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Celebrating Students
This year, Northwood School has focused on monthly themes grounded in social-emotional learning, including citizenship, cooperation, and self-awareness. These themes help students build the skills they need to navigate relationships, contribute positively to their community, and reflect on their own growth. Beginning this month, we are excited to take this work a step further by introducing a new way to celebrate students by recognizing academic achievement and those who exemplify our monthly themes.
Beginning in December, students in every grade level will have the opportunity to nominate one or more classmates who they feel best exemplify the theme of the month. These peer nominations encourage students to notice positive behaviors in others and think more intentionally about how social-emotional skills show up in everyday school life. Students who are recognized will receive a certificate during a classroom meeting, grade-level meeting, or other special event.
In addition to our monthly theme recognitions, we will also be celebrating academic effort and achievement by reinstating the Honor Roll and High Honor Roll for students in grades 6 through 8. This recognition acknowledges students’ commitment to their learning and the perseverance required to meet academic goals.
By recognizing academic achievement alongside this month’s focus on compassion, we reinforce our commitment to developing lifelong learners. These celebrations help create a school culture where positive choices, reflection, and hard work are consistently seen, valued, and encouraged.
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