Flat Rock Elementary School

🌟 This week, Mrs. Smith’s fifth graders at Pocahontas Elementary are all about spreading kindness! ❤️ They’re writing heartfelt letters to first responders and those affected by Hurricane Helene, joining in on a letter drive organized by the North Carolina Farm Bureau’s Ag in the Classroom program. It’s so inspiring to see our students come together and show compassion for others. Every little bit helps, and we couldn’t be prouder! Keep shining, team! ✨ #wearepcps #teampowhatan @NCFarmBureauAgInTheClassroom

🎉 On Friday, several members of the Powhatan High School National English Honor Society came together to make treat bags for tonight's Homecoming Community Bonfire! 🔥 We’re all set for a fun evening, and we want YOU to join us! Bring your own chair and come out tonight, October 8, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the high school. Enjoy performances by the PHS Band, cheer on our JV and Varsity football teams, and watch our amazing cheerleaders and dancers! There will also be food and games for everyone! Just a quick reminder: all middle and elementary students need to be accompanied by an adult. Can’t wait to see everyone there! Let’s make it a night to remember! 🧡 #wearepcps #teampowhatan

🌟 Mrs. McGrady’s and Mrs. Price’s third graders at Flat Rock Elementary teamed up with Ms. Adcock, the division’s awesome STEM coach, to tackle their Science Performance Assessment Task (PAT). They conducted a fun experiment to see if lemonade dissolves faster in cold or warm water. 🍋💧 The kids worked in pairs, made observations, and recorded their data. Then, they turned their findings into bar graphs! 📊 It was fantastic to see them collaborating, using science tools, and discussing the best temperature for dissolving lemonade. What a great way to connect real-world experiences to our classroom learning! Keep up the great work, everyone! 🙌✨#wearepcps #teampowhatan

📚✨ Exciting News for Adult Learners! ✨📚 Powhatan County Public Schools is thrilled to promote our Adult Education program, offering a variety of courses designed to help you gain new skills and advance your career! Whether you’re looking to start a new journey or enhance your existing skills, we have something for everyone! Check out some of the courses available: • Dental Assistant Certification 🦷 • Arboriculture and Tree Care 🌳 • Chadwick and Son Orchids 🌺 • Organic Vegetable Gardening 🥕 • ServSafe® Manager Certification 🍽️ • Starting Your Own Business in Powhatan County 💼 • A Painting A Night 🎨 • Cooking - Breads 🍞 • Cooking - Super Soups 🍲 • GED® Preparation and Test (Rolling Enrollment) 📖 • Basic Computer Skills through Northstar Digital Literacy 💻 • Community College Workforce Alliance Courses 🎓 • Welding 🔧 Ready to take the next step? Join us and discover new opportunities! For more information and to enroll, visit our website!

🌟 Happy National Custodian Day! 🌟 Today, we want to sing the praises of the amazing custodians from HES who keep PCPS schools clean and safe for our students! ✨ Our facilities staff presented gift baskets to them today to show their appreciation for the hard work and dedication these individuals put in every day. Here are some of the day shift crews, but we have a great night shift that we want to honor as well. We know a clean school environment is essential to keeping our students and staff healthy. 💝🍎 Thank you for all that you do! 🙌❤️ #wearepcps #teampowhatan

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📚✨ Ms. Moss’s kindergarten class at Flat Rock Elementary was all in during this lesson. The students were super focused as they practiced their letter formation with the new Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) reading curriculum. ✍️❤️ It’s amazing to see their developing young minds at work. Keep up the great effort, kiddos! 🌟👏#wearepcps #teampowhatan

📅 On this final day of September and in honor of Attendance Awareness Month, we want to take a moment to recognize the dedicated attendance secretaries at Powhatan County Public Schools! 👏 Thank you to our amazing team for working to ensure that our students are present and accounted for every day. Your hard work plays a crucial role in supporting student success and fostering a strong school community. Special shoutout to our attendance secretaries: Heather Barnett (FRES); Denise Overton, (PMS); Berkeley Richter (POCA); Wendy Tye, (PHS); and Tiffany Yarbrough (POWES). A big thank you also to Sheryl Jackson-Wade, the division’s attendance interventionist. 🌟 Remember, every day in school counts! Regular attendance helps students succeed academically, socially, and emotionally. Let's keep encouraging our students to show up and make the most of their education! #wearepcps #teampowhatan

Due to inclement weather, all after-school activities for Powhatan County Public Schools are canceled for Friday, September 27th. This includes all school activities and all activities scheduled in school facilities.

