Trantwood Times
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Our vision (the reason we exist)...Cultivating future ready leaders (by teaching them to be leaders of their own learning.)
Kudos...
~Many thanks to Grade 4 & 5 teachers for preparing our students so well for their student led conferences and to Brooke for monitoring the student led conferences that Media and Communications had to video this impressive example of student ownership! LAM
~Custodians, what can we say but thank you for persisting even through all the sickness and multiple subs. You are so appreciated! LAM
~Thanks to Tania for being an amazing coach! Jenny M.
~Thanks to Macy for partnering with the Own-It Watershed contest. Jenny M.
~Thanks to Hannah for getting my students excited about the book tournament. Jenny M
~Thanks to Carolyne for her help with report cards. Jenny M.
~Thank you so much to everyone for the beautiful flowers, yummy treats, and super sweet cards this week! I feel so blessed to be a part of this Trantwood family! Lisa
~Kudos to Lisa Lee for being such an amazing school counselor and role model! We love you. Stephanie
~Kudos to Mrs. Piron and Ms. Bessie for sending a couple of their wonderful students to our rescue. They comforted and offered a helping hand to our ECSE students during difficult transitional times. I am grateful for the support system from my colleagues and I am especially amazed how our Trantwood Cardinals have such empathy and compassion for others, regardless of a disability. -Leanne Bolin
Black History Month Resources
As the nation observes Black History Month, the Department of Teaching and Learning is pleased to share with teachers the Virginia Department of Education’s (VDOE) Black History Month resources celebrating and honoring African Americans and their achievements and contributions to America. In 1925, Carter G. Woodson and the organization he founded, the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (ASNLH), conceived and announced Negro History Week. Expanded to a month in 1976, ASNLH, now the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH)) continues to promote the study of Black history all year.
The resources below support the 2015 History and Social Science Standards of Learning:
- Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH), publishing several scholarly works and establishing Negro History Week, the precursor to Black History Month.
- H.R.1242 - 400 Years of African-American History Commission Act - signed into law in 2018. This bill establishes the 400 Years of African-American History Commission to develop and carry out activities throughout the United States to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the arrival of Africans in the English colonies at Point Comfort, Virginia, in 1619.
- Virginia’s 2019 AMERICAN EVOLUTION™ commemoration - highlights the significance and modern relevance of several important events that occurred in Virginia in 1619. Explore the 2019 commemoration’s education resources, including primary source materials, videos and innovative lesson ideas to use in your classroom all year long.
- The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution, and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum join in paying tribute to the generations of African Americans who struggled with adversity to achieve full citizenship in American society at February is African American History Month and National Archives Black History.
- National Museum of African American History and Culture is the only national museum devoted exclusively to the documentation of African American life, history, and culture Established by Act of Congress in 2003, following decades of efforts to promote and highlight the contributions of African Americans.
- The Library of Virginia focuses on topics in Virginia history and includes African American History Sites.
Questions may be directed to Molly Lewis, elementary social studies coordinator, at 263-1020 or email at Molly.Lewis@vbschools.com.
Feb. 11 - 15, 2019
Monday, Feb. 11
- Coach Meeting, 8:45
- Club Pictures, 8:30 - ?
- PBIS Meeting, 3 - 4
Tuesday, Feb. 12
- Mad Science, 2:45 - 4:00
- PAC Meeting, collab room, 3 pm
- BoBo's Fine Chicken Spirit NIght, 4:30 - 8:30 pm
- Battle of the Books, Lynnhaven MS, 5 - 7 pm
Wednesday, Feb. 13 - Jeans Day for Rock Solid
- LAM OTB, pm
- Papa Johns Teacher Delivery info meeting, library, 3:00
- Chess Team, 2:45 - 4:00 pm
Thursday, Feb. 14 - Happy Valentine's Day!
