NAMily Newsletter

Greetings NAMily!

We are coming down the home stretch of the 2nd quarter and year 2025. December is going to come and go very swiftly. This is the season of sharing and giving, which leads to our virtue of the month: Generosity. Enjoy the Fall/Thanksgiving Break!

"No one has ever become poor from giving." -Anne Frank

Best Regards,

Principals Ferguson & Lewallen

November (THANKFULNESS)

24-28 No School Thanksgiving Break

December (GENEROSITY)

2 STEP Store

3 67th Day of School

3 Foundation/PTO Meeting

:10 LSDMC Meeting 6:15p

17 Virtue Assembly

18 Principal’s Breakfast

18 G2W Bake Sale

22-31 Winter Break

January (PERSEVERANCE)

1-2 Winter Break

5 No Students- PD Day

7 Foundation 5p & PTO 6:15p

14 LSDMC 6:15p

19 No School-MLK Day

29 Virtue Assembly

30 Principal’s Breakfast

February (INTEGRITY)

2 Valentines Grams

4 Foundation 5p & PTO 6:15p

9 No School

11 LSDMC Meeting 6:15p

12 PTC 4-8p

16 No School-Pres Day

20 Mardi Gras Dance (G2W)

26 Virtue Assembly

27 Principal’s Breakfast

27 BHM Program

March (Cooperation)

2 PD Day-District

4 Foundation 5p & PTO 6:15p

11 LSDMC Meeting 6:15p

13 Golden Party

20 Career Day

23-27 Spring Break

Oratory Festival (Date TBD)

April (TOLERANCE)

1 Foundation 5p & PTO 6:15p

3 G2W Fish Fry

8 LSDMC Meeting 6:15p

16 Academic Night (STEM)

25 Gala

30 Virtue Assembly

May (KINDNESS)

1 Principal’s Breakfast

6 Foundation 5p & PTO

13 LSDMC Meeting 6:15p

21 Virtue Assembly

22 Principal’s Breakfast

25 Memorial Day

26 6th Grade Ceremony

27 Field & Sports Day

28 Move Up Day

28 Last Day for students

29 Last Day for staff

IReady Math Testing-Grades 3-6 Week of December 1-5

IReady Reading Testing-Grades 3-6 Week of December 8-12

North Avondale Montessori’s Leaf Legends—a team of ten Men of M.O.R.E. students—are leading an interior landscaping initiative to transform the school’s entry lobby and main front hallway into a vibrant, living environment. Supported by a Keep Cincinnati Beautiful Safe & Clean Grant, along with over $3,000 from Urban Blooms for design and installation support and over $2,000 in plants and supplies from Bell Nursery via Home Depot, this project empowers students to take an active role in sustainability and school pride. The Leaf Legends are charting plant health through leaf, stem, and soil observations, maintaining cleanliness on around plant areas, and ensuring each plant thrives at its best. They will be supported by members of the Green Team, who will assist with ongoing maintenance—together cultivating a lasting model of student leadership, environmental stewardship, and collaboration.

The monthly Virtue Assembly took place on Thursday. The staff shared a poem about thankfulness! Each homeroom teacher selected one student to represent the class as the Virtue Student of the Month. (See below) Those students were able to participate in a breakfast with the Principal. Next month we will focus on Generosity as the Virtue of Month. See lessons that can be taught at home below.

Names:

Back Row (Left to Right): Lucien Berry, Gio Jeffries, Rahquel Johnson, Caroline Mulrey, Kenadi Harris, Anaya Turner

Middle Row (Left to Right): Mia'Marie Clay, Maylee Martlett, Trinity Norris, Michael Addicks, Delilah Jones, Rilynn Maxberry

Front Row (Left to Right): Kyra Bower, Ellie Gibson, Sean Ervin, D'Ante Goodwin, Trinity Carius, Edith Stradtman, Messiah Smith, Knox O'Neal

MORE Men had a blast a few weeks ago on a Saturday at Central State University and the Afro-American National Museum Tour. They toured the whole campus and were involved in a Scavenger Hunt at the Museum! Our young men did an amazing job and represented NAM very well! I am very proud of how they conducted themselves and how they were very engaged the whole trip!

North Avondale is rocking it. We’ve got 213 students signed up. That means we’ve reached 74% of our K–3 population.

Thanks so much for your support. We’re getting closer and closer to the finish line. Let’s keep the momentum going. Seventy-three more students to reach!!!!! NAM is rocking it.

I am excited to share two special initiatives that showcase our students' creativity, problem-solving, and technical skills: the Ohio Code Scholars program and our STEM Mini-Dome project.

The Ohio Code Scholars program is designed to provide students with hands-on, project-based learning experiences in computer science and STEM. Through this program, students gain coding skills, computational thinking, and real-world problem-solving abilities. They also practice research, planning, and project management skills, many of which are reinforced through our library instruction, teaching them to locate, evaluate, and use resources effectively.

Building on this foundation, students participated in the STEM Mini-Dome project, an interdisciplinary, collaborative challenge that integrates engineering, math, coding, and library skills. R2-D2 inspires the Mini-Dome, complete with flashing lights, two motors, and interactive components, allowing students to see the direct results of their work come to life.

This project was made possible through grant funding, which provided the materials, technology, and resources needed to transform their ideas into reality. Students are deeply committed to every step of the process: from research and design to construction, coding, and testing. Along the way, they strengthened skills in teamwork, creativity, critical thinking, and responsible resource management.

What makes this project especially meaningful is that it allows students to experience STEM in action. They move beyond abstract concepts to tangible, hands-on learning, seeing how math, science, and coding intersect in real-world applications. At the same time, they are learning essential library and research skills, including finding, analyzing, and applying information to their projects.

Initiatives like the Ohio Code Scholars program and the STEM Mini-Dome project demonstrate how we are preparing our students for the challenges of the 21st century. By combining STEM, coding, library skills, and creativity, we are fostering innovators, problem-solvers, and lifelong learners. This is precisely the kind of experiential, engaging, and impactful learning that inspires our students and prepares them for the future.

Check out NAM News reporting on the mini dome project video.

Please see the attached links from Ms. Brookins, our resource coordinator. She can be reach at brookit@cpsboe.k12.oh.us with any questions!

Volunteer Request_25-26sy

NAM_FEF Request Form

Foundation (5pm-6pm) and PTO (6:15-7:15pm) Monthly Meeting on the 1st Wednesday of the month- Also the debut of our sale of NAM Spirit Wear!

Join us in person in the NAM music room, or online using google meet: https://meet.google.com/tbo-edfm-xwn

Meeting Presentation

Meeting Notes

Please see attached links for small groups offered by Ms. Nicole, our school social worker. We are also included the mental health referral link below:

Small Groups

Mental Health Referral

Click here to find Meeting agenda and notes. The next meeting will take place Wednesday, December 10th 6:15p Virtually. Click here to join the meeting.

Email: fergusk@cpsboe.k12.oh.us
Website: https://www.cps-k12.org/northavondalemontessori
Location: 615 Clinton Springs Avenue, Cincinnati, OH, USA
Phone: (513) 407-2444
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CPSNorthAvondale