Tag: Elementary

Award Winning Authors Named at Woodlan Elementary

The third through fifth grade students at Woodlan Elementary School have worked very hard publishing picture books in anticipation of the Young Author Conference. The Indiana Reading Association will host the 2017 Young Author Conference that will be held at Wayne High School on Saturday, April 22nd. The conference will feature award-winning children’s author, Judy…

Fundamentals about small business

Mrs. Amie Ashworth of Grover Hill School works with Jake Downing during the school day teaching him Science and Social Studies. For the last few weeks, they have been discussing economics with a focus on Entrepreneurship. They discussed wants/needs, producer/consumer, marketing/advertising, donations, customer service, and surveys. To learn the fundamentals about small business Mrs. Ashworth…

Paulding Elementary enjoy “Across America Day”

The Paulding Elementary fourth graders enjoyed Across America Day by learning about Dr. Seuss. They read “The Lorax” and planted Truffula seeds. They also made Lorax earth slime and made “Cat in the Hat” hats. Shown with their hats are Brooklyn Bakle, Kaitlyn Goings, Josiah Akom, Brandon Schroeder, and Johnathan Lipps.

February Students of the Month at Payne Elementary

Pictured above are the students of the month at Payne Elementary School for February 2017. Front Row: Knox Mills, Owen Welch, Marquan Hardin, Olivia Baughman, and Chloe Murphy. Back Row: Kendel Franklin, Ty Riebesehl, Lane Morehead, Elizabeth Mohr, Emma Laukhuf, Cadence Baker, and Cale Winans. Not pictured: Paytin Morrison and Laura Stoller.

Blankets for Police to Give

Paulding and Oakwood Elementary students spent some time making fleece blankets this winter. Several of the blankets have been donated to the Paulding Police Department to use whenever they see a child or an adult who is in need of a blanket.

Grover Hill students help out classmates

Students at Grover Hill Elementary School wanted to help when classmates lost their mother.  As soon as students heard about her death, they decided they wanted to raise money for the Elston/Cutright family. The Student Council and advisor, Mrs. Jessica Davis, put together a few FUNdraiser days to help the family out. One day, the…

Payne Elementary observe balloon rockets

Mrs. Wilder’s 5h grade science class at Payne Elementary have been investigating what forces affect the motion of a rocket. Students built and observed balloon rockets, using the same instructions and materials. Using the design process and their knowledge of Newton’s Laws of Motion, they then modified their balloon rockets with the objective of increasing…

Grover Hill January Students of the Month

Front (L-R) Brady Miller, Kathleen Stoller, Macy Doster, Brielle Sheets, Lexi Moore, Allsion Schilt, Mary Lands and Nick Fleming.  Back (L-R) Olivia Tarlton, Madison Densmore, Audrey Dougal, Minuet Thomas, Leah Bland, Luke Miller, Cheyenne Brimmer, Ximena deLeon and Logan Schnepp.

Oakwood ElM. Student Council Food Collection

The Oakwood Elementary Student Council held a canned and boxed food /personal hygiene collection before Christmas break. Hundreds of items were collected and delivered to some food pantries in the area. Shown unloading items for the food pantry in Melrose are sixth grade students Caydence Rue, Tyler Sherry, JB Rickels, Gage Lloyd, Mason Schlatter, and…

Oakwood Students Build On Erosion Knowledge

By: Patrick Troyer, Education Specialist Fourth grade students at Oakwood Elementary have built upon their knowledge of erosion, weathering, deposition, and pollution via two presentations recently. First, students learned about the changing landscape of the Earth and the forces such as erosion, deposition, and weathering that work together to either construct or transform our environment…

Wayne Trace Spelling Bee

On Monday, December 19th, 2016, Wayne Trace Grover Hill Elementary hosted the annual School Spelling Bee. After 32 rounds, Anna Miller became victorious, correctly spelling the word “vulpine.”  Anna is the daughter of Derek and Kim Miller, and she is in the 6th grade.  Libby Meraz came in a close second after a long, competitive…