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Galileo named a W!SE Platinum School
Galileo Magnet High School has been named a W!se Platinum School for the 2020-2021 School Year. Galileo is one of only 20 schools to receive this honor. To achieve Platinum School status, the majority of a grade level or 10% of the entire school population must take the certification exam and at least 90% must pass with an 85% or higher. It is truly an honor to be a member of this Inaugural Class of Platinum Schools.
Passport to a Great Adventure - Drawing 4.mp4Passport to a Great Adventure
For our last monthly drawing for the Passport to a Great Adventure reading initiative, Amanda McKinney and Stephanie Hairston-Prunty draw six more names for Amazon gift cards for reading minutes in April. Watch below to see if you won! Next week, we'll be drawing for our GRAND PRIZES as this initiative comes to a close. Stay tuned!
3rd Annual Student Playwriting Showcase.pdf
REMINDER: STEAM Night
We are holding our fourth annual STEAM Night on Monday, May 16, 2022 from 5 to 8 p.m. at O.T. Bonner Middle School. STEAM Night is a carnival-like event that is safe, fun, and interactive for the entire family to create and learn together about Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics. This event is free and open to ALL area families. There will be food, giveaways, and more than 80 stations for families to enjoy! We hope to see you there!
For more information, visit www.facebook.com/DPSSTEAM.
Bonner students inducted to the National Junior Honor Society
On behalf of Bonner Middle School's administration team, faculty, and staff, we would like to congratulate our students who were inducted into the National Junior Honor Society on Thursday, May 12.
2022 O.T Bonner NJHS Inductees
Adams, Braelynn
Alababseh, Gana
Alazzam, Lamar
Coleman, Cedric
Derisca, Jovan
Downey, Jalin
Fitzgerald, Christian
Harris, William
Hylton, Emma
Hylton, Madisyn
Ingram, Victor
Jones, Paishence
Keen, LaPriannah
Lee, Harmony
Lee, Patience
Leigg, Frank
Lewis, Elaina
Li, Sharon
Li, Sophia
Longerbeam, Nicholas
Lopez, Lisandra
Marshall, Kloe
Miller, LeNya
Moore, Lyric
Moore, Memphis
Morrison, Breyonna
Newell, Faith
O’Brien, Kaylee
Payne, Caden
Powell, Candace
Shroff, Serena
Snead, Natalie
Stockton, Mi’Kayvia
Syvanthong, Madison
Thomas, Nasiir
Thomas, Tikiiya
Vazquez, Sebastian
Wales, Pearson
Warner, Amirah
Washington, Zerrod
Weeks, Trinity
Weller, Drake
Weller, William
Woodson, Isaiah
Woodson, Noah
Galileo holds ring ceremony for cross country team
Last week, Galileo held a ring ceremony for their Cross Country Boys Team, who are 2021 State Champions. Superintendent Dr. Angela Hairston and School Board Member Tyrell Payne handed out the rings to each runner, coaches, and Galileo's Athletic Director. They also revealed a State Champion banner photo, which will be hung in the school to celebrate the team's achievement. In addition, the Girls Cross Country Team was also recognized for their spectacular season, in which they were runners up in the state championship. Congratulations, Falcons!
Important Upcoming Dates & Events:
May 13-15 - Festival in the Park at Ballou Park
May 16 - 4th Annual STEAM Night at O.T. Bonner Middle School from 5 to 8 p.m.
May 17 - Graduate of Distinction program at the Institute at 6 p.m.
May 18 - Galileo Soccer at Dan Daniel at 5:30 p.m.
May 30 - Memorial Day Holiday
GCU visits Woodberry
Ms. Crist from GCU stopped by Woodberry Hills with her manager to inform the staff about options for continuing their education. They served the staff pizza and beverages.
Gibson students plant lima beans
Gibson first and second grade students planted lima beans with our master gardeners to learn more about the plant life cycles.
1.4 The student will investigate and understand that plants have life needs and functional parts and can be classified according to certain characteristics. Key concepts include a) needs (food, air, water, light, and a place to grow); b) parts (seeds, roots, stems, leaves, blossoms, fruits); and c) characteristics (edible/nonedible, flowering/nonflowering, evergreen/deciduous).
2.4 B The student will investigate and understand that plants and animals undergo a series of orderly changes in their life cycles. Key concepts include: b) flowering plants undergo many changes, from the formation of the flower to the development of the fruit.
Mission Impossible: SPY-Taculer 3rd graders of Forest Hills prepare for their SOL test in a fun way!
Bonner hosts RAP group for assembly
Bonner Middle School hosted RAP (Rapping About Prevention) for Gear Up Virginia. Sterlen Barr, a nationally recognized Motivation Speaker/Rap Artist, and four of his crew members, traveled from Pennsylvania to talk to our students about the importance of staying in school, bullying, and respect. All of our students had a blast!
