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  • Loveland Elementary School gets creative with art

    Loveland Elementary School gets creative with art

    Students worked with family members to create origami during the second annual Loveland Elementary School Family Art Night

     

    Loveland, Ohio – Four hundred people packed the campus at Loveland Elementary School (LES) for the second annual Family Art Night Wednesday, March 14. From live caricature production, to the creation of slime, origami, weaving, shrinky dinks, building and abstract tile production – it was one creative event!

    “The building was packed with creative energy,” said LES Art Teacher Jeff Flaig

    “The building was packed with creative energy,” said LES Art Teacher Jeff Flaig, who organized the event. “This was LES art in action – it was a great experience for everyone involved, young and old!”

    “Our Tiger parents are busy with some pretty long days at their jobs; sometimes going through backpacks and reading school emails just isn’t enough to really understand what learning is like for their kiddos,” said LES Principal Jennifer Forren. “This is an opportunity for those family members to come to their child’s building and be a bit of a kid again. It’s creative, it’s innovative, and it is building a connection between our community and our school. It is our privilege to spend our days helping children grow and innovate each day at LES – this is our way of sharing that joy.”

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  • LECC, LPS & LES Loveland Winter Art Show

    LECC, LPS & LES Loveland Winter Art Show

    Student-artists from LECC, LPS and LES created work that was on display for the community at Loveland Art Studios on Main in December 2017.

    Loveland, Ohio – Student-artists at Loveland Early Childhood Center (LECC), Loveland Primary School (LPS) and Loveland Elementary School (LES) took center stage in December at Loveland Art Studios on Main for the second annual Loveland Winter Art Show.

    “It was a huge turnout of students, families and community members,” said LES Art Teacher Jeff Flaig who helped organize the exhibit along with LECC Art Teacher John Hentz and LPS Art Teacher Kayla McClary. “My favorite part of the event is always seeing student artwork displayed from floor to ceiling and how amazing and colorful everything looks. Seeing students and parents light up at the sight of the work makes the whole event worthwhile.

    “We also want to give a special thanks to Shawn Custis for welcoming our schools and community into his building for this event. It’s amazing to see student work displayed in this professional art environment.” 

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  • Loveland City School District Snow Delay Information

    Loveland City School District Snow Delay Information

    Loveland, Ohio – This is a reminder to the Tiger Family that the Loveland City School District operates on a two-hour delay schedule for weather-related delay days. This means all buildings will begin classes on a two-hour delay from regular start times, and all buses will run on a two-hour delay to pick up students.
    On weather delay days, Loveland Early Childhood Center (LECC) will enact the following schedule:
     
    AM Kindergarten = 11:10-12:50
    PM Kindergarten = 2:10 -3:50
    All Day Kindergarten & First grade = 11:10-3:50
     
    LECC will communicate a bus schedule directly for morning Kindergarten home drop off and the afternoon Kindergarten home pickup.
     
    Please note: For buildings currently offering breakfast, this will not be available on any snow delay days.
     
    The Tiger Family will be notified about weather-related delays and closing through the district’s School Alerts system, the district website, on the district social media sites, which all members of the Tiger Family are encouraged to follow: Facebook (Loveland City Schools), Twitter (@lovelandtigers), Loveland Magazine and through other traditional media outlets.
     
  • Ms. Miller’s 1st-graders have a video message for Veterans

    Ms. Miller’s 1st-graders have a video message for Veterans

    by David Miller,

    Loveland, Ohio – Loveland Elementary School teacher, Jen Miller brought her 1st-graders to the Loveland Magazine offices on November 2 to continue their year-long series of visits to learn about newspapers and further their writing skills. This was their second visit of the school year. On this last visit, the students practiced both their writing and reading skills by first writing messages to Veterans and then reading what they wrote in front of a camera. It was a twofold class, to hone skills and to honor Veterans as Veterans Day approached.

    Miller said, “I want my students to know that we write for a variety of reasons. For enjoyment, to inform, and to honor others.”

    Loveland Magazine writer and photographer Sam Smith

    The photos below, many taken by Loveland Magazine photographer, Sam Smith are from both visits. Smith also spent time with the children telling them how he prepares photos for his stories. The students are learning how modern newspapers operate and that their stories can be read on a computer, tablet, and smart-phone. Loveland Magazine was the first newspaper in Ohio to be the first “on-line only” newspaper to be accepted into the Ohio Newspaper Association, now the Ohio News Media Association.

    “I want them to know that writing happens beyond the walls of our classroom. That’s why these trips to Loveland Magazine are priceless life experiences for my students, my parents, and for myself,” said Miller.

    Emma Dickman

    Miller always brings six or seven parent volunteers with the class who keep them safe on the walk and sit on the floor with the students and engage with the writing task.

    Senior Emma Dickman, a High School Ambassador from the Teaching Professional Academy at Loveland High School always accompanies the class as well.

    As the year progresses the 1st-graders will collaborate writing a story about their school, email their story with their photos to Loveland Magazine, and participate in publishing their news. They will also come to Loveland Magazine in the Spring to teach us here at Loveland Magazine how as first-grade students they are taught in the classroom to write stories.

    Fran Hendrick, PCC – coach, counselor, teacher

    Our daughters learn very early whether it’s safe to expose their feelings to us. Not just their sadness, fears and worries — but also their triumphs, because sharing one’s proud moments is actually the greater risk — [Continue reading: https://tinyurl.com/y9tehy2v]

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  • Tigers teamed with Matthew 25: Ministries to help hurricane relief

    Tigers teamed with Matthew 25: Ministries to help hurricane relief

    Loveland Elementary School students with supplies the Kindness Committee helped to collect for the district’s hurricane relief efforts.

