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Waiting for Butterflies!

By Amy Eisert & Deb Elsass, Preschool Teachers at ABC Center

We have been learning about the life cycle of a butterfly for the past 2

weeks. We read The Very Hungry Caterpillar and created story telling

bags. We read another story called Caterpillars and Butterflies. We

have been comparing the two. We are now observing and recording

the changes of our live caterpillars in the classrooms. At this time our

caterpillars are changing inside their chrysalises. The children are

anxiously awaiting the arrival of butterflies!

Random Acts of Kindness

By Cassie Schaaf, Intervention Specialist, Wapakoneta Elementary

The students in Mrs. Schaaf’s class and many other classes and staff members at Wapakoneta Elementary School participated in doing Random Acts of Kindness during the month of March. All of the students enjoyed performing RAK. One class at Wapakoneta Elementary School completed 137 RAK.

Someone surprised our class with sidewalk chalk! Jesus, Kayden, and Mrs. Wellman enjoyed making pictures on the playground. Fletcher delivered flowers to Mrs. Duncan and gave a jar of candy to Mrs. Burke. Trent delivered lunch to the classroom and the students made thank you cards for the cafeteria staff. Avin helped pass out Shamrocks to the office staff, school nurse, and librarian. Tristan

swept the classroom floor. The principals at WES surprised our students with donuts for breakfast!

Talent and Career Connection Forum

By Kelli Tebbe, Curriculum Coordinator Junior and senior students from Mercer and Auglaize County schools participated in roundtable discussions with local business representatives. Each student was paired with businesses who matched their career interest. The Auglaize-Mercer Business Education Alliance (AMBE) along with Hometown Opportunities, and both Auglaize and Mercer County ESCs organized the event to help students see what job

opportunities are available locally and seek out information on their career interest. The first Talent and Career Connection Forum’s impact is best described by the following students and teachers: “The forum was great. I learned a little bit and hopefully set myself up with a future job opportunity.” - Student “Was a great experience, and was glad to see what our businesses are looking for.” - Student

“The trip was very useful and gave me a good description of what to expect from the field I plan on entering in the future.” - Student “I did not know what I wanted to be when I came there, but now I know what I do not want to be.” - Student

“I think it was a great opportunity for our students to learn more about careers they are interested in directly from people in those careers. It provided an opportunity for students and employers to communicate and network with each other.” - Teacher “I loved the roundtable set up and small group interactions the students experienced. It was eye-opening for the students to see the variety of careers one company hires. Many students are not aware of what kinds of things our companies are doing here locally. I also love to see our county schools and students intermingled with each other!” - Teacher “The businesses provided information that I could not have provided the students and it was from someone different than the guidance counselor who is not the expert in the business fields.” - Teacher

“I would definitely recommend next year’s students to go. The businesses provided information that I could not have provided the students and it was from someone different than the guidance counselor who is not the expert in their fields.” - Teacher

Franklin B. Walter Awards Dinner

By Kelli Tebbe, Curriculum Coordinator

Jonnell Case, senior at Waynesfield-Goshen, was selected to be Auglaize County’s Franklin B. Walter representative at the statewide Franklin B. Walter Scholarship Award Ceremony. Congratulations to Jonnell and her inspiring teacher Joe Foster.

Auglaize County’s 2016 Franklin B. Walter recipients included from left to right: Waynesfield-

Goshen senior Jonnell Case in front of her inspiring teacher, Joe Foster; St. Marys Memorial senior

Alexa Sutton in front of her inspiring teacher, Shaun Ricker; New Bremen senior Thomas Zhang in

front of his inspiring teacher Jennifer Sniegowski; Minster senior Hannah Schmitmeyer in front of

her inspiring teacher, Pam Grew; New Knoxville senior Serena Hostetter in front of her inspiring

teacher Mary Wiest; and Wapakoneta senior Kylie

Timmerman in front of her inspiring teacher Cortney

Rogers.

Congratulations to all six of these remarkably outstanding

seniors and the teachers who supported and encouraged

their excellence.

SST6 Professional Development Opportunities:

May 5—Student Apathy? Promoting Motivation, Learning & Achievement, Day 2 May 10—Ohio Means Jobs & Career Advising Train the Trainer May 11—Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports Coaches Network May 12—Expanding Expression: Multi-Sensory Strategies for Improved Oral Language & Writing For more information, check out their website at www.sst6.org, and view the Professional Development Calendar or call 419-738-9224.

Family Advisory Council By Kelli Tebbe, Curriculum Coordinator Kim Moritz of State Support Team Region 6 (SST6) shared resources available to families of

students in Auglaize and Hardin County at the monthly principal meeting. Kim is the Parent

Engagement Consultant with SST6, and is

continually looking for opportunities to

provide families and schools ways to connect

to meet the needs of students. The Family

Advisory Council has created many products

that are free to our families. If interested in

more information, please contact Kim Moritz

at kmoritz@sst6.org.

