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DPS honors 2021, 2022 Teachers of the Year
On Tuesday evening, DPS celebrated our 2021 and 2022 Teachers of the Year! Each year, Danville Public Schools (DPS) allows teachers at every building to vote and recognize their peers for outstanding work in the classroom and school community. DPS acknowledges and appreciates all of our teachers, especially our Teachers of the Year, in their hard work to shape our youth academically, socially, and emotionally. We thank 2021 Virginia Teacher of the Year and DPS Alumnus Anthony Swann for being our keynote speaker at our banquet.
Our 2022 Teachers of the Year are as follows: Jennifer Underwood (Grove Park), Jamesha Petty (Northside), Kristen Schmidt (Gibson), Mary Green (Forest Hills), Carl "Chip" Scales (Johnson), Candace Sledge (Park Avenue), Pamela Seal (Schoolfield), Faye Moorman (Woodberry Hills), Heather Bray (Bonner), Claudia Woods (Westwood), Kylie Vater (Galileo), Sharon Leigg (GW), Karen Chilton (Taylor Virtual Academy), Karen Grayton (R,I.S.E. Academy), and Kolby Puryear (W.W. Moore).
Our 2021 Teachers of the Year are as follows: Grant Poole (Grove Park/Northside), Sheryll Jeffries (Gibson), Lindsey Huckstep (Forest Hills), Karen Chilton (Park Avenue), Gary Chapman (Schoolfield), Sherrie Jones (Woodberry Hills), Gordon Thompson (Bonner), Sandra Arnn (Westwood), LaWanda Ca'stle (GW), Terry Bright (R.I.S.E. Academy), and Kimberly Toothman (W.W. Moore).
Books for Kids
This week, the Books for Kids program continued handing out books to kindergarteners at Forest Hills and Gibson Elementary Schools, and students had the opportunity to read with partners. We thank Charles and Carol Majors, Leggett Town and Country, and W&W Luxury Limousine Service for donating these books for our students to have as their own and take home to read with their families. We appreciate your support of our students and their reading journeys!
Gibson
Forest Hills
"There is more treasure in books than in all the pirate's loot on Treasure Island." - Walt Disney
Passport to a Great Adventure drawing #3
Drawing 3.mp4Westwood winner Kiana Kilgore with her prize.
Bonner Winner Trinity Weeks with Mrs. Homes
Spread the word! Marching Band tryouts happening this month!
The Award winning GW Marching Eagles Marching Band will be holding tryouts for the Drumline/Percussion Section and our Color Guard on April 26th and 28th. NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED! The Tryouts are open to all rising 8th -12th Graders at Bonner and Westwood Middle, and George Washington High School.
Colorguard is our flag line that accompanies the band, and is important to the look of the band.
The percussion section includes our drumline, and the front ensemble or the group that plays the marimbas and vibes and xylophone. We are also looking for piano players with any experience, drum set player and even a bass guitar player!
The Marching band plays at all of the home football games, performs in local parades, and travels to compete all over Virginia and North Carolina, and this year we are planning to take a big trip to celebrate the year.
Dress to be outside and active and be ready to work!
We will meet at GW in the band room (E117) at 3:45 and we will work until 5:30 each day.
If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Kesling in the band room, or email him at ckesling@mail.dps.k12.va.us
DRUM AND PERCUSSION AUDITIONS (1) (1).pdfGaurd Auditions.pdfImportant Upcoming Dates:
April 15 & 18 - Spring Break Part 2
April 22 - Deadline to register for Summer Learning Programs
April 22 - Light It Up Blue for Autism
April 23 - River City Clean Up from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
May 2-6 - Teacher Appreciation Week
May 3 - Interim Reports go home
Schoolfield's Sight Word Hunt
In alignment with their comprehensive school improvement plan and strengthening reading comprehension and fluency, first-grade Jaguars at Schoolfield enjoyed a “sight word hunt” activity on Wednesday, April 13. Sight words were placed on a total of 90 eggs. The students were given a table with 60 slots or boxes to write words they found on each egg. The first student in each of the four classes to reach 60 words (without repeating any) received a Chick-Fil-A gift card!
Sight Word Egg Hunt at Gibson
Gibson first grade students participated in a Sight Word Easter Egg Hunt. Teachers hid Easter eggs with sight words attached, students found Easter eggs and had to say and write each sight word they found in order to enjoy the yummy candy!
Woodberry's Spring
Egg Hunt
Johnson second graders decorate, hunt for eggs
The Sensational Second Grade Team at G.L.H. Johnson Elementary School was busy learning and exploring. The students planted seeds and recorded their observations in their plant journals. They will spend the next couple of weeks recording their observations and illustrating pictures of their plants. The students made Easter Egg Bunny Cups to hold their pet eggs. They were beaming with joy because they dyed and decorated their own eggs. They wrote adjectives on their bubble maps to help them to describe their eggs. To cap it off, the students raced anxiously as they hunted for over 500 eggs.
Gator Adults hunt for eggs
The Gator Hospitality Members had a fun time racing and looking for eggs. The lucky "You are some BUNNY special" winners are Mrs. Lutz and Mrs. Jones. The lucky MONEY winners were Ms. Withespoon, Mrs. Vasquez, and Mr. Orange. We are never too old to have a good time!
On Wednesday, April 13, GW Basketball player Amara Harrell signed with Guilford College next year.
Bonner students visit Liberty University
On Tuesday, April 12, Bonner GEAR-Up students took a field trip to Liberty University, where they took a tour of the college campus.
Westwood partners with The Links, Incorporated
Local women from The Links provide a wonderful opportunity for female students at Westwood to participate in the Girls with Pearls program. The Links and members of the Girls with Pearls meet once a month in the Media Center at Westwood Middle School. This week the group donated items to the school clinic. Students at Westwood enjoy learning from the volunteers who generously dedicate time and wisdom to the members of Girls with Pearls.
Gibson first graders learn about animal habitats
First graders have been learning about Science 1.5a - Animals have basic life needs to survive and their habitats they live in. Students were asked to create an animal habitat at home over Spring Break and then bring them to class to share.
These are just some of the projects that Mrs. Bryan's first grade class created. Each student came up, told what animal they had picked, the habitat they lived in, and some interesting facts about that animal.
Taylor holds celebration for "Cameras On" Challenge
We had an exciting time at our first-ever Taylor ExTraVaganzA! We recognized all winning teams from the March Madness "Cameras On" challenge.
Greenhouse Adventures at Gibson
Ms. Lambert's class worked with Mr. Holly in the greenhouse as they were studying soil. The students had the opportunity to plant green beans, marigolds and study the different types of soil.
Kindergarteners at Gibson researched a variety of topics and generated questions to gather information this week!
Gibson supported Autism Awareness this week by rocking their new bulldog Autism Awareness t-shirts!
Tutoring in action at Gibson
Students at Gibson review SOL 3.8 area and perimeter: The student will estimate and measure the distance around a polygon in order to determine its perimeter using U.S. Customary and metric units.
Make a difference and help clean the river on April 23rd from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Sponsored by Parks and Recreation, the clean up crew will meet at the Science Center in Danville starting at 8:45 a.m. They will provide the litter getters, gloves, trash bags, they just need you!
Register by 8 a.m. April 23rd online or give them a call at (434) 799-5150 by Friday, April 22nd at 5 p.m.!
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