Bus+to+the+Future

10:00 - 10:13

 * ==Students to be paired...students escort for entire 45 minutes and eventually back to bus==
 * ==sixth grade students to be paired with adults from bus.==
 * ==One ipad per group...students telling facts to the adults...as walking to ramp==
 * ==history of school==
 * ==PSSA results==
 * ==mural info==
 * ==at ramp...facing PRIDE bannerDepart in groups to rotate through classroom as per schedule==
 * ==Mrs. Schaefer has 10 students chosen (older student gives definition of each letter, younger student gives out wrist band)==
 * ==Wrist bands "Got PRIDE?...North Wales does!" handed to adults by younger child==
 * ==Mr. Covone to give overview of PRIDE==
 * ==students to tell about each letter...P - R - I - D - E==

10:13 - 10:45

 * ==GROUP== || ==10:12 - 10:23== || ==10:23 - 10:34== || ==10:34 - 10:45== ||
 * ==A== || ==Sylvester== || ==Detwiler== || ==Fickert== ||
 * ==B== || ==Fickert== || ==Sylvester== || ==Detwiler== ||
 * ==C== || ==Detwiler== || ==Fickert== || ==Sylvester== ||

10:45 - Back on the bus
_ __**Rough Draft of Intro to NW**__

__**LINK TO SLIDE VERSION:**__ []

Welcome to North Wales Elementary School! We are happy to have you here. North Wales Elementary School was built as a high school in 1927. In 1955, it became an elementary school. North Wales is one of 13 elementary schools in the North Penn School District. We have 446 students in our school.

We are proud of our academic success at North Wales. Our school has made "Adequate Yearly Progress" each year since the beginning of No Child Left Behind. This past year over 88% of our students scored in the Advanced or Proficient range on both the Math & Reading PSSA. While 93% of our 4th grade students scored in the Advanced or Proficient range on the Science PSSA.

But at North Wales, we learn more than academics.

We learn to respect differences. We are an Olweus school that is working to end bullying.

We learn to express ourselves with arts. Our select choir has received numerous awards for their performances at the Music in the Parks Festival and last year they performed at the Pennsylvania Music Educator Association Conference.

We learn to contribute to others in need. Each year on Olympic Day, we hold an Alex’s Lemonade Stand that has raised $6,656.55 since 2006.

We learn to use technology. We have Smart Boards, 3 carts of laptops and an Ipad cart that we use every day when we do our work. My favorite is __.

We learn to be healthy. Our School Health Council plans lots of events to get us moving and fit: Walk to School Day, the Whale Walk, the Jump Rope jam, etc.

We learn that we are part of a bigger community. We are having a Veteran’s Day assembly to remember those who have served our country to keep us safe.

We learn to make the world a more beautiful place. We help our school beautification committee plant flowers and make murals to make our school a prettier place in our community.

We learn to take PRIDE in our school (transition to Pride presentation on ramps)