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Coronavirus Update!
Coronavirus Update!
I am sure you have heard about Governor Ralph Northam's order to close schools for a minimum of two weeks, effective Monday, March 16, 2020 through Friday, March 27, 2020 due to the Coronavirus. This situation is fluid and is constantly evolving so please pay careful attention to the following:
- As of today, schools will be closed from Monday, March 16 through Friday, March 27. The second week of that two week duration was already planned for Spring Break.
- All School-Based and Central Office 12-month employees should report to work on Monday, March 16, 2020. Staff are encouraged to use "social distancing" as much as possible.
- For the duration of the Governor's order, Monday, March 16 - Friday, March 27, DPS intends to pay employees as they would have been paid without the Governor's order.
- The DPS Food Truck will be in operation on Monday, March 16 through Friday, March 20 for breakfast and lunch. The food truck will serve breakfast at George Washington High Schools' athletic parking lot from 8am to 10am. Lunch will be served at Woodrow Wilson's parking lot from 12pm-2pm. Please refer to our social media sites for daily menus.
- We are evaluating and developing a mechanism of continuity of instructional services as we speak. Please stay tuned for more information.
-The DPS Teacher Career Fair will go on as scheduled tomorrow.
We will be communicating with you on a regular basis via School Messenger, social media sites, and the website. Let us reassure you that communicating with you in an effective and efficient manner is a priority. Thank you for your patience during this unprecedented time where large amounts of information is delivered to us hourly.
Resources:
https://www.danvillepublicschools.org/
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index-sp.html (Spanish)
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index-Chinese.html (Chinese)
Grove Park Celebrates Dr. Seuss Week!
Grove Park Celebrates Dr. Seuss Week!
Last week, the students and faculty at Grove Park Preschool read books by and learned about one of their favorite authors, Dr. Seuss. Lots of fun was had with their special guest readers. Happy Reading from Grove Park Preschool!
Northside Celebrates Dr. Seuss!
Northside Celebrates Dr. Seuss!
The faculty and children have been reading, reading reading! Northside is really showing children the fun in reading books. Practicing comparing math quantities with the book "Ten Apples Up on Top" in Ms. Petty's class and "Wacky Wednesday" in Mrs. Smith's class. Look at the cute socks worn on the day the "Fox in Sox" was read in Mrs. Walker's class. They even had Sheriff Mondul to come to read. What a treat!
Dr. Seuss at Gibson!
Dr. Seuss at Gibson!
To celebrate Dr. Seuss week, Gibson Elementary had several community members visit and read to the kindergarten-2nd grade classrooms. Lee Vogler, Tracy Scales, Marcie Murphy, Cyndi Williams, and Crystal Cobbs read various Dr. Seuss books each day. #PartnershipsMatter
Bowman, Torres, and Bennett Complete Program!
Bowman, Torres, and Bennett Complete Program!
We would like to congratulate our three new assistant principals for completing their Recently Appointed Administration Program in Roanoke, VA. The first year AP’s attended 4 sessions from September until today learning best practices and networking with other school leaders throughout the state of Virginia. Pictured: Kevin Bowman and Kayshawnia Torres
Not pictured: Elizabeth Bennett
American National Bank & Trust Company Proud to Sponsor Four Elementary Schools for "Virginia Reads One Book"
American National Bank & Trust Company Proud to Sponsor Four Elementary Schools for "Virginia Reads One Book"
More than 35,000 public school students and their families from across Virginia will read the same book on the same schedule starting Friday, March 6. It’s all part of Virginia Reads One Book — a statewide family literacy program designed to strengthen the educational connection between home and school from Richmond-based Read to Them. American National Bank & Trust Company is a proud sponsor of this program at Round Hill Elementary School in Roanoke City, Dearington Elementary School in Lynchburg, and Danville elementary schools, G.L.H. Johnson and Forest Hills. Overall, more than 1,500 students and staff will participate. Photos to come. #PartnershipsMatter
Galileo Presents "Into the Woods"!
Galileo Presents "Into the Woods"!
Galileo High School is proud to present the Tony Award-winning musical Into the Woods by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine this coming month. Jack, Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, and the cast of Rapunzel come together when all of their stories intersect and are forced to face their fears...in the woods!
The play will be performed at the O.T. Bonner Middle School Auditorium at 7pm on April 2-3. Tickets are $10 ($5 for DPS staff) and can be purchased at the door.
Students Celebrate "Read Across America Week"!
Students Celebrate "Read Across America Week"!
Schoolfield Elementary Celebrates Read Across America Week! Schoolfield Elementary started Read Across America Week with Kindness last Monday. Students that were seen providing acts of kindness were awarded a “Horton Be Kind” coin! They also celebrated all week with, “Teacher in a Hat”. Teachers wore their striped cat in the hats during guided reading. Wednesday, students studied Dr. Seuss’ Wonderifulous Words and tried to figure out meanings using context clues. Thursday, they learned about their favorite teachers’ favorite book! And finally on Friday their Book Fair opened and ran through today. As a special treat, volunteer readers from American National Bank and Trust came all week to share the love of books and stories with our students! Thank you to the following volunteer readers: Voinda Garrett, Doris Kendrick, Karen Lewis, Stetson Franklin, Marilyn Schow Merricks, Randy McDaniel, Katie Smith, Jackie Bliss, Jeff Haley, Cheryl Searles, and Karen Beale. #PartnershipsMatter
Bookkeepers Recognized at School Board Meeting!
