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January Social-Emotional Learning

For the 2021-2022 school year, PCPS teachers are developing lessons based on a common theme. These themes will be addressed across all schools and at each grade level. The lessons will use this theme to teach and practice developmentally appropriate social-emotional learning skills. Each lesson will be approximately 30 minutes in length.

Theme 4 - "I Can Be My Best Self"

For grade level specific information, click the link for each grade level below. 👇

Pre-School

Kindergarten

First Grade

Second Grade

Third Grade

Fourth Grade

Fifth Grade

Powhatan County Public Schools
TALENT EXPO 2022

🌟Talent Expo 2022 is being held on Saturday, February 26th from 9am-12pm at Flat Rock Elementary School (2210 Batterson Road, Powhatan). Interviews in-person and virtual!

Click HERE and select Spring Talent and Career Expo to register.

🔎Anticipated Positions for 2022-2023:
Elementary, Special Education, World Languages (Spanish & French), Science, English, Math, History, and Administrative.
Powhatan County Public Schools
🚍 Bus Drivers Wanted!

Now Hiring Bus Drivers!!

Full-Time Opportunities with Benefits ~ When the kids are off, so are you!
Apply online @ TalentEd Hiring Portal linked here

⏰ Office Hours: 6:00am - 5:30pm, Monday - Friday

📞Transportation Department Phone Numbers: 804-598-5706 or 804-598-5709

👇 Check out our PCPS Bus Drivers wearing their If the Lights Are Flashing, Don't Try Passing shirts.
Transportation
Providing Free or Reduced Price Meals

🥪 2021-2022 PCPS Policy for Providing Free or Reduced Price Meals is linked here and attached below in PDF format.
- 2021-22 SY Media Release web.pdf
Food Service
😋 Lunch Buddies Program Returns to PCPS

PCPS is excited to re-launch our Lunch Buddies program at our elementary schools. Volunteers who previously acted as a mentor will be invited back beginning the week of December 6th. New mentors will begin after the new year. Anyone interested in becoming a mentor is asked to email Ms. Ferdous at zannatul.ferdous@powhatan.k12.va.us for more information.

🍎 "Snack" Buddies: PMS is excited to re-launch our Lunch Buddies program with a new look! Volunteers who previously acted as a mentor will be invited back beginning the week of December 6th to join their mentees during snack time. New mentors will begin after the new year. Anyone interested in becoming a mentor is asked to email Ms. Ferdous at zannatul.ferdous@powhatan.k12.va.us for more information.

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PCPS Selected for Virginia is for Learners Innovation Network

📣 In July 2021, Powhatan County Public Schools was selected into the 3rd cohort for the Virginia is for Learners Innovation Network (VALIN). PCPS was part of the inaugural cohort in 2018.

VALIN is composed of annual cohorts of Lead Innovation Teams from school divisions in Virginia. Each cohort consists of teams from up to 35 divisions. The Network connects educational innovators who purposely work together to identify, use, and share strategies and actions designed to implement the Profile of a Virginia Graduate.

Teams meet during the cohort cycle in Institutes designed to spark ideas and actions for local innovation initiatives. Teams also participate in a coaching model designed to support implementation of local innovation initiatives.

Division Lead Innovation Teams research and develop innovative approaches designed to ensure that all learners develop complex competencies essential to long-term success in homes, communities, and the workforce. As teams determine the effectiveness of innovations, they share artifacts, media, and “how to” information through face-to-face and virtual communication across the Commonwealth. The Network is a conduit for solutions to challenges, leveraging resources across divisions, and connecting educational communities in Virginia and beyond.

Instruction
School Board Meetings

Powhatan County School Board will now begin holding our regularly scheduled meetings at Pocahontas Landmark Center. School Board Workshops will begin at 5:00 p.m. and our Regular School Board Meetings for the public will be at 7:00 p.m.

▶️ All meetings will continue to be streamed on YouTube for the public to view.

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Little Free Libraries Provided

📚 Do your kids love to read? Need more books? Want to donate old books?

PHS CTE students built and donated 5 "Little Free Libraries" to the Powhatan community. Please visit them at the Pocahontas Landmark Center, the Powhatan County Administration Building, and the Academy Road Food Lion. Two additional libraries will be located at the Powhatan Fire Department Company 2 and Company 4.

Feel free to take a book and leave a book when you are in the area!
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Kindergarten Enrollment Begins Online April 1!

Enrollment for kindergarten will begin online again this year. Please visit our enrollment page (linked here) for more information on this process.

You can also copy and paste this link into your browser: http://www.powhatan.k12.va.us/groups/66663/student_services_and_interventions/kindergarten_registration

Powhatan County Public Schools
School Cash Online - Now Available!
Gives Parents the ability to pay for student items (field trips, sports events, activity fees, etc.) online with secure credit card payment, 24/7, easy registration

Parents can make payments, print/view receipts and their current account history in real-time; with electronic reminders and notifications means no missed events/deadlines

Parents can register at https://powhatan.schoolcashonline.com/ beginning February 23, 2021

If you require assistance, select the SUPPORT option in the bottom right-hand corner of the screen or go to helpdesk.supportschoolcashonline.com

More information is available at http://www.powhatan.k12.va.us/parentscommunity linked here

Video information supplied by School Cash Online is viewable and linked here
- School Cash Online Brochure
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💡 Spotlight on Instruction

Registration for 22-23 courses for all current and rising middle school students is here!

Current and rising students will be registering for courses for the 2022-2023 school year during the months of January and February.
- 2022-2023 PCPS Course Guide - January 2022.pdf
- PMS secondary rising students flyer 21-22.pdf
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PMS is Recognized as a School to Watch for Effective Middle School Programming!

