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Title I Makes Little Gobblers at Magruder ElementaryPosted on: Thursday, November 29, 2012Magruder Elementary School’s Title I sponsored a fun activity where students made little gobblers with parents and other adults. Title I usually holds a crafty project for their students at least once a quarter in the library for family members to attend. Read more |
Food Drive at Grafton Middle SchoolPosted on: Thursday, November 29, 2012The Builders' Club sponsored a Food Drive at Grafton Middle School and collected 1856 items for the Food Closet at St. Lukes. Read more |
Stone Soup PerformancePosted on: Thursday, November 29, 2012Mrs. Siegel’s 2nd grade class read several versions of the story Stone Soup and then performed a reader’s theater version for parents. They also made stone soup for the class to share. The theme of the story is community and sharing. To go along with the theme, the class collected canned goods to be donated to a local food pantry. Read more |
Queens Lake Middle School PTA Reflections Contest ResultsPosted on: Thursday, November 29, 2012The winners for the Queens Lake Middle School Reflections Contest are below: Category of Dance Choreography: 1st Place - Cailin McCummings, 2nd Place - Caroline Brown, 3rd Place - Kaitlyn Audrey; Category of Film/Video Production: 1st Place - Danielle Morgan, 2nd Place - Cailin McCummings, 3rd Place - Elena Evans; Category of Literature: 1st Place - Lauren Tanner, 2nd Place - Sarah Old, 3rd Place - Evan Lynch; Category of Musical Composition: 1st Place - Alex Arnette; Category of Photography: 1st Place - Elena Evans, 2nd Place - Sam Richardson & Sarah Sharlette, 3rd Place - Amanda Trahant & Cailin McCummings; Category of Visual Arts: 1st Place - Amanda Trahant, 2nd Place - Katya Mikhailova, 3rd Place - Meghan Corder, HM Ylexis Bradley, Lacy McLain, & Clara Wincheski. Read more |
Queens Lake Middle School Does Pasta for PenniesPosted on: Thursday, November 29, 2012The QLMS SCA recently concluded the Pasta for Pennies drive, supporting the LLS (Leukemia and Lymphoma Society). The Student Council Association decided to strive to bring in $1,750, which was three hundred more than was raised last year. Through the efforts of all homerooms, the total amount raised was $2,250.97! Eight homerooms raised over $100, while two raised over $200, one homeroom raised over $300, and another raised over $400. Read more |
Third Graders at GBES Organize Holiday Collection for the TroopsPosted on: Thursday, November 29, 2012As an outgrowth of a third grade social studies project on Veterans Day, students in third grade at Grafton Bethel organized a collection of seasonal items to send to the troops for the holidays. Seventeen boxes are being shipped to the Support2theTroops organization. Items collected included holiday candy, cards, gift wrap, bows, videos, cards made by the students, stockings, holiday decorations, and a huge handcrafted flag. Read more |
Queens Lake Middle School VolunteersPosted on: Thursday, November 29, 2012Students from Queens Lake Middle School volunteered with The Arc of Greater Williamsburg, an organization that serves people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. It was a fun filled day for all. Read more |
Classroom Winners in the GBES Spell-a-thonPosted on: Thursday, November 29, 2012Mrs. Machie's third grade class was the top fundraiser in the 8th annual Grafton Bethel Spell-a-thon. Zanecia Patrick, a second grader, was the top individual fundraiser. Students at GBES participated by taking their spelling test and collecting pledges based on their scores. Students raised over $20,000 which will support many programs and events sponsored by the PTA. Read more |
Author John Stephens VisitsPosted on: Thursday, November 29, 2012On Monday, November 19, John Stephens, author of The Emerald Atlas and The Fire Chronicle visited with students at Tabb Middle School and Grafton Bethel Elementary School to share his experiences that led to creating his novels. Afterwards, Mr. Stephens signed copies of his book. Read more |
Seaford SCA Hosts Canned Food DrivePosted on: Thursday, November 29, 2012Seaford Elementary hosted their annual canned food drive reaching out to all students and staff to donate canned food. This year 1,927 items were collected and donated to the York County Food Bank. Read more |
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