Quick News February 13, 2018
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Tipp City Exempted Village Schools Volume 3, Issue 25 Quick News February 13, 2018 Superintendent’s Thoughts Dr. Gretta Kumpf It is hard to believe that Tipp City Schools already used its allotted 5 calamity days. This means in the event of another school closure, the district will implement the Blizzard Bag/e-Day option. The One Call message and related postings on the day of the school cancellation will reflect the Blizzard Bag/e -day protocol. Blizzard Bag/e-Day assignments will be posted to the teacher’s website by 9:00 a.m. on the designated calamity day. Teachers in grades K to 3 will also send home hard copies of assignments. All teachers will be accessible via school mail intermittently from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. to answer questions. Students must return the completed work within two weeks of the date the assignment is posted. All completed work will be graded. Work that is not completed by its due date will result in an incomplete or a failing grade for that assignment unless a reason sufficient to the teacher is provided. Severe hardships and circumstances will be handled on an individual basis with the student/family, teacher, and building principal. Students without access to a computer will be permitted to complete the posted lessons at school after the reopening of school. Students utilizing this option will be granted two weeks from the date of reopening to complete such lessons. If the student does not complete the lesson within this time period, the student will receive an incomplete or failing grade unless a reason sufficient to the teacher is provided. The district will provide access to district computers before, during, or after the school day (by appointment and provided the equipment is available and accessible at those times) or may provide a substantially similar paper lesson in order for students to complete the assignments. I hope this initiative is a positive learning experience. We Are Tipp: Building True GRIT! Congratulations Science Day Competitors Jackson Windeknecht, Riley Nicholls Brandon Hood Leena Vyas More than one hundred students from Tipp City Schools and 5 other school districts competed in the 5th Annual Miami County Science Day held at Tippecanoe High School. Congratulations to the participants who earned the highest rating of superior on their independent research projects and now advance to district competition. Tippecanoe High School: Victoria Jacobs, junior; Melanie Schall, junior; Leena Vyas, junior. Tippecanoe Middle Schools: Amelia Campbell, 7th grade; Brandon Hood, 8th grade; Luke Hoover, 8th grade; Ethan Royse, 8th grade. LT Ball Intermediate School: Marissa Hollon, 5th grade; Alaina Jacquemin, 5th grade; Parker Kaibas, 5th grade; Audrey Kinninger, 5th grade; Mason Kinninger, 5th grade; Sadhil Metha, 5th grade; Riley Nicholls, 5th grade; Brynna Sears, 5th grade, Collin Snider, 5th grade; Carlie Subler, 5th grade; Emily Richardson, 5th grade; Amelia Wiggershaus, 5th grade; Jackson Windeknecht, 5th grade. Page 2 Quick News Leena Vyas, Tippecanoe High School Grand Prize, sponsored by Emerson ($200) John Bowling Award in Mathematics ($50) Abbott Nutrition: I will make Timely, Fact-based Decisions (Trophy and $50 gift card) Jackie Bashore and Isabelle Crow, Tippecanoe High School John A. Smith Memorial Award in Material Science ($50) Matthew Poynter, Tippecanoe High School Abbott Nutrition: I Drive Continuous Improvement (Trophy and $50 gift card) Melanie Schall, Tippecanoe High School Venkatesh Award in Physics and Astronomy ($75) Ashley Cook, Tippecanoe Middle School Troy Fish & Game Award for Environmental Sciences ($75) Brandon Hood, Tippecanoe Middle School Eifert/Thompson Award in Earth and Environmental Science ($50) James McGarry Award in Earth and Environmental Science ($50) Abbott Nutrition: My Work Matters (Trophy and $50 gift card ) Tipp-Monroe Optimists Award for Best Abstract ($50) Parker Kaibas and Collin Snider, LT Ball Intermediate Chaney Family Award for Engineering Design (Trophy) Mason Kinninger, LT Ball Intermediate Anonymous Award in Engineering Mechanics ($50) Sadhil Mehta, LT Ball Intermediate Boonshoft Museum of Discovery, Family Membership ($115) Emily Richardson and Amelia Wiggershaus, LT Ball Venkatesh Award in Medicine/Health ($75) Jackson Windeknecht and Riley Nicholls, LT Ball Abbott Nutrition: One Team, One Voice, One Goal (Trophy and $50 gift card) THANK YOU TO... *the fifty area teachers, professionals and community members who volunteered to judge the projects; *the event sponsors who donated awards and gift certificates in an amount totaling $3500, plus additional event sponsorships; *the teachers who donated their energy and expertise to help the students and helped to organize the event; *Dr. Martin English, local veterinarian, who oversees this amazing educational experience. Without him, the Miami County Science Day would not be possible. Friday, February 16—Teacher In-Service, NO CLASSES Reminder Monday, February 19 — Presidents Day, NO SCHOOL ALL SCHOOL AND DISTRICT OFFICES CLOSED BOTH DAYS. Page 3 Quick News