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Jefferson Middle SchoolThe Yellow Jackets celebrated Black History Month by exploring the theme of health and wellness during TA lessons. Students had their choice of learning about Yoga movements, sound baths or exploring nutritional health. | Long BranchLong Branch librarian Mary Lou Rube, displays Black History Moments in “Time” magazine covers that have made and continues to contribute moments in “Time.” What a wonderful way to show students moments throughout the years of the successful and talented people. | Gunston
Gunston 7th grade community black history display case shows how diverse the community really is. There are representations from different political figures, actors and actresses, musical artists, quotes and much more. This display case exudes black excellence. |
Jefferson Middle School
The Yellow Jackets celebrated Black History Month by exploring the theme of health and wellness during TA lessons. Students had their choice of learning about Yoga movements, sound baths or exploring nutritional health.
Long Branch
Long Branch librarian Mary Lou Rube, displays Black History Moments in “Time” magazine covers that have made and continues to contribute moments in “Time.”
What a wonderful way to show students moments throughout the years of the successful and talented people.
Gunston
Gunston 7th grade community black history display case shows how diverse the community really is. There are representations from different political figures, actors and actresses, musical artists, quotes and much more. This display case exudes black excellence.
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Arlington TraditionalIt is Kindness week at Arlington Traditional School! The Kindergarten students are showing their helping hands next to a poster of Martin Luther King Jr. to show their support for Community & Kindness. Students in all grade levels are also showing their kindness by supporting the SCA Sock Drive in support of PathForward in Arlington. | Arlington Science FocusThe Extended Day staff at Science Focus went all out decorating for Black History Month. The door is highlighted with a 3D profile and a nod to African kente cloth. It's a beautiful representation of an African woman and a great celebration of Black History Month. | WilliamsburgSister Circle is a diverse young girls’ group that provides a safe environment for students to come together, share their experiences, and encourage one another throughout their academic journey. They aim to provide affirmation, validation, and support. Journey with Vi" hosted by Davida Guthrie came and provided a workout session to the WMS Sister Circle. During this session, the students learned about health and fitness and participated in a 30-minute workout with a healthy smoothie afterword's. Students left the session saying it was fun and and a great group activity. |
Arlington Traditional
It is Kindness week at Arlington Traditional School! The Kindergarten students are showing their helping hands next to a poster of Martin Luther King Jr. to show their support for Community & Kindness.
Students in all grade levels are also showing their kindness by supporting the SCA Sock Drive in support of PathForward in Arlington.
Arlington Science Focus
The Extended Day staff at Science Focus went all out decorating for Black History Month. The door is highlighted with a 3D profile and a nod to African kente cloth. It's a beautiful representation of an African woman and a great celebration of Black History Month.
Williamsburg
Sister Circle is a diverse young girls’ group that provides a safe environment for students to come together, share their experiences, and encourage one another throughout their academic journey. They aim to provide affirmation, validation, and support. Journey with Vi" hosted by Davida Guthrie came and provided a workout session to the WMS Sister Circle. During this session, the students learned about health and fitness and participated in a 30-minute workout with a healthy smoothie afterword's. Students left the session saying it was fun and and a great group activity.
Barrett Elementary School
Barrett Elementary School got a head start in celebrating Black History Month by inviting parents and community volunteers into the classroom to participate in their Roving Reader Program. A multicultural and anti-basis literacy initiative that allows its members to help plant seeds of cross-cultural awareness, critical thinking, and acceptance in the minds of their young audience. Here is a small sampling of what was read: Trombone Shorty, Jump at the Sun, I Am Enough and Amazing Grace.
Kenmore Middle School
Kenmore Middle Black History Month Committee created a beautiful and informative display in front of Kenmore’s main office to educate our students about Black History Month.
Randolph Elementary School
Randolph students in 3rd and 5th grade worked to color the 36 pages that celebrate African American leaders. They used markers and paint to fill in the color blocks to create the faces. Before they started students helped to mark and label the pages with the correct colors to help the puzzle come together. They then cut out the 36 individual squares and put them together, making sure to match the correct parts of the face - it was 3 rows and 12 columns. Once arranged they glued all the pieces together to create the large mural. They used neon liquid watercolor to splatter paint on top to make it bright and interesting.
This banner celebrates:
• Thurgood Marshall
• Ruby Bridges
• George Washington Carver
• Jackie Robinson
• Harriet Tubman
• Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
• Rosa Parks
• Barrack Obama
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New & Continuing Partnerships
We’re feeling the love from our new partners from Leveling the Playing Field Inc. who have provided Carlin Springs with hundreds of pieces of recess and play equipment to encourage students to move and be active during recess time. The students have been loving all the new additions at recess time!
Educational Theatre Company & Cardinal Elementary School
Educational Theatre Company (ETC) has been excitedly continuing the longest running arts partnership in APS with in-school programming at Cardinal Elementary. ETC has been working directly with teachers in all grades to provide support for everything from Kindergarten Cause and Effect to Fifth Grade Conflict Resolution - and everything in between! The Cardinal PTA earmarked money specifically to provide ETC curriculum support, which begins with meetings with classroom teachers to identify exactly how ETC can best work with them and their students. The requests from teachers were so great that they surpassed the generous PTA support and the Humanities program will be used to fulfill all teacher requests and enhance this partnership!
Abingdon
Meredith Greene and Sharon Burd are two of Abingdon's newest parent volunteers, but have already helped in countless ways to support the community. Most recently, they co-chaired Abingdon's Winter Wonderland, a Saturday family event that brought together over 40 volunteers for an afternoon of games, snacks, live music, and a photo booth with Abingdon's Cardinal mascot. Meredith Greene shared, "I'm most excited about the idea that so many things are possible to help families, teachers, and the Abingdon community in general." Their volunteer efforts have supported kindergarten and science classrooms, prepared the Abingdon Community Garden for spring planting, and helped families in need. Thinking about future volunteer endeavors, Sharon Burd shared that she is eager to engage more families at Abingdon through volunteer efforts and to celebrate the beautiful diversity of our school family with upcoming events.
Claremont Immersion
Claremont PTA’s is sponsoring the annual Read-A-Thon. They encourage all families to participate in this event that promotes literacy and raises funds for the Claremont Immersion PTA. This year, the Read-A-Thon starts on February 14 and runs through March 2. The money collected in the Read-A-Thon will come back to the school community. We hope that all students will challenge themselves to read at least 250 minutes in grades kindergarten through 2nd grade—15 minutes per day; or 500 minutes for grades three through fifth—30 minutes per day. Each student who makes their grade goal will be recognized as a proud member of the “Claremont Reading Champions” team. Thank you to the PTA for making this possible every year!
For more info please go to the link below!
Arlington Public Schools