Bookkeepers Recognized at School Board Meeting!
At the School Board meeting last Thursday, Lori Cassada and Sharon Barksdale recognized our school bookkeepers for a job well done. During FY2019, we had 15 schools with activity fund bank accounts and 14 school bookkeepers managing those accounts. Every school had ZERO exceptions during the 2019 audits which were conducted by Brown Edwards and Co.
Our school bookkeepers do an outstanding job of caring for the needs of the principals, teachers and staff at their schools. We know that they worked really hard to get these clean audits and we appreciate all that they do on a daily basis. They can’t always do things the easy way, and because they follow the guidelines given to them by the Finance department and the auditors, they are not always the most popular people in their schools. But we thank you for all that you do to be fiscally responsible and to do that work so well in the middle of all the distractions you encounter on a daily basis in your schools.
We thank all of our bookkeepers - we appreciate you! Janet Scott and Lynette Giles (GWHS), Lynette Giles (Langston), Barbara Sexton (Galileo), Ebony Glass (Bonner), Patricia Gunn (Westwood), Kathy Widdifield (Gibson), Hui Crawley (Forest Hills), Tony James (Johnson), Jo Anne Neighbors (Park Ave.), Karen Merricks (Schoolfield), Nicole Toomer (Woodberry), Sallie Rossman (Grove Park/Northside), Crystal Echols (Adult Ed.), Lillie Jacobs (W.W. Moore)
Tunstall “Throwdown” Drill Meet 2020!
Tunstall “Throwdown” Drill Meet 2020!
On Saturday, March 7th, the George Washington High School NJROTC Drill Team placed 1st Overall at the Tunstall High School “Throwdown” Drill Meet. George Washington competed against six other high schools; Bassett, Chatham, Dan River, Gretna, Halifax and Magna Vista. George Washington placed 1st in Unarmed Platoon commanded by Dymonique Williams, 1st in Varsity Unarmed Squad commanded by Lanadia Tarpley, 1st in Armed Varsity Individual commanded by Logan Rigney, 2nd in Color Guard commanded by J’Niah Barton, 3rd in Armed Squad commanded by Teqariana Stamps, 3rd in JV Armed Individual commanded by Niangela Boyd, and 3rd in Inspection commanded by Jamelia Canada. The coach, Command Master Chief Daryl Green said, “I am extremely proud of the team. When they put their hearts and souls into the training and preparation it shows when it comes time to compete!”
1st row: MyKerrah McCray, Avionna Giggetts, Jasmyn Giggetts-Shelton, Lanadia Tarpley, Niyana Coles, Dymonique Williams, and Jeremiah Koch.
2nd row: Sloan Donovant, J’Niah Barton, Irieasia Dickerson, Denis Torres, Kyia Coles, Teqariana Stamps,and Kamylle Pearson.
3rd row: Jonathan Hood, Ni’Angela Boyd, Tamyia Harris, Jamelia Canada, Logan Rigney, Tyra Middlestate, Malcolm Johnson, Coutney Chipps, Dwayne Brown, Takhayla Carter, Daniel Terry, Aquontiera Mays, and LeYonna Graham.
Johnson Partners with Food Lion for Math Night!
Johnson Partners with Food Lion for Math Night!
G.L.H. Johnson Elementary partnered with a community business to host a Family Food Lion Math Night. Johnson students and their families had the opportunity to utilize the “grocery store classroom” to apply math skills in a fun, real-life, and friendly environment. Food Lion's manager, Steve Guill, and his staff welcomed the Gators and provided them with light refreshments, door prizes, and goodie bags. #PartnershipsMatter
JVG Students Honored!
JVG Students Honored!
GWHS JVG students, under the direction of Ms. Tonya Fullerwinder, were honored to hear from two members of the community: Melissa Tuck, who is a mitigation specialist, and Retired Command Sergeant Major Henry Motley.
The speakers shared pertinent life and career information with the students. Ms. Tuck provided insight about legal services available for persons who cannot otherwise afford assistance. She also talked about how connections and simple conversations can lead to opportunities. CSM Motley educated the students who desire to go into the military about what they can expect and all that the military offers those who enlist.
Geranium Sale!
Geranium Sale!
Congrats Falcons!
Congrats Falcons!
Help us celebrate Galileo's FBLA Winners for the online competition for the Longwood Region.
1st Place in Accounting 1: Dylan Phelps
1st Place in Introduction to Financial Math: Cooper Bebeau
2nd Place in Computer Problem Solving: Monica Onumah
2nd Place in Personal Finance: Caroline Woods
3rd Place in Cyber Security: Kinkade Huggins
They are all now eligible for the FBLA State Competition!
Preschool and Title I Instructional Coaches Needed!
Preschool and Title I Instructional Coaches Needed!
ParaPro Assessment Offering!
ParaPro Assessment Offering!
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The City's School Supply Fund Awards Grant for Reading!
The City's School Supply Fund Awards Grant for Reading!
Ms. Cassidy, a 2nd-grade teacher at Schoolfield, is so excited to be using her new reading materials. Her students are practicing their blending, reading, and spelling. The children have plenty of cardstock to make new decodable readers. And all of the supplies are organized nicely in new hanging bags. Thank you so much to the City of Danville School Supply Fund of the Danville Public Schools Education Foundation for helping the class become excited about reading! #PartnershipsMatter
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