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Yorktown Middle "Reads to Feed"Posted on: Friday, April 12, 2013As part of Yorktown Middle School's annual Read Across America celebration, the English Department challenged students to read on behalf of Heifer International, a nonprofit organization that seeks to end world hunger. Students read from March 1 to March 22 and collected $2,298.80 through the Read to Feed program. They purchased two heifers, one water buffalo, three llama, one goat, one sheep, and an assortment of trees, bees, rabbits, chicks and ducks. Read more |
TES Reads Across AmericaPosted on: Friday, April 12, 2013In honor of Dr. Seuss's birthday and "Read Across America" month in March, parents, family and community volunteers were invited to read to students in host classrooms. Captain David Outten, a firefighter for York County Fire Department for 30+ years, read a Dr. Seuss book to Carol Gratton's second graders at Tabb Elementary School. Read more |
YMS BoB Team Takes Third Place!Posted on: Friday, April 12, 2013For the second year, Yorktown Middle School placed third out of all the participating middle schools from Hampton, Newport News and Williamsburg at the regional Battle of the Books competition held at the Williamsburg Regional Library in March. Read more |
Grafton Bethel 4th Graders Stage Silent ProtestPosted on: Friday, April 12, 2013Students in Mrs. McKisson's fourth grade literature group at Grafton Bethel Elementary School staged a protest after reading Kids Discover-Civil Rights. After creating posters to state their argument, students paraded through the school in a silent protest. Read more |
YES Book Fair at Barnes and NoblePosted on: Friday, April 12, 2013Yorktown Elementary School (YES) enjoyed a special book fair at Barnes and Noble in March. The evening was filled with a robotics demonstration, storytime with YES teachers, Cookie and Cocoa Party in the cafe, Readers' Theatre Performance by second graders, math and science demonstrations, chess games, YES art exhibit, and a special table filled with student-author books on display. Read more |
YCSD Employee Earns Regional HonorPosted on: Friday, March 29, 2013Congratulations to Brendina Tobias, School Social Worker for the York County School Division, for being named as the recipient of the 2013 Volunteer Service Award through the Mid-Atlantic District Conference of the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Club. This award reflects her commitment to community service and her impact as a volunteer. The Mid-Atlantic District is comprised of clubs from New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, the District of Columbia and Virginia. Read more |
Tabb High Titanic ProjectsPosted on: Friday, March 29, 2013AP English 11 students at Tabb High School have been researching the sinking of the Titanic and creating podcasts to report their findings. The students will have their work reviewed and judged by staff from NPR and the Mariners’ Museum, with the winners being announced at a formal ceremony at the Museum on Saturday, April 13, 2013. The founder and voice of “A Moment in Time,” Dan Roberts, will be attending the event to award the top three group. Read more |
YCSD Blue Ribbon ArtistsPosted on: Friday, March 29, 2013Four York County School Division students recently took top honors at the Tidewater District Women’s Club Art Show. The students were entered into the District event after taking Best-in-Show honors at the Yorktown Woman's Club annual art show in January. Read more |
Seaford Students Present Famous AmericansPosted on: Friday, March 29, 2013First grade students at Seaford Elementary School participated in a transformative learning project about famous Americans. As part of their unit of study, first graders concentrate on five famous Americans: Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, George Washington Carver and Eleanor Roosevelt. The different first grade classes each studied and become an expert on their one assigned famous American. Students were given a choice on how they planned to present their famous American to the other classes in order to share the essential knowledge. Some classes assembled a power point, while others performed plays, songs and even a puppet show. Props, which focused on symbols relative to their American, were assembled in the classroom. Read more |
Tabb Middle School Partners with the Armed Forces Communication & Electronic AssociationPosted on: Friday, March 29, 2013Tabb Middle School has been selected by the Armed Forces Communication & Electronic Association (AFCEA) as a STEM Adopt-A-School. The AFCEA will provide resources to our school in support of STEM initiatives and activities. AFCEA representatives and a representative from IBM presented Terry Guthrie with a check for $4,025 to engage students in engineering concepts and enhance critical thinking skills. Terry will be purchasing iPads, wind generators and participating in a STEM Engineering conference this summer. Read more |
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