A huge congratulations to Powhatan Middle School for achieving recognition as a School to Watch for effective middle school programming by The National Forum! PMS was recognized for the first time in December of 2021 and will retain the designation for three years (2021-2024).

https://www.middlegradesforum.org/schools-to-watch
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2021-2022 First Nine Weeks Honor Roll Students

👏 Congratulations to all students that achieved honor roll for the first nine weeks of the 2021/2022 school year! Keep up the great work!

Honor Roll lists for each school are attached below in PDF format, and available in text and PDF on the PCPS Honor Roll page linked here.
Spotlight
African American History Course

On August 23, 28 PHS students began our inaugural African American History Course.

Instructional staff, led by Dr. Omohundro, Assistant Superintendent for Instruction, and Terrell Fleming, our Social Studies Instructional Specialist, worked throughout the summer to create a course outline, vette resources, and identify society members and community members to assist with the local component of the course.

As stated at our January 12, 2021 School Board meeting, we will provide regular updates to the community on this work via our website.
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Inquiry-Based Learning

Over the last several years, our staff has developed engaging lessons based on asking essential questions, otherwise known as an inquiry model. This works supports the PCPS Strategic Plan by asking students to think critically and problem-solve. In 2019, four PCPS staff participated in professional development and curriculum writing offered through the Virginia Inquiry Collaborative. The professional development portion of the program had a wide range of presenters that included content experts as well as those that presented first person narratives. Our staff focused on creating high quality lessons for our students using the inquiry model which relies on the analysis of primary sources. Participation was voluntary and there was no cost for these teachers to participate.

Attached are the materials presented in two lessons that a pair of 3rd grade teachers piloted after participating in the Virginia Inquiry Collaborative. PCPS teachers tailored the lessons to their students' needs as they do with all lessons. They created their own slideshows, notes, organizers, etc. The teachers reported that they enjoyed the inquiry piece of this work and really saw how the students started thinking on their own instead of being given all of the information in lecture format.

PCPS will continue its work on inquiry based learning for students, but will no longer participate in the Virginia Inquiry Collaborative.

Egypt

IDM Egypt Source F Flooding Pictures_Ancient Egypt IDM Eqypt Blueprint Template Ancient Egypt Sources_IDM Ancient Egypt IDM Performance Task Ancient Egypt IDM Notebook Materials

China

China SQ all Sources_IDM China Pyramid Organizer China blueprint template Ancient China Ranking IDM Ancient China Contributions Graphic Organizer

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PCPS Portrait of a Graduate

The PCPS Portrait of a Graduate not only provides for the acquisition of rigorous academic content, but it also fosters critical thinking, communication, collaboration, creativity, and other 21st century skills our young people need to thrive in this complex, rapidly changing world.

By providing strategic direction for the redesign of the overall educational experience for students, this collective vision articulates the community’s aspirations for all students, as well as reinvigorates and re-engages students, teachers, and community stakeholders.
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📣 What's Happening in PCPS?

Recognitions

Rick Cole was recognized for 10 years of service to Powhatan County School Board on January 11, 2022. We appreciate his service and leadership in many roles to the Board and to the students and community of Powhatan County.
Virginia Schools Principal Appreciation Week (January 8-14, 2022)
Congratulations to Valarie Ayers for 25 Years of Service and receiving the VSBA Quarter Century Award at the VSBA Annual Convention on November 17, 2021!
Sue Farrell, Ebony Fleming, and Mary Melissa Johnson are recognized for completing the 2021-2022 VCU Clinical Training Program.
2021-2022 PEF Innovative Grant Recipients
2021-2022 Exceptional Education Staff Recognition Award Recipients
9-14-21 Laura McFarland, Powhatan Today, recognized for the VSBA Media Honor Roll
2021-2022 Bus Driver Appreciation Week
2021-2022 Bus Driver Appreciation Week
21-22 Helping Hand Award Recipients
2020-2021 School Board Student Liaison
The Flat Rock Elementary team receives recognition for their 2nd place Fan Favorite Presentation of Action Plan skit at the Virginia Future Problem Solvers State Bowl.
Bob Benway receives Robotics Awards for Students
Andrew Snead, Meghan Ellis, and Nicholas Snead receive Next Generation Leadership Academy awards
Girl Scout Troop 127 receives Recycling Award
David Funkhouse (left) & Vincent Holman (right) receive transportation recognition awards

School Information 2021-2022

ALL POWHATAN SCHOOLS ACCREDITED

Each school in Powhatan County Public Schools was accredited in 2019-2020. Accreditation was waived for the 2020-21 and 2021-22 school years. The calculation of school accreditation will resume with the 2022-2023 ratings based on data from 2021-2022

Accreditation is based on three components: Achievement of all Students, Achievement Gaps, and Student Engagement. In October 2021, the School Board received information on Accreditation and Assessment.

In addition, an overview of the data can be found in the Powhatan County Public Schools Quality Profile .

Division News

January Social-Emotional Learning

TALENT EXPO 2022

🚍 Bus Drivers Wanted!

Providing Free or Reduced Price Meals

😋 Lunch Buddies Program Returns to PCPS

PCPS Selected for Virginia is for Learners Innovation Network

School Board Meetings

Little Free Libraries Provided

Kindergarten Enrollment Begins Online April 1!

School Cash Online - Now Available!

Division Calendar

🔥 Hot Topics

💡 Spotlight on Instruction

Registration for 22-23 courses for all current and rising middle school students is here!

PMS is Recognized as a School to Watch for Effective Middle School Programming!

2021-2022 First Nine Weeks Honor Roll Students

African American History Course

Inquiry-Based Learning

PCPS Portrait of a Graduate

📣 What's Happening in PCPS?

Recognitions

🐦Twitter

School Information 2021-2022

ALL POWHATAN SCHOOLS ACCREDITED