Students at Meadville Elementary School participated in Christmas STEM challenges. They completed the Gumdrop Christmas Tree Challenge STEM Challenge. The purchase of STEM materials was funded through a Mini-Grant from the Halifax County Public Schools Education Foundation. The Mini-Grant was awarded to Mrs. Susan Elliott, Elementary ITRT, for the project titled: Christmas STEM. Mrs. Waller, LAN Manager, facilitated the STEM lessons.
Ms. Hollis's kindergarten students at Meadville Elementary worked with Mrs. Elliott, ITRT. The students used Bee-Bot to code the sequence of events in the story, The Gingerbread Man.
The Girls Who Code Club at Meadville Elementary Elementary made bracelets using ASCII Binary Code. They coded their initials with red and white beads. In binary code, each letter, number and character has an 8 digit combination of zeroes and ones. The club is facilitated by Susan Elliott, ITRT.
As a reminder, students will be dismissed early on Thursday, December 21, 2023. Students from South Boston Early Learning Center and South Boston Elementary School will dismiss at 11:00 AM. All other students will dismiss at 11:30 AM. Winter break for students will be December 22, 2023 - December 29, 2023. The New Year's holiday is January 1, 2024. January 2, 2024 and January 3, 2024 are professional development/teacher workdays. Students return to school on Thursday, January 4, 2024.
We hope that you have a very happy and safe holiday season.
Mrs. Hollis's kindergarten students sequenced events of the book, If You Give A Mouse A Cookie. They coded BeeBot to put the events in the correct order.
Students in Mrs. Martin's first grade class made candy cane ornaments and reviewed patterns. They had to create an AB, AAB, or ABB pattern.
Mrs. Hupp's kindergarteners at Meadville Elementary helped put lights on Santa’s tree. They decorated their Ozobot and used markers to make it light up as it traveled over the tree. The lesson was taught by Mrs. Elliott, ITRT.
Mrs. Moore's PreK class at Meadville Elementary participated in the Tallest Tree Cup Challenge. The purchase of STEM materials was funded through a Mini-Grant from the Halifax County Public Schools Education Foundation. The Mini-Grant was awarded to Mrs. Susan Elliott, Elementary ITRT, for the project titled: Christmas STEM.
Students at Meadville Elementary School participated in the STEM activity, Rudolph Races. The purchase of STEM materials was funded through a Mini-Grant from the Halifax County Public Schools Education Foundation. The Mini-Grant was awarded to Mrs. Susan Elliott, Elementary ITRT, for the project titled: Christmas STEM. Mrs. Waller, LAN Manager, facilitated the STEM lessons.
Due to light snow and the potential for black ice in some areas of the county, Halifax County Public Schools will operate on a two hour delay today, Monday, December 11, 2023. Twelve month employees follow Code 2, report two hours late.
Mrs. Williams's second grade students at Meadville Elementary participated in Computer Science Education Week and the Hour of Code. Students explored coding and artificial intelligence using the Dance Party: AI Edition activity on the Code.org website. Mrs. Elliott, Elementary ITRT, facilitated the lesson.
Southside VA Vegetable is offering fresh produce to our students and families. Please come out and pick up fresh vegetables. Bags will be provided. Due to a limited amount, this event is first come first serve at the following sites:
Clays Mill, Meadville, and Sydnor Jennings
Mrs. Fallen's 5th graders at Meadville Elementary participated in Computer Science Education Week and the Hour of Code. Students explored coding and artificial intelligence using the Dance Party: AI Edition activity on the Code.org website. Mrs. Elliott, Elementary ITRT, facilitated the lesson.
Miss McLamb's second graders at Meadville Elementary participated in Computer Science Education Week and the Hour of Code. Students explored coding and artificial intelligence using the Dance Party: AI Edition activity on the Code.org website. Mrs. Elliott, Elementary ITRT, facilitated the lesson.
Mrs. Martin's first grade students at Meadville Elementary participated in Computer Science Education Week and the Hour of Code. Students explored coding and artificial intelligence using the Dance Party: AI Edition activity on the Code.org website. Mrs. Elliott, Elementary ITRT, facilitated the lesson.
Mrs. Moore's PreK class at Meadville helped put lights on Santa’s tree as part of Computer Science Education Week and the Hour of Code. They used markers to make their Ozobot light up as it traveled over the tree. The lesson was taught by Mrs. Elliott, ITRT.
Students in Mrs. Martin's first grade classroom really enjoyed their reading centers. They were reading books, playing Sight Word Stomp, doing scribble art, working on chromebooks, and creating sticker stories.
October Students of the Month: Mia Adkins, Messiah Womack, Milania Terry, Lauryn Cole, Abigail Chappell, Knox Brown, Blaire Bogan, Evan Mitchell, Ayden Lipscomb, Jaxen Brown
Interim reports for the second nine weeks are available for viewing on the Campus Portal. If you need assistance with the portal or need a paper copy of the report, please contact your child's school.
Meadville SCA is selling $1 raffle tickets for this beautiful hand-crafted snowflake. Tickets can be purchased at the Meadville Christmas Play Friday evening at 6pm or by contacting Mrs. Kimberly Williams. Thank you for your support!
