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August 23,
2010
What makes teachers great? With school back
in session, I thought it would be interesting to share
some encouraging words from several nationally recognized
educators. I believe that we can gain insight from these
amazing educators as to how they are able to encourage
their pupils to excel in the classroom.
The Best Teachers Recognize and Value the Uniqueness of
Each Student
"A good teacher knows how to read a story, and that
each and every student arrives at our classroom door with
a unique and intriguing yet incomplete story. The really
good teachers know how to read a child's story and
recognize the remarkable opportunity to help author the
story. The really good teachers want to script confidence
and success onto the blank pages; they want to edit the
mistakes; and they want to help write a happy ending."
--- Anthony J. Mullen, 2009 NEA National Teacher of the
Year
The Best Teachers Prod Their Pupils to Take Risks
"Like any teacher, my true success is with my students.
My central goal is to prepare each of my students to be
successful in life. I encourage them to take challenging
risks because they know that I will always be there as
their safety net."
--- Donna Patrick, 2010 Texas Elementary Teacher of
the Year
The Best Teachers Measure Success by the Achievements
of Their Students
"The most satisfying part of teaching is at the end of
every year, I am able to see the growth of each student
academically and behaviorally and say that I was a little
part of that."
--- Brad Shonk, 2010 Mississippi Teacher of the Year
In the near future you can expect to learn more about the
Get Fit Dan River initiative which is funded with a
$541,880 grant from the Danville Regional Foundation. Get
Fit’s mission is to promote active and healthy lifestyles
as well as reduce obesity in the Dan River Region. Stay
tuned for more information regarding the events associated
with Get Fit Dan River and how Pittsylvania County Schools
may benefit from this initiative.
Your 2010 Virginia Retirement System (VRS) Member Benefit
Profile (MBP) is now available in myVRS. The MBP is your
annual benefits statement reflecting service and
compensation reported to VRS through June 30, 2010. Your
MBP also shows your earliest unreduced and reduced
retirement eligibility dates, estimated benefit amounts,
member contribution account balance, and other benefit
coverage as of June 30, 2010. To access your MBP, go to
https://www.varetire.org/myVRS/
and enter your username and password to log
into your account. If you do not have a myVRS account,
select “Register Now” and follow the simple step-by-step
instructions to create an account. Once you are logged in,
select “Member Benefit Profile (MBP)” from the left
navigation column. If you think any information in your
MBP is incorrect, please contact Mrs. Janet F. Hancock,
Clerk of the Board, at the School Board Office.
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The Danville Pittsylvania County Chamber of
Commerce recognizes that quality schools must
prepare our students for the future by promoting
educational improvements and that adequate
funding sources are not always readily available
to try innovative and creative programs to
foster continuous improvement. I am pleased to
inform you of the grants received from the
Chamber of Commerce to support unique programs
that help make Pittsylvania County Schools A
Great Place to Learn and Work!
Ava Baines and Kate Wells
Tunstall Middle School
Bully for You Teddy Roosevelt
Award: $180.00
Tara Mills
Tunstall High School
Jeopardy in the Classroom
Award: $402.49
Lynn Simpson, Wendy Reynolds and Denise
Williams
Union Hall Elementary School
Learning Facts with Rhymes ‘n’ Times
Award: $439.99
Adrian Nester and Mariah Sells
Tunstall High School
InDesign in the Classroom
Award: $449.00
Amity Griffith and Amy Scott
Tunstall Middle School
Reading … Oh, the Place You Can Go
Award: $540.00
Laura Snead and Melissa Stallings
Southside Elementary School
Experimenting With Electricity
Award: $770.35
Cheryl Williams, Patricia Craft, Valerie
Dawson, Cindy Shields and Mildred Dearing
Gretna Middle School
Geometric Modeling in the Classroom
Award: $1,089.35
Denise Dallas
Tunstall High School
9th Grade Orientation and Transition Program
Award: $1,250.00
Katie Reynolds, Linda Bowden, Linda Gibson And
Pansy Jordan
Gretna Elementary School
Measuring Matter Matters
Award: $2,000.00
Nancy Merricks
Gretna Elementary School
Raz Kids
Award: $2,857.80
Congratulations go out to Gretna Elementary
School and Mt. Airy Elementary School on their
selection to participate in the United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA) Fresh Fruit and
Vegetable Program (FFVP) during the 2010-2011
school year. Gretna Elementary School will
receive $36,556.45, and Mt. Airy Elementary
School will receive $14,662.76. Ms. Rhonda
Yates, Supervisor of School Nutrition, and
members of each school’s FFVP Team are to be
commended for seizing the opportunity to create
a healthier school environment by increasing
students’ access to fresh fruit and vegetables
and providing nutrition education.
Pittsylvania County’s 21st Century Community
Learning Centers’ (Chatham Middle School, Dan
River Middle School, and Gretna Middle School)
summer programs had the opportunity to visit the
science labs of Luna Innovations in Danville,
Virginia. Luna Innovations “establishes
technologies as essential parts of the global
economy.” They constantly work to solve
important problems that benefit the world
through the use of the scientific method and via
advanced technological concepts used in the
study of nanotechnology. During the tour, Dr.
Steve Joslin demonstrated science concepts as he
described the process of taking soot and
extracting carbon from the soot which resulted
in carbon in its purest form. The students
witnessed English concepts as Dr. Joslin used
the appropriate public speaking skills to
effectively communicate to the students the use
of proper grammar and syntax structure. The
students read various signs and worked to gain
comprehension as they asked questions. The
students watched scientists from various parts
of the world come together and use mathematical
and science concepts while working in the labs.
History was taught as Dr. Joslin gave a tour of
the facilities which is housed in a remodeled
19th Century tobacco warehouse. As Dr. Joslin
described the architecture, the original brick
and timber told the story of Danville’s past as
“The World’s Best Tobacco Market.” Introducing
students to the possibility of having a
professional career in the field of science and
nanotechnology is another shining example of why
Pittsylvania County Schools is A Great Place to
Learn and Work!
Please join me in congratulating
Mr. David Scarce, Maintenance Technician, as
Pittsylvania County Schools’ Employee of the
Week. Please click on the following link to find
out what our employees do to make this A Great
Place to Learn and Work!
http://www.pcs.k12.va.us/staff/employee-of-week/2010-2011/
Visit
http://www.pcs.k12.va.us/media/index.html to
(1) request media presence on site to cover an
upcoming event or (2) to request media coverage
(without media on site) of an upcoming event or
(3) to report news from a past event. Thank you
for identifying the great things happening in
our schools!
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Principals are reminded of the deadlines
listed in the front of the electronic notebook provided
at our Principals’ and Supervisors’ Workshop on August
3, 2010. May I suggest that the listing be placed in a
prominent area for quick reference and review. |
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