Elida Elementary School hosted their Spring for STARS craft and vendor show, raising funds for their STARS program.
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They are just ordinary guys who are volunteering to be a positive influence. These men are part of the "Watch dawgs" which is a program sponsored by the school's PTO to provide a positive impact as a male role model. They come into the school and spend time with the students helping with learning skills, socialization, and even time out on the playground.
School officials giving Manchester a tour of their new facility. Each grade level has its own color-coded wing complete with extended teaching areas in the corridors for special projects. She was able to see classes in progress where the teachers and students worked on language skills. There are “STEM” labs that give students the chance to work on specific projects around Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. There is even a “Zen” room to help children calm down if need be. Manchester was intrigued by what she saw.
A worm study presentation was presented to 2nd graders where they learned about living things and how they impact the environment, soil, and earth. Kids were able to go hands-on during the session, holding and making observations of the worms.
It was a bittersweet day to be a Bulldog. Former and current Elida teachers, staff, and students walked the halls for what will likely be the last time they’re able to before the building gets torn down.
A former residence in Elida will be repurposed into a two classrooms. LifeWise Academy will be transforming the residence located at 4289 Sunnydale Road in Elida to a two classroom building.
On Friday, the kids at Elida signed their name one by one on a giant support beam that will be placed in their new school. They have watched almost every step of the construction process from just outside their windows at school, and the anticipation seems to continue to grow. It’s been just over a year since the groundbreaking ceremony.
Precautions like Plexiglass, sanitizing stations, and walking on the right sides of the hallway all went into creating a successful first day. Students are required to wear masks inside the building. However, teachers are encouraged to take breaks outside, where they can spread out and remove them. Since there were enough students who opted out for online classes, one teacher from each grade level will focus on their education through the program Schoology.
Elida elementary teachers put their feet to the pedals and race against cancer. This is the second year that the teachers competed against each other in a tricycle race. Teachers in teams of two had to race down and back to beat out the competition. Because of teacher involvement, the kids get really excited about getting involved. The students raised around $750, and those donations will go towards kindergarten teacher Angie Spragg’s efforts to raise money for cancer research this summer.
