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It was a fabulous day at Metro Elementary, as students enjoyed a concert by the Fort Hayes High School Jazz Band. Thanks to the parents who donated supplies and volunteered to help with holiday cookie decorating!

In Imaginarium class, K-3rd graders got an idea of the challenge city plow drivers face to clear streets so we can get to school safely! The lesson is linked to a current focus on forces that push and pull. Students worked to navigate around houses and bushes while rolling a “snowball” with a dash robot.

Due to inclement weather expected on Monday, December 15, Metro Elementary classes will be cancelled and Middle & High School classes will meet online on the VIRTUAL DAY schedule.

Kindergarten students are blasting off, learning how things move on our earth! They jumped and dropped things to understand the force of gravity, then created paper rockets with straw launchers to push air through. Big pushes = big movements, little pushes = little movements!

Twenty-four Metro students took part in the statewide Model United Nations conference Dec. 7 - 9, joining over 1,200 participants from around Ohio. During the three-day event, students played the role of delegates of a selected nation in order to write, present and debate issues affecting peoples of the world. Congratulations to 12th graders Aliah Irfan and Iza Gul , who received leadership awards, and to 11th graders Avelea Bachman and Naina Devatha, who were voted as state officers for next year's conference.

Battelle and the Ohio STEM Learning Network (OSLN) announced $900,000 in Classroom Grants to enhance STEM learning in our state. Four Metro Middle School teachers were among those awarded grants for the following projects:

Mr. Westwood - Automation Activation: Hummingbird Robotics
Mrs. Reinhardt - Dream. Design. Do: Makerspace carts and tools
Mr. Keller-Ruoff - STEM Roots: Genetics & Biotechnology through corn (Microscopes, corn genetics and MarsFarm)
Mrs. Juracich - Cultivating STEM through Agriculture: MarsFarm, water distillery and micropittes

The OSLN STEM Classroom Grant Program launched in 2021 with funding from Battelle to foster the growth of the Ohio STEM Learning Network and quality STEM education in Ohio.

Metro BODIES cohorts joined OSU College of Optometry for a biomedical rotation. Students explored optometry through interactive case study, eye tests and hands-on activities. It was a great opportunity to connect classroom learning with real-word vision care!

Elementary students prepared for the holiday with a mini-challenge that included building tables that were loaded with tiny "feast foods." Results were graphed and students identified winners in areas of height of table, number of foods and composite scores. It was a careful balancing act to set the table, with teamwork as the winning ingredient!

Alexander Park, Industrial Engineering student from Georgia Tech, talked to 9th graders about electric vehicles in the airline industry. Alexander is completing a co-op at Delta Airlines and shared how Delta engineers use the design cycle to solve problems. The presentation served as a great example as students prepare for their own design challenge!

Metro staff are thrilled to be part of Huntington Bank's "Ignite the Classroom," a yearlong professional development opportunity with the Ron Clark Academy. Read more at www.Huntington.com/IgniteTheClassroom.

Altruismo students help count donations for the Hat & Mitten Drive - our first elementary school "House Challenge." This community outreach event will benefit children at the Columbus Early Learning Centers. Thanks to all who have donated to our friendly competition!

The Isibindi House Student Leadership Board proudly hosted the annual Bindi Bingo Night, bringing families from each House together for a night of friendly competition and community. Thanks to all who participated!
#FourHousesOneMetro

All Metro families are invited to join the fun at the Taste of Metro family social November 20 at 6pm. Bring a dessert (or non-sweet treat) to share that represents your culture/heritage and enjoy other treats from around the globe. See the flyer for the QR code to register!

Join us for the Kiwanis Club Pancake Breakfast today from 8:30am-1:30pm at 420 E.19th Ave. All you can eat for $7; Metro students and staff $5 with school ID.

Our brand new elementary playground is officially open! Students are geared up for new adventures, building friendships, and growing their Habits of Heart & Mind - one swing, slide and smile at a time! Visit our YouTube channel to see the playground in use: https://youtu.be/oRnKQNoZ7XY?si=OhKAPiNx7Z4VogSl

National Art Honor Society students completed a month long project to create two 12'x4' murals for our neighbors at the NSI Food Pantry. The theme for the pieces is "Food in our Community;" the murals will be on display in their warehouse.

Metro Elementary will be closed on Thursday, November 6 so that work can be completed on the heating/cooling system to restore heat in the building. This is a change in our intended schedule; classes will resume on Friday.

Elementary students had a blast during the Fall Festival, which included storybook character costumes, pumpkin decorating, treats, games and a visit from farm animals!