Education Built Around Students By Jen Korte, Director

SUMMER SCHOOL OPTIONS: ACE Academy’s high-quality online curriculum allows students to participate in summer school courses that are flexible and personalized. The courses are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week from anywhere with a high-speed internet connection.

Courses: Credit Recovery Classes: No Teacher Regular Credit Classes: Teacher Required

Call our office at 419-738-4572 to get a Summer School form emailed to you, or go to our website at www.go2ace.org. Click on ACE Services, then on Admissions, and then on Summer School Application. Print out the application, have it signed by a District Representative at your child’s school, then mail or drop off with payment. After the form and payment are received an email will be sent to the email provided that includes details of the students login & password. Summer school courses can be started any time now through July 1. Students must be completed with all coursework prior to August 1 (Compass program unavailable August 1-5 for updates).

ACE Academy is an AdvancED Accreditated school; courses do not meet NCAA approval.

graduates: ACE Academy has already graduated 10 students during the 2015-2016 school year. Once students complete their requirements for graduation, the student is awarded their diploma and transcript. Students have then started college courses or a job without having to wait for a May graduation ceremony. ACE Academy celebrates with an end-of-the-year event to honor our graduates and celebrate their successes with their families. Per requests from the students, this year’s event will include more pomp and circumstance for the 2015-2016 graduates.

English Language Arts K-12

K-8 Math Algebra 1 Geometry Algebra 2 Integrated Math 1-3 Business Math K-8 Science Physical Science Biology Earth & Space

Science

K-8 Social Studies American History World History American

Government Economics Geography 4-HS Phys. Ed. 4-HS Health

All credit recovery courses can be assigned a teacher, per district request.

HS General Art HS Music Appreciation Personal Finance Human Behaviors Sociology Psychology Spanish 1-4 German 1-4 French 1-4 American Sign Language 1-4

March Principals Meeting

By Kelli Tebbe, Curriculum Coordinator

Auglaize and Hardin County principals participated in an exercise using their schools’ 2014-2015 report card data. Principals looked closely at each section of the report card and shared strategies they have implemented to address issues and concerns with student achievement and progress.

Ada Book Study

By Kelli Tebbe, Curriculum Coordinator Teachers at Ada share new ideas and strategies as they continue their study on student engagement with the book Engaging Students by Phil Schletchty.

Year 2 Resident Educators

By Kelli Tebbe, Curriculum Coordinator To culminate their 2

nd year in the RE Program,

teachers worked through Task 1 of the RESA in preparation for their

assessment next year. Each teacher was asked to record themselves

teaching and provide responses to reflect on the lesson that was

tapped. Participants were then partnered to peer review each other

based on the RESA rubric for Task

1. The activity provides them with a

practice opportunity to become

familiar with the process they will

undertake next year.

Creating Butterflies

By Katie Dietrich, Intervention Specialist, New Bremen Elementary This month Judy Poeppelman, COTA, and her student therapist, Megan, led a group Occupational

Therapy session in my classroom. This month we created butterflies.

Exploring the Moon in Wapakoneta

By Kim Pierce, OFY Day Treatment Coordinator

On April 6 the very first field trip for Day Treatment was successfully

completed. We went to the Neil Armstrong Air

and Space Museum and learned a lot about

Wapakoneta's native son. We toured the

museum and watched an informative film that

taught us many things about space travel.

One of us would like to travel in space . . . I

would not! We completed our trip with lunch at McDonald's before

coming back down to earth and returning to class.

Hardin County Summit in the Works

By Kelli Tebbe, Curriculum Coordinator Jon Cross, President & CEO of Hardin County Chamber & Business

Alliance, hosted a meeting with Mary Riepenhoff and Kelli Tebbe in an

effort to enhance the collaboration between schools and businesses in

Hardin County Schools. There have been numerous programs initiated by

schools and businesses in the past such as internship opportunities,

student industry tours, and guest speakers. Expanding this work will allow

the students to be exposed to more throughout the county as they prepare to make decisions about

college and career plans.

Mr. Cross has held several Business and Education Summits to spread the word about college and

career readiness and how that fits in the emerging market within the county. At these summits, both

school and business representatives come together to see how they can help each other meet the

needs of the student’s and families. Plans for the future include a possible career forum for high

school students and industry field trips for teachers.

Reading Adventures in Mrs. Turos’ Classroom By Julie Turos, Intervention Specialist, Wapakoneta Middle School

Recently, Mrs. Turos’ class at

Wapakoneta Middle School won a class

set of the book entitled, Demon Dentist,

written by David Walliams. The book

was awarded through Mailbox Activities

(a teacher resource online). The students each received a copy to take home to add to their

personal libraries, and they are also reading the book as a book club activity within the classroom.

The story is about a town where creepy things are happening at night;

unspeakable things left under pillows of children who were expecting the tooth

fairy: a dead slug, hundreds of earwigs creeping beneath children’s pillows,

and much more! Who is stealing all of these children’s teeth? What kind of

evil is lurking in this town? Ask one of our students for a copy of the book and

find out! You shouldn’t miss out on this great story!!