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Tabb Middle School Action for Animal Awareness Night

Posted on: Friday, March 10, 2017

Tabb Middle School (TMS) sixth grade students have been busy researching critical issues facing animals and have worked in teams to design informative, persuasive display boards to bring awareness to the community. Students also solicited donations of animal care items and donated them to the local SPCA. The project culminates with approximately 300 students filling the halls of Tabb Middle at 7 p.m., Thursday March 16, to share their research and help make a difference in the lives of animals. Community members will vote for the most informative, passionate presentation and the winning team’s selected charity will receive all donations collected through a fundraising campaign.


Odyssey of the Mind Champions

Posted on: Wednesday, March 08, 2017

Three York County School Division teams are headed to the state Odyssey of the Mind Tournament based on their impressive work at the regional competition this past weekend. In the Its Time Omer problem, the Yorktown Middle School team took first place in its division, while the Tabb High team took second place in its division and Queens Lake Middle School won the Odd-A-Bot problem in its division. All three teams advance to the state competition on April 1.


Teachers Present at Virginia Children's Engineering Conference

Posted on: Friday, February 24, 2017

Yorktown Elementary School (YES) science teacher Barbara Westlund and educational technology facilitator Shellye Wardensky presented three sessions at the Virginia Children's Engineering Conference in Roanoke in February. The three sessions were titled Engineering Basics, LEGO Education StoryStarter: Making Literacy Tangible, and Great iPad Apps for STEM.


Dinner Theater Success

Posted on: Friday, February 24, 2017

Waller Mill Elementary School’s annual Dinner Theater was a huge success this year! The Fine Arts Magnet program’s show was entitled Sunshine and Rainbows. The students shined in their performance and the audience was treated like royalty by student servers.


Trip Back in Time

Posted on: Friday, February 24, 2017

The fourth grade classes at Bethel Manor Elementary School went back in time on their field trip to Williamsburg this month. The students spent the day experiencing life during Virginia’s colonial period. This experience allowed the students the opportunity to bring what they learn in class to a much higher level, meaning, and understanding.


School Spirit with a Twist

Posted on: Friday, February 24, 2017

Schools hold spirit days for students and staff throughout the year for a variety of reasons, but Tabb Middle School put a twist on their spirit day this week. On Thursday, faculty and staff put away their traditional Tabb Tiger orange & black and filled the halls with navy, red and silver to show their support for Grafton High School (GHS) freshman Andrew Stonier. You may recall we shared his story and students' efforts to raise money for the family earlier this month. Tabb Middle raised $1,200 to help Andrew and his family by donning their Clipper wear.


Virtual Field Trip

Posted on: Friday, February 24, 2017

All York County School Division elementary schools collaborated to develop a virtual field trip, via Skype, to tour the Maggie Walker National Historic Site in Richmond. Students in more than 40 classrooms in all ten elementary schools went online simultaneously to interact with YCSD teachers who interviewed site staff and toured the building live online. In so doing, students developed their understanding of Maggie Walker's importance as a civil rights activist.


100th Day of School

Posted on: Friday, February 17, 2017

Students and teachers are more than halfway through the school year and were delighted to participate in traditions to mark the 100th day of school on Wednesday, February 15. In addition to pretending to be 100 years old, students engaged in various lessons related to the number 100, such as bringing and counting 100 small items; wearing 100th day crowns; stringing necklaces with 100 rings; counting to 100 by 1s, 5s, and 10s; and doing jumping jacks to 100.


Bethel Manor Elementary School Parent University

Posted on: Friday, February 17, 2017

Bethel Manor Elementary School (BMES) held a Parent University for the fifth grade parents this month. Parent Universities are held at schools throughout the year to focus on specific ways parents can help support their children’s education. This month’s event at BMES focused on SOL testing and middle school requirements. Parents walked away with a better understanding of end-of-year requirements and ideas to use at home.


Band Recruitment Efforts

Posted on: Friday, February 17, 2017

Tabb Middle School (TMS) band students visited Bethel Manor Elementary, Mt. Vernon Elementary and Tabb Elementary schools over the last two weeks to give the younger students a taste of the middle school band program prior to the rising sixth grade Course Registration Information Night on February 16. Small groups of student musicians played short, easily recognizable songs during each school's morning program and added a quick plug to consider joining the band program. TMS students were proud to represent the program and are receiving accolades on their performances.


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