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Submitted by jenny_hunter on Thu, 07/13/2017 - 10:04am
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Summer School 2017
In June, 175 elementary students attended 12 days of Summer Reading Camp that was held at all four elementary schools. With a laser focus on reading and math, the students were able to increase their proficiency levels in grades 4 and 5 on the re-administration of the EOG. Many third graders completed their portfolio. The classes were small with an average of 10 students per teacher. Thanks to students and teachers for their hard work, and a big “thank you” to Ingles of Brevard for donating popsicles to help the students celebrate after testing.
Our First STEM Camp
Transylvania County Schools will hold its first STEM Camp for thirty rising 4th, 5th and 6th graders on the campus of Blue Ridge Community College during the week of July 17-21. The theme will be "Exploring Space." Each day students will engage in a variety of problem solving STEM activities. They will build and launch rockets, land rovers on the moon without crashing, program robots, and participate in many other stellar activities. Campers will also have the opportunity to talk with a person who builds rockets for NASA. The five-day camp will be intensive and engaging. Thank you to Blue Ridge Community College for their partnership and allowing us to use their campus. Two outstanding TCS teachers, Justin Ausburn and Vincent Warren, will be leading the STEM camp.
Summer Enrichment at DRS
The Summer Enrichment Program at Davidson River School is underway. Students participate in academic as well as enrichment activities to meet a myriad of student needs. Several students are earning credit through online recovery programs; others are getting intensive math help or a jump start on a fall credit. Several rising freshman are even beginning their high school careers. In addition, students participate in Career Academy trips in partnership with BRCC Career Coach Kevin Spradlin. This week's trip will be to Sylvan Sport to learn about Adventure Gear.
Taking Shape at PFE
Pisgah Forest Elementary was happy to receive new tables for the Outdoor Classroom, which have been assembled and put in place thanks to Plant Operations. For the School Improvement goal of making the school visually engaging by adding color to the walls, PFE received a generous offer from former student Julia Lusk and two other students, Gelena Cortéz and Josie Seymour, from the Brevard High School Art Guild. Students donated all the design work and hours spent painting. They have made a wonderful contribution to PFE, showing a lot of love for the school that has helped to shape them and members of their family.
Pisgah Forest Elementary was happy to receive new tables for the Outdoor Classroom, which have been assembled and put in place thanks to Plant Operations. For the School Improvement goal of making the school visually engaging by adding color to the walls, PFE received a generous offer from former student Julia Lusk and two other students, Gelena Cortéz and Josie Seymour, from the Brevard High School Art Guild. Students donated all the design work and hours spent painting. They have made a wonderful contribution to PFE, showing a lot of love for the school that has helped to shape them and members of their family.
BES In Raleigh For A+ Training
Brevard Elementary School instructional staff is spending this week in Raleigh, training together to join the network of A+ Schools in North Carolina. Students learn when they are challenged to use the full range of their talents and intellectual abilities to address authentic and complex academic tasks in professional and real-life events. The A+ Schools Program began in 1995 as a whole-school model that views the arts as fundamental to teaching and learning in all subjects. Implementation is made possible through a grant from the NC Arts Council and NC Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.
Brevard Elementary School instructional staff is spending this week in Raleigh, training together to join the network of A+ Schools in North Carolina. Students learn when they are challenged to use the full range of their talents and intellectual abilities to address authentic and complex academic tasks in professional and real-life events. The A+ Schools Program began in 1995 as a whole-school model that views the arts as fundamental to teaching and learning in all subjects. Implementation is made possible through a grant from the NC Arts Council and NC Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.
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