Samuel Woodfill Elementary in Fort Thomas is the first to implement Leader in Me, a framework based on The 7 Habits of Highly Successful People. By Robin Gee, City Council Beat Editor When parents want to know how their Woodfill Elementary school student is doing, they can ask the teacher, but they can also learn […]
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Woodfill Elementary Steps Outside the Box on Parent-Teacher Conferences
Woodfill teacher Tina Reynolds, parent Stacy Sackenheim and Principal Keith Faust join three students to report on how new student-led conferences went. By Robin Gee, City Council Beat Editor Most parents know the drill. You take time out of your busy afternoon or evening to come to school. You sit at your child’s […]
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Woodfill Elementary’s Spaghetti Dinner + Big Top Festival THIS Weekend
This year’s Big Top Festival will take place this Sunday, September 16, noon to 5 p.m., at Woodfill Elementary. This weekend one of our city’s beloved traditions returns, with Woodfill Elementary’s Friday night Spaghetti Dinner and Sunday’s Big Top Festival. Friday, September 14, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., the entire community is invited to dinner […]
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Woodfill Elementary’s Spaghetti Dinner + Big Top Festival THIS Weekend
Community members play games at last year’s Big Top Festival. For many folks in Fort Thomas September means Big Top. The well-loved festival returns this weekend with Woodfill Elementary’s Friday night Spaghetti Dinner and Sunday’s Big Top Festival.
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WES Talks: Community Experts Inspiring Parents to Inspire Kids
Community members will gather at Woodfill Elementary to help parents prepare their children for the 21st century. Some of the community’s most influential members are gathering at Woodfill Elementary Monday night, March 20th, to give 3- to 5-minute speeches about how to best prepare students for the 21st century. It’s like TED talks and all […]
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Woodfill Elementary’s Spaghetti Dinner + Big Top Festival THIS Weekend
Inflatables fill the parking lot of last year’s Big Top Festival at Woodfill Elementary. A longtime and loved Fort Thomas tradition returns this weekend with Woodfill Elementary’s Friday night Spaghetti Dinner and Sunday’s Big Top Festival. Friday, September 16, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., the entire community is invited to dinner featuring homemade spaghetti […]
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Woodfill’s Watch D.O.G.S. Program Encourages Father-Figure Involvement
Matthew Kramer, Woodfill Watch D.O.G.S. volunteer and parent of a 1st grader and 3rd grader. Look around any Fort Thomas elementary school on any given day and you’re likely to see more female adults than males. “In my experience as principal, I have seen more female volunteers be on committees, PTO, etc.,” says Woodfill Elementary […]
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Mother/Daughter Duo Help 2nd Graders Build a Garden at Woodfill Elementary
Second-grade students at Woodfill Elementary work together to plan and plant a garden on school property. A well-loved Charles Dickens quote perfectly described yesterday, the first day of spring: “It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter […]
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Woodfill Elementary’s Big Top Festival This Weekend
This Sunday, September 20, noon to 6pm, Fort Thomas Public School’s Woodfill Elementary families, as well as the community at large, will fill the school’s parking lot and first floor for the annual Big Top Festival. Formerly called The Fall Festival, this longtime tradition will feature inflatables, a silent auction, food, a cake walk, games […]
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Woodfill Elementary Hosting Weekly Church Services
If you’ve driven past Woodfill Elementary on a recent Sunday morning, you might have taken notice of the parking lot. That’s because it’s probably been near full. Since late 2013, Fort Thomas Independent Schools (FTIS) has been renting Woodfill Elementary’s cafetorium space, as well as classroom space as needed, to Movement Church, a new regional, […]