A Knight's Tale | October Newsletter
Dear North Side Community School Friends,

It's hard to believe that we are already wrapping up our first session of the school year! Students have settled back into their school routines, and are engaged in all of the learning opportunities that we provide here at North Side Community School.

During this past month, our middle school girls had the opportunity to attend a field hockey day with their peers at John Burroughs school. Our elementary students were able to harvest vegetables from our indoor and outdoor garden. We were also pleased to be featured as a top elementary and middle school in multiple publications!

With the Holiday Season quickly approaching, we invite you to provide a gift to a student at North Side by participating in our Holiday Gift Drive. See the flyer attached to this newsletter for more details.

Stay tuned for a save the date for our 2022 gala! We welcome you to become part of the planning committee if you are interested.

Sincerely,
John Grote
Executive Director
Field Hockey Day with John Burroughs School
On October 5th, our 6-8th grade girls had the opportunity to attend a field hockey day with their peers at the John Burroughs School.

They were able to learn some field hockey techniques, practice team building skills, and received a goody bag at the end of the day. Everyone had a great time!

We are sending a big thank-you to John Burroughs School for their partnership and for providing this opportunity to our students!
Green Machine Gardening Program
As our students explore the opportunities to grow food both indoors and outdoors - their teachers are learning right along with them! 

North Side Community School has partnered with Mathews-Dickey Boys and Girls Club to implement Green Machine - an aeroponic gardening and science class - at our elementary and middle schools.

The Green Machine program was started in the Bronx in New York by Stephen Ritz, a South Bronx educator who believes that students shouldn’t have to leave their community to live, learn, and earn in a better one. Stephen’s extended student and community family have grown more than 100,000 pounds of vegetables in the Bronx while generating extraordinary academic performance!

Through this program, our 2nd grade students are currently growing Romaine and other types of lettuce in our indoor gardening towers. In our outdoor garden, they are growing radishes, lettuce, two types of squash, beets, and rainbow chard.

Thank you to Mr. Ritz, who had a meet and greet dinner with our teachers when he was in town last week! It was a great opportunity to connect with other St. Louis educators as we continue to grow healthy eaters and the scientists and farmers of the future. Back at school, the students are looking for ways to share their harvest. They have interviewed Chef Darrius and were excited to learn that he can incorporate their lettuce and herbs into their lunches.
Join the 2022 Gala Planning Committee!
The Magic of Childhood Gala was held virtually in May 2021. Our dynamic team is planning a great event for the Spring. Join our team to help with decor, food, program content and more!
Top Elementary and Middle School Ranking
We were thrilled to be ranked as one of the top 6 charter middle schools in Missouri by Niche school data database! We were also ranked as one of the top 12 elementary schools in the Saint Louis area by SchoolSparrow.

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Holiday Gift Drive
Give a gift to a student at North Side Community School this Holiday Season!