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PK Students at Meadville used various STEAM materials to become "engineers".
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.
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Ms. Hollis's kindergarten class at Meadville Elementary constructed chairs after listening to Goldilocks and the Three Bears. They built houses using cardboard, Legos, popsicle sticks, tape, and other materials in the STEM cart. Students tested their chairs to see if they would hold the characters.
Mrs. Fowlkes's 4th graders at Meadville coded Sphero Bolts. During the lesson, they learned how to customize and change the Matrix Animation. Mrs. Elliott, ITRT, led the activity.
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:
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Spanish Version:
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At the Staff Appreciation Celebration, Donna Henderson, Robin Mahan, and Mary Traynham were recognized for 45 years of service with HCPS.
At the Staff Appreciation Celebration, Beatrice Fitzgerald was recognized for 40 years of service with HCPS.
At the Staff Appreciation Celebration, individuals were recognized for
30 years of service with HCPS.
At the Staff Appreciation Celebration, individuals were recognized for 35 years of service with HCPS.
At the Staff Appreciation Celebration, individuals were recognized for 25 years of service with HCPS.
HCPS held the 2022- 2023 Staff Appreciation Celebration tonight at the Prizery. It was a fantastic evening!
5th grade girls at Meadville Elementary School completed the Girls Who Code program. As members of the club, they learned the Girls Who Code technology and computer science curriculum and coded using Scratch and other plugged and unplugged coding activities. The girls read the book, Learn to Code and Change the World. Susan Elliott, Elementary ITRT and facilitator of the program, presented the girls with certificates to wrap up the year.
Mrs. Hollis's kindergarten class at Meadville Elementary School are learning about the Frog Life Cycle. They coded Bee-Bot to show the sequence of the stages of the life cycle. Mrs. Elliott, ITRT, facilitated the lesson.
During this STEM Activity, Mrs. Moore's PreK class at Meadville Elementary listened to the Coding Critters story. They coded the critters according to their adventures in the book.
