Yesterday, the seventh grade Health Essentials class teamed up with other seventh graders for peer-to-peer support in creating new year’s goals for both in school and at home. In addition to the goals task, the teams of students are working together on peer-to-peer communication, leadership skills, non-judgmental relationships, friendships, and trust. “The big brother/big sister model gives students an opportunity to support each other,” said Claire Drexler, Health/FaCS teacher.
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On 1/2, Katrina Irwin, WROC News 8 Rochester, surprised Ashley Oswald, HS special education teacher, with a Golden Apple Award! Ms. Oswald was nominated by parent April Williams, mother of senior Mason Williams. Watch tonight between 5:30 and 6 p.m. Congratulations, Ms. Oswald!
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Emily’s colleague said she has demonstrated the characteristics of being welcoming and affirming and curious, not judgmental through her work in the counseling center. Her colleague says she is "proactive, a great communicator, and highly organized. She has worked diligently with students and families which has promoted student success while at the Tutoring Center. Well done, Emily! "
NW 6th graders on Team Trifecta (Julie Dioguardi, Libby Wood, and Caroline Hannon) had a blast rotating through various holiday activities & games set up in their cafeteria yesterday. Each engaging activity was designed to infuse festive cheer into their day. Many thanks to the parent volunteers that helped make this fun day possible!
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Just a friendly reminder that K-6 students have a half day tomorrow - Dec. 22. Northwood and Village Elementary students will be dismissed at 11 a.m., buses depart at 11:10 a.m. QUEST students will be dismissed at 11:35 a.m., buses depart at 11:45 a.m.
Yesterday, Northwood fifth graders from Team O’Donaghue & Serenka built the tallest “trees” out of cups and decorated with a star and at least 10 handmade ornaments! The students in the last photo came out the winners in this fun STEM activity.
First graders in Ellen Didas' class at Northwood decorated their desks for the holidays with the help of students from the Introduction to Teaching class at Hilton High School. Students teamed up with tinsel, wrapping paper, stickers, mini trees, ribbons, bows and more to create festive desks for the little ones to enjoy the week before the holidays. Afterwards, the students worked on crafts and games together.
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On Dec. 15, Jen Sica's fifth grade class at Northwood gave guests a peek into what life was like for the Incas, Aztecs, and Mayans. They created virtual museums, and two- and three-dimensional displays to illustrate the clothing, beliefs, homes, calendar, food, traditions, and creations of these ancient civilizations, and shared what they learned with their guests.
The Northwood VEPTO organized an "Elf Shelf" so students can shop for their loved ones this holiday season. Volunteers not only set out many items for the students to choose from and helped them shop, but decorated the stage with balloons, snowmen and wintery scenes. Even the Grinch showed up! Shown here are (l-r) Stefania Vincelli, Monica Guarino, Barbara Semenec, Melissa Molinini (a.k.a. Grinch), VEPTO President Amy Blakely, VEPTO Treasurer Mishelle Kittlinger, and Shlynn Hodkinson.
When asked how Jeff has demonstrated the characteristics of welcoming and affirming and/or curious, not judgmental a colleague said that he "always goes above and beyond for others, whether he is acclimating new employees, creating more streamlined processes for the custodial department, or even helping staff login to use technology. Jeff is approachable, and his dedication to the district’s staff, students, and community is noticed and appreciated by others every day."
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Hilton High School students and staff went above and beyond to help those less fortunate this holiday season. The first of three projects provided gifts for 14 residents of DePaul Assisted Living and Mental Health facilities through DePaul’s Holiday Helpers program. Students and staff purchased and donated the holiday wish list items and made 14 individuals’ holidays brighter.
The school also collected various holiday gifts for children ages 0-10, such as toys, books, dolls, crafts, and games, that were donated to the Society for the Protection and Care of Children. In all, about 15 bags of gifts were donated!
Lastly, Student Council set up a Giving Tree in the main foyer filled with ornaments with gift ideas that students and staff could purchase and donate to the Golisano Children’s Hospital. Shown are Student Council officers (l-r) Joey Piperni, president; Sydney Fisher, vice president; Olivia Koegel, secretary; and David Padoleski, treasurer.
Many thanks to Hilton High School students and staff for their generous donations!
QUEST students in the REACH gifted and talented program are working on an inquiry into the different forms of engineering. Parent Kevin Howell, a mechanical engineer for the City of Rochester, volunteered to give a presentation on engineering and had the students do a hands on activity in which they had to engineer how to fit all the required plumbing/piping and electrical in the ceiling of a hotel hallway. Thank you, Mr. Howell!
