Aprill 4, 2007
WTAE Pays Homeville Elementary a School Visit

Homeville Elementary's Elizabeth Denny is TEC Honoree

The nomination period is over for the Teacher Excellence Center's Teacher Recognition program that identifies and recognizes outstanding educators in Southwestern PA. This year, over 5,000 nominations were received for teachers from 81 school districts in 9 counties.

Congratulations to Homeville Elementary teacher Elizabeth Denny who was selected as a 2006-07 honoree and will be recognized at the Celebration of Teaching dinner on April 19, 2007 at Carnegie Music Hall. Mrs. Denny was among 65 teachers nominated from West Mifflin Area School District. And thank you to all who took the time to nominate their favorite teacher.

Did you miss the TEC nomination period but would still like to recognize a deserving teacher? You can through the Teachers' Insurance Plan's Teacher of the Year Award. The state winner will receive a $1,000 cash award and the winner's school will receive $500. A national winner is also selected from the pool of state winners. Nominations must be postmarked or electronically submitted by midnight, March 1, 2007. To nominate a teacher, go to www.teacher.com/toty.

Sensational Scientists

The Sensational Scientists program is a monthly hands-on science based progam that incorporates learning across the third and fifth grade levels. Studens use the scientific method to perform a monthly thematic experiment and write up the results using PSSA writing skills. The sensational Scientist Program allows students to question and wonder about our world. The January featured experiment was "Blobber" which focused on plastic molecules that make plastic moldable.

Homeville Celebrates Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday

Homeville 3rd graders read biographies, wrote speeches, mapped Dr. King's geographical quest acros the United States and created a peace quilt. the quilt is on display in the school lobby. The children ended the week with a "peace cake" celebration. They brought in pairs of shoes to emulate walking in Dr. King's footsteps to promote peace and equality.

Aquademics

Homeville 5th graders are participating in Aquademics, an aquarium education program developed by Tetra, the global leader in aquatics, and supported by PETCO. The program combines learning with fun by incorporating lessons in science, reading, math and language arts. Each classroom teacher received a free 10 gallon aquarium, fish and the supplies needed for their students to care for the fish from PETCO at the Waterfront. They chose to display the aquariums in the cafeteria so that all Homeville students can take part in the fun.

Morning Intramurals

Thanks to a great idea from Homeville teachers Mr. Yeschenko and Mr. Walsh, Homeville students enjoy an intramural exercise program every morning before school. Each day, 2 classes come to the gym on a rotating basis to enjoy supervised, organized games. The program has gone a long way to increase attendance and decrease tardies, all while having fun and exercising!

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