Johnson hosts Family Night Out
On Tuesday, May 10, GLH Johnson celebrated SOL Kickoff with a Family Night Out. Over 200 people were in attendance at the event which was held at Compassion Church on 3rd Avenue. Fun activities like a rolling video game truck, Kona Ice, hot dog meals, and robot racing were enjoyed, and every family received SOL packets (Grades 3-5) and/or Literacy Packs (Grade K-2) and a free book for every child. Johnson PTO members were also selling Gator t-shirts.
Gibson holds SOL celebration and pep rally
Gibson Bulldogs welcomed the GWHS band and cheerleaders to help us cheer on our third through fifth graders as they prepare for the SOL tests. The entire school decorated the halls, made signs with encouraging words, and participated in testing taking chants to motivate our test takers!
The Bulldogs are prepared to take a BITE into the SOL tests and show what they know because they are all PAWSOME! At Gibson, we are PAWSITIVE that we will ROCK the SOL tests.
Best of Luck on SOL.mov
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IMG_6445.MOVSpread the word: Teens get free summer memberships at Planet Fitness!
Planet Fitness will open its doors for 14- to 19-year-olds to work out for free from May 16 through August 31, as part of their High School Summer Pass initiative (previously known as Teen Summer Challenge in 2019). We have partnered with the local Planet Fitness clubs to help teens get active and, as a result, improve their mental health.
And to help motivate teens even further, Planet Fitness will be awarding one $500 scholarship in each state/province, and one grand prize $5,000 scholarship at the end of the summer!
All students can pre-register and enroll beginning May 16 at PlanetFitness.com/SummerPass or in-club at our local Planet Fitness.
Planet Fitness Free Summer Membership.pdfGibson kindergarteners research with bubbles using K.12d- Finding information from provided sources
Bonner students celebrate Queen Elizabeth
On April 20, 2022, Mr. Anthony Wheeler celebrated the 96th birthday of Queen Elizabeth II as part of the Virginia Social Studies curriculum. His first core class was chosen to participate in the celebration due to their exemplary behavior. Mr. Wheeler provided English tea and cupcakes to the students.
Mr. Wheeler also shared a newspaper article written about him after he received a letter from Queen Elizabeth II for a ghost story that he had written!
Otterbots visit Bonner
The Danville Otterbots "Read Around the Bases" summer reading program was presented to Bonner Middle School students. This is a great opportunity for all of our students and we hope you will take advantage of this great opportunity!
GW Graduation walk at Schoolfield
George Washington High School seniors walked the halls of Schoolfield Elementary. The seniors were cheered on with music, congratulations posters, and warm wishes from our Student and Teacher Jags.
The New Schoolfield District at Schoolfield
A selection of third, fourth, and fifth-grade students participated in an economic development project for the New Schoolfield District vision. Students created vision boards and built models of what they desired the New Schoolfield District to look like. The vision boards included places such as solar panels, a new hospital, and new restaurants to bring cultural aspects to Danville. Schoolfield Jaguars came dressed to impress for this event.
Schoolfield Community Engagement Event
The Danville Police Department visited Schoolfield this week to spread community love to our Jaguars. Students were given t-shirts, drew on the sidewalk, and got to sit in a police car. Amongst the many pictures and words written on the Schoolfield sidewalk, many students wrote “Police keep us safe,” and “We love police.”
"We don't 'taco' bout failing" SOL pep rally at Park Avenue!
SOL Family Night at Schoolfield
Schoolfield teachers and students participated in an SOL Family Night to engage our Jaguars in SOL preparation and aligned activities to practice with their families. The SOL activities included comparing and contrasting, SOL review with Connect Four, and a comparing and contrasting activity. Students were given several cards that had biographies of famous people we have been studying in Social Studies. The goal was to find: "What CAUSED the person they chose to become famous?" They had to write it on one sentence strip. The next part was to find: "What EFFECT did they have on Virginia?" They had to write this on a separate strip of paper. Once done we stapled and made one long "Chain of Events." (As Ms. Simmons nicknamed it.) They did a great job finding them on the scanning codes with their phones!!
Q3 PBIS celebration at GW
GW's PBIS Celebration for all Honor students for the 3rd 9 weeks. There were 123 students in attendance. Coaches grilled hamburgers and hotdogs while our students danced, ate, and played corn hole with teachers!
SOL Pep Rally at Westwood
Students at Westwood Middle School participated in a pep rally on Thursday, May 12th. The Westwood Middle School band got the party started with several songs and the cheerleaders danced and performed as well. Coach Morris, Head Football Coach, spoke to the students about the importance of preparing for the upcoming Standards of Learning assessments and doing their best on the test! Testing begins on Tuesday, May 17th with the Reading SOL. Students were reminded to get a good night's rest and arrive at school on time. The school will provide a healthy breakfast and snacks for students. The students, teachers, and staff have worked hard this year preparing for the SOL’s and now is the time for students to show what they know.
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