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HOW SWEET IT IS… William Cappel kindergarten students showed an active duty soldier, who had been injured while serving in a third tour in Afghanistan, “how sweet it is” to be loved 1 by them! Students wrote Brennan Lagemann, cousin of one of their teachers, getwell letters and drew him pictures. With the help of Mennemeyer Orthodontics, the young students sweetened the deal by sending over boxes of Halloween candy. SERVING YEAR ‘ROUND Troy Middle School likes to give back all year long. Students and staff warmed up the community during December 2012 by collecting more 3 than 800 items for our community. Students hosted a “penny war” for the local animal rescue organization, Pets A-Lone Sanctuary and rounded out their school year by collecting soda tabs for the Ronald McDonald House. WARM FUZZIES FOR OUR FURRY FRIENDS They're never too young to start serving our community! After studying what animals need in order to survive, Early Childhood Education Center 5 (ECEC) students decided to give back to Pets A-Lone Sanctuary. Students made animal toys and brought in donations, such as dog food and cat litter. The spirit of giving spread outside of school walls, too. Several ECEC parents and students made dog and cat toys for our furry friends while at home during snow days. YOU HAVE A FRIEND IN NGC Ten years ago, Catherine Meyer Jeans, daughter of Lance & Jeanie Jeans, passed away at the age of 5 from Leukemia. Had Catherine survived, 7 she would have been a student at the Ninth Grade Center last year. To honor her memory, students walked one mile, hosted a balloon launch and raised $450 for the Catherine Jeans’ Memorial Light the Night Fund. SERVICE TO ALL AGES Through their earned “choice” time, New Horizons High School (NHHS) 2 students complete a weekly service project. Last school year the small, but mighty, group of students brought joy to community members of all ages with their creative service. NHHS created re-usable Christmas cards and ornaments for senior citizens, baked goods for local veterans, made holiday accessories for pre-kindergarten students, treated district bus drivers on Valentine’s Day, and made coloring books for children in foster care. KID-SPIRATION Dalton Hoffman, a ?fth grade student at Hawk Point Elementary, was called to action 4 after cleaning his closet during Christmas Break. “I have a lot of clothes that don't ?t me anymore. They are in good shape, but I don't have anyone to hand them down to. I would like to donate them to other students in our school who might need clothes. I bet other kids in the school would like to do the same thing!" As a result, HPE accepted donations from students and then the counselor privately redistributed the clothes. It was a great time to do some spring cleaning and explain the concept of sharing with others. A CAUSE THAT HITS HOME Did you know the national average of students with juvenile diabetes is 1 in 500? 6 At Main Street Elementary the ratio is 5 to 535. MSE organized the ?rst annual Walk to Cure Juvenile Diabetes in April and raised awareness about the disease and more than $3,700 for Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
