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Dare Elementary PTA Reflections WinnersPosted on: Friday, December 12, 2014The PTA Reflections Contest is an annual arts contest held every year to promote arts within our schools. There are six different categories in which participants can enter and there is a new theme each year. This year's theme was "The World Would Be a Better Place If..." |
Seaford Elementary School ChorusPosted on: Friday, December 12, 2014The Seaford Elementary School fifth grade chorus performed their holiday show at the York Senior Center recently and then stopped for a lunch celebration. |
THS Cadets Support Breakfast with SantaPosted on: Friday, December 12, 2014Cadets from the Tabb High School (THS) NNDCC unit assisted the York Exchange Club in the annual Breakfast with Santa on December 5 and 6. Saturday morning began early as Cadets arrived at Grafton Bethel Elementary School to begin the holiday festivities. Santa and Mrs. Clause arrived in holiday fashion to greet the kids. Activities included eating breakfast, participating in a cookie walk, taking photographs with our favorite Clauses, and receiving early gifts. |
It’s Never Too Late to LearnPosted on: Friday, December 12, 2014Has it been a long time since you entered a classroom? Need some help preparing for the General Educational Development Test (GED Test) or learning to speak English? Come study with adults like you to achieve your career and life goals. YCSD adult education classes begin the week of January 12 for residents of York County. |
GHS Food Drive a Huge SuccessPosted on: Friday, December 12, 2014Grafton High School (GHS) students stepped up to the plate to support the Salvation Army Food Drive this year. The school's Student Council Association challenged classes to see who could collect the most donations in two weeks. In all, the school collected 2,695 food items! |
Stuff the BusPosted on: Friday, December 12, 2014The York High School (YHS) Leadership class began exploring opportunities to support local charities during the holidays earlier this year. They learned about Wes Pak, a Seaford Elementary School student who started a Toys for Tots drive for patients at CHKD, they launched a Stuff the Bus for Wes campaign. Wes was diagnosed with neuroblastoma in 2011 and launched the Toy drive after being treated at CHKD. On December 11, YHS students traveled to various schools to collect donations for the Wes Pak 4th Annual Toys for Tots drive. The students are thankful for the outpouring of support as they loaded hundreds of toys to present to Wes. |
BMES Families Celebrate Books!Posted on: Friday, December 05, 2014Barnes and Noble hosted the third annual Bethel Manor Elementary School (BMES) Book Fair with an evening of books, music and treats. Families were invited to hear second grade students perform "I Pick Rap," and teachers share their favorite books. They could also decorate bookmarks and cupcakes and listen to the performances of the fourth and fifth grade chorus. It was a great night filled with music, fun and books! |
York County School Board Office Gives BackPosted on: Friday, December 05, 2014The York County School Board Office (SBO) staff participated in several community-service projects for the holidays. An Angel Tree was set up at the SBO for employees to choose a tag and buy gifts for specific children. Some gifts contained games, dolls, balls, bottles, and clothing. Even a bicycle and fishing pole were placed under the tree! Employees could also participate in a Toys for Tots collection for the Wes Pak 4th Annual Toy Drive for children at CHKD, which concludes December 11. A food drive for the York-Poquoson Food Closet was held in November and a second food drive will take place December 8-18. |
Jamestown Outreach Comes to SESPosted on: Friday, December 05, 2014The Jamestown Settlement brought the museum to second grade classrooms at Seaford Elementary School (SES) recently. The students explored the Powhatan Native American culture by examining reproduction artifacts to learn how tools, clothing, food, and housing were produced. They also learned how these Virginia Indians used natural resources from the Eastern Woodland environment to meet their needs. |
BMES Page Turners Promote ReadingPosted on: Friday, December 05, 2014Page Turners, an after school club for fourth and fifth graders at Bethel Manor Elementary School (BMES), is working hard to create shelf talkers to promote books to all students in our school. Our Page Turners summarize favorite books, illustrate them, and include call numbers, so other students can quickly locate the books. Once their shelf talker is added to the shelf, that Page Turner adopts another shelf in the library. Page Turners is also celebrating a love of books with 12 Days of Reading! Each day during the school’s morning show, a Page Turner introduces a favorite picture book, and draws a name of a Lucky Listener. Following announcements, Page Turners go to their Lucky Listener's classroom and share that book with another student. We are building a community of readers, on |
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