Rising Stars Cheviot Westwood

Our school social worker Mrs. Annie provided each classroom with a yummy hot cocoa experience! The book, Hot Cocoa Calm, teaches kiddos how to use “cool down the cocoa” breathing techniques to calm down! We also had the chance to pass around a weighted hot cocoa plush and practice blowing it until it cooled!

The best part…….drinking delicious hot cocoa! thanks Mrs. Annie!

Rising Stars Cheviot Westwood proudly celebrated our 3rd Annual International Dinner & Culture Fest, and it was truly a night to remember!
Local restaurants such as Dusmesh Indian, PhoViet Vietnamese, and Ichiban Japanese, along with our incredible families, shared delicious international cuisine that everyone enjoyed.
The evening began with a beautiful performance centered on unity and the power of identity, setting the tone for a night full of connection and celebration. Families then traveled the world using passports to visit different countries and participate in hands-on multicultural crafts—creating sombreros in Mexico, rain sticks in Chile, African Maasai jewelry, Egyptian hand fans, Taj Mahal lanterns, and so much more!
It was such a joyful night that highlighted the importance of embracing our differences, believing in the strength of diversity and inclusivity, and building a strong, connected community! So many thanks to our staff, students, families and communities for all of their support!

Due to snow and ice, Cincinnati Public Schools will be closed today, Friday, December 12. For more information on CPS’ severe weather procedures, please visit: https://www.cps-k12.org/severeweather

Literacy and Reading are always on our minds here at Rising Stars CW! Check out our last week: Cincinnati Mayor Aftab came to read to our kiddos and led meaningful discussions about the importance of being a friend, not a bully! We enjoyed dressing up and having a parade on book character day! We also celebrated National Author’s Day with a visit from August Stewart, a published author by age 4! He read his amazing book, alongside his mom and dad, and shared all of his hopes and dreams! His book (link) is in the comments if you’d like to check it out! 📕 📖

Fall Festival was such a blast! Thank you to everyone for coming and enjoying a night of building community!

What a fun September we had for Attendance Awareness month!!! Dr. Ruba and our mascot, Poppi the Penguin came and read a special book about coming to school everyday! The characters in the book were our teachers and they waddled to school to learn and play!
We had special dress up days for spirit week and even ended with an attenDANCE party with bubbles and Poppi sharing some smooth dance moves! Rising Stars at Cheviot Westwood is such a happy place to be!

Shout out to Ms. D-the best custodian ever! Happy custodians day-Rising Stars Cheviot Westwood is lucky to have you!

Friday was such a special day! To celebrate Read a Book Day and International Literacy Day, we had some amazing visitors come and share their passion for reading with our learners! It was pretty early on a Friday, so BIG SHOUT OUT to Biggby for the delicious coffee they provided!

Officer Hix, our School Resource Officer, read a wonderful book about loving our uniqueness and accepting others! Mrs. House, Director of Positive School Culture, read a very engaging and interactive book about the power we have to make happy and healthy choices. Dr. Smith, Deputy Superintendent, shared a book about Kindness and how we can spread it freely and happily! Thank you to each of them for taking the time to share their love for literacy and our kiddos!l

We had a furry and sweet visitor at school last week! Mrs. Annie, our school social worker, brought Ozzy to teach the kiddos about being gentle and kind! The kids really enjoyed this experience! ❤️ 🐶

PLAY IS LEARNING!

Play is fundamentally important in early childhood education as it serves as a powerful tool for cognitive, social, emotional, and physical development. Through play, children explore, experiment, and learn about the world around them, developing essential skills for future learning and well-being!

Check out your kiddos teachers engaging in learning invitations and play to help them plan for all of the amazing experiences our learners will have this year!