
October 14, 2025
Ms. Veirs's 5th grade class has been working on a project using the book, "What Do You Do with an Idea?" by Kobi Yamada. Students worked in pairs to research different famous inv...

October 6, 2025
Sand Springs Fire Department made a stop today for the students of Northwoods. The firefighters taught the students about fire safety, having a meeting place, smoke detectors, and...

October 2, 2025
Students at Northwoods are celebrating Homecoming Week! Monday: PJ Day, Tuesday: Twin Day, Wednesday: Western Day, Thursday: Sandite Spirit Day, and Friday: Sandite Pink Out. Stud...

September 19, 2025
Mrs. McColloch's 2nd grade class celebrated National Teddy Bear Day on September 9th. Every student was invited to bring a teddy bear from home to spend the day with them in class...

April 15, 2025
This month, Mary Sue's Mobile Petting Zoo & Pony Rides made a stop at Northwoods Fine Arts Academy! Each class here at school got to go inside the ring and spend time with the ani...

April 1, 2025
Litespeed Air Show came to Northwoods and taught 3rd-5th grade about the history of flight and basics of aerodynamics. Students watched planes perform thrilling acrobatics that we...

April 1, 2025
Special Olympics Regionals were held in Owasso last week. Northwoods students competed in bocce. Two teams got 4th place and one team got 2nd place. Shoutout to Raising Cane’s in...

April 1, 2025
Jasper and Alycemay were our March Sandite Heroes! These kiddos displayed integrity in and out of their classrooms. Great job!

February 17, 2025
Our January Sandite Hero goes to Titan Reynolds! The character award for this month is for gratitude. Students are picked from their teachers each month.

February 11, 2025
TradeHome Shoes stopped by Northwoods Fine Arts Academy to donate socks to our clothes closet. We are very grateful to have such strong connections with our community!

January 31, 2025
Nikki McCurtain, a second grade teacher here at NFAA, was awarded a grant from the Sand Springs Education Association. The grant included a positive interaction between students a...

January 17, 2025
Northwoods Fine Arts Academy celebrated the World's Finest Chocolate fundraiser winners this morning after Sandite Salute. Some of the prizes awarded included a glow dance, pizza ...

January 16, 2025
Northwoods held their school spelling bee yesterday. Grades 3-5 participated, with 2 top spellers from each class competing in the school bee. These two students were some of our ...

November 11, 2024
Northwoods invited all veterans to attend an assembly that is put on by the 5th grade class. Many friends and families joined during the celebration, including a local veteran nam...

November 7, 2024
BancFirst presented a check to our 5th graders this morning here at Northwoods! The check totaled $1,000 and will help with expenses for 5th grade camp. The 5th graders will atten...

October 29, 2024
Fourth grade teacher Lisa Sander provided QuikTrip’s Curri+Q-Lum to her classes for some math practice. This program is designed to apply math concepts to real-world settings. Stu...

May 31, 2022
Sand Springs Public Schools (SSPS) elementary sites have been named 2021-22 Project Lead The Way (PLTW) Distinguished Schools. Angus Valley Elementary , Garfield STEAM Academy , L...



November 18, 2020
Please review the attached letter from Supt. Durkee regarding the SSPS Elementary School shift to Distance Learning that will begin on Friday Nov 20 - https://bit.ly/38RDFQp