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NPS50 | Student Council | Summer Reading
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Go White! Go Red! Go NPS!
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Three Colleagues, Three Interviews
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Students develop communication skills, practice handwriting, and connect with those in our community and beyond
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Nursery studies hibernation, migration, and adaptation
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Why do Mentos turn ordinary bottles of diet soda into geysers of fun?
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12 NPS students in Grades 4-6 selected through national audition process
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Delayed Openings | Sensory Hall | STEAM Day
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Sensory integration path helps students with balance, focus, and self-regulation
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Students share the jazz music with NPS
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Student journalists see reporters in action
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Students in all grades participated in STEAM activities throughout the day on Friday, March 1
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Five teams compete in the ultimate geography showdown
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Calendar | Free Dress | Student Petition
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Students Become Experts on Native American Tribes
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Integrated curriculum leads to experimentation in Nursery
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A revision of this capstone cross-curricular project leads to deep study of character
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On January 18, students came together with their Buddy classes to serve our community in age-appropriate ways.
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NPS welcomes Bill Stixrud & Ned Johnson
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