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Making a ProfitPosted on: Thursday, May 10, 2012Mt. Vernon Elementary School (MVES) students decide which donuts to purchase from Vivian Baggett's PEP class. The PEP classes have been working on a study of Goods and Services. Students studied how a product goes from raw materials to store shelf. They created a plan to set up a school donut shop, decided how to make the donuts, how much money was needed to start, what price to charge, and how to advertise. After expenditures were paid, students determined if a profit was made. Read more |
Pennies for AdoptionPosted on: Thursday, May 10, 2012The Virginia Living Museum (VLM) hosted a fund raiser for adopting a wild animal. The VLM was looking to collect $100 in donations to adopt a raccoon. Jeanette Weinberg and Donna Merkle's classes at Mt. Vernon Elementary School (MVES) competed to see who could raise the most money. Together the classes raised $175.00 for the VLM. Jeanette Weinburg's class raised the most money, $142.00, and will be recognized by the VLM. Read more |
Tabb Elementary Jumps for HeartPosted on: Thursday, May 10, 2012For the last 10 years, Tabb Elementary School (TES) has participated in the Jump Rope for Heart Program, donating more than $114,500 to the American Heart Association. This year's contribution was led by Ciara Varner who collected the most donations ($760) for TES's Jump Rope for Heart. Read more |
Yorktown Middle Teacher to Participate in National Educational ProgramPosted on: Thursday, May 10, 2012Congratulations to Melissa Schreiber, a Nationally Board Certified teacher at Yorktown Middle School (YMS). She has been selected from a pool of more than 300 applicants to participate in the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources Summer Teacher Institute for the week of May 21-25, 2012. Read more |
Fashion Show for a CausePosted on: Thursday, May 10, 2012Tabb High School's (THS) Fashion Marketing Classes hosted their Annual Fashion Show for a Cause on Thursday April 26th. This year's fundraising cause was Cystic Fibrosis. Thirty-eight student and faculty models participated in the show. Admissions and door prize drawings netted $1000 for Cystic Fibrosis. Marketing teacher-coordinator Christina Majka, along with students Becca Mackey and Chanda Lackie, supported "Team Amanda," in honor of Amanda Varnes, who has the disease. “Team Amanda” walked to raise money for Cystic Fibrosis research. The team walked 2 miles at William and Mary Hall on Saturday May 5th and presented the check for the $1000 donation during the reception following the walk. An additional $400 in donations was collected and then presented to the team by Christina Majka Read more |
Grafton Middle Goes Lavender for a DayPosted on: Friday, May 04, 2012Grafton Middle School (GMS) students and faculty renewed their stand against bullying and rudeness by recognizing the 13th anniversary of the Columbine High School shooting on April 20. Shades of purple were seen throughout the school in remembrance of Rachel Scott and one of her favorite colors, lavender. Rachel was the first student killed at Columbine and is whom the program “Rachel’s Challenge” is named after. Read more |
VIMS Visits Grafton Middle Seventh GradersPosted on: Friday, May 04, 2012Students at Grafton Middle School (GMS) listened as Sarah McGuire explained the food chain of the Chesapeake Bay. Sarah, from the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) brought preserved specimens of the fish so students could see the sizes of the different fish. Students were able to investigate different specimens such as the anatomy of an eel that can be found in the Chesapeake Bay. This activities, centered around the Chesapeake Bay Ecosystem, was part of a presentation from VIMS during their visit to Kristin Thompson's seventh grade Life Science class at GMS to teach the students about our local ecosystem. Read more |
Coventry 4th Graders Visit Jamestown SettlementPosted on: Friday, May 04, 2012Kathy Swartwood's fourth grade class at Coventry Elementary School (CES) visited the Jamestown Settlement for a field trip. The students learned what life was like during the first days of the Jamestown colony. Read more |
Queens Lake Middle Donates Over $1,400 to the Leukemia and Lymphoma SocietyPosted on: Friday, May 04, 2012Thank you to the Queens Lake Middle School (QLMS) community for donating over $1,400 to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. The following classes donated over 100 dollars: Susan O'Hare’s sixth grade class, Barbara Poland’s sixth grade class, Heather Stark’s eighth grade class, Jessica Vaillancourt’s eighth grade class, and Thomas Weidinger’s sixth grade class. In third place for the most money donated by an A Day homeroom class is Ms. O'Hare’s class with an average of $10.27 per student. In second place with the most money donated by the A Day homeroom is Mr. Weidinger’s class with an average of $12.06 per person. The first place A Day homeroom who donated the most money is Ms. Stark’s class. Ms. Stark’s class averaged $12.86 per person and raised a total of $334.57. Read more |
Grafton Bethel 4th Graders Visit RichmondPosted on: Friday, April 27, 2012The fourth grade classes from Grafton Bethel Elementary School (GBES), took a field trip to Richmond to learn about the capitol and the history the city holds. The students gathered on the front steps of the capitol for a group photo. Read more |
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