    Every building district-wide collected donations to send south

    Loveland, Ohio – From a coin drive at Loveland Early Childhood Center (LECC) to thousands of items donated at Loveland Primary School (LPS), Loveland Elementary School (LES), Loveland Intermediate School (LIS), Loveland Middle School (LMS) and Loveland High School (LHS) – Tigers answered the call for help for hurricane survivors by joining together to support a collection drive for Matthew 25: Ministries.

    “I want to personally recognize one of our high school students – Kailey Packer – for organizing the effort, and coordinating with all of the buildings in the district,” said LHS Principal Peggy Johnson. LHS had two truckloads of more than 500 baby items to deliver to Matthew 25.

    LECC raised nearly $350 dollars, LPS collected 10 large bins full of supplies, LES needed 10 flatbed carts to load up their donations, and LIS and LMS combined collected more than 2,700 personal care items. LMS Principal Chuck Ogdan promoted the effort through Twitter, using a photograph of his own donation purchase to motivate LMS students to also help.

    Loveland Middle School Principal Chuck Ogdan supported the hurricane relief collection drive through social media by posting his own donation purchase on Twitter to help motivate students.

    “Lead by example,” said Ogdan. “Social media can be a powerful tool to let students know you do more than talk the talk. This was a really important show of support for our neighbors who were devastated by the hurricanes, and a good teaching opportunity to show students a real-life example of Tiger Care – which is one of our district goals.”

    “As always, our students and their families showed Loveland cares,” said Interim Superintendent Dr. Amy Crouse. “I couldn’t be prouder to be a part of this Tiger Family.”

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  • “Local Traffic” except if you’re in a wheelchair?

    “Local Traffic” except if you’re in a wheelchair?

    “Loveland sidewalks also handle traffic?

    Loveland, Ohio – Signs like this one near the Loveland Elementary School blocking the use of the sidewalk have been erected in many places around town due to the Loveland Madeira Road construction project.

    The traffic has been maintained for cars and trucks getting to the school, the library, and Kroger, but not for residents pushing their child in a wheelchair, using one themselves, or pedestrians using shopping carts.

  • Loveland School District recognizes students for creating a culture of kindness

    Loveland School District recognizes students for creating a culture of kindness

    Loveland Interim Superintendent Dr. Amy Crouse with students being recognized for the My Voice, My Choice Award during the September 22 Loveland High School varsity football game.

    My Voice, My Choice award presentation takes center stage during football game

    Loveland, Ohio – The Loveland City School District congratulated students district-wide who were selected to receive the My Voice, My Choice award during a ceremony at the Loveland High School varsity football game Friday, Sept. 22. Loveland Interim Superintendent Dr. Amy Crouse presented each student a certificate and shirt as part of the ceremony.

    “These are students who have demonstrated Tiger Care – which is one of our big three district goals – it’s about developing relationships, showing empathy and taking a leadership role to be an ‘upstander’ for fellow classmates, meaning they stand up for other students when needed,” said Crouse. “The My Voice, My Choice campaign is integral to who we are as Tigers, and we could think of no better place to honor these students than in this public arena with our community as our audience.”

    The My Voice, My Choice Campaign is focused on creating a positive school climate for all students. Specifically, the campaign promotes student leadership through standing up for their peers through their words and actions. Please see the list of students who were recognized below, listed by building:

    Loveland Early Childhood Center 

    Mitchell Cutter

    Anna Hoffmann

    Owen Shomaker

    Marcy Weathers

    Loveland Primary School   

    Camila Garcia-Altuve

    Sarinitee Massey

    Emily Patterson

    Dylan Skinner

    Loveland Elementary School         

    Max Forster

    Zane Hedgepeth

    Jillian Lee

    Peyton Meade

    Ryan Pigman

    Loveland Intermediate School

    Isaac Astifan

    Claire Federman

    Gabbriella Martin

    Laney Ott

    Casey  Walker

    Loveland Middle School

    Connor Bond

    Blake Funk

    Will Gerstemeier

    Carmen Noe

    Madison Snyder

    Loveland High School

    Sawyer Jones

    Riley Massey

    Alec Romer

    Lindy Walker

  • Granny’s Garden changing school garden model

    Granny’s Garden changing school garden model

    “Our new model requires less support staff and funding but will depend on greater participation from parents and the general community.”

    by Julie Whitaker

    Our mission and goals are the same at Granny’s School Garden: only our methods have changed. We will use the process of growing produce for the cafeteria to provide hands-on educational opportunities for first to fourth-grade students at Loveland Primary and Elementary Schools.
     
    Students will have the opportunity to plant, weed, harvest and be involved in the general upkeep of the gardens. Instead of individual classroom garden beds containing a variety of vegetables, there will be beds of various vegetables, i.e. lettuce, carrots, squash, cucumbers, green beans, tomatoes, and peppers.
     
    There will be an ongoing list of tasks, i.e. plant carrot seeds in two garden beds or weed the carrot patch. Teachers can sign the classes up for the tasks that best support their educational goals.
     
    Simplifying the gardening aspect of the program will allow teachers to focus on the educational process rather than the mechanics of gardening and make it easier for volunteers without gardening experience to assist.
     
    We can no longer afford the Garden Educators and other support staff that made our program so successful for fifteen years.
     
    Our new model requires less support staff and funding but will depend on greater participation from parents and the general community. We have a core group of volunteers who make up our leadership team and are seeking others to grow and strengthen the program. 
     
    Call or text 513-324-2873 to learn more about ways you can get involved.
     
    We will keep the lesson plans and other parts of the website as is until we have time to update it later this year.  Meanwhile, if you would like to follow along as our new model evolves, sign up for the GrannyGram News! Just send your email address by text message or text: GRANNYGRAM to 22828 to get started.
     
    Julie Whitaker is a Granny’s Garden School Leadership Team Member
     
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