Our 6th grade scientists have been hard at work creating their own lab procedures. Students first conducted a lab where they looked at Brine Shrimp (sea monkey's) under a microscope and fed them yeast! They were then tasked with creating a lab procedure for the Brine Shrimp lab that an alien could follow...aka they had to use specific details. Students created a two rough drafts before they finally turned their procedure into an informative poster. Enjoy some pictures of their work!
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In our Exchange, we're asking: Following our last Exchange, and our updated FAQ on the website, is there anything further that is on your mind that we could address with either the proposed 23-24 budget or Capital Reserve Project to ensure you are well informed for the vote on May 16th?
The Exchange will be open until 8:59PM PT on 11 May 2023.
We invite you to join the Exchange and help prioritize key areas by sharing and rating more thoughts: https://my.thoughtexchange.com/scroll/375280904
Thank you in advance for your input.
Absences Add Up! #ChooseNorwich Every Day!
Can you see the excitement as PreK Scientist enjoy learning about isopods??
Have you ever given a worm a bath? Kindergarten scientists did this week!
Have you ever heard of the true story The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind? Stay and play students did this week and channeled a little wind power themselves.
The stage is set for the 11th annual Norwich High School Sports Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. Tonight we honor 6 new inductees. Dinner starts at 5pm & ceremony to follow. Please join us for a great evening!
In just a few short weeks, our Pre-K students will be crossing the stage at graduation! Until then, we are working hard on preparing for Kindergarten by practicing addition and subtraction, writing our names, writing opinion stories, reading books and so much more!
Pre-K and Kindergarten Registration for 2023-2024 is Open! Scan the QR code in the image, or click on this link to get started: https://tinyurl.com/3n7nhrnf Questions? Contact us at 607-334-1600 ext. 5415.
Here comes One Community, One Book! On Wednesday, May 10th Gibson and Perry Browne students will learn the title of this year’s book choice.
Please click on this link below for more information! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wIffPpVJT8XCrTzlU1MkbOsKJ1sJV8Kn/view?usp=share_link
Throughout the reading experience, all information can be found on our website here: https://www.norwichcsd.org/o/norwich/page/one-community-one-book-2023
High School Technology:
The Draft & Design classes have been working on a 4-Phase project to design and build cardboard boats! Phase 1 required students to work in pairs to draw concept sketches and a boat design that met specified design criteria and constraints. Phase 2, which has been ongoing this week, saw students put into larger teams to select a design and then build a scale model of the boat for water and displacement weight testing. Teams are doing a great job so far!
Phase 3 will begin next week, with students starting to make their full size boats. Phase 4 will be the culmination of this project, and will see students testing and time-trialing their completed boats in the swimming pool! We are expecting to see the full spectrum of performance - from The Mayflower to Titanic!!
Tonight's REK Track & Field Invitational will be livestreamed on our athletics YouTube channel. Don't miss any of the action. Coverage starts at 4pm. Go Purple! https://www.youtube.com/@norwichathletics9723
“Registration opens soon! Don’t miss the fun!”
Stanford J. Gibson and Perry Browne families!
Our Norwich PTSA will be hosting the Tornado Fun Run fundraiser and it will kick off in just 3 weeks on 05/15/2023. Our goal is to raise $10,000 for sponsorships and to strengthen our school community.
Donations will go toward supporting our school and can be given throughout the entire experience. There is no pressure to give, but we invite you to help our school by sharing our fundraiser with your family and friends!
FUN RUN - Thursday May 25, 2023
Hello All! Please select the attached flyers for more information regarding upcoming 4-H Camp opportunities at Camp Owahta in Cortland County! The camp has residential and day camp week-long stays from June through August and is for ages 8-16.
The 11th annual Norwich High School Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony will be held tomorrow May 6th at 5pm in the NHS Gymnasium. The 2023 induction class includes 5 athletes & 1 contributor. Today's spotlight is on athlete Johanna Schultz Dalton. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjoPoUG5uFc
High School Technology:
The Project Lead The Way - Civil Engineering and Architecture class spent this week being introduced to Land Surveying. After some classroom work on foundational theory, and some basic survey equipment demonstrations and practice, we today went outside to practice Differential Leveling! It stopped raining just long enough for the students to successfully complete measurements and calculations for elevation and distance. They did a great job!
Next, we will analyze the student data before going outside again next week to complete a Closed Loop Survey, weather permitting!
High School Technology:
The Project Lead The Way - Introduction to Engineering Design class spent this week learning about Mechanical Motion (Kinematics). Students first built mechanical assemblies out of VEX IQ parts, before analyzing motion and and the relationship between moving parts.
The class has now moved into CAD software to model these assemblies and further analyze mechanical motion. A great job so far! Next steps are to design and build cams, before using them as component parts of an Automata project!
Say Hello to Parent-Teacher chat The Norwich City School District mobile app is the go-to place for district and school events, alerts, documents, and staff directories. Families can also access Rooms here to communicate with your child's teacher.
*The page linked here is designed to provide you with resources to understand how to use it and troubleshoot problems that may arise: https://www.norwichcsd.org/page/rooms-info
*Watch this video to learn more: https://youtu.be/xnjNS6sLxNw
Norwich City School District will continue to provide school meals (breakfast and lunch) to ALL students at no cost. This is made possible through the Federal Community Eligibility Provision (CEP). We do ask all families to complete the Eligibility Form linked below which is an essential tool that helps us to ensure the district continues to receive its fair share of state aid revenue.
https://5il.co/1ht0q
Bus Drivers Needed! NCSD will cover all licensing, training, and other onboarding expenses! In addition, NYS reduced the vesting period from 10 years down to 5 in order to be eligible for a NYS pension. For more information go to https://www.norwichcsd.org/page/job-opportunities
