It's Count Week!

The Ohio Department of Education designates the first week of October as “Count Week” for Ohio schools. During this week, daily student attendance is recorded and reported to the state. The attendance numbers are used to determine how much state funding money local districts will receive for the year. Schools receive “credit” for every student who attends during Count Week. Unexcused absences and vacation absences cause a reduction in funding. If an absence is unavoidable, please remember to report your child’s absence to the school on the day of the absence and send a written excuse in on the following day.  You can reach our attendance line at 513-867-7425. 

 Ms. Hamilton’s Physical Science classes wrapped up their introductory Science Skills Unit with a “Tallest Tower” lab. The students used their knowledge and skills of problem solving, scientific reasoning, observation/inference, scientific ways of thinking, and the scientific method to build the tallest tower possible. The catch was that each tower had to be freestanding! Each lab group was given 2 pieces of computer paper, three paper clips, 35 cm of scotch tape and could use scissors. Some towers were very impressive…and some have an asterisk by their measurement because the “freestanding” requirement didn’t last very long!

Students in Mrs. Phares' computer lab have been working on a green screen project that will be ready to share with you next week.  I thought you would enjoy seeing some of the "behind the scene" action.



IMPORTANT REMINDERS

Our first conference night is scheduled for October 13, 2011, 3:20 to 7:30.  Please call 513-867-7425 extension 2128 to schedule a conference. 


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