WHES Beaver Lodge
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WHES WEEKLY MORNING ANNOUNCEMENTS - Week of June 14th
ACADEMICS
iReady
Friday May 28th Winners!!
K-2 Allen Moody
3-5 Jai'Sean Oulahi
iReady prizes are sponsored by St. Edward the Confessor Catholic Church!!
The next drawing is Thursday, June 17th during our Final Celebration!!
Complete the iReady diagnostic to be eligible for the raffle.
Assessments
Testing Windows
May 19 - June 16 WIDA
May 10 - June 4 - PALS K-2
Virginia Remote Student Progress Test
***Virtual Testing Schedule***
June 14th - Grade 4 Math
June 15th - Grade 5 Math
June 16th - Make ups for Reading and Science in-person and remote
June 17th - Make ups for Math in-person and remote
https://www.smore.com/1by07
Inside you'll find:
- links to the books we've read in library this year
- a link to the WHES virtual library
- information about the Richmond Public Library's summer reading program
- podcast links!
WHES UPCOMING EVENTS
End of the Year Events!!
Wednesday, June 16
5th Grade Moving-On Ceremony (11am-1pm): This will be a drive-thru celebration for our 5th graders!
Wednesday, June 16
Westover Wednesdays LAUNCH @Belt Atlantic (5-6pm)
Thursday, June 17
Final Celebration! (9-10am): We will show a WHES Year-in-Review video and have our iReady Diagnostic Raffle for 2 bikes!! Students must have completed the reading AND math EOY diagnostic to be entered in our final raffle.
Early Dismissal (12pm): The last day of school ends at 12 noon for students.
Final Drive-Thru Drop-Off (1:00-2:30pm): We would like to encourage as many families to come through and drop off their Chromebooks, hotspots and/or leadership notebooks. We will be offering incentives for students who drop off their items!
Final Car Parade (3:00-4:30pm): After the drive-thru event, we would follow the loop around our neighborhoods with 3-4 designated spots to collect chromebooks, hotspots and/or Leadership Notebooks...offering the same incentives, of course!
Wednesday, June 23
Westover Wednesdays #3 @Belt Atlantic (5-6pm)
Wednesday, June 30
Kindergarten Meet-Up (4pm - for current K students)
Westover Wednesdays #4 @WHES (5-6pm)
DATES TO REMEMBER
June 17 - LAST DAY OF SCHOOL (12 noon dismissal)
June 18 - RPS Holiday for Juneteenth
Summer School 2021
2021 Summer Session – We're excited to offer a variety of free, in-person programs for RPS students this summer! For grades PK-8, our theme is "Summer Learning Olympics," with special activities to learn about countries all over the world in celebration of the Summer Olympics in Japan. Each summer school site even has an Olympics-themed name - check them out!
- Broad Rock ES - Southside Summer Superstars
- Chimborazo ES - Team TORCH (Taking Our Resilient Children Higher!)
- George W. Carver ES - Marathon Learners
- J.B. Fisher ES - Team High Achievers
- J.H. Blackwell ES - DREAM (Dedication, Responsibility, Engagement, Achievement & Motivation) Team
- Overby-Sheppard ES - CHAMPS (Children Having Ambition, Motivation, Perseverance & Swagger)
- Martin Luther King, Jr. MS - Champions
- Richmond Technical Center - Team Finish Line
- River City MS - Southside Sprinters (Sprinting Toward Achievement)
The PK-8 summer program is designed for students with unfinished learned from this past year. Families of these students will receive a communication from RPS (if they haven't already) with additional information. The five-week session will run from July 12 - August 13. Please note that Monday - Thursday will be fully in-person, and Friday will consist of virtual field trips and activities.
For high school students, we have five different pathways to meet students' unique needs. To get all the details, just click here!
The Lit Limo - New Summer Schedule
Richmond Public Library's Summer Reading Program
The Richmond Public Library's summer reading program begins June 12th! Pick up a reading log from any Richmond Public Library branch or download one from the web site. We'll also have summer reading logs to pass out at our Chromebook collection on June 17th!
Read this summer because reading is fun, it makes you smarter, you learn cool words, and you can also win some great prizes from the Richmond Public Library.
https://rvalibrary.org/summer-reading/
WHES Beaver Boosters
Happy Birthday to the following Beavers!
June 6th
Wyatt Shelton
June 8th
Maybellene Meade
June 9th
Aubrey Overton
Byrd Tingle
June 11th
D’Ziyah Polk
Ms. Barksdale (SPACE Teacher)
June 12th
Toretto Riddick
June 13th
Trinitee Jiggetts
June 15th
Claire Lyle
June 17th
Serenity Hughes
June 18th
Levi Henderson
Leya Henderson
Jonathan Murillo-Chavez
Ms. Huston (2nd Grade Teacher)
June 19th
Addison Reid
June 21st
Ms. Smith (Kindergarten Teacher)
June 22nd
Jayla Bynum
Jaylen Bynum
Kah'nye Taylor
June 24th
Ma'kei Pitchford
Davontae Whitlow
June 25th
Zaniya Daniels
Tre'Yahda Lewis
Ms. Greene (Instructional Assitant)
June 27th
Ms. Bridges (Kindergarten Teacher)
June 28th
Ethan Grant
June 29th
Seth Surratt
July 2nd
Gray'Lyn Jones
Demontre Lynch
July 3rd
Emory Banks
Chanel Johnson
July 5th
Tremonte Johnson
Hezekiah Monteiro
July 6th
Jeremiah Bowens
Calvonte Tyler
July 7th
Prince Barlow
July 8th
Jamone Logan
July 9th
La'shalle Broadnax
Zy'Onah Mealy
July 11th
Heaven Harris
Henry Pega
Ms. Moses (K-5 Teacher)
July 12th
Shunoria Smith
July 13th
Traiq Parham
July 15th
Zion Brown
Darby Mason
July 16th
Rico Rodriguez
Ms. Garner (School Nurse)
July 17th
Ava Thomas
July 19th
Jamiah Brooks
July 20th
Le'Miyah Johnson
July 21st
Ajahnae James
July 22nd
Isaiha Ziegler-David
July 23rd
Qu'Mani Qunu
July 24th
A'Kaleigha Perkins
July 25th
Adonis Harris
Ms. Henderson (Instructional Assistant)
Ms. Thompson (Art Teacher)
July 26th
Lacari Imhotep
July 27th
Julius Johnson
Skila Mclemore
July 28th
Isaiah Walker
Darain Winston
July 29th
Arainna Aarstad
The Community Pantry
About us
Email: rblunt@rvaschools.net
Website: https://www.rvaschools.net/Domain/49
Location: 1211 Jahnke Road, Richmond, VA, USA
Phone: 804-780-5002
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WHESbeavers/
Twitter: @WHBeaverLeaders