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Mrs. VanBergen’s K-2 students have been practicing yoga to help ease them into the school day and get them focused for learning!

Do you watch the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade? Have you ever wondered who came up with the idea of including giant balloons and envisioned the science to make them possible?

In celebration of World Kindness Day,

2-4 Team students in Ms. Stolze’s and Mrs. Lee’s Reading class read “We’re All Wonders” by R. J. Palacio. 

Students also created a project listing ways they can be kind – ways they can “Be the Rainbow” in someone’s cloud.

Visitors to Linden Grove School’s main office are enjoying stained glass art courtesy of LGS 4-8 grade students. The project was inspired by the students’ consideration of stained glass windows as representative of medieval art—part of the students’ on-going study of the history of art.

Decorations, treats, and more make LGS’s annual Trunk or Treat a highly anticipated event among students and adults!

Family members and other supporters decorate tables loaded with treats in the St. Saviour undercroft. The LGS Parent Group ensures a festive entrance for students arriving from from the school building.

NEW this year, and fantastic dancing unicorn to welcome each group of students. After being greeted by the friendly unicorn, students traveled among decorated tables gathering an assortment of trinkets and treats. 

Thanks to LGS mom Meg Koabel for photos from this year’s event.

Reality TV celebrity Magdalena Monteverde hosts a “Find the Deed Treasure Hunt” in a haunted mansion on Halloween. The winning contestant could receive $1 million! Magdalena Monteverde wants the deed to the house—not because she wants the house, but because she thinks it will lead her to ‘the greatest treasure of all.’

That’s the premise of CASPER the Friendly Musical performed by The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati (TCT) at the Taft Theatre.

Linden Grove School’s Facebook page recently shared a story about Agility Angels, a volunteer organization in Toledo, Ohio, utilizing the sport of dog agility to help individuals with autism develop social skills, physical abilities and self-confidence. LGS parents, supporters, and other followers responded with requests for information on local canine programs for individuals on the spectrum.

LGS’s participation in the Great Pumpkin Race—an annual fundraiser benefitting the Autism Society of Greater Cincinnati—offers a unique opportunity to challenge the creativity and problem-solving skills of some of the school’s 6-8 team students.

Field trips to local farms offer opportunities to reinforce science concepts learned in the classroom. In class, students may learn about the life cycle of a pumpkin or about different varieties of apples and how they are used to make applesauce, pies, etc.