CRIDERSVILLE, Ohio (WLIO) — Fourth grade students from Cridersville Elementary School took their annual field trip this week, marking a rite o…
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“We're still fighting the battle of screens, whether that be a phone, tablet or a computer,” said Fred Miller Jr., president of the Wapakoneta Breakfast Optimist Club. “So we're trying to encourage the kids to stay involved in reading books. We know how much reading is a part of their education. Also, working at the library, we encourage those kids to come up and stop at the local library and also get books for the Summer Reading Challenge.”
“It’s a chance for the students to see what happens at a council meeting while they’re learning about government in class,” said Wapakoneta City Schools Superintendent Aaron Rex. “It’s good for them to see people doing community service. And hopefully one day, when these kids grow up, they’ll want to give back to their community as well. Cridersville is a great place to live, and these kids will hopefully come back and reside in this community in the future.”
"Children are just so receptive to anything new, and they're naturally curious," Crust said. "They have so many questions about the instruments, and when we play music for them, their first instinct is to dance or move."
LIMA, OH (WLIO) - The Liberty Arts Magnet School held their second annual "Spring Spotlight Open House" today.
They are called "HOT" tickets. Students can get them for being "Here On Time" at school as a reward. The school district introduced the "Every Day On Time" program last year and has seen an improvement in on-time attendance. The tickets are a reward for the students' efforts. The "HOT" tickets will be entered into a drawing for "HOT" chips that are being supplied by State Farm Insurance Agent Corey Frazer.
Thanks to the help of Lima Senior students, Independence Elementary participated in a STEM day filled with activities involving gravity and building to the transformation of energy. Perhaps the favorite experiment was turning a potato into a battery to demonstrate a transfer from chemical to electrical energy. The hands-on experiments spark curiosity in students and show that science is all around us.
Those attending the event at Heritage Elementary got to hear about one woman's service to her country and how she now educates people on what the military can offer a person. Students also sang patriotic songs and read essays in appreciation for the veterans.
Heritage Elementary was among schools across the district providing engaging activities to draw in families ranging from cornhole, bottle tosses, food, and a Scholastic book fair which acts as a fundraiser for the school. The goal is to make the experience much more than a sit-down meeting and a time for teachers and families to connect.
A total of 22 volunteers from several local churches along with Elida High School students offered sewing skills to create and install over 200 custom-made blinds over every classroom door in the district. The sewing volunteer coordinator for the project, Mary Early, tells us how the design came together.