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10/02/2026

In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, NPS students enjoyed a special assembly featuring La Marvela, a group celebrating the sounds, rhythms, and traditions of Colombia’s Caribbean coast.
Students had the opportunity to learn about traditional instruments, including flutes, maracas, and drums, while discovering Colombian Caribbean rhythms such as cumbia. From Pre-K 3 through Sixth Grade, our Cardinals joined in the celebration by clapping along, keeping the rhythm with the tambora, and moving to the music. The performance ended with an introduction to mapalé, a lively dance that had all of our Cardinals joining in the fun!
We are grateful to La Marvela for sharing their music, stories, and traditions with our NPS community and for giving our students the opportunity to celebrate Colombian culture! ❤️🎶

Yesterday was Buddy Match Day at NPS! ❤️ In a long-lived tradition for Cardinals, Pre-Kindergarten 4 students met their ...
10/01/2026

Yesterday was Buddy Match Day at NPS! ❤️ In a long-lived tradition for Cardinals, Pre-Kindergarten 4 students met their Third Grade buddies in an exciting reveal, where teachers announced the pairings one by one to applause and cheering. Buddies then had time to play and get to know one another.

To officially welcome the Third Graders into their new role, the current Fourth Grade Class of 2029, who just last year stepped into the Big Buddy role themselves, shared thoughtful advice to help the new Third Grade buddies feel prepared and confident.

These buddies will stay together until the older students graduate from NPS and the younger students become the big buddies themselves. Through this tradition, students live out the NPS core values—Love, Respect, Responsibility, Honesty, and Safety during their time together. ❤❤

Last week, our Fifth and Sixth Graders returned from a fun-filled, three-day outdoor adventure at Echo Hill Outdoor Scho...
09/30/2026

Last week, our Fifth and Sixth Graders returned from a fun-filled, three-day outdoor adventure at Echo Hill Outdoor School on the Eastern Shore. Students took part in exciting activities such as Bay Studies, where they explored the Chesapeake Bay aboard an 80-year-old fishing boat; the big swing; the zip line; Aqualogy (a hands-on study of a pond ecosystem); Swamp Canoeing (“Scanoeing”), and Survival, an exciting challenge for students to learn different survival skills such as fire- and shelter-building. They encouraged one another through each challenge, strengthening their teamwork and having fun every step of the way. The trip was full of memorable moments! ♥⛺🛶

Say "cheese," Cardinals! 📸 Thank You to Victor O'Neill Studios for a fantastic school picture day! From Pre-K 3 to Sixth...
09/29/2026

Say "cheese," Cardinals! 📸 Thank You to Victor O'Neill Studios for a fantastic school picture day! From Pre-K 3 to Sixth Grade there were picture perfect smiles all around! ❤

Thank you to all the Cardinal families, alumni, faculty, and staff who joined us this past weekend for Upper Division’s ...
09/28/2026

Thank you to all the Cardinal families, alumni, faculty, and staff who joined us this past weekend for Upper Division’s Service Saturday! Families came together for a fun morning, making and delivering 500 sandwiches and trail mix bags to Martha’s Table. 🍞❤
Lower Division families, we hope to see you on Saturday, October 3, for the next round of sandwich making! A special thanks to Rev. Sutton for organizing and to all our Cardinals for their participation. ♥

Pre-K 3 students kicked off the school year by exploring an important color at NPS: RED! They honed their observational ...
09/25/2026

Pre-K 3 students kicked off the school year by exploring an important color at NPS: RED! They honed their observational skills as they searched for red objects around the classroom. Students painted their own red binoculars and then took them around the school to search for all things red, spotting blocks, cardinals, backpacks, and signs along the way.

Red also became part of their art exploration as students experimented with dot painters, markers, paint sticks, and glue. At the easel, they stretched tall and wide to paint cardinals and used their own pictures to create a classroom collage.

The color red also found its way into their first Show and Share session of the school year. Students proudly displayed a wide range of red items, including play cars and buses, Elmo, Spider-Man, and even a "Spirit" the cardinal stuffy!

In their first experiment of the year, Third Grade scientists worked together to investigate the properties of water, fo...
09/23/2026

In their first experiment of the year, Third Grade scientists worked together to investigate the properties of water, focusing on surface tension and absorbency. They tested how water behaves on different surfaces, including wax paper, paper towels, and aluminum foil, and then formed their own hypotheses about why different materials absorb or repel water. Students recorded their experiment results in their lab report notebooks and extended their thinking by answering questions such as, “Which material is most like a sponge?” and “Which material would you use to design a raincoat?” It's an exciting start to a year of discovery in the science lab! ❤

Upper Division Artists kicked off the year with a collaborative project. They looked to the iconic work of Washington, D...
09/22/2026

Upper Division Artists kicked off the year with a collaborative project. They looked to the iconic work of Washington, DC artist and arts educator Alma Thomas for inspiration. Rather than painting abstract forms with her signature mosaic-like dashes, artists used tape to create their own designs.

Working together, they made creative decisions, planned designs, tore materials, and applied the tape. The designs were then pieced together to create a mural that now hangs throughout the hallway. ♥

Pre-K 4 friends began an exploration of lines! Students investigated letters and shapes formed using straight lines. The...
09/18/2026

Pre-K 4 friends began an exploration of lines! Students investigated letters and shapes formed using straight lines. They described and compared two wooden pieces from our handwriting curriculum - “Big Line” and “Little Line.”

Around campus, they searched for lines and discovered them everywhere, in sticks, lampposts, rails, crosswalks, flagpoles, benches, soccer field markings, playground structures, stripes, stems, and signs. Their discoveries showed them that lines are all around us! Through this exploration, students are beginning to see how simple lines and shapes come together to create the letters of the alphabet. ♥〰️🔠

Happy 57th Birthday, NPS! Cardinals from Pre-K 3 through Sixth Grade, along with our amazing faculty and staff, filled t...
09/17/2026

Happy 57th Birthday, NPS!

Cardinals from Pre-K 3 through Sixth Grade, along with our amazing faculty and staff, filled the halls with red and white, proudly showing their Cardinal spirit! It was a day full of celebration, joy, and community.

Happy Birthday, NPS! ❤️ 🎂

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