Events and Photos

THE WEATHER AT WEST ELEMENTARY

On April 27, 2012, the 4th grade classes at Midview West Elementary had the pleasure of having Christine Ferreira from News Channel 5 come and speak to them about weather. Christine told the students about what she had to do to become a meteorologist. She also spoke to the students about tornado safety, what tornadoes can do, and what they should have in their home as an emergency preparation kit. In addition, she showed pictures of different types of clouds and what weather they bring. She also shared her experiences with hurricanes, along with pictures showing damage from Hurricane Andrew, Katrina, and Rita. The students enjoyed the presentation very much and and were excited to meet a local news person. Christine left the students with these parting words, "Always look up!"

The second graders from Midview West had the opportunity to experience the wonders of nature in their classroom by the generous donation of Ross Environmental Services which provide teachers with grant opportunities. The second graders had a visit from the Cleveland Museum of Natural History and were given a 50-minute, hands on science program about the adaptations of Ohio Animals. The students were able to explore how Ohio animals adapt to their changing habitats by studying real animal skulls and furs from the Museum collections. The students LOVED touching all the different furs!!!

STOMPER VISITS MIDVIEW WEST

On Monday, Feb. 27, participating classes at Midview West enjoyed a kick-off assembly for the Stomper’s Reading Club sponsored by the Lake Erie Crushers. Mike Keith from the Crushers explained the program to the students and stressed the importance of reading. Students were given a poster with a place to put titles of books they’ve read. When they turn this in in the beginning of April, all students will receive 2 free tickets to a baseball game! A surprise guest, Stomper himself, was introduced and he went through the audience, greeting students, and ended up having a dance contest with 2 students. A fun time was had by all and this was a great way to start Read Across America Week!

MIDVIEW WEST IS NAMED A SCHOOL OF PROMISE

Midview West was named a School of Promise by the Ohio Department of Education. We were all proud of this honor and wanted to celebrate with our students and also reinforce the individual and group goals that we need to work towards to continue to excel. A committee of 3 fourth graders met with Mrs. Hamilton and planned Keep the Promise Day which was held on Friday, Feb. 24. The student committee explained the day to the entire student body on a live broadcast. This was very exciting. On this day, we all wore Midview colors and Midview cookies were passed out at lunch. During the week, each student received an “M” to decorate and hang in the halls. Each student also received a goal card. Students then wrote an individual goal on their card. Goals ranged from listening to the teacher to trying my best to studying harder. These goals will be a daily reminder that we need to try our best every day.

“Shine your Smile Day”

West Elementary School hosted the Shine your Smile Day" on November 4th.

We invited Smile Programs to bring its preventive dental care program to our school. Smile Programs . . .the mobile dentists set up a mini-dental office in our building and provided dental examinations, cleanings, fluoride treatments, x-rays and sealants. In addition, restorative services such as fillings were available (if needed) for all children who return completed forms.

Medicaid and CHIP cover 100% of treatment. Smile Programs.. .the mobile dentists can also provide services free to families who need financial assistance and it has subsidized fees for those who chose to pay for the preventive care.

“Shine Your Smile Day” will return to our school on May 11th. If you want your child to see the dentist please contact our school nurse 748-5302.

You can learn more about Smile Programs. The mobile dentists by going to its website: www.mobiledentists.com and watching the short video about the preventive dental care program.

It's Football Friday at Midview West

Seniors from the Midview Varsity Football Team will be making their way to West Elementary each Friday afternoon. Their goal? To share their love of reading with the 1st and 2nd graders! Players will read stories to individual classrooms and model what being a great student is all about.

Go Midview!!

2ND GRADERS & THE MIDVIEW VARSITY FOOTBALL PLAYERS

On Friday, September 16th the 2nd graders of Midvew West Elementary were visited by players of Midview's Varsity Football Team. The theme of the day... Midview Football Players work hard! The players shared all the different things they must do to be a football player. They then led the students through an exercise drill and ended the afternoon signing autographs.

Go Midview!!

BLOOD DRIVE

American Red The Cross visited West Elementary on Sept. 21 to kick off their blood drive that all 3 elementary buildings will be having. They had a surprise guest: Bud, the Blood Drop! Parents, relatives, and friends can go online and register for the drive which will be held on October 11 at East. All students took home a flier with all information.

S.O.S

GRAFTON LIBRARY VISITS MIDVIEW WEST

On Tuesday, May 31, 2011, our students were treated to a visit from the staff of the Grafton Midview Library. They presented a skit introducing their Summer Reading Program for 2011. The theme this year is One World, Many Stories. The children will all be bringing home information about this program. Children can register at the library starting June 6^th. This promises to be a great adventure!

Lake Erie Crushers

Many of the students at West participated in a reading program sponsored by the Lake Erie Crushers this past year. It was our first year participating. Students were responsible for reading a certain number of books and those that did were rewarded with a visit from Kyle Shaffer, a player with the team, and Amy Focareto from the Crusher staff. They presented each child with a certificate and 2 free tickets to a game on July 18. After that game, our students will be allowed to run the bases!! In this picture, Ms. Pritt’s class is shown with Kyle Shaffer. This class had 100% participation and are looking forward to the game in July!

