PVS students are surrounding just some of the student-created projects the school submitted to the Montgomery County Recycled Sculpture Contest. The purpose of the contest is to promote environmental awareness among students while encouraging artistic and creative thinking. At the County Award Ceremony Saelah Gisslen’s sculpture won second place in the K-2 division and all three projects created by PVS students with special needs received awards. Read More

Primary Village South mothers were welcomed to “Muffins for Mom” with a large banner created by their children. PVS adopted “Peace” as a school-unifying theme for this school year, hence the peace symbol on the left of the student-created and student-signed banner, followed by a heart and “MOMS” in big letters. The photo shows PVS students in their last peace assembly the day before their mothers came to school to celebrate this weekend’s Mother’s Day. Read More

First graders in Theresa Boone’s class at PVS are performing “Knock Your Socks Off” as part of their physical education class at PVS. The lycra body socks were provided through a $500 grant from the Centerville Education Foundation, according to grant author and PVS PE teacher Jeff Suter. The lycra body socks offered PVS students a non-traditional approach to physical education as they danced to Jay Mankita’s song “Eat Like a Rainbow” that stresses the importance of eating colorful foods and the benefits this has on a healthy mind and body. Read More

PVS students have been celebrating peace all year through a variety of different projects and assemblies. The K-1 school’s 4th quarter focus is spreading peace into the community. After gathering ideas from the students the decision was made to help the students of Henryville, Indiana by donating books to their new Henryville Elementary School library. PVS is supporting the students of Henryville, Indiana whose school was severely damaged by a recent tornado. The book collection, from April 16th through May 4th, also has the support of Barnes and Noble who is partnering with PVS by conducting their own book drive at their Dayton Mall store from April 15th to May 5th. Students have the opportunity to bring in a new book, preferably hard back, suitable for a Kindergarten through 5th grade reader. The school will also accept cash/checks to donate towards the Henryville wish list. To participate in this way, please write a check to PVS PTO with “books” written in the memo line. Read More

U.S. Poet Laureate, J. Patrick Lewis, author of more than 75 children’s books, spent a day at PVS greeting, entertaining and challenging the kindergarteners and first graders with his poetry and wit. Invited by the PVS PTO as part of a National Poetry Month celebration, Mr. Lewis, winner of the 2011 Excellence in Children's Poetry Award, will also visit Stingley Elementary on Thursday and conclude his trip to Centerville with a reception at the Washington-Centerville Public Library on Spring Valley Road from 7-8 pm on the evening of April 12. Read More

Primary Village South adopted “Peace” as a school-unifying theme for this school year, with a different focus each quarter. The results of the 3rd quarter’s effort, “Peace in Our School,” were displayed as students entered their cafeteria to hold their 3rd Peace Rally of the Year. “Our goal is to have students work together to create a peaceful school where children feel safe, happy, and understand their role at school and how they have a responsibility to behave peacefully,” commented Primary Village South Counselor Lauren Ostberg. Read More

Our goal is to have students work together to create a peaceful school where children feel safe, happy, and understand their role at school and how they have a responsibility to behave peacefully,” wrote Primary Village South Counselor Lauren Ostberg describing this school year’s theme of “Peace” for the K-1 school located on Paragon Road in Washington Township. A year ago the PVS staff began discussing developing an initiative that would promote respect and character development among more than 650 students, the larger of the school district’s two primary villages. Ostberg continues “everyone knew there were a lot of wonderful things happening in different classrooms, but the discussion seemed to always come back to a desire to create a school-wide program that would unite students and staff.” The result will be on display on Monday, February 27, at 9:45 and again at 1:45 in the “café,” perhaps better known as a cafeteria, which sits at the front of the school. This third quarter “Peace Rally” focuses on “Peace in Our School,” and will be followed during the fourth quarter with “Peace in Our Community.” Previous rallies this school year were “Peace in Our Classrooms” and “Peace in Our Homes.” Each quarter’s focus includes a school-wide activity with a peace rally at the end to celebrate the work the kindergarten and first grade students have completed towards that quarter’s goal. Read More

Students at PVS held a peace pep rally earlier in the year, and after decorating their Paragon Road school in mid-November with peace branches honoring the traditions and cultures of their students and families, held another Peace Pep Rally in early December. This quarter’s focus is on peace in our homes. The year long project will conclude with community service projects in the spring. Pictured is PVS Principal Stephanie Owens and students holding branches with individually made peace signs. Read More

Primary Village South teacher Suzanne Mitolo is the 2011 recipient of the “Ohio Art Educator of the Year” Award given by the Ohio Art Education Association. The award is a lifetime achievement award presented to art educators who have demonstrated their dedication and commitment to OAEA and art education over an extended period of time. Suzanne began teaching in Centerville in 2001 after receiving her Bachelor’s Degree from Wright State and her Master’s from the University of Dayton. Congratulations Suzanne! Read More

PVS Naturalist Enrichment teacher Laura Peterson wanted her first grade students to appreciate the many small creatures living alongside them so she visited the woods just behind their school on Paragon Road. Armed with magnifying glasses the first grade scientists walked along the paths and ventured out into the less traveled areas of their woods to find small creatures and the places they live. Pictured are Mrs. Peterson and Giovanni Taylor, Dakshin Devanand, Aiko Pantuso, and Lauren Gantz. Read More