Peppermint Kisses and Christmas Wishes, Notre Dame Elementary School’s 31st annual Christmas Luncheon, rings in the spirit of Christmas...
Annual Christmas Luncheon
Peppermint Kisses and Christmas Wishes, Notre Dame Elementary School’s 31st annual Christmas Luncheon, rings in the spirit of Christmas. Join us Dec. 1, from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at LaMalfa located in Mentor. The popular event features guest speaker Betsy Kling, WKYC chief meteorologist; Christmas music by the NDES choir; a scrumptious lunch and the chance to win more than 175 prizes.
Tickets are $55 per person. Please RSVP by Dec. 18 at notredameelementary.org.
NDES Toddler Time
Notre Dame Elementary Preschool is now accepting registrations for its second session of Toddler Time learn and play group. The parent and child class offers a fun, enriching experience for children 18 months to 3 years old.
Classes run Jan. 26 through March 3 and meet six times at Notre Dame Elementary Preschool, 13000 Auburn Road in Munson Township on Thursdays or Fridays from 9:30- 10:30 a.m. The cost is $90 per session.
Please register at notredameelementary.org by Jan. 20.
For questions, contact Allison Love at 440-279-0575 or alove@ndec.org.
Cloud Technology Integration
Responding to the transformation in education paradigms, NDES recognizes the importance of technology coupled with the nurturing guidance of teachers that are essential to a successful educational experience.
This fall, 144 tablet PCs were added to their already flourishing state-of-the-art technology and STEM program. All were made possible through the private philanthropic efforts of NDES families.
Each junior high student was assigned a “virtual backpack” – a personal tablet PC and MS Office 365 cloud-based account. The MS Office 365 accounts are accessible on up to five devices, giving students and teachers anytime, anywhere access to textbooks, notes and assignments.
The junior high teachers have become a faculty of “One Note Visionaries,” integrating their current curriculum to utilize the infinite possibilities of cloud-based technology.
“I have created e-class notebooks for each class with One Note, ” states math teacher Wendy O’Brien. “Students are learning how to do their collaboration exercises and homework in their e-note books. Some classes have learned how to copy and paste the homework problems from their e-books and use their stylus pens to solve the problems right on top of their homework problems. By next year, my classroom should be 90 percent paperless.”
Also, students have complete access to content libraries and can collaborate on projects with a group of their peers while teachers review students’ notebooks and provide feedback – all online. With One Note, NDES can offer individualized instruction inspiring students to soar to educational excellence.
2nd-Graders’ Right to Vote
NDES second-graders have decision to make: Who should I for president? The choices are simple: Duck, Grace and my teacher.
As part of the social studies curriculum, second-grade students learn about the election process. During class, students read the books “Duck for President” by Doreen Cronin, “Grace for President” by Kelly Dipucchio and “My Teacher for President” by Kay Winters. Based on the stories, students made an educated choice and cast their ballots.
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NDES second-grader Paul Williams, of Auburn Township, casts his vote for president in social studies class.
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Seventh-graders Mason Mager, Sarah Dailey and Arjun Krishnan work on an in-class assignment using the school’s new tablet PCs.
