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Tabb Middle School National Junior Honor Society Helps out PORTPosted on: Friday, February 08, 2013Tabb Middle School National Junior Honor Society assembled hygiene kits for the Peninsula's largest homeless shelter, PORT. Students packed over 100 kits that included items such as toothbrushes, toothpaste, soap, body wash and shampoo. This is just one of the many service projects that Tabb NJHS members support throughout the year. |
THS Grasses for the Masses ProjectPosted on: Friday, February 08, 2013Tabb High School's Club Earth has undertaken an industrious project to help with the rehabilitation of our local waterways by growing and planting underwater grasses. The group is sponsored by THS faculty members Sherri Sklute, Diane Kokorelis, Kristin Grigonis and Lynn Shematek. Participants in the program grow wild celery (Vallisneria americana), a type of underwater grass at the school for 10-12 weeks. After 10-12 weeks of grow-out, participants will gather to plant their grasses in select local rivers to bolster grass populations and help restore the Bay. Last year, Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) participants planted over 6,000 underwater grasses between the two restoration sites on the Potomac and James Rivers. |
1st Annual Grafton Bazaar, Craft and Vendor ShowPosted on: Friday, February 01, 2013The Grafton High Band will host a fundraiser on Saturday, March 16, 2013, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Grafton High School Cafeteria, 403 Grafton Drive Yorktown. Raffles, concessions and Grafton Band performances will take place throughout the day while you shop and support the band. |
Fire Safety at GBESPosted on: Friday, February 01, 2013Mrs. Carpenter's first grade class at Grafton Bethel Elementary School was introduced to fire safety by the father of one of her students. Shawn Murphy (father of Kelly Murphy) suited up to demonstrate how a fireman would fight a fire as well as share safety practices in the home. |
Monarch WorkshopPosted on: Friday, February 01, 2013On Monday, January 28, 2013, nearly two dozen YCSD elementary teachers participated in a hands-on workshop sponsored by Virginia’s Department of Game and Inland Fisheries. The workshop focused on how to establish and use outdoor gardens for instruction. Participants also received books and other resources to take back to their classrooms. The workshop was funded by the Monarch Initiative Project which provides grant funding to establish or expand monarch habitats at each elementary school during the 2013-2014 school year. |
Paper Airplane Contest at Magruder ElementaryPosted on: Friday, February 01, 2013Magruder families and staff braved the chilly weather Thursday night, January 17, 2013, to participate in an airplane contest. The PTA sponsored the exciting event and provided students with the materials to create their own paper airplane. After creating their airplane, students participated in an airplane throwing contest where students tested their airplane to see how far it would fly. Families and staff had an enjoyable time watching students use their creative skills to create airplanes. |
Math Mountain at MESPosted on: Friday, February 01, 2013On Tuesday, January 22, 2013, students participated in a day filled with fun math activities in Math Mountain at Magruder Elementary School. Teachers developed engaging lessons for students to revisit objectives taught throughout the first two quarters of the year. Students loved learning about math from each of their grade level's teachers. The students were very excited and asked several times when the second math mountain will take place. |
Snow and the Five Senses at Grafton BethelPosted on: Friday, February 01, 2013Grafton Bethel kindergarteners enjoyed the snow and a science lesson on the five senses as they tasted, touched, listened to, smelled and saw the snow! |
Goats Visit Magruder Elementary SchoolPosted on: Friday, February 01, 2013The students at Magruder Elementary School (MES) received a surprise visit on Wednesday, January 23, 2013, from a few miniature pygmy goats. The goats visited the school to provide the students with a real world connection to the Read to Feed Fundraiser that ended the day before. Students raised over $3,000 for the Read to Feed program by being sponsored to read over the last two months. By raising the money, students are providing a country with goats, cows and water buffalos to help with the basic needs of a village. Students were excited to help and encouraged each other throughout the fundraiser. Faculty and administrators were blown away by the amount of money raised and the amount of participants in the school. MES students really made a difference in the lives of others and continue |
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. |
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