Lights the Night - Old Trail School

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Campus | Hi g h l i g h t sOur First Day Together (preschool style)Everyday, thepreschoolteachers have“reflection time”with theirclassses. Thesereflection notesare then emailedto parents fortheir enjoyment.The following is a reprint from the Preschool Reflection from August 28courtesy of teachers Rachel Rich and Julie Schweier:Olivia:Seth:Timmy:EJ:Lilly:Mari:I saw a chicken.I got these pirate shoes yesterday.My friend saw a wolf at his grandma’shome, so he just ran inside.My daddy saw the ducks and I fed themsome pretzels and we went under onebridge.This isn’t really a question, but Kelly’s dogdied.I got these shoes.Caroline:Merit:Will:Catherine:Lia:Indiana:Well, my grandmother got to the doctorand she is still bleeding on her teeth.The doctor pulled it out and it startedbleeding.My mom got these sprinklers and wewent back inside.I saw a deer in my yard.My baby brother knows how to walk!I saw a horse and a pig.KarateJenna:I saw a horse this morning on the wayhere.Sophia:Once I saw a deer in our backyard, andhe was eating our garden.Sammy:I saw monsters for real. In my bed.Nathan:I saw a deer in my backyardJakob:I put a deer block in our backyard.Strings Teacher Featuredin Akron Symphony ProgramSteve Ostrow, Old Trail School strings teacher for gradesfour-eight, was featured in the Akron SymphonyOrchestra’s 2008-09 program. The article focused onSteve’s “unbridled exuberance for his entertainment” andnoted his being featured in an Emmy award-winning PBSTV 45/49 documentary “Shortcuts to Happiness” aboutthe life of a musician. The article went on to mentionSteve’s sharing his love of music with Old Trail Schoolstudents through his arrangements. This photo showsSteve and several of his students playing for our OhioAssociation of Independent Schools (OAIS) Conferenceguests as they arrived at Old Trail School in October.(see next story)Steve Ostrow and students performing at OAIS Conference.18 THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF OLD TRAIL SCHOOL
Ohio Association of IndependentSchools Conference400+ teachers visit Old Trail SchoolThe Ohio Association of IndependentSchools (OAIS) held its triennial statewideteachers’ conference on Friday, October 24,2008. Sessions for Primary School teacherswere held at Old Trail School, while sessionsfor Middle and Upper (High) School teacherswere held at Western Reserve Academy.More than 1,000 teachers from across thestate attended. The one-day conferencefeatured nationally recognized and localexperts who presented on the conferencetheme “Brain Research: How We Learn,How We Teach.”Featured speakers included: Pat Bassett,President of the National Association ofIndependent Schools, whose topic was TheRight Brained Future; Robert Greenleaf,President, Greenleaf Learning, Newfield,Maine, whose topics were MakingConnections for Long-Term Memory &Recall and the Nonlinguistic and VisualAttributes of Memory & Recall;Heidi Hayes Jacobs, President, CurriculumDesigners, Inc., Rye, New York, whose topicwas Interdisciplinary Curriculum and the21st Century; Eric Jensen, President,Jensen Learning Corporation, San Diego,California, whose topics were Teaching withthe Brain in Mind and Secrets of theAdolescent Mind and James Zull, EmeritusDirector of the Learning Center at CaseWestern Reserve University whose topicwas Improving Learning by Understandingthe Brain: A Model for Teachers.Old Trail School teachers played aprominent role in the day’s activities asMary Johnson, fifth grade teacher, was oneof the chairpersons on the OAIS ConferencePlanning Committee. Presentations werealso made by: Cheryl Baker: Cuddle Up witha Mathematical Quilt; Laura Dagilis andJohn Pintola: Bringing Technology into YourClassroom CPS; Jeff Eason: How to Makean Ugly Jug and Using the Starboard forLinear Perspective Drawing; Alice Goumas:Teaching Grammar in a First GradeDifferentiated Classroom; Kathi Howard:Managing Children’s Mental Health Issuesin Schools and Making Things Better, NotWorse and Managing Brain-based Illness inAdolescents in School; Clare McGowan andColleen Newman: Teaching Social Studiesthrough Curriculum Integration andAuthentic Experience and Ronald Teunissenvan Manen: International Games: Tag Rugbyand International Games: Tsjoekball.Old Trail School alumni who are WesternReserve Academy students volunteered atOld Trail School that day. They greetedattendees, helped with food preparationand helped conference attendees withdirections throughout the School.www.oldtrail.org19
Page 3 and 4: Contents946From the head of schoolL
Page 5 and 6: Since our inception, Old Trail Scho
Page 9 and 10: The actual Light the Night celebrat
Page 13 and 14: Class of 1988 - Kevin Diaz and Eric
Page 15 and 16: The 2008 Lincoln GriesHonorary Alum
Page 17: Construction UpdateThanks to a good
Page 21 and 22: History Comes to Life withAfter the
Page 23 and 24: Fifth Graders Hit the ParkOur fifth
Page 25: Cross CountryThe cross country team
Page 28 and 29: ALUMNI | An n o t a t i o n sSusie
Page 31 and 32: Annual Fund Starts Strong$440,000$2

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