North Ridgeville School District Celebrates Sandy Hook Promise Start with Hello Week

Next week, September 19-23, North Ridgeville City Schools is celebrating “Start with Hello” week- a national program that was derived from the tragedy at Sandy Hook. All buildings will be holding a themed ‘spirit week’ with activities to convey to students the importance of reaching out to others and helping students feel connected within the school community in an effort to prevent tragedies, like Sandy Hook, from happening again. It is largely coordinated by the district counseling department.  I have included the highlights from each building below.

Sandy Hook Promise, the non-profit that created this program, is holding their National Summit in North Ridgeville in April.  We are looking forward to their visit and feel honored they have chosen our district to hold this national conference this spring.

Liberty Elementary School, 5700 Jaycox Road

• 9/19: Monday – Meet a new friend day- Use your unique hello style to meet or introduce yourself to someone new. Say hello to at least 5 people.
• 9/20: Tuesday – Play with someone new day. Wear Green to celebrate Start With Hello Week and find someone new to play with at recess or invite other people to play with your friends.
• 9/21: Wednesday – International Day of Peace. Wear tye dye.
• 9/22: Thursday – Positive message shirt day/Random acts of kindness- Wear something with a positive message and do something kind for someone today.
• 9/23: Friday – Eat with someone new day- Eat lunch with someone you normally don’t eat with. Wear Ranger gear or colors.

Ranger High-Tech Academy, 5580 Lear Nagle Road Grades 2-8

• 9/19-9/23:  Students will be greeted at arrival by school administrators, local business owners and other city officials each day from 7:45-8:00am.
• 9/20 @ 1:45pm: 8th grade volunteers are reading about being a bucket filler to the younger grades
• 9/21 at lunch they will take photos with the Hello sign (10:30-11:00, grades 2-4; 11:05-11:35, 5/6; 11:40-12:10, 7/8)

NRAC 3-8, 34620 Bainbridge Road

• 9/19: School-wide kick-off in the stadium
• New-to-North-Ridgeville Student get-together in the cafeteria in the afternoon
  • 3-4 will be on Tuesday – 3rd – 1:00-1:20, 4th 1:20-1:40
  • 5-6 will be on Wednesday – 1:30 – 2:00
  • 7-8 will on Thursday – 1:00 – 1:30
• 9/23 & 9/26:  Collaborative mural project
  • The mural will be created out of recycled plastic caps
  • Grades 6-8 will work on the mural throughout the day on Friday, 9/23.
  • Grades 3-5 will work on the mural throughout the day on Monday, 9/26.

NRHS, 34620 Bainbridge Road

• 9/19- Wear Green
• 9/21- Tie Dye Day
• 9/23- 8:50am NRHS Marching Band will be playing outside the entrance of the building to greet students as they enter school