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Tabb Middle School’s First Lego League Grand ChampionsPosted on: Friday, November 13, 2015The Virginia/D.C. FIRST LEGO League Regional Qualifying Tournament was held at Crittenden Middle School in Newport News on November 7. Tabb Middle School’s Team, Tigers AI, placed first as Overall Division 2 Champions and will represent the region in the state tournament at James Madison University in December. |
WMES Storybook Pumpkin PatchPosted on: Friday, October 30, 2015Charlie Brown and Linus would have a great time looking for the Great Pumpkin in the Waller Mill Elementary School (WMES) pumpkin patch. Students in all grades were invited to select a character from a book and create a pumpkin that looks like that character. They worked with their families and brought them from home to create the best pumpkin patch in York County! |
Anti-Bullying Month CelebrationPosted on: Friday, October 30, 2015Dare Elementary School (DES) ended a month of anti-bullying activities with a special Green Zone ceremony for the entire student body on Friday, October 30. The Green Zone is a school wide coaching program created by the National Center for the Prevention of Community Violence (NCPCV), a non-profit organization dedicated to preventing violence by providing community based resources for all ages. The Green Zone provides school-wide language for all to use when appropriate behaviors are being shown and when they are not. Principal Lindsey Caccavale introduced the school’s first Green Zone ambassadors, students who help mentor and support their fellow students. Students then planted red tulips in the front of the school for Anti-Bullying Awareness Month. |
Benefits of Butterfly GardensPosted on: Friday, October 30, 2015Butterfly gardens aren’t just a part of the landscaping on York County School Division campuses, their primary purpose is to serve as a teaching tool. Students at Bethel Manor Elementary School have been learning about Monarch butterflies and the development cycles of butterflies since the beginning of the school year. Once the caterpillars become butterflies, students and staff tag them and release them. |
Senator Congratulates WMESPosted on: Friday, October 30, 2015The faculty, staff, and students at Waller Mill Elementary School received an unexpected surprise in the mail this week. Senator Mark Warner sent the school a letter congratulating them for achieving the eighth highest average SOL score of all elementary schools in Virginia. Congratulations to the Waller Mill School community on this great achievement! |
GMS Cheerleaders Cheers for a CurePosted on: Friday, October 23, 2015The Grafton Middle School (GMS) cheerleading team is taking time to remember and honor those affected by Breast Cancer during the month of October. |
BMES Watch Dog Pizza NightPosted on: Friday, October 23, 2015Students and their dads enjoy pizza together at Bethel Manor Elementary School's (BMES) Watch D.O.G.s (Dads of Great Students) Pizza Night! This event gave dads more information about the school’s volunteer program and allowed them to sign up for days to participate in the building. |
Seaford Elementary SCA Raises Awareness for Heart HealthPosted on: Friday, October 23, 2015The Seaford Elementary School (SES) SCA raised more than $300 for the American Heart Association's Heart Walk. The students, parents and sponsors walked three times around the Peninsula Town Center to raise both their heart rates and awareness for Heart Health. |
YES Parents and Teachers Partner for LiteracyPosted on: Friday, October 23, 2015On October 20, Yorktown Elementary School reading specialists hosted dinner and a Partners in Literacy session for third, fourth and fifth grade students and their parents. Families participated in literacy-based activities and created resources that can be used to reinforce reading skills in the home. |
Breakfast in the ClassroomPosted on: Friday, October 23, 2015Walk through a York County School Division elementary school at the start of the school day and you will likely see students with both books and breakfast at their desk. Four schools have already adopted a new strategy, breakfast in the classroom, to help make sure students have the opportunity to fuel their brains with the most important meal of the day. In the coming weeks, four additional elementary schools will implement the program. To date, all participating schools have seen more than a 100% increase in daily breakfast participation rates at their schools. Teachers have also shared that the program is very successful in ensuring that more students have access to a healthy breakfast while also reducing the morning rush. |
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