XENIA PRESCHOOL

This week at the Preschool students in Mrs. Short's class created ocean sensory bottles inspired by the book Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister.

ARROWOOD ELEMENTARY

Mrs. Lawrence's second grade classroom was transformed into Writing Bootcamp last week. Students worked hard on becoming better writers. They used fun chants, activities, and games, learned the steps of the writing process, and wrote a guide to second grade.

At the end of each school day while waiting for dismissal, students in Mrs. Stroble's class have been reading and completing the activities in the Scholastic News Magazine. Instead of just talking at the end of the day, the students are having discussions about what they are learning.

Mr. Toscani's class had fun last week learning about the different food groups . They had a special visitor too: Mr. Dotson from the SNAP Ed program. SNAP Ed stands for Supplemental Nutrition Assessment Program Education. The program aims to help children lead healthier lives. Mr. Dotson talked about different fruits and vegetables and made smoothies for the students to try.

COX ELEMENTARY

Kindergarten students in Ms. Vogelsong's class practiced making the letters of their name while also practicing fine motor and patterning skills. The students worked hard to tear small pieces of paper to make a pattern for the letters of their name. They also used colored cereal to practice sorting by color . They got to eat their answers when they were correct.

Ms. Kern’s third grade class the students made fruit loop arrays to help with multiplication strategies.

MCKINLEY ELEMENTARY

Ms. Whitley’s class made no-bake “Over the Rainbow” cereal bars this week as their class cooking project. Dezaray is pictured showing off the finished product ... they were tasty!

Mrs. Ketchen’s kindergarten class read the nursery rhyme, "Humpty Dumpty" and completed a variety of tasks with that theme. On Fun Friday, the class experimented with a variety of materials to see which ones, if any, would protect Humpty Dumpty when he fell off the wall. They made predictions, tested materials, and tracked the results.

Mrs. Garrett’s fifth graders are reading a book a day this year and posting the covers of the books they finished. The kids are enjoying the discussions and the adventures that these books are taking them on. 

SHAWNEE ELEMENTARY

Every month at Shawnee the teachers select one Student of Character from their classroom. These students are positive role models and display the Shawnee pillars of being responsible, respectful, cooperative, and problem solvers. These students will have their picture displayed in the main entrance of Shawnee for the entire school year. They also get to make a special guest appearance on the Shawnee Buccaneer Video Announcements, where a personal biography of the student is read to the whole school from their teacher. 

The Students of Character at Shawnee for the month of August and September are: Mario Cochran Jr., Gabriel Sparks, Kolten Harlow, Ja'maur Jackson, Tucker Lamb, Journey Woodrick, Dicey Hurley, Divine Kabala, Jeremiah Goodrum, Ephraim Mulindilwa, Alber Adams, Deondre Blanks, Carmi Harkleroad, Riley Beck, Aiven Jones, Chase Hawkins, Ameenah Chappelle, RJ Ward, Tamari Stills, Tori Mitchell, and Skiley Massey. 

TECUMSEH ELEMENTARY

Students in Mrs. Frauman's class (pictured top right) are working hard during their workshop time. They wrote a response to a story Mrs. Frauman read to them, using their Fundation letter boards.

Students from Mrs. Rubio's class are working on a science project with spaghetti noodles and marshmallows.

All first graders were treated to a presentation from Deputies Coe and Nipper last week. The presentation focused on accountability for one's self. The students met Auco, a canine member of the Sheriff's department.

XENIA HIGH SCHOOL

Xenia High School's Peer Facilitation Group is making a positive impact on students. Last Thursday morning the Peer Facilitation class spread positive messages throughout the school. The Peer Facilitators are a group of students who had to interview for the class; their goal is to make a positive impact on as many students in the high school and throughout the district as they can. To introduce themselves to the high school and brighten a student’s day, they spent the morning passing out compliment cards and candy as students entered the building. It was a very positive experience for all involved. One peer facilitator reflected saying they saw a freshman they noticed this year staying to himself and always looking like he is not excited to be at school. When the peer facilitator handed the student the card and candy and told the student she was happy he was at school, the student’s face brightened up with a big smile, and he even put the compliment card in the back of his phone to keep. This Peer Facilitation group will continue to do things like this throughout the year, and will continue to have a positive impact in our district.

LET'S SHARE THE GOOD NEWS!

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