the school, and
place your order before your child's photo day.
(*Please note, online payment is not available for Preschool this year; students will have to bring in their forms. Preschool picture day is Sept. 12.)
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SCHOOL BUILDING HIGHLIGHTS
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XENIA PRESCHOOL
Xenia Preschool staff are excited to be working with Shari Barr from Wilson Fundations. Over the course of the year, teachers will be
implementing this multi-sensory and systematic phonics, spelling, and handwriting program
. Last week staff participated in an interactive professional development in order to gain an understanding of how to implement Fundations at the preschool level.
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ARROWOOD ELEMENTARY
The first grade teachers and students are off to a great start this year. Mrs. Ford, Mrs. Evans, Mrs. Koch and Mrs. Lindsay have set the stage for an exceptional first grade experience.
Students have been practicing their PAX behaviors
and have been earning Arrowood Bucs for being respectful, responsible, problem solvers and doing their best. PAX is a set of strategies our elementary schools utilize to help students learn important self-management skills while working together to make their classroom and school a peaceful and productive learning environment.
More impressively, the first graders are in their
second year of using the Fundations program. Fundations is reading and spelling program focusing on phonemic awareness, word study, vocabulary, handwriting, and spelling, combined with a literature-based language arts program in the classroom. The first graders have picked up where they left off last school year and are on their way to becoming better readers.
Mrs. Lawrence's second grade class (pictured below) has been working hard on their
morning work tubs - building social skills, problem solving, and working on academic skills.
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Cox Elementary's annual Literacy Night
was held Thursday night. Many students and their families showed up for tasty food, literacy activities, and parent tips and tricks.
The Greene County Library and Project Read
(along with the school's Little Library) made sure every student had several forever books to take home with them.
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MCKINLEY ELEMENTARY
Students began earning "
Keys To Success
" last week. Students earn "keys" throughout the week by demonstrating respect, responsibility, and problem-solving. Every few weeks, students may spend their "keys" by turning them in for a "treasure" from the PBiS (Positive Behavior Incentive/Supports) cart.
McKinley held a
Back 2 School Family Night
for second through fifth graders last week. Parents were invited to learn about classroom routines and curriculum expectations. Another Back 2 School Night is scheduled for kindergarten and first grades September 20 - there will be 2 sessions: one beginning at 4:00 p.m. and the second beginning at 5:45 p.m.
Friday was a
Spirit Day
for staff and students: wear your favorite team's colors or jersey. Mrs. Poole's second graders are pictured top left.
Also on Friday, students who had birthdays in July and August were given books. Pictured bottom left is Principal Mr. Hawes with Alaina Bowman.
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SHAWNEE ELEMENTARY
Shawnee's school counselor, Mrs. Grimsley, made sure that all of the
60 new students to Shawnee had a great first two weeks
of school by inviting them to enjoy popsicles with her and Principal Mr. Poole on Thursday. This was a great opportunity for the students to meet with other new students and learn the Shawnee Buccaneer values.
Last week in Mr. Washburn's Physical Education classes it was all about teamwork and cooperation. Students worked together to
build Hula Huts
- this learning task presented various levels of challenges and students had to cooperate as a team to be successful.
Shawnee held its first raffle for students who
displayed positive behavior on their school bus
. These students (pictured below) have been responsible, respectful, cooperative, and problem solvers on their school bus.
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TECUMSEH ELEMENTARY
Students in Miss Dorsten's fifth grade math class
learned about Base 10 last week.
In second grade English language arts, students
utilize flexible seating and spaces to engage in positive reading practices.
Mrs. Lane, physical education teacher, was happy to
receive brand new basketballs last week, donated by family and friends. Pictured bottom left is Mrs. Rubio's class with the new basketballs - they were so excited!
Mrs. Frauman's second graders
set goals for their classroom
- way to go!
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WARNER MIDDLE
The
Outdoor Learning Lab at Warner provides students with unique, engaging, hands-on learning opportunities. Sixth grade teacher Mr. Egbert took his Outdoor Learning Lab class out for a
temperature lab on one of the hottest days of the year last Monday. The students measured temperature differences on various items in direct sunlight and shade. The consensus from all - it was very hot!
Mrs. Allex's sixth grade Outdoor Learning Lab is
studying habitats. Students were tasked with searching for water sources, food sources, and shelter for various insects and animals.
Once the students collected the data, the next phase will be to compare their information with the human habitat. Finally, students will research a specific animal of their choice and do more in-depth research, which will be presented to the entire class.
Where Everybody Belongs (WEB) Leaders in eighth grade used last Wednesday as an opportunity to connect with sixth graders during lunch and recess. The lunchtime connections is a continuation of lessening the anxiety sixth graders feel transitioning to middle school, while making positive connections with older students.
Mrs. McClain's
seventh grade leadership class has been working on team building and communication activities to work together to accomplish a shared goal. In one of the activities called the Cup Challenge, each student in the group had a string attached to a shared team rubber band. The goal was to pick up each cup together and stack them into a pyramid. In a Marshmallow Tower Challenge, students were given 20 spaghetti sticks, one yard of tape, one yard of string, scissors and a large marshmallow to build a tower. The students did a great job thinking outside of the box to achieve the tallest tower.
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XENIA HIGH SCHOOL
The
XHS Academic Team
has been invited to participate in the Beavercreek Fall Invitational Tournament. Teams that excel participate in tournaments outside of the normal season.
Faculty, staff and students
continue to support student Morgan Claude
who is fighting liver cancer. At Friday’s Xenia football game against Troy, football teams, cheerleaders, band, and the student sections wore green to show support of Morgan.
A
pre-game spirit run by the XHS Marching Buccaneers
(Marching Band and Color Guard) was held Friday afternoon to encourage school spirit for the first XHS home football game of the season.
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LET'S SHARE THE GOOD NEWS!
If you have a highlight, story idea, or photo you'd like to share to be included in this newsletter or other district communications,
email Wendy Planicka, Coordinator of Communications.
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