Students in Mrs. Grant's kindergarten class at Clays Mill Elementary ended their unit on apples with an apple tasting party! Students made homemade applesauce, tasted 4 types of apples, tasted apple jam, apple pie, apple Jack's, and drank apple juice. We loved Apple Week!
Virginia Farm to School Week will occur October 2-6, 2023.
The Crunch Heard ‘Round the Commonwealth increases awareness of Virginia farm to school programs. To celebrate the event, our schools in Halifax County as well as many others across Virginia will simultaneously take a bite out of a Virginia grown apple. Together, we will make some noise for farm to school programs! The “Crunch” is held during Virginia Farm to School Week each year. The Crunch will take place on Thursday, October 5, 2023.
Students in Mrs. Grant's Kindergarten class ended their unit on 2D shapes by making their own edible shapes! Students used pretzels as the sides and marshmallows as the vertices.
Too many absences can keep students from succeeding in school. If students miss 10% of the school year, they are considered chronically absent.
Thank you to the employees of Presto for the generous donation of school supplies. Presto also donated products to our schools. We appreciate the donation so much!
Thank you to the employees of Presto for the generous donation of school supplies. Presto also donated products to our schools. We appreciate the donation so much!
Thank you to the employees of Presto for the generous donation of school supplies.
Presto also donated products for use in the schools. We appreciate the donation so much!
Attendance Matters!
Did you know If a student is absent 10% or more of the school year, it is considered chronic absenteeism? Ten percent is 18 days per school year or an average of two days a month.
Students in Mrs. Martin’s 1st grade class at Clays Mill have been studying two dimensional shapes. They used pretzel sticks and mini marshmallows to create the shapes they had learned about plus they made some of their own. The students enjoyed this edible activity!
One in 5000 newborn boys in the world is affected by a rare and fatal disease: Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD). Seems like a small group, but the 250.000 patients around the globe think big and have big dreams. Duchenne Parents have set up organizations in their countries, and all of them work day by day to guarantee access to care, to improve research, to educate patients and families.
September 7 is World Duchenne Awareness Day. Clays Mill students in Ms. Laughorn/Mrs. McElroy's class received red balloons to raise awareness for Duchenne muscular dystrophy around the globe.
All schools and offices will be closed on Monday, September 4, 2023 in observance of Labor Day.
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Please keep this in mind as our buses will be back on the roads this morning.
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The Halifax County School Board welcomes all students, staff, and families back to school. Have a wonderful year!
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Preschool teachers participated in a professional development session yesterday titled "The Intentional Teacher."
Please click on the link to view the bus routes for the 2023-2024 school year.
https://www.halifax.k12.va.us/page/school-bus-routes
Halifax County Public Schools is participating in the Summer Food Service Program. Meals will be provided to all children without charge. Please click on the link for dates, times, and locations.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YIanXqSRaHCcC2kJxb078fMH1BYNJ5UW/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=116037041618802440657&rtpof=true&sd=true
All parents of school-aged children and youth with disabilities who receive special education services in Virginia are encouraged to complete the Virginia Department of Education’s annual Parent Involvement Survey. The survey will remain open through December 15, 2023. If you have questions concerning this survey, please contact Chiquita Seaborne, Family Engagement Specialist/Special Projects Coordinator, via telephone at (804) 225-3898 or via email, at Chiquita.Seaborne@doe.virginia.gov.
English Version:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/JCVG27W
Spanish Version:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/H92X3V3
At the Staff Appreciation Celebration, Donna Henderson, Robin Mahan, and Mary Traynham were recognized for 45 years of service with HCPS.
