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Washington County ITRTs and Teachers at #VSTE23 showing off innovative ways to enhance student learning with TECH TREK, the new Mobile STEM Lab. #WashingtonWay #WCPSBest @WashCoSuper
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Pre-K students are enjoying the “12 days of Christmas” at school and made beautiful trees for Christmas Tree day!
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Parents, we know the holiday season can bring on additional stress. Parent Coaching is a FREE resource that provides parents and caregivers the opportunity to meet with a Parent Coach to guide you through whatever issues you or your child are dealing with. Click here to register for support from a coach: https://cookcenter.info/coaching
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Be sure to check out the December Edition of the Mental Health Newsletter:
https://www.wcs.k12.va.us/article/1349633
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Washington County Schools will be closed on Wednesday, November 22- Sunday, November 26th.
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4th Grade students from Mrs. Brooks' homeroom class learning to square dance to the song " Turkey in the Straw" during music class.
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In Library class, 1st and 2nd graders read How to Catch a Turkey, about a school that wants a turkey to be part of their school play. Then students worked with different building materials in STEM stations to come up with their own ideas for how to catch a turkey. They all showed off their excellent creativity and problem solving skills!
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WCPS Robotics teams are representing the division well today at the Lego Robotics Competition in Abingdon. Nine teams from the division are competing and making us proud! #WashingtonWay #WCPSBest @WashCoSuper
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WCPS Robotics teams are representing the division well today at the Lego Robotics Competition in Abingdon. Nine teams from the division are competing and making us proud! #WashingtonWay #WCPSBest @WashCoSuper
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Fifth grade students at a Watauga learned about pitch by making squawkers.
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Watauga First Graders love starting their day with Stem tubs to activate our brains!
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Don’t forget!!!
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Today, 4th grade students really showed off their stupendous, astounding knowledge of vocabulary with our very first WES Vocabulary Parade!
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Second graders wrote about carving a pumpkin using sequencing words and also participated in a candy corn contest. It was based on the book “Candy Corn Contest.” Students had to guess the number of candy corn in a plastic container.
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Parents, do you find yourself looking for ways to connect with your child more? Parent Coaching is a free resource that connects you with a parenting coach and content created by therapists, to help you navigate the ups and downs of parenting.
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We are honored that @GovernorVA visited Greendale Elementary and are thrilled that he and @lisacoons10 were willing to listen and elevate the work our staff is doing to ensure our students are exceeding expectations! #TheWashingtonWay #ElevateEducatorsVA
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WCPS leaders are excited to be a part of the SWVA Leadership Conference today. Dr. Lisa Coons, Virginia DOE Superintendent kicked off the conference with encouraging and challenging expectations for the future of Education in Virginia. #WashingtonWay
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Fifth grade students have been studying electricity in science class. Using snap circuit kits, they created lights with on/off switches, a spinning fan, and sounding alarms. All of our students had so much fun with this activity!
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