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Take a look, it’s in a book! Powhatan High School students in the library’s Readers and Writers Club held a special Book Jeopardy event to test the students’ knowledge. #wearepcps #teampowhatan

During her sixth grade Exploratory Art class at Powhatan Middle School, Miss Keys had students create travel posters, starting with a black and white first draft and then moving on to a color final draft. Students could choose a real destination, such as Glacier National Park or Japan, or a fictional location. #wearepcps #teampowhatan

Mrs. Adam’s first graders at Powhatan Elementary School worked in groups to design rafts that would get their gingerbread men across the crazy river. #wearepcps #teampowhatan

Powhatan County Public Schools has an amazing staff of IT professionals who keep thousands of devices going to help us educate our students. In honor of National IT Professionals Day, please join us in showing our appreciation to these wonderful men and women, some of whom are shown here. #WeArePCPS #TeamPowhatan

Ms. Aston’s first grade class at Flat Rock Elementary School used a spelling sorting activity to practice vowel patterns. #wearepcps #teampowhatan

The Powhatan Education Foundation (PEF) recently spoke at a meeting of the Rotary Club of Powhatan to talk about the organization’s efforts to support Powhatan County Public Schools. PEF President Holly Smith talked about the foundation’s Classroom Innovation Grants, which allow teachers to apply for funds to provide additional lessons and activities for their students. Former grant recipients Kirsten Bentzen (PHS), Jessica Miller (PocES), and Bilal Z. Raychouni (PMS) talked about how they used funds to provide opportunities for their students. #wearepcps #teampowhatan

Powhatan Middle School will host an evening of “Non-traditional High School Options” with representatives from the Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School for Government and International Studies, Appomattox Regional Governor’s School for the Arts and Technology, Code RVA High School and the Powhatan High School/Reynolds Community College for Advanced College Academy Program on Oct. 9, 2023. The purpose of this meeting is to provide interested students and their parents with information regarding the curriculum, graduation requirements, extracurricular activities, as well as answer questions regarding the application process for each high school option. Although the application process is open to current eighth grade students, fifth, sixth and seventh grade students and their parents are also invited to attend in order to assist in course planning before they reach the eighth grade. The evening will kick off with a review of Powhatan County Public Schools’ participation in these schools as well as answer some of the basic questions students and parents have about student participation in these high school program options. Applications will be available beginning on Oct. 13 from Mrs. Haskins in the Gifted Services office (B210) and Mrs. Baldwin in the school counseling office. Applications will be available to students currently enrolled in Algebra I. Private and homeschool families seeking applications will need to schedule an appointment with Mrs. Haskins to come to Powhatan Middle School, provide proof of residency and pick up an application. Applications cannot be mailed. The deadline for eighth graders to submit an application is Dec. 1, 2023. #wearepcps #teampowhatan

First grade students in Mrs. McCue’s class at Pocahontas Elementary School enjoyed experimenting with apples. They fed their appetite for knowledge…and then their bellies. #wearepcps #teampowhatan

Co-teachers Mrs. Akins and Ms. Rhodes focused their seventh-grade math class at Powhatan Middle School on mastering the order of operations. #WeArePCPS #TeamPowhatan

Co-teachers Mrs. Akins and Ms. Rhodes focused their seventh-grade math class at Powhatan Middle School on mastering the order of operations. #WeArePCPS #TeamPowhatan

Beating the heat! Powhatan High School freshman had P.E. indoors on a particularly hot day to avoid getting overheated. The students were still getting plenty of movement, rotating stations every 10 minutes between spikeball, kan jam, cornhole, and basketball. #WeArePCPS #TeamPowhatan

Mrs. Manna’s second graders at Pocahontas Elementary used a math game to focus on practicing doubles. #WeArePCPS #TeamPowhatan

Mrs. Dewey’s first grade class at Flat Rock Elementary got to try out a variety of instruments in Ms. Dobson’s music class. #WeArePCPS #TeamPowhatan

Mrs. Inglish’s first graders at Powhatan Elementary School learn how to participate in learning station rotations. The class rotated around the room to literacy stations focused on syllables, reading, and writing. #WeArePCPS #TeamPowhatan

Over the next few months, Powhatan County Public Schools will be spotlighting the awesome employees who joined our staff this year. Please join us in welcoming them to the PCPS family. We'll start with Toni Kilpatrick, a new instructional specialist. #WeArePCPS #TeamPowhatan

The Powhatan County School Board recognized several outstanding student groups during its Sept. 12 meeting. The division is incredibly proud of these young men and women and congratulates them on their achievements. #wearepcps #teampowhatan

Mrs. Moss’ kindergarten class at Flat Rock Elementary had a blast learning about shapes and numbers. #WeArePCPS #TeamPowhatan

Learning on the go! Instead of having her 10th grade English students take notes on Aristotle’s seven elements of good storytelling from a PowerPoint presentation, Mrs. Ray had them visit different stations in the hallway to get them up and moving. “Students have a tendency to learn better when they are combining multiple parts of the brain. So that includes physical movement, in addition to writing, in addition to reading, which we will be doing in a minute,” Mrs. Ray said. #WeArePCPS #TeamPowhatan

We encourage our families to make sure students don't miss school days for anything but absolutely necessary absences. Missed instruction time can add up quickly and put students behind. #WeArePCPS #TeamPowhatan

Mr. Freund and Mrs. Britz introduced the parachute to a group of Pocahontas Elementary School kindergartners. Mr. Freund is a magician! He made the students disappear and even made chickens fly! #WeArePCPS #TeamPowhatan