Student Council Elections

The following students were elected as representatives or alternates for the 2007 - 2008 school year:

3rd Grade
Chace Harris
Brendan Niggemeyer
Jenna Terry
Wyatt Radford
Jala Mace
Zack Bayha
Destiny Jewell
Nick Hacker
Nicholas Fish
Lacy Burke

4th Grade
Mason Chapman
Shannon Gillette
Katie McDonald
Robert Fish
Alex Tribe
Glynni Hixson
Meghan Trout
Nick Lorubbio
Jacob Weaver
Tia Nuzum

5th Grade
Breanna Ashley
Mary-Jess Daugherty
Alexas Losey
Noelle Mash
Haley Daniels
Taylor Woodyard
Steven Ervin
Danielle Adlesberger
Kaitlynn Wilkerson
Alisha Smith

Playground Art

Since the opening of the new school, the students have had to look at 2 ugly ventilation pipes just off from the playground.  Thanks to students from Mr. Richie’s art class, those pipes have been transformed into art.  As you can see from the pictures, we now have a giraffe and an elephant adorning our area.  Alexander Elementary thanks Mr. Richie, Hannah Morgan, and Amber Mendenhall.

Spelling Bee Contestants

Many students worked hard to represent their classrooms in the school Spelling Bee.  Below are the participants for this year's bee.

2007-2008 SPELLING BEE PARTICIPANTS

4TH GRADE

Kyle Holt
Falesha Stanley
Darion Sims
Kellie Kearns
Nathan Goss
Gleni Hixson
Tabitha Turner
Cameron Richmond
Blue Kennedy
Jaycie Kuhn

5TH GRADE

Kenzie Bibler
Bryan Hart
Brooke Willis
Amber Barnett
Mary Jess Daugherty
Nicole Barringer
Kaylyn Sigmon
Ally McClain
Annie Brewer
Noelle Mash
Jordon Moseley

Spelling Bee Winner!

     On January 31^st, Alexander Elementary held their school Spelling Bee.  We are proud of all of the contestants for their hard work and effort.  After several rounds of competition, Kaylyn Sigman emerged victorious with Jordan Moseley taking runner-up.  Kaylyn will represent Alexander Elementary at the Athens County Spelling Bee on February 12^th.  Good luck Kaylyn.

1/31/08

3rd Grade Animal Projects

Mrs. Doubrava’s third graders are finishing up a project that they did with their animal unit.  The students researched and wrote reports about an animal of their choice.  They also made dioramas of the animal’s habitat to better understand where their animal lives.  We incorporated computer class into this project by creating PowerPoint presentations to share with the class.  The students loved showing their hard work to classmates on the SMART board, and we learned a lot about many different types of animals and where they live!

2/1/08

Native American Presentation

The fourth grade welcomed the Muskingum River Valley Nation of Native Americans representing nine tribes.  The Native Americans demonstrated dances and the students got to do the dances.  They explained their regalia (what they were wearing).  They brought furs, jewelry, pipes, drums, and regalia to share with the students.  A question and answer session was also given to clarify facts about Native Americans.

2/5/08

Young Artists

John Kearns, kindergarten, and Jakobe Gillette, 1st grade, were chosen as
exhibitors for the 28th annual YOUNG PEOPLE’S ART EXHIBITION, sponsored by the
Ohio Art Education Association (OAEA) and held at the Rhodes State Office Tower in
Columbus, March 1st to March 30th, 2008.

Only 170 pieces of art work were selected from the nine OAEA regions in Ohio for this
show. It is a distinct honor for a student to have art work in this exhibition. The art work was submitted by Ms. Anne Roberts.

Their art work will also be displayed at the Ohio Department of Education
building in Columbus during the summer of 2008.

02/19/08

2nd Graders Learn Spanish

Resident Artist Visits Classes

A Residency Artist from Parkersburg, West Virginia, Ms. Debra Conner, 
will be visiting Mrs. Meeks' Language Arts' classes Feb. 25 - 29.  Ms. 
Conner, a writer and performer, will be working with the students on 
writing poetry and book making.  She is hoping to show students that 
even humble ideas can be made into poetry and that by teaching 
students book making, they can celebrate and preserve their creative 
thoughts.  Mrs. Meeks would like to thank Ms. Conner and the Dairy 
Barn for making this opportunity possible.

02/25/08