Three teachers to get $500 grants

TRENTON - Teachers in three Edgewood Schools will receive $500 Partnership With Schools grants awarded by the Butler County Rural Electric Cooperative.

Middle school math teacher Lori Spinelli will use her money to fund "Problem Solving on the Edge," a Family Math Night program that gives students and parents the opportunity to work together to solve problems.

A proposal written by Edna Huston, a third-grade teacher at Seven Mile Elementary, will provide materials for three classes to build an electric lamp as part of their study of electricity and magnetism.

Kathy Vennefron, a fifth-grade teacher at Bloomfield Elementary, will use her grant to pay for nonfiction, multicultural reading materials for 120 students.

One of the goals is to use nonfiction books with multicultural themes to educate students and create an environment of understanding and tolerance.

Oakdale arts model

GREEN TOWNSHIP - Oakdale Elementary School was selected this year to be a model school for Art Links.

The school was picked from 60 nominations. Kindergarten, first- and second-graders are assigned an arts organization that will follow students until they leave the school in fifth grade.

Teachers are working with the artists to write appropriate lesson plans, which match state standards.

An actress from the Cincinnati Arts Consortium is working with kindergartners; Madcap Puppeteers have the first-graders; and the Taft Museum is working with the second grade.

Open house offered

NEWTOWN - Miami Valley Christian Academy will host its annual open house on Jan. 18 from 1-4 p.m., 6830 School St. An information program begins at 2 p.m.

Parents and the community may tour the academy, meet with faculty and review the curriculum. Applications for the 2003-04 school year will be accepted.

The school offers preschool through eighth grade. Information: 272.6822.

Registration to start

MADEIRA - John F. Dumont Elementary School will hold kindergarten registration Feb. 26 at the school, 7840 Thomas Drive.

Parents are encouraged to prepare for the registration requirements by obtaining birth certificates and the necessary medical and dental appointments.

Call 985-6080 between 8:30 a.m.- 4 p.m. to get registration materials.

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