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The EnPower J-Term course explored the experiences of Black women in the United States and beyond and highlighted successful Black professionals in the Columbus community.

Painting, sewing, personal finance, classical Latin, handling farm animals - you never know what new skills you'll gain during a Metro J-Term class! Thanks to all the partners who came to teach courses the past two weeks. We're gearing up for the start of spring semester January 27.

Ballroom dancing, Yoga, Physics of Sports, Cinematics - January Term is filled with exciting elective courses taught by parents and community partners sharing their expertise. Ask your child about their favorite J-Term class!

4th graders learned about electricity and brought their knowledge to life using Snap Circuits. Lights, buzzers, flying fans and big “aha!” moments filled the Imaginarium class as students built and tested their designs like real electrical engineers!

Metro Schools will be closed on Tuesday, January 20 due to the extreme cold temperatures expected in the morning. Classes will resume on Wednesday, January 21. Stay safe and warm!

J-Term at Metro: Led by Ms. Shade, the "Code Next" Web Development class uses a Jeopardy game to review coding skills. Students are creating a website with HTML and CSS, and are using the MIT app Inventor. As a bonus, they are earning some Google swag along the way!

It was a fabulous day at Metro Elementary, as students enjoyed a concert by the Fort Hayes High School Jazz Band. Thanks to the parents who donated supplies and volunteered to help with holiday cookie decorating!

In Imaginarium class, K-3rd graders got an idea of the challenge city plow drivers face to clear streets so we can get to school safely! The lesson is linked to a current focus on forces that push and pull. Students worked to navigate around houses and bushes while rolling a “snowball” with a dash robot.

Due to inclement weather expected on Monday, December 15, Metro Elementary classes will be cancelled and Middle & High School classes will meet online on the VIRTUAL DAY schedule.

Kindergarten students are blasting off, learning how things move on our earth! They jumped and dropped things to understand the force of gravity, then created paper rockets with straw launchers to push air through. Big pushes = big movements, little pushes = little movements!

Twenty-four Metro students took part in the statewide Model United Nations conference Dec. 7 - 9, joining over 1,200 participants from around Ohio. During the three-day event, students played the role of delegates of a selected nation in order to write, present and debate issues affecting peoples of the world. Congratulations to 12th graders Aliah Irfan and Iza Gul , who received leadership awards, and to 11th graders Avelea Bachman and Naina Devatha, who were voted as state officers for next year's conference.

Battelle and the Ohio STEM Learning Network (OSLN) announced $900,000 in Classroom Grants to enhance STEM learning in our state. Four Metro Middle School teachers were among those awarded grants for the following projects:

Mr. Westwood - Automation Activation: Hummingbird Robotics
Mrs. Reinhardt - Dream. Design. Do: Makerspace carts and tools
Mr. Keller-Ruoff - STEM Roots: Genetics & Biotechnology through corn (Microscopes, corn genetics and MarsFarm)
Mrs. Juracich - Cultivating STEM through Agriculture: MarsFarm, water distillery and micropittes

The OSLN STEM Classroom Grant Program launched in 2021 with funding from Battelle to foster the growth of the Ohio STEM Learning Network and quality STEM education in Ohio.

Metro BODIES cohorts joined OSU College of Optometry for a biomedical rotation. Students explored optometry through interactive case study, eye tests and hands-on activities. It was a great opportunity to connect classroom learning with real-word vision care!

Elementary students prepared for the holiday with a mini-challenge that included building tables that were loaded with tiny "feast foods." Results were graphed and students identified winners in areas of height of table, number of foods and composite scores. It was a careful balancing act to set the table, with teamwork as the winning ingredient!

Alexander Park, Industrial Engineering student from Georgia Tech, talked to 9th graders about electric vehicles in the airline industry. Alexander is completing a co-op at Delta Airlines and shared how Delta engineers use the design cycle to solve problems. The presentation served as a great example as students prepare for their own design challenge!

Metro staff are thrilled to be part of Huntington Bank's "Ignite the Classroom," a yearlong professional development opportunity with the Ron Clark Academy. Read more at www.Huntington.com/IgniteTheClassroom.

Altruismo students help count donations for the Hat & Mitten Drive - our first elementary school "House Challenge." This community outreach event will benefit children at the Columbus Early Learning Centers. Thanks to all who have donated to our friendly competition!

The Isibindi House Student Leadership Board proudly hosted the annual Bindi Bingo Night, bringing families from each House together for a night of friendly competition and community. Thanks to all who participated!
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