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Students develop communication skills, practice handwriting, and connect with those in our community and beyond
School News
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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
![Summer Horizons Camp 2019 Logo]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1547060352/nps/gdnwriqpevqtrdysfti9/MarvelousAdventuresSquare.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1547060352/nps/gdnwriqpevqtrdysfti9/MarvelousAdventuresSquare.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1547060352/nps/gdnwriqpevqtrdysfti9/MarvelousAdventuresSquare.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1547060352/nps/gdnwriqpevqtrdysfti9/MarvelousAdventuresSquare.png","width":1080}])
Registration opens January 10!
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Dr. Renwick and The Pursuit of Rootedness | NAIS POCC 2018 | Do You Have Any Muffins for Me?
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Service Learning Project spurs students to creative advocacy
![Children running]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1545248773/nps/fgkehwqbwdselq83dnvu/RunningClubFall18.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1545248773/nps/fgkehwqbwdselq83dnvu/RunningClubFall18.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1545248773/nps/fgkehwqbwdselq83dnvu/RunningClubFall18.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1545248773/nps/fgkehwqbwdselq83dnvu/RunningClubFall18.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1545248773/nps/fgkehwqbwdselq83dnvu/RunningClubFall18.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1545248773/nps/fgkehwqbwdselq83dnvu/RunningClubFall18.jpg","width":2001}])
This After School Program class has kids on the run for fun!
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