- Flynn OTB, am
- Lewis & Martinette OTB am
- Green Cardinals, 2:45 - 4:00 pm
- STEM Club, 2:45 -4:00 pm
Friday, Feb. 15
- Annual Mandatory Training deadline
Feb. 18 - 22, 2019
Monday, Feb. 18
- Coach Meeting, 8:45 am
Tuesday, Feb.19
- Mad Science, 2:45 - 4:00
- School Planning Council, Library 3:15 - 4:15 pm
- PTA Board Meeting, library, 6:30 pm
Wednesday, Feb. 20
- LA OTB am
- Lisa Lee OTB, pm
- Chess Team, 2:45 - 4:00
- Art Club, 2:45 - 4:00
Thursday, Feb. 21
- LAM OTB, am
- STEM Club, 2:45 - 4:00
- Gr. 4 Recorder Club, 2:45 - 4:00
Friday, Feb. 22
- COM Names Due to Mrs. Lee
- SCA Parent's Night out, gym, 6:30 - 8:30
Jeans Day for Roc Solid Foundation
To wear your jeans, pay Cazzy $5 each Wednesday throughout the month of February. She will give you a sticker to wear showing your support of this amazing foundation.
To learn more about Roc Solid Foundation, check it out here.
School Climate Survey
Kudos to those of you who have completed the VDOE survey. As a reminder, the deadline is Feb. 15, 2019. As a reminder, VDOE will share this with our division so that VBCPS does not have to ask us to complete another climate survey. Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback.
Survey for Teachers - All individuals holding a Virginia teaching license should complete the Virginia Working Conditions Survey for Teachers.
- Working Conditions Survey – Teacher Link: teacher.vaschoolsurvey.info
- Teacher Password: T245HUG
· Survey for Staff - All other licensed school staff members (such as administrators, school counselors, school nurses, school psychologists, school social workers, instructional assistants, school resource officers, and school security officers) should complete the Virginia Working Conditions Survey for Staff.
- Working Conditions Survey – Staff Link: staff.vaschoolsurvey.info
- Staff Password: F245HUG
· Students in Grades 4 & 5 ONLY take the survey
- Student Climate Survey (Grades 4-5) Link: g45.vaschoolsurvey.info
- Student (Grades 4-5) Password: E245HUG
Leadership Opportunity
Chimphaven: Pam Jacobs daughter works with Chimphaven, an organization dedicated to "providing and promoting personalized care for chimpanzees (most of whom were retired from biomedical research) by helping them, for their remaining years, live a good life – the chimp life." They are looking to partner with our school to organize skyping sessions for students.
Principal Packet Memos
Black History Month Resources
Information and Timelines Regarding Priority and Voluntary Transfers
Thursday, March 14: Transfer Meet and Greet event at Green Run HS from 4:30-5:45 p.m.
Monday, July 15: Last date teachers may voluntarily transfer without approval from HR and a Senior Executive Director or Director for School Leadership.
Let's celebrate our Reading Teacher of the Year, Hannah Phelps, together!
#TeamTrantwood - let's do this!
Beautiful weather in February calls for Ms. Johnson's class to take a nature walk to identify living organisms and human interaction in the environment! #NoChildLeftIndoors
Kudos to our Chess Club champions and their coaches Ms. Henry and Mrs. Pezzella on their second place in the Hampton Roads Chess Tournament! Woot Woot!
This Potty PD is one for the yearbook!
Jump Start is off to a great start! Many thanks to Jan, Persi, and Beth for raising our first graders reading proficiency!
Our P-Kg have a heart for art!
Boosterthon celebration! Silly String FUN!
Wait! Where did these pictures come from? Oh yea, I guess this is what happens when you "accidentally" leave your phone in the gym. So busted!
Mrs. Mello's students creating musical instruments with three or more pitches!
Trantwood Yearbook Photos Wanted!
Photos can be loaded here.
At Trantwood, we...
LouAnne Metzger, Principal
Email: louanne.metzger@vbschools.com
Website: http://www.trantwoodes.vbschools.com/
Location: 2344 Inlynnview Road, Virginia Beach, VA, United States
Phone: 757-648-4000
Twitter: @LouAnneMetzger