The 6th to 7th grades orientation for this evening, is cancelled and rescheduled for Monday, April 22, 7:00-8:30 p.m. at CMS.
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Thank you for your interest in and your support of Central Woodlands.
Sincerely,
Robert Blitchok
Principal
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Gaga Ball Pits Coming to Central Woodlands
Have you ever played Gaga Ball? If not, you need to discover the thrill! Gaga Ball is a fun and competitive game that almost anyone can play, regardless of age! It’s a great way to get exercise and have fun doing it! Gaga Ball is played in an octagon or hexagon pit. The object is to hit or slap the ball (not throw it) into another player’s leg. It must hit at the knee or below to get someone out.
So what we are asking for is any builders, planners, handy person(s), hard workers, refreshment providers, donators of supplies that would like to help plan and build two Gaga Ball pits at Central Woodlands to send us an email.
Once we get our group together and make the plans, we will then set aside a day in the spring to build them.
Thank you and we look forward to working with you.
Ted Knudsen
tknudsen@fhps.net
Geography Bee at Central Woodlands
Ram Gindzin, a fifth grade student in Mrs. Jewel’s class, has qualified to represent Central Woodlands in the Michigan State Finals of the National Geographic Bee. Ram will participate in the state finals competition on April 5 at Western Michigan University. He is one of approximately 100 competing students from all parts of the state.
Congratulations Ram!
Odyssey of the Mind Regionals
Congratulations to all of our students for outstanding work this weekend at the Odyssey of the Mind Regional Tournament! Each student was a winner by virtue of their participation. We also had some champions among the winners:
Division I, Problem 1, Pet Project, 11th Place and particularly great job in Spontaneous!
Claire Carnevale 5
Natalie Udell 5
Lilly Appie 5
Anna Breaugh 5
Josh Guthrie 5
Cole Horman 5
Alexis Poage 5
Division II, Problem 2, The Email Must Go Through, 5th Place and wickedly funny
Annie Seeber 6
Emily Peirce 6
Brianne Peplinski 6
Danielle Rapeyko 6
Together with friends from Pine Ridge in Division I, Problem 3, ARTchitecture, 5th Place, a strong finish in the most competitive group of the tournament
Samantha Walquist 5
Together with friends from Pine Ridge and Ada Vista in Division I, Problem 2, The Email Must Go Through, 1st Place and advancing to the State Finals on April 13!!
Elise Rapeyko 5
Bryn Yoder 5
Shayna Keaton 5
Kaia McCuien 5
Div II, Problem 3, ARTchitecture, 1st Place and advancing to the State Finals on April 13!!
Matthew Krause 6
Kelsie Joos 6
Gordon Schimeck 6
Payton Bidwell 6
Jayden Bonsall 6
Gretchen Shull 6
Kaitlyn Piontkowsky 6
Division I, Problem 4, Tumble-wood, 1st Place and advancing to the State Finals on April 13!!
Coaches: Unelyn Yu Chang, Sheila Simons
Andrew Yu Chang 5
Austin Simons 5
Lawrence Simons 5
Suchir Gupta 5
Namh Lahade 5
Oum Lahade 5 (Goodwillie Environmental)
Division II, Problem 5, It’s How You Look At It, 3rd Place, advancing to the State Finals on April 13, and winner of a special award for outstanding creativity!!
Noah Stout 6
Daniel Deindorfer 6 (Goodwillie Environmental)
Parker David 6
Isabella Dixon 6 (Goodwillie Environmental)
Katherine Fowler 6
Nathan Ostrowski 6 (Brawley Middle School, North Carolina)
Kate Ryan 6 (Goodwillie Environmental)
Hoop Shoot Winners
Congratulations to Central Woodlands Hoop Shoot winners. Erin Jenkins, Jimmy Scholler, Brandon Kirkman, and Maija Dickens completed in the City Finals on December 15. Maija and Jimmy placed second in their age divisions, and Erin took first place in hers. Erin will move on and compete in the District Finals in January. Congratulations to all the students who represented Central Woodlands. We are very proud of all of you.
Central Woodlands' National Geography Bee 2012
National Geographic sponsors the National Geography Bee in all U.S. states and territories. This year, all of Central Woodlands’ students participated in the preliminary round of the National Geography Bee within their homeblock classroom during the week of November 26.
A tie-breaker round was held for almost 30 students to determine the 10 school-wide finalists for the final round.
The ten finalists for Central Woodland’s Geography Bee were: Grace Clinger, Ram Gindzin, Joshua Guthrie, Tate Hallock, Tasneem Hammad, Lillie Harrell, Jackson Montuoro, Danny Richardson, Shira Schadick, and Andy Travis. Read more
