On the evening of Monday, Dec. 4, PCPS will be conducting a community-wide test of our new notification system. Our new website vendor, Apptegy, provides a messaging platform that will enable us to more effectively reach parents with time-sensitive information. Not only will we be able to reach you by phone, text, and email as we do currently, but we'll also be able to simultaneously broadcast to all our social media platforms, including our new Facebook and Instagram pages, as well as directly to your phone if you have downloaded the PCPS website app.
Please be on the lookout for messaging beginning at 6 p.m. on Monday the 4th. If you have questions, you may reach us using alerts-help@powhatan.k12.va.us.
Before the Thanksgiving break, Mrs. Cable’s kindergartners at Powhatan Elementary read “How to Hide a Turkey” and completed activities around it, did an activity about thankfulness, and made thankfulness placemats they could take home. Mr. Lopez, a PES Watchdog, and Mrs. Ryman, instructional assistant, helped the busy classroom tackle all those fun activities. #wearepcps #teampowhatan
Susan Shepperson, president of Alliance of Wild Animal Rehabilitation and Education (AWARE), recently brought in a barred owl and talked with Pocahontas Elementary kindergarten students about nocturnal animals and their features and adaptations. Mrs. Shepperson lives in Powhatan and offers educational programs to the community. #wearepcps #teampowhatan
May the odds be ever in your favor! Mr. Barnes’ Probability and Statistics and AP Statistics classes at Powhatan High School were invited to Mr. Beasley’s Engineering Explorations 1 class to collaborate on an activity involving unfair carnival games. The engineering students designed and built unfair carnival games, and Mr. Barnes’ students were tasked with calculating the probabilities of win percentages. In a future unit, the students will revisit the data to run hypothesis tests comparing the calculated probabilities to the claimed win percentages. #wearepcps #teampowhatan #elevateeducatorsva
Kindergartners is Mrs. Morris’ class at Pocahontas Elementary work on a story sequencing exercise after reading the book “Stellaluna.” #wearepcps #teampowhatan
Powhatan High School students and staff were encouraged to wear yellow on Nov. 15 for Remembrance Day. The School Counseling Department selected this day to remember any loved ones who have passed away. The holiday season can be an especially difficult time. In addition to wearing yellow – PHS counselors also invited students and staff to fill out a remembrance card during lunch. These notes were strung up and draped across the school’s LOVE sign to remember and honor loved ones who are no longer with us. #wearepcps #teampowhatan
The PHS Helpers treated the high school staff to lunch last week as a show of support and appreciation, and C&F bank provided dessert and drinks. We are grateful for all of the love and support we get from our parent groups. #wearepcps #teampowhatan
When math meets mixing bowls! Seventh graders in Mrs. Antosiak’s math class at Powhatan Middle celebrated Thanksgiving by putting their fraction knowledge, measuring skills, and following directions skills to good use by making individual, no-bake pumpkin pies in math class. #wearepcps #teampowhatan #elevateeducatorsva
Sixth graders in Mrs. Minnix’s history class at Powhatan Middle read “You Wouldn’t Want to be an American Colonist!” and used Google slides in the library to learn about Colonial America. #wearepcps #teampowhatan #elevateeducatorsva
From the PCPS family, wishing you a harvest of blessings, a season of thanks, and a day filled with warmth and joy. #wearepcps #teampowhatan
Mrs. Fields’ VPI-4 class at Pocahontas Elementary enjoys Center Time, which allows them to choose and learn how they want to play and be social. #wearepcps #teampowhatan
Powhatan Middle school students created thankful notes to their teachers that were posted near the front entrance of the school to show their appreciation. Today and every day, we are thankful for the wonderful individuals who contribute to the success and vibrancy of Powhatan County Public Schools. #wearepcps #teampowhatan
Each child and teacher at Powhatan Elementary wrote what they were thankful for on a feather that combined to make a gorgeous and festive school Thanksgiving Turkey. A special thank you to Deputy Tovar, PES school resource officer, for helping put the feathers on the turkey. #wearepcps #teampowhatan
The Flat Rock Elementary School Kindness Klub sponsored a Thanksgiving-themed food drive to benefit the Powhatan Food Pantry. The school collected 499 food items to donate to the community. Way to go, FRES kiddos! #wearepcps #teampowhatan
Powhatan County Public Schools will be closed: Wednesday, Nov. 22; Thursday, Nov. 23; and Friday, Nov. 24. We hope your day is full of happiness.
An estimated six million skeletons are housed in underground tunnels in the Catacombs of Paris. The site of endless skulls stacked on top of each other lining the walks is a striking one and one recently waiting for Mrs. Arnold’s French classes and Mr. Baker’s World Cultures class at Powhatan Middle School. Over several days, the students studied the Catacombs and the Père Lachaise Cemetery as part of a cultural exploration of All Saints’ Day. After studying the Catacombs and their history and purpose, the students got to explore a recreation in Mrs. Arnold’s classroom and learn about five famous French historical figures. #wearepcps #teampowhatan #elevateeducatorsva
Mrs. Bates’ second grade class at Pocahontas Elementary took advantage of a beautiful day to have a picnic outside to help bid farewell to a classmate who was moving away. #wearepcps #teampowhatan
The following staff members were nominated and selected for Helping Hands Awards. They were first honored at their workplace and then invited to be honored again by the School Board on Nov. 14.
* PCPS Transportation employees Robin Hendel and Laura Livingston were nominated by Katie Wojcicki, Director of Student Services and Interventions, and Cheryl Thomas, Director of Elementary Instruction for Inspiring.
* Pocahontas Elementary teacher Gwynn Johnson was nominated by a parent for Inspiring.
* Powhatan Elementary employee Noah Inglish was nominated by a staff member for Inspiring.
Powering Up! ⚡⚡Today is Electricity 2 PHS senior Bradley Wade’s last day apprenticing with the school division’s electrician, Fred Long, an arrangement that allowed him to get experience and work around his football schedule. Next up, Bradley starts his apprenticeship with R J Wade Electric on Monday. Watt a journey! #wearepcps #teampowhatan
Powhatan County Public Schools and County staff are joining forces to help spread a little cheer with a Holiday Silent Auction to benefit the Powhatan Christmas Mother program.
The Powhatan community is invited to attend a silent auction filled with gift baskets, baked goods, handmade gifts, and gift certificates from 3 to 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 1 at the Pocahontas Landmark Center.
Now in its second year, the event brings together school and county employees to give back to the Christmas Mother program, which supports the Powhatan community all year long.
Suzanne Cline, 2023 Powhatan Christmas Mother, said she appreciates the enormous show of support from community partners, including local government, businesses, civic groups, and individuals. The way the Powhatan community can join together in such fun and imaginative ways to spread joy and kindness to others in need only reinforces the genuineness of Cline’s theme for this year, “A Village of Blessings.”
“We are 100% funded by donations. Without community partnerships, we wouldn’t be able to provide the magic of Christmas to over 500 Powhatan children and seniors,” Cline said.