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A portion of one of the oldest buildings in the district will launch into the 21st century in August 2013 and prepare students for the years to come. Claude Brown Elementary will open with approximately 260 students and a vision of fully integrating technology throughout each day by providing hands-on experiences. Claude Brown Elementary will have the district’s standard technology for an elementary classroom, but according to Principal Mandy Champion students at her school will also have better than a 2 to 1 student to technology ratio. All kindergarten and first grade classrooms will be equipped with 15 iPads while second through fifth grade students will have laptops for daily use. Champion said the school will also have additional carts of iPads and laptops for classrooms to check out. Claude Brown Elementary will not have a computer “lab” because their classrooms will transform into technology-based
instructional labs every day. Champion believes the technology will not be treated as an “extra” and there won’t be a need for a computer lab. She said teachers can use applications such as Nearpod to create interactive lessons on iPads that can provide teachers with immediate feedback and a higher level of engagement from students. Champion said her teachers will also have the assistance of a Technology Integration Teacher to help with lessons and students who may have had less exposure to technology. The Lincoln County R-III School District created three of these new positions to share among the seven elementary schools. “I hope utilizing technology in daily lessons increases the level of engagement among students and provides opportunities for them to have a real world experience in collaborating with their VW'2v???RF?W??V&??( ?6?????6?B?6?R&V?WfW2F?R??FVw&F????bFV6?????w?v?????F?Rf?V?FF???f?"gWGW&R6&VW'2? ??'&??W"???vW ??c3b?Cc"?SSSP???3B?ScR?s?????3B?ScR?s?#@?????T?W?W&?7F??w2?6????'F???W?W&?7F??w2?6???&?6??W?W&?7F??w2?6???v???4F??V?2?&??P?wwr?v??&??R?6?????7?&V??????u$??&W6?FV?F??bf&?6?W2?c3b?#c"?S3??????R???W ?f&?6?W0??p??`??P??@??0???c3b?#c"???`???3B?s?R?SCS0??v???W?W&?7F??w2?6?????7??W?W&?7F??w2?6?????T?W?W&?7F??w2?6???&?VF?7??6?'0?f???6???FW&7?VGV6F???&?w&?FVv?BGW&??r??v?66????'W6??W726?W'6W2??F?RG&???Bv??f?V?B66????F?7G&?7G2??F?RWfW$f??Ff?&??2?v&B?v?????r?vV"?&6VB&?w&?F?BFV6?W2?76W76W2??B6W'F?f?W27GVFV?G2W6??rF?R?FW7B?Wr?VF?F???2F?7&VFRV??VR???FW&7F?fRW?W&?V?6R?F?R&?w&??6W27GVFV?G2??'f?'GV?V?f?&???V?G2"7V6?2&WF??&??f???"?BF?R7F?6?W?6??vR?F?FV6?F??72?b'VFvWF??r?6f??r?7&VF?B66?&W2???fW7F??r????rf?"7GVFV?B???2?B??&R?F?R7W'&?7V?V?6?fW'2??&RF??cF??72?B?2F?F?R?76?W&?7F?F&G2f?"W'6???f???6R?F?R7?7FV?G&6?2F?R&?w&W72?B66?&R?bV6?W6W"F?&?f?FRFV6?W'2?B7??6?'2v?F?f?6?&??G???F?F?R7GVFV?G2rW&f?&??6R?B???v?VFvRv???F??F?&'0?&W6?FV?F??6?W2?3B?S??Sc??F???t'&?V??f&?b&W6?FV?F??6?W2?c3b?SCB?#?sP??&&"&?V?'??u$??&W6?FV?F??6?W2?c3b?s3B?C## ??wwr?F??F?&'2?6???F???W?W&?7F??w2?6???&&$?W?W&?7F??w2?6????F???&??w6???&W6?FV?F??6?W0??V??V?66?&?W ?&W6?FV?F??bf&?6?W0??v??66?&?W ?&W6?FV?F??bf&?6?W2?c3b?#?R?SS?????3B?ScR?33sP???c3b?#?R?SS?0??44????%??6?VFR'&?v?V?V?V?F'?v2?ff?6?????VB???c"?'WBF?R'V??F??r?B?V?VB2?V?V?V?F'?66???????SR?6??v??v26?VFR'&?v??6?VFR'&?v?v2???r?F??RVGV6F?"????6???6?V?G???P???D?U"??R????7V?B??&RF??C?V'2????26??6V?f?V?B??RFVv?BB&?&??VB66?????B?FW"6W'fVB2&??6??BF?R??66?r???2??v????B?BG&??V?V?V?F'?66????2??R&V6?R7WW&??FV?FV?B???S"?B6W'fVBF?R??6???6?V?G?"???66????F?7G&?7B??F??2?6?F???V?F???s"?vR&R6???GFVBF?&W&??r?W"??v?66??????WF?f?"F?R&V?v?&?B?bW'6???&??r?'VFvWF??r???fW7F??rb??&R???F???W?W&?7F??w2?6???V??V??W?W&?7F??w2?6???v???W?W&?7F??w2?6???6?V?R6V?'@??n?9?6R76?7F?B?c3b?Cc"?SSSP??FfR?V??&W??f&?b6???W&6??6?W0???V?76???W0??6V?6VB6?W276?6?FR?Ss2?SCB?SS# ???3B??s2?C#c`??FfT?W?W&?7F??w2?6????V?76??W?W&?7F??w2?6???6?????W?W&?7F??w2?6???c3b?ccR?Sc???B???$?P??#?u?0??3e$T?4R??EU5E$??E"?c3b?3Sb?C ???44?r???0???2tT?E?d???R?u???c3b?33"?C?`?tT?E?d???P??c3b???3S?P??td????CB?"??TtU2$?dB??"????6???G&?fR?G&?????wwr??W?W&?7F??w2?6???%??Rw&R&?v?BB???Rv?V???R&??v?F?W2?"?wwr?&???f??F???&?R?6???c3b?Cc"?SSSP??