The High School Seminary Singers paid a visit to our school today. It was a wonderful performance with amazing talent. It was so nice to see the former

North students "all grown-up." Today, a second grade student was honored during an awards ceremony at the County Courthouse. Her placemat won 1st place in the Green Team contest and will be seen at local restaurants, such as Friendly's. Four of the seven students who won honors were from Poland. Way to go!

We have extra tomato and green pepper plants in our greenhouse for sale. They are $2 each or 6 for $11. Please have all orders and money turned in as soon as possible. This will be on a first come first served basis. The plants need to be picked up before Friday, May 25th. An order form came home today with the students. Thank you for supporting our greenhouse.

A perfect weekend for planting is upon us! The students brought their tomato and green pepper plants home yesterday. They were amazed to see the growth since out Earth Day celebration. Some plants had a hard time fitting in the bags! Let's hope our "green thumbs" will continue and bring us plenty of vegetables to enjoy this summer.

There was a lot of beatuiful singing in North's gym yesterday with a visit from the Western Reserve Opera. Four members presented "Fun With Opera" to the students. They learned about the languages and emotions displayed in opera. The performers also demonstrated the different types of vocals, such as soprano. The students became their favorite zoo animal as the performers sang. The opera was a nice treat to end the day.

Happy Belated Mother's Day to all of our North moms, grandmas, and aunts. The students and I discussed all the responsiblities that a mom has such as: cooking, laundry, driving kids to appointments or practices, and the list goes on. The Act of Kindness will continue the focus on mom. The students are to watch for signs that their mother may need a little extra help and offer their assistance. It is always nice to show appreciation for the "jobs" that moms do!

Walk Home From School Day!

I would like to send a BIG "Thank you" to all the prents who braved the unfortunate rain yesterday for our walk home.

The students enjoyed getting wet though! All the students got home safely and that is all that matters. The staff enjoyed a wonderful, delicious luncheon today thanks to our PTO. There were many choices of salads, pastas, and desserts. North staff is so lucky to have such supportive parents. Today, the first of our "greenhouse plantings" are making their way home. Let's hope they get home with the dirt and plant still in the bag.