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GBES 2013-2014 School HoursPosted on: Tuesday, July 30, 2013Grafton Bethel Elementary School will have a slight schedule adjustment beginning with the 2013-2014 school year. In June, the School Board voted to change the school hours to 9 a.m. to 3:36 p.m. The change was based on school buses needing more time to complete routes due to high traffic volume. |
YCSD 2013-2014 Meal PricesPosted on: Tuesday, July 30, 2013The School Board has approved new prices for school breakfast and lunch. Applications for free and reduced-price meals are distributed to parents at the beginning of the school year. Applications may also be requested at any time from any school, and can be found on the division website. |
Important Vaccination InformationPosted on: Tuesday, July 30, 2013All rising sixth-graders are required by Virginia law to have a tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis (Tdap) booster shot prior to entering the 6th grade in September. Students cannot start school without proof of this immunization. If your child has had this immunization within the last five years, the shot does not need to be repeated. However the school must have proof of this shot. |
Back to School Information AvailablePosted on: Tuesday, July 30, 2013The York County School Division website has been updated with important information to help prepare students and parents for a smooth start to the 2013-2014 school year. Find Open House and Back to School dates, as well as the Student Calendar online. Information regarding school hours and school supply lists can be found on individual school websites. |
Educational Leaders Share Best PracticesPosted on: Tuesday, July 30, 2013Several YCSD staff members took part in the recent Conference on Education in Richmond. The conference is sponsored annually by the Virginia School Boards Association as an opportunity for school administrators and school board members to share successful educational practices taking place throughout the state. YCSD presentations included such topics as staff development, work readiness programs for students with disabilities, and student engagement. In addition to staff presentation, School Board member Page Minter and Superintendent Eric Williams attended as representatives of the school division. |
YCSD Students Create Digital Educational ToolsPosted on: Tuesday, July 30, 2013Dozens of students recently took part in a new weeklong summer camp this July. The camp, a partnership between the York County School Division (YCSD) and Discovery Education, was designed to give students hand-on experience with a new digital tool called Board Builder. Board Builder allows students to create and share interactive videos and photos with more than one million Discovery Education subscribers. YCSD students in grades 5-12 spent the week developing videos based upon a field trip to the Jamestown Settlement at the start of camp. The camp is part of a three-year contract with Discovery to help develop and test a beta version of Board Builder. York County teachers and students were the first in the country to use the tool, which went live to all subscribers in May. |
GBES Quilts for Social ServicesPosted on: Thursday, June 27, 2013Fourth graders at Grafton Bethel Elementary School worked on quilts as part of the Knowledge Bowl culminating activity of fourth grade VIrginia Studies. The quilts are donated to York Poquoson Social Services for use with children in need. |
Mosquito Beater Poster Contest WinnerPosted on: Monday, June 17, 2013Congratulations to Victoria Sun of Grafton Bethel Elementary School! She is the overall grand prize winner in the annual Mosquito Beater poster contest sponsored by the York County Mosquito Control Division. |
YMS Students Meet French StudentsPosted on: Monday, June 17, 2013Yorktown Middle School (YMS) students enrolled in French I and II courses started the year exchanging letters with native French speakers currently enrolled at Crossroads School in Norfolk, Virginia. The students were able to exchange letters four times during the year. The French students shared that they were excited to know other Americans besides the ones at their school, especially some who live near an important historical location in which French soldiers played an important role. The cementing element that helped make this pen pal project a true Transformative Learning Experience came about when all students involved met face to face at the YMS library. This encounter promoted students’ realization that different cultures, while seemingly the same, can really be very different. |
TMS Eighth Grade Community Service DayPosted on: Monday, June 17, 2013On Wednesday, June 12, 2013, Tabb Middle School eighth graders participated in Community Service Day. Students volunteered at a variety of locations including York County School Division elementary schools, the Poquoson Public Library, Bethel Park, Bayside Convalescent Home, the York County Sports Complex, York Convalescent Home and the Bargain Box. While at their locations, students completed activities to give back to their community. Prior to Wednesday, students participated in a t-shirt design and essay writing contest about community service. Joel Frondelli created the winning t-shirt design and the essay contest winners included Lindsey Rivers (1st place), Danielle Nicholson (2nd place) and Caroline Lloyd (3rd place). |
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