Proof that reading pays off….in ice cream! 7th graders in ELA classes that met their Accelerated Reading goals for the 3rd quarter were rewarded with ice cream.



Main Street School recently participated in "Coin Wars" to raise money for the Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital. As a school we raised $804.66. This was done with the high school to go along with their Dance Marathon. Mr. Caponi's class was the winning homeroom and enjoyed donuts and extra recess!

The 5th grade Blue Squad students celebrated the end of the third quarter with an exciting bowling outing, where a great time was had by everyone!




Last week, Deputy Josh Young and his K9, Esco, visited 1st grade classrooms at Maplehurst Elementary after students learned about people working with animals in their reading curriculum. The students loved learning all about Esco’s training and his duties!



Love movies? Love movie soundtracks? The Norwalk High School Orchestras are excited to present a night of MOVIE MUSIC!!! Admission is free and all are welcome. 5th grade students and their parents are especially encouraged to attend. Check the flyer for details and see you there!!!

The Norwalk City School Board approved the 2026-2027 Calendar at their meeting last night.

Maplehurst Guest Readers on Thursday and Friday included: Principal Ken Moore, Director of Pupil Services Ratiba Stillman, District representative Jenicka Reamer, Trooper Cole, Lt. Schowow, School resource office Mike Conney, Firefighter Adam Butler and central office secretary Kim McConegly. Maplehurst Staff and students want to send a big thank you to all who came to read this week, your time with us was appreciated.







Mrs. Steinwart's class has had a great Right to Read Week. We have had amazing guest readers, went on a virtual field trip to the Toledo Zoo, read under our desks with flashlights, and went to the book fair to get some new books.









Norwalk City Schools is hiring for the 2026-2027 School Year.
Please apply at this link:
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Please apply at this link:
https://norwalktruckers.applicantstack.com/x/openings



Maplehurst students in Mrs. Caitlyn Cannon's class had a very special reader from Ecuador-Ell assistant Wenddy Riems' daughter lives there and she writes children's books. Andrea Rivadeneira wrote the book "Lulu and Ellie:Days of Nerves". She read this book to the first graders from Ecuador. Miss Kaitlyn Smith's kindergarten class had a guest reader from Africa-Maddie Roche Anderson, formerly from Norwalk, read to her students on Friday. She read a story her dad wrote when she was a child. Students had the opportunity to ask questions and learn more about Africa and Ecuador-we are grateful for these amazing opportunities.
Friday was flashlight friday and each student was given a flashlight to use to read "in the dark" in their classrooms. Miss Kaitlyn Smith's students were caught reading under their desks.
Friday was flashlight friday and each student was given a flashlight to use to read "in the dark" in their classrooms. Miss Kaitlyn Smith's students were caught reading under their desks.







NERD Nation teams 3264E, 3264K, 3264T, & 3264X competed at the 2026 Ohio State VEX Robotics State Championships on March 6 & 7 at the National Museum of the US Air Force in Dayton, Ohio. Congrats to all teams for qualifying and to 3264T for their Judges Award.
Mrs. Steinwart's class had fun painting with robots. Mrs. Jude taught us how we can use technology to create art pieces with different textures.







Fifth graders on the Gold Stars team wrapped up their sound energy unit with hands-on labs! They experimented with manipulating sound waves, creating different pitches, and discovering how sound can be reflected or absorbed. They're excited to move on to light waves next!
Guest readers at Maplehurst Elementary on Wednesday included: Police Chief Dahlgren, Office Mike Conney, State Trooper Alvarado, School Board member Eric Gonzales, Middle School student Ariel Roche, newspaper reporter Matt Roche and central office employee Kim McConegly. Thank you guest readers!








Norwalk City Schools will be on a 2 hour delay today, Thursday, March 5th due to the dense fog.
Kamans Art Shoppes from Cedar Point came in and showed the Norwalk High School students how they can use their art skills in the real world, and maybe even snag a summer job. They taught the students how to do some old time photography and caricature drawing.







On Tuesday guest readers at Maplehurst included: Police Officer Cooke, Police Officer Bond, Fire Chief Strayer, Newspaper reporter Matt Roche, Police Chief Dahlgren, Sheriff Deputies Weller and Cawrse, school secretary Becky Scheel, middle school student Ariel Roche, Officer Mike Conney, State Trooper Sgt. Hamilton, Assistant Police Chief Michael Biller and director of operations Dan Bauman. TLC students Sawyer Wineman and CJ Bennet enjoyed reading with Mrs. Heyman's students in the boats. The students and staff are enjoying having the guest readers each day.










Maplehurst students and staff dressed as their favorite book characters on Tuesday as part of right to read week. Lots of fun characters!





Maplehurst staff and students kicked off right to read on Monday with an assembly that included a story, a reading relay with staff members and a bear hunt adventure with the help of the TLC students, Xavi, Tessa, Grady, Reagan and Autumn.








Norwalk City Schools will be on a 2 hour delay today, Wednesday, March 4th due to dense fog.
