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Reading Night Launches March is Reading Month with Slideshow

By Crystal Hayduk Nearly 400 people—216 children and their grown-ups—attended Reading Night at North Creek Elementary School (NC) on Feb. 29, said Kim Gabrielson, NC’s literacy specialist. Targeting students in Young 5s through fifth grade, the Olympics-themed event launched March … Read more

Portrait of a Graduate MVP: Jenni Linde

By Crystal Hayduk [Under Superintendent Mike Kapolka’s leadership, the Chelsea School District began awarding Portrait of a Graduate (POG) MVP awards last fall as one way district staff can commend each other and highlight the ongoing efforts to incorporate POG … Read more

Fine-tuning fifth-grade music: students to receive ukuleles

By Crystal Hayduk Ukuleles are known for being easy to play, highly portable, and even stress-relieving. This fall, Chelsea School District (CSD) fifth graders will have these fun instruments to enhance their music education and appreciation. Students typically make the … Read more

South Meadows Elementary students spreading kindness

(Chelsea Update would like to thank Andrea Hollandsworth for the photo and information in this story.) South Meadows Elementary School students are spreading kindness by making valentines. Students in Mrs. Bates and Mrs. Lewis’s class made Valentines for WWII veteran Maj. … Read more

Two new awards offered at South Meadows Elementary

By Lisa Carolin There are two new golden awards making their way around South Meadows Elementary School, but they’re not just for any classroom. The Golden Shoe, for one, is awarded weekly for what South Meadows Principal Stacie Battaglia calls, … Read more

Fifth-graders ‘move-up’ to Beach Middle School

At Beach Middle School, fifth-graders from South Meadows Elementary School were welcomed with some rousing tunes played by members of Beach’s school band and orchestra. Beach Principal Nick Angel spoke to the fifth-graders, who were assembled in the cafeteria, along … Read more