JUMP ROPE FOR HEART

Midview West raised $5941.94

Timmy Pozda for three years is a row raised the most money $1020

RECYCLE CENTER

The third grade students at Midview West traveled to the Oberlin Recycling Center this week. While there, they were able to ride up to the top of the landfill and look inside! They learned that 400 trucks dump garbage in there every single day! The landfill is big enough to fit all of Midview District's schools inside of it several times! After the landfill, students got to see the sorting process of glass, plastic, cans, and paper inside the actual recycling center. They learned about what can be recycled and what has to be put into the landfill. They also learned that the average person produces 5 pounds of garbage each day! They are all going to do their best to abide by the 3 R's....Reduce, Reuse, and RECYCLE!

ANGEL PAWS

The S.P.C.A. Of Grafton came to Mr. Dixon's classroom at Midview West Elementary School to present the Angel Paws program. This program brings specially trained dog to the classroom to meet, play and listen to stories.

The students have worked all week reading "Henry and Mudge", "Clifford" and "Biscuit" books to read to Archie and Thor, the 2 Saint Bernard who came to visit. The students got to ask questions about the dogs and even got to walk the dogs around the classroom. Thanks to Barb from the S.P.C.A. For bringing Archie and Thor to our class. They will be making a return visit later this spring.

COSI COMES TO MIDVIEW WEST

Friday was a fun filled day full of learning with COSI. The day began with an assembly for everyone. Then throughout the day students were able to walk around the gym and visit ten different hands on stations. The students learned how to identify his/her fish and measure the fish. Throughout the gym binoculars were used by the children to search for and identify different types of birds. A good time was had by everyone! We can not thank enough the volunteers who were able to come spend the day with us! It would not have been possible without them.

DOC DIXON

Doc Dixon discussed the 7 pillars of Character, such as trustworthiness, responsibility, and fairness to name a few. He also talked about making good choices here at Midview West and kept the students amazed by his magic tricks throughout the performance.

4^th Grade Helps the Homeless

The eager students of Midview West Elementary School located in Grafton, Ohio had a challenge set before them during the weeks preceding Winter Break. The challenge was to obtain countless M & M’s to be redistributed as a fundraiser to help the Haven Homeless Shelter located in Lorain, Ohio. This shelter serves the residents of Lorain County.

The fourth grade students created a business, The M & M Workshop, of selling M&M’s to homerooms throughout the school. Each homeroom nominated one person to serve on the Board of Directors. The Board of directors set the price and quantity of M&M’s, elected two artists to create an advertisement that was distributed to students and their families, and the Board Member had to be the leader in the classroom. All 4^th grade students were selected for several different positions, including bankers, advertisers, sales, laborers, and distributors. These fourth grade students learned about all factors of production.

Thanks to generous donations of M&M’s from our fourth grade parents, the company successfully raised $376 for The Haven Center. Sandy Humphrey, Director of Operations, met with all fourth grade classes to discuss and answer questions about homelessness. The Board of directors presented the check to Mrs. Humphrey to be used for the harsh conditions of winter. The children felt gratified to learn that our school is only one of two learning facilities in Lorain County that donate to the homeless shelter.

Mrs. Kacsandi (1st grade), Mrs. Molnar (4th grade), and Mrs. Sanders (3rdgrade) classes celebrated Thanksgiving a little early with a Friendship Feast on Friday, November 20. Along with 6 parent volunteers, more than 75 children enjoyed a traditional Thanksgiving feast with all the trimmings.

Mrs. Molnar's class, with the assistance of a parent helper, made the centerpieces for the tables. Each class made their own placemat. All 3 classes sat together to enjoy the feast.

VETERANS' DAY

An annual Veterans’ Day tradition at Midview West is the displaying of the names and pictures of West relatives that have served, or are currently serving, in the Armed Forces. We display a “Wall of Stars” with these names and we also have the pictures displayed in the shape of a heart. This display also includes a flag from an army base in Iraq. This flag was given to the students at Midview West by Danielle Harris, the daughter of Midview employee Dorothy Redwood, while she was home on a leave from serving in Iraq.

RED RIBBON WEEK

Students at West Elementary participated in the district wide Red Ribbon Week Door Decorating Contest to promote a healthy lifestyle. West went with a car wash theme, one door even read “We’re washing away unhealthy habits”. Students were also treated to an assembly with the “Magic Storyteller”. He talked about living a healthy lifestyle by exercising, and eating right.

PROJECT DICTIONARIES

On Friday, Oct. 1, Bill Foglyano, Robin Foglyano, and Kathy Amos from the Elyria Elks #465 continued their tradition of distributing dictionaries to every third grade child. Along with the distribution, the children are told of all of the helpful information that can be found in these dictionaries. They look for the longest word and are delighted to find it. We have heard that many high school students still have these dictionaries and remember this day as a highlight of their third grade year. We are very appreciative of this gift from the Elyria Elks!