Avalon Elementary School
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Please join us on Tuesday evening for a free spaghetti dinner with our teachers, support staff and other kindergarten students and their families.
Registration packets will be available for pick-up.
Please RSVP to Laureen Dowd by February 18, 2020 at ldowd@northgatesd.net or 412-732-3300 ext. 2110
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Eligible children will be accepted into this program for the 2020-2021 program year, with preference given to children who will enter Kindergarten in the 2021-2022 school year and who are not currently enrolled or selected for other Pre-K programs.
The Pre-K Counts classroom is located at Bellevue Elementary School. There is no cost to parents/guardians for this program. Breakfast and lunch will be provided.
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Please join our superintendent, Dr. Caroline Johns, for a community book study. We will be reading The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed by Jessica Lahey. If you plan to attend, please RSVP to Laureen Dowd at ldowd@northgatesd.net. We look forward to a lively discussion!
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Northgate School District will be hosting an Agency By Design workshop this month. Agency by Design is educational initiatives that emphasize making, design, engineering, and tinkering have been gaining traction in schools and organizations across the country. While maker-centered learning is not a new concept, recent and emerging trends suggest a new kind of hands-on pedagogy—a responsive and flexible pedagogy that encourages community and collaboration (a do-it-together mentality), distributed teaching and learning, and crossing boundaries.
To learn more, visit the Agency By Design website at www.agencybydesign.org.
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On November 7th, 8th, and 9th, Northgate sent a team of teachers and administrators to the Association for Middle Level Education’s National Conference in Nashville, Tennessee. This conference offers more than 300 sessions addressing issues vital to middle school educators.
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The Northgate Board of School Directors and the leadership of the Northgate Education Association are pleased to announce that both sides have agreed to a new five-year contract, effective July 1, 2020.
Events
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John A. Hermann Jr. Art Museum 318 Lincoln Ave., Bellevue, PA 15202
Administrative Center Boardroom
Administrative Center Boardroom