This RSS feed displays the 10 newest news articles from Washington County Schools. en-us http://www.wcs.k12.va.us Copyright 1998-2004, Washington County Schools http://www.wcs.k12.va.us/articles/2012/02/10/patrick-henry-high-school-student-to-be-on-fuel-up-to-play-60-brochure Patrick Henry High School freshman, Emma B., will be featured on a Fuel Up to Play 60 brochure. This brochure is an advertisement for Fuel Up to Play 60, which is a joint effort between the National Dairy Council and the NFL (National Football League), to help students become active and eat healthy. It will reach over 71,000 schools nationwide. Emma’s picture will appear on the brochure along with a quote from her about how she works with her school to make it a healthier place. Emma is currently a National Student Ambassador for Fuel Up . . . http://www.wcs.k12.va.us/articles/2012/02/10/turning-wool-into-yarn Watauga’s kindergarten students were treated to another wonderful in-school field trip provided by the Wytheville Museum. This visit enabled the students to learn how to turn the wool from a sheep into yarn. The students enjoyed a reading of Charlie Needs a Cloak. During the reading, the students learned how a shepherd shears the sheep and then scours (washes) and cards (combs) the wool. The most exciting part was when each child got a chance to make the spinning wheel “hum” to turn the wool into yarn. The students then saw how the yarn w. . . http://www.wcs.k12.va.us/articles/2012/02/09/bullying-prevention-at-watauga Last week, to kick off February as National Bullying Prevention Month, Officer Sexton came to Watauga Elementary School to discuss bullying with students in third through fifth grade. Officer Sexton defined bullying and the various types of bullying as either verbal, cyber, or physical. The students were given warning signs to identify bullying and steps they needed to take for help. Students were told the most important way to stop bullying is to tell an adult they trust, immediately. Officer Sexton opened the eyes of the students by informing. . . http://www.wcs.k12.va.us/articles/2012/02/09/high-point-4th-graders-enjoy-national-digital-learning-day February 1, 2012 was National Digital Day to celebrate the use of technology in education. Fourth graders at High Point Elementary School participated in a simulation of a day in a “school of the future”. Students enjoyed learning games, investigations, videos, and PowerPoint Presentations on individual laptop computers. The activities demonstrated the use of technology in all four core areas of instruction. Students listened to stories read by famous people from the Actor’s Screen Guild, watched videos and simulations from Colonial W. . . http://www.wcs.k12.va.us/articles/2012/02/08/who-says-math-and-pe-don-t-go-together The Patrick Henry High School PE 10 classes of Ms. Beth Austin and the data analysis classes of Mrs. Lorrie Gregory are working together to make learning math fun! Recently, the Fuel Up to Play 60 Club received pedometers for the school that are being used in Ms. Austin’s classes. Her classes wear them every day, and students track their daily steps. Each day their goal is about 3000 steps, which is half of the number of steps a person should take each day to be healthy. Mrs. Gregory’s classes then take this information and chart to se. . . http://www.wcs.k12.va.us/articles/2012/02/08/high-point-4th-graders-celebrate-with-100-item-auction Students participated in a mock auctioning activity recently on the 100th day of school at High Point Elementary. Jill Matchett's 4th grade class had first hand experience bidding on various items that were brought in or donated for the students to bid on. The children were given $100 in play money to spend on items that were being auctioned as their teacher served as the auctioneer. The items varied from stuffed animals to candy to stationery, pencils, and erasers. Students had to keep a running tally of their expenses to know when they had. . . http://www.wcs.k12.va.us/articles/2012/02/07/patrick-henry-high-school-promotes-breakfast With our busy lifestyles sometimes we don’t stop and eat what many say is the most important meal of the day. To encourage students at Patrick Henry High School to eat a healthy breakfast, the cafeteria workers have developed the “PHHS Breakfast Club.” To join this club all students need to do is purchase and eat a healthily breakfast from the Patrick Henry High School cafeteria. Once a student purchases breakfast, their name is entered into a drawing that is held at the end of each month for a special gift. January’s winner was Kr. . . http://www.wcs.k12.va.us/articles/2012/02/07/high-point-artists-complete-a-work-of-heart Tis week in Kindergarten and Pre-School Art classes at High Point, our students studied the work of Jim Dine, a contemporary pop artist. Jim Dine is famous for his work with everyday objects and especially his hearts. The students viewed many of the Dine hearts and then created their own heart. They were encouraged to fill up their heart with "love" in the form of a variety of colors, shapes, and patterns. The drawings and colors represent all the different things they have to love in their life. Some of the topics the students came up with wer. . . http://www.wcs.k12.va.us/articles/2012/02/06/identifying-children-with-disabilities The Washington County Public School System provides a Free and Appropriate Public Education for all identified eligible disabled students, ages 2 to 21, residing within Washington County. Please see Identifying Children with Disabilities Early intervention is very important with disabled children. Additional information concerning the Early Childhood Special Education Program and services for preschool children is available from Special Services personnel at 276-739-3041. School-aged children who may have a disability may be referred to the C. . . http://www.wcs.k12.va.us/articles/2012/02/06/guest-speaker-promotes-internet-safety-at-pta-meeting-and-student-workshops Denise Dew, Internet Safety Educator, of the Children’s Advocacy Center, was invited to speak to parents, teachers, and students who were present at the Wallace Middle School October PTA meeting. Her informative presentation included information about the top online dangers: accessing inappropriate material, sharing too much information, online predators, and cyberbullying, as well as the tips and tools available to parents to help protect children. Parents were encouraged to use privacy settings and to take advantage of internet filtering. . .