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ELEMENTARY NEWS
Yealey Elementary
Congratulations to Yealey Elementary 3rd grader Haylie Klotz! She is a KAGE (Kentucky Association for Gifted Education) Distinguished student finalist.
Burlington Elementary
It was standing room only once again for All Pro Dad's Day at Burlington Elementary. Not a spare seat could be found as father's filed in with their sons and daughters last week to spend quality time and breakfast with their children. This year's guest speaker was Jack "Goose: Givens, a former college and professional basketball player. As a forward he led UK to the 1978 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship and was named that year's Final Four Most Outstanding Player. That game resulted in victory over Duke University with "Goose's" 41-point performance. The final score was 94-88, UK. Mr. Givens spoke to fathers and their children about his childhood and how he parented. He said what kids want most is their father's quality time. He said his own children who are now adults could care less that their dad was a famous basketball player, he was just dad to them, and to this day they still like hanging out with him and playing an occasional game of basketball or just going to a movie together.
 
 
 
Erpenbeck Elementary
Project Based Learning - Parent Engagement Breakfast
Parents were invited to Erpenbeck this week to have breakfast with their children and then go to their child's classrooms where their child demonstrated how much they own their own learning. In the following pictures second graders demonstrated the careers they think they might choose when they grow up. Parents also participated in an informational Parent Engagement session while their children prepared their demonstrations. Other grade level topcs included:
Kindergarten: How can I be the best kindergarten student?
1st grade: How can we build a house to withstand a storm?
2nd grade: Which job is right for me?
3rd grade: As a child, how can I make a positive impact in my community?
4th grade: I am proud to be a Kentuckian! How do the regions of Kentucky affect our community, state, and country?
5th grade: How does a legislative bill get passed? Let's demonstrate... AND How does our knowledge of properties affect our choices for building and designing?
 
 
 
 
Students from Erpenbeck Elementary have been selected to paint rain barrels as part of the second annual Rain Barrel Art Project, an initiative designed to educate the community about water conservation and pollution caused by storm water runoff.
The Rain Barrel Art Project is a joint effort of SaveLocalWaters.org and the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden. As part of this initiative, students and other community members throughout the Ohio River Valley submitted artistic designs to beautify otherwise dull rain barrels. Fifty of those designs were selected, and the submitting artists now are painting them on rain barrels that will be displayed at the Cincinnati Zoo's Go Green Garden through April and auctioned off during the Rain Barrel Art Benefit Auction on April 23, 2015. Read more about the Rain Barrel project here.
North Pointe Elementary
Some very special educators at North Pointe Elementary received some very special recognition from a parent of two students there. Daniel Campbell and his wife have two daughters at North Pointe. Mr. and Mrs. Campbell wrote a letter to Superintendent Randy Poe explaining how they transitioned from a private education to public schooling at North Pointe a few years ago and have been very impressed with their children's experiences. As a result the following teachers from North Pointe were acknowledged.
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| | Debbie Zegarra - Special Education Teacher |
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| | Beverly Simon - Assistant Principal |
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| | Stephanie Knauer - Special Education |
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| | Michael Shires - Principal |
Not pictured: Kindergarten Teacher Kelly Jackson, retired 2nd Grade Teacher Susan Reynolds and Music Teacher Marybeth Brown
Stephens Elementary
Congratulations to Stephens Elementary on receiving the VSA Kentucky Artist in Residence grant! Stephens is the only Northern Kentucky School to receive this grant and only 31 schools sites were chosen.
The VSA Kentucky Arts Inclusion Program provides experiential, inclusionary arts residencies in all the arts disciplines (dance, drama, literary arts, music and visual arts) for Kentucky students of all abilities. VSA Kentucky's adjudicated Roster Teaching Artists are trained and mentored to adapt their art forms for children of all abilities before conducting VSA Kentucky residencies. The art forms used are inclusionary vehicles to interface with national and Kentucky Academic Standards, National Arts Standards, and utilize Universal Design for Learning to help guarantee success for diverse learners. | 
