Five For Friday - T'was the Last Day Before Christmas Break Edition

Five For Friday - T'was the Last Day Before Christmas Break Edition

Here are five of the many AWESOME things that happened at Page this week!

5. GLOWing together -  Mrs Smith wrote and received a grant from the Thornapple Area Enrichment Foundation to put on a STEM themed GLOW day in her class. It was AWESOME. We're grateful for the local partnerships that made this and a whole host of other grants possible. Way to keep our students' education TK Strong!

4. Pondering and Wondering - During my walk-throughs this week I saw an awesome discussion in Ms. Corey's class on an "Inquiry Project" our 5th graders are working on in her class. Students are researching and answering a question that fascinates them personally. Some of the cool, unique questions I saw them researching were:

Where did the English alphabet come from?
Why does the value of money change over time?
How is an eraser able to erase?

What a great way to capture student voice and choice while engaging them and building research, writing and presentation skills!

3. Everyone is a Winner - Our PBIS Reward "Minute-to-Win-it" assembly was awesome. Kudos to our PBIS/MTSS Team of Stacy Sikkema, Diane Knight, Skylar Corey, Mary Holwerda and Whitney Sharkey for putting it together. Our students did awesome at the assembly and those that came up did a great job competing in the various games with the staff member of their choice.







2. Way to get the season POPing - So our Popcorn drive fundraiser (mentioned in last week's 5 For Friday) held by the  Page Popcorn Club raised over $900 for families in need. This combined with a gift card drive, the efforts of several local charities and foundations, as well as both the Barry County Sheriff's Department and the Wayland post of the Michigan State Police are spreading the joy of the holiday season in a way that makes sure it will be merry and bright for all!

1. She said YES! - I've seen and experienced a lot in 20+ years working in education, but a wedding proposal in front of students was a first! What a cool way to 'engage' students literally and figuratively.