Destination Imagination Teams Take 1st Congratulations to the Tipp City 4th grade and 5th/6th grade Destination Imagination teams who won first place at Saturday’s Region 7 tournament in Piqua on February 10. The winning teams now advance to the state tournament in March. DI teaches 21st century skills and STEM principals to students through creative and open ended problem-solving 5th/6th Grade Team 4th Grade Team challenges. Squirrel! - 4th grade team, Elementary level, First Place Team Members: Caroline Kaibas, Elias Stienecker, Isabelle Stanford, Jeffrey Martin, Lauren Anderson, Leilani Green, Michael Stanford Coaches: Renee Matsunami, Chrissy Correll What Did You Say? - 5th/6th grade team, Middle School level, First Place Team Members: Brooke Bashore, Charlie Schinaman, Collin Snider, Parker Kaibas, Sadhil Mehta, Sarah George, Simon Roeth Coach: Karen Kaibas The younger Destination Imagination participants are called Rising Stars. The program for early learners Rising offers simpler challenges and experiences. The DI Early Learning/Rising Stars gives students in kindergarten through 2nd grade the chance to work together, be creative, explore how children of Stars different cultures live, tell stories, design props and create costumes. Dragon Flyers - Kindergarten-2nd grade team, Rising Stars Super Six - 1st/2nd grade team, Rising Stars Team: Aubrey Ernst, Cayll Lester, Jarod Ragan, Luke Team: Aurora Ker, Milo Green, Addison Simons, Audrey Anderson, Makya Adam, Oliver Ranly Jackson, Colby Hake, Yuito Tsukahara Coaches - Katie and Matt Ernst Coaches - Brian Simons, Tracey Jackson Page 4 Quick News Nevin Coppock Elementary is proud to announce that first grader Micah Congratulations Richey, has had artwork chosen to be exhibited in the 2018 Ohio Art Education Association’s Young People’s Art Exhibition (YPAE). The exhibit will be on display at the Rhodes State Office Tower in Columbus from February 17th - March 16th. Carley Taylor, also a first grader, was chosen as an exhibitor for the 38th Annual Youth Art Month Exhibition (YAM) sponsored by the Ohio Art Education Association. Her artwork will be displayed at the State Teacher’s Retirement Systems (STRS) building in Columbus from February 17th to March 16th. One hundred thirty pieces were selected for the juried show from the nine regions of the state that represent OAEA. The students’ artwork was submitted for the show by their art teacher, Julia Soldi. A reception and awards ceremony will be held in March for the young artists, their families and teachers. TMS “Wingmen" of the Week The 3 Little Pigs STEM Challenge Broadway Elementary third grade students in the class of April Taylor tested their building and engineering skills. Using craft sticks, straws, paper, glue, tape, and a few other supplies, teams tried to build a “Three Little Pigs” house that could withstand the huff and the puff of the “big Congratulations to the Tippecanoe Middle bad wolf” (a hair dryer in School Buffalo Wild Wings “Wingmen” of the disguise). Each team Week for the week of February 5th. Pictured was able to modify the left to right are Eliza Zweizig, 7th; Emma structure if the big bad Patzek, 8th; Benjamin Brooks, 6th; Geoff Enz, wolf succeeded in staff. These award winners know how to be blowing the house off of responsible, be respectful and have integrity. the ground (a stool). The students also completed a cost analysis of the materials used to build Just the Right Steps the dwelling. LT Ball Intermediate students delivered homemade Valentine cards and danced their hearts out to entertain the residents of Spring Meade and Randall Residence for Valentines Day. Physical education teacher Jeanne Koch said, “It was a great opportunity to share our hearts and talents with the community!” Page 5 Quick News A New Way to Look at Children’s Books Tipp City students in all grade levels participated in the district’s annual Mock Caldecott. The library staff collaborated with art teachers and classroom teachers. They asked student to read and evaluate picture books based on criteria such as story theme, artistic technique, characters and font. The winners in each building are Nevin Coppock: After the Fall; Broadway: Claymates; LT Ball: Claymates; Tippecanoe Middle School: Claymates; Tippecanoe High School: After the Fall. The district winner, coming in at 253 votes, was Claymates, written by Dev Petty and illustrated by Lauren Eldridge. Runner-up at 219 votes was After the Fall written and illustrated by Dan Santat. The real Caldecott Medal winner is Wolf in the Snow. Going for the Gold Second graders competed in the 2018 Broadway Elementary Olympics. Classroom preliminaries included exciting events such as mogul skiing, speed skating (using paper plates), downhill skiing (with plungers as poles), and cross country skiing. The athletes then proceeded to the Opening Ceremonies followed by final rounds of competition and the awards ceremony. It’s 100 Days! It was all about the number 100 at Nevin Coppock Elementary School. Donning silly hats and fancy t-shirts decorated with 100 items, students rotated from classroom to classroom to participate in activities involving the number 100.