The third grade Challenge Group at Northwood had a special visitor via Zoom this week – Sara McAllister, a research mechanical engineer at the Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory in Montana. McAllister's research interests include understanding fundamental combustion and heat transfer processes related to the spread of wildfires. Students prepared questions and were excited to learn more about her career and how her work has helped communities deal with wildfires.
“During our Challenge Group sessions, students have enjoyed researching and journaling about their amazing experiences chasing storms around the country,” said Melanie Klock, REACH teacher. “They have traveled virtually to Louisiana to witness a hurricane, Minnesota to see a blizzard, California to see a wildfire, and then Kansas for our last storm, a tornado.”
A reminder that K-6 students will be dismissed approximately four hours earlier Tuesday.
Thank you to all our substitute teachers who are always ready to help!
How has Anita demonstrated the characteristics of welcoming and affirming and/or curious, not judgmental? Her department leader writes, “Anita takes the lead on welcoming new staff to our department. She sets up training schedules and supports them through the different requirements that are needed. In addition, she regularly organizes transportation events, such as having a bus in the Hilton Firemen's Parade, and recruitment efforts to bring in new staff.”
Thank you, Art, for your service to our nation and the Hilton Central School District!
We couldn’t be successful without them! Shout out to our Education Support Professionals! #WeLoveOurESPs
Thank you, Ken, for your service to our nation and the Hilton Central School District!
Just 24 hours until the games begin!
Reminder for motorists:
Senior Emma Bouwens and eighth grader Olivia Kuzmanovski will compete at the NYSPHSAA swimming and diving championship meet on Friday and Saturday at the Webster Aquatic Center! Emma Bouwens will swim the 100 yard backstroke and Olivia will be diving. Good luck Emma and Olivia!
Thank you, Jim, for your service to our nation and the Hilton Central School District!
Seventh grade classes headed to the Aquatic Center today, but it wasn’t to swim. Science Teachers Reggie Gerig, Kirsten Meyers and Jennifer Maloney had their students do a human density activity as part of their Structure and Properties of Matter Unit. Sylvia Wittman and Tyler Newton volunteered to lower themselves into a barrel of water outfitted with a spout. Then their classmates used jugs to collect the water displaced by their bodies. Students poured the water into cylinders to measure how much water was being displaced.
“We just finished the density section of this unit and use this as an enrichment activity,” said Maloney. “Once we returned to the classroom, we used the data that we collected to find each student's volume, convert their weight into grams, and then calculated the density of each student.”
Classes also discussed how a human can float or sink in water.
Come listen to our talented musicians throughout the month of December!
A reminder that K-6 students will be dismissed approximately four hours earlier tomorrow and next Tuesday.
Make kindness the norm. #worldkindnessday
Thank you, Dominick, for your service to our nation and the Hilton Central School District!
It’s American Education Week! We would like to thank our entire Hilton Central School District team for making our schools great! #aew2023
We are so grateful for your service!
A colleague said when asked how Jamie demonstrates the characteristics of welcoming and affirming and/or curious and not judgmental, “She is so kind and caring. She goes above and beyond for both the students she works with as well as staff members. Jamie is in charge of “Caught Ya's” - where staff members and students are recognized for different IB traits. She develops excellent relationships with students, allowing them to feel comfortable and take risks in their reading and writing. We are so lucky to have a teacher like Jamie at Village Elementary!"
Northwood Elementary School honored veterans with a Field of Valor this week. The Northwood Student Council asked families to nominate service members past or present to be recognized with small flags, a tag with their branch, and years of service. The flags were then placed around the flagpole outside of the school. Here are just some of the many flags that were on display:
