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Day at the CapitolPosted on: Friday, January 25, 2013Members of the School Board of York County, along with Eric Williams, Superintendent, and Dennis Jarrett, Chief Financial Officer attended this year's "Day at the Capitol" Legislative Conference, sponsored by the Virginia School Boards Association (VSBA) at the Richmond Marriott on January 23. Attendees took part in a Legislative Issues Briefing on state budget issues, personnel issues, school board operations, teacher issues and other topics. Dr. Williams and members of the School Board are scheduled to return to Richmond next week to meet with members of the local legislative delegation to discuss educational issues under consideration during the 2013 General Assembly. Read more |
DES Club Earns "Coins for Conservation"Posted on: Friday, January 25, 2013The Dare Elementary School Earth Kids Club (EKC) conducted a fundraiser to support the "Bring Back the Monarchs" program. As a result of the fundraiser, "Coins for Conservation", students collected $254 dollars for the Monarch Watch organization. That organization will use these funds to collect seeds and grow, distribute, and plant milkweeds across the country. Read more |
Hands-On Science "Charges" Students and ParentsPosted on: Friday, January 25, 2013Grafton Bethel Elementary School students in Mrs. Hays' fourth grade class participated in hands-on science activities assisted by parents and friends. The lesson on electricity and magnetism included property of magnets, finding the north pole of magnets and static charges. Read more |
Title I Snowman Party at MESPosted on: Friday, January 25, 2013On Thursday, January 17, 2013, students, parents and teachers enjoyed participating in a variety of activities relating to reading and writing at Magruder Elementary School (MES). Students made snowman cards and wrote letters inside them. Students also played snowman board games where students identified letters, words or read sentences depending on their grade level. Students listened as Mrs. Murawski, a kindergarten teacher at MES, read Sneezy the Snowman. Afterwards, students decorated snowmen on the computer. The fun didn't stop there though! Students followed directions and made melting snowman cookies by working with their peers to share supplies. When they finished, students enjoyed eating their delicious cookies as a snack. Parents and students had a wonderful time traveling from Read more |
York County PTA Reflections WinnersPosted on: Friday, January 25, 2013A special thank you to all of the participants in the 2012-2013 Reflections contest this year. This competition's theme was "The Magic of A Moment." The annual contest is sponsored by the York County Council PTA/PTSA in conjunction with the National PTA. Students throughout the York County School Division submitted original entries at their school level in the following categories: Dance Choreography, Film/Video Production, Musical Composition, Literature, Photography and Visual Arts. Each category is broken down into four divisions of competition - Primary (Preschool - grade 2), Intermediate (Grades 3-5), Middle (Grades 6-8) and Senior (grades 9-12). All entries are judged on artistic merit, creativity, mastery of the medium and interpretation of the theme. Read more |
Title I Schools Recognized for High AchievementPosted on: Friday, January 18, 2013The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) has recognized four York County School Division schools for raising the academic achievement of economically disadvantaged students. Bethel Manor Elementary Schools is one of just nine schools statewide to earn the recognition as a Title Highly Distinguished School for exceeding all state and federal accountability benchmarks and achieve average scores on Standards of Learning (SOL) tests in English and mathematics at or above the 85th percentile. 37 more schools were named Title I Distinguished schools for meeting all state and federal accountability requirements for and achieving average reading and mathematics SOL scores at 60th percentile or higher, including: Dare Elementary, Seaford Elementary, and Waller Mill Elementary. Read more |
Elephant Toothpaste ExperimentPosted on: Thursday, January 17, 2013Students in Mrs. Buckley's fifth grade class at Magruder Elementary School were testing a chemical reaction by using hydrogen peroxide, food coloring, liquid dish soap, yeast and warm water. Together they made a foamy soap that the decided to call “Elephant's Toothpaste” because it looks like toothpaste being squeezed from the tube. Read more |
Read 2 Me in KindergartenPosted on: Thursday, January 17, 2013Mr. Len Donvito, Coordinator of Instructional Technology for YCSD, has implemented a story sharing program with classes in the school division. Grafton Bethel Elementary School students are listening to interactive stories with Mr. Donvito through the Elluminate media. Students in Mrs. Thompson's kindergarten class learned new vocabulary while they enjoyed the story of Mama Mama Llama Drama. Mrs. Carrie Mokry, Grafton Bethel's educational technology facilitator assisted these young 21st century students as they accessed the technology in their classrooms. Read more |
MVES Third Grade Moon ProjectPosted on: Thursday, January 17, 2013Mount Vernon Elementary School teachers are incorporating great techniques to help prepare students for the new Science Standards of Learning assessments. Students in Mrs. Gregory's third grade class are creating the different phases of the moon using Oreo cookies. Read more |
Grafton Bethel Reflections WinnersPosted on: Thursday, January 17, 2013Grafton Bethel PTA held a reception for this year’s Reflections Winners. Through Reflections, PTA recognizes students for their artistic efforts at local, regional, state and national levels. Congratulations to all the students who depicted the "Magic of the Moment" in various media. Read more |
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