In the Classroom is a new weekly feature spotlighting news and notes from Henrico County Public Schools.
To end the week our students participated in Reindeer Games and had a blast! What a great way to celebrate our time together before break. pic.twitter.com/670CGM1u4U
— Arthur Ashe Jr. ES (@ArthurAsheJrES) December 17, 2022
Arthur Ashe Jr. Elementary School students played “reindeer games,” closing out the last school day before break with some fun.
Thank you to Bill Talley Ford for having our Auto Tech class to their shop last week. Students were able to see what it is really like to be a tech. They graciously gave them lunch as well. What a great partnership. pic.twitter.com/9LupGQdcnc
— ACE Center @ Virginia Randolph (@ACECenterVR) December 19, 2022
Auto Tech students at the Virginia Randolph ACE Center had the opportunity to visit the Bill Talley Ford car dealership. Students were able to see a day in the life of an auto tech.
The Black Girl Magic club from Deep Run High School volunteered to play games with, read to, and do crafts with first graders at Pinchbeck Elementary Dec. 15.
Elko Middle School hosted its “Snowball” winter dance last week.
A pancake breakfast was held Friday morning for teachers at Glen Allen High School. “May your holidays be merry and pancakey!” tweeted GAHS assistant principal Leah Wiedenhoft.
Greenwood Elementary fifth-grade students had a “gently used” chapter book exchange before break to make sure each student had a new book to take home.
The Harvie Elementary School choir stopped by HCPS central offices to sing holiday songs, complete with reindeer antlers.
Henrico CTE officials announced that the program will offer a motorsports course next year. . . William J. Crowder, assistant director of Henrico CTE, announced that he will be speaking at the 2023 Making Schools that Work conference in July. The conference this year will take place in Orlando.
Henrico Schools announced that substitute teachers will earn more on Fridays beginning Jan. 6. The daily rate for substitute teachers will increase to $131 from the current rate of $106.
Construction is underway at the Hermitage High School ACE center expansion. . . Henrico firefighters practiced lifesaving skills with Hermitage ACE center EMT students on Monday. “Firefighters do much more than put out fires,” the center wrote in a tweet.
Students from the Center for Spanish Language and Global Citizenship at J.R. Tucker High School volunteered at the Salvation Army in Richmond, assisting Spanish speakers.
Thank you to Bill Talley Ford for having our Auto Tech class to their shop last week. Students were able to see what it is really like to be a tech. They graciously gave them lunch as well. What a great partnership. pic.twitter.com/9LupGQdcnc
— ACE Center @ Virginia Randolph (@ACECenterVR) December 19, 2022
The Henrico Education Foundation gave Montrose Elementary School its first bottle-refill water fountain. “We are so excited to reduce our carbon footprint!” the school tweeted.
Nuckols Farm Elementary School recently celebrated its status as a 2022 Blue Ribbon school, as designated by the U.S. Department of Education.
Skipwith Elementary’s STEAM day featured a winter theme, and included teachers dressing up as Albert Einstein.
Trevvett Elementary School’s holiday shop, held last Saturday, allowed students and families to get together to shop for Christmas presents and eat pancakes.