Game date change - Friday night’s Varsity football 🏈 game will be on Saturday at noon. Please spread the word.

🎉 A huge thank you to our amazing community for coming out to support the first enrollment event for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library in Powhatan last week at Powhatan County Public Library! 📚✨ The local program had an incredible launch, with 41 new registrations bringing Powhatan’s total by the end of the event to 225 children—representing 17% of the kids under age 5 in Powhatan! 🎈 That’s an amazing achievement, especially since the Dollywood Foundation projected the program would reach that milestone by Month 10. Powhatan did it in just the first month! A huge shoutout to the Powhatan Education Foundation, which spearheaded bringing this wonderful program to our county and found the community partners to help sponsor it. 🙌💖 It’s heartwarming to see so many families eager to kickstart their children’s reading journeys. Each month, these little ones will receive free, age-appropriate books right in their mailboxes, fostering a love of reading from an early age. Let’s keep this momentum going and ensure every child has the opportunity to thrive! 🌟

🖍️ Flashback to a fun-filled day in Ms. Dewey’s second-grade class at Flat Rock Elementary School! 🎉 They had a blast with a hidden picture game that focused on vocabulary, noticing and wondering, and making connections! 🕵️‍♂️✨ Does anyone else remember those times flipping through Highlights Magazine in the doctor’s office waiting room—searching for hidden treasures! 🔍 The best part? The kids gave a great cheer when one of their peers found the last item! 🎉🙌 It was so heartwarming to see their excitement and engagement in learning. Keep shining, little learners! 🌟💖 #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 October 2, 2024. This meeting aims to provide interested students and their parents with information regarding the curriculum, graduation requirements, and 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, their parents are also invited to attend 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 and answer some of the basic questions students and parents have about student participation in these high school program options. Applications will be available on the PCPS website beginning on October 1. Students can also request the application link from Mrs. Haskins in the Gifted Services office (B210) and Mr. Winkler in the Counseling office. The application 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 and provide proof of residency for their student’s application to be verified and accepted. The deadline for 8th graders to submit an application is December 1, 2024.

🔥🎉 We’re gearing up for Homecoming at Powhatan High School, and we’d love for you to join us for a Community Bonfire! Bring your own chair and come enjoy a fun evening on Tuesday, October 8, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the high school. It’s going to be a great night with performances by the PHS Band, appearances from our JV and Varsity football teams, cheerleaders, and dancers. Plus, there will be food and games for everyone to enjoy! Just a quick note: all middle and elementary students need to be accompanied by an adult. Can’t wait to see you there! #wearepcps #teampowhatan

🌟 Happy Monday everyone! We just wanted to take a moment to celebrate the amazing connections between our community and our classrooms. It’s always a joy to have community members visit and share their experiences with our students. Last week, we were thrilled to have former PCPS teacher Gail Timberlake visit Mrs. Dillon's fifth-grade social studies classes. She shared her fascinating story, “The Rescue of the Lady Slipper,” and talked about the history and rediscovery of bateau boats—such an important part of Powhatan’s local history! Thanks for being a part of our learning journey Mrs. Timberlake! As you might know, community engagement is a big deal for us at PCPS, so much so that it’s one of our Strategic Plan goals. Last year, we revamped our curriculum to fill the gap left when we moved the Virginia Studies course down a grade. Now, our fifth graders are diving into a rich geography curriculum that includes a mandatory unit on local history, all aligned with state standards. We’re still super proud that this new curriculum received a 2024 Achievement Award from the Virginia Association of Counties (VACo) in August! 🎉 #wearepcps #teampowhatan

🌍✨ In honor of International Day of Peace, which takes place on Saturday, September 21 this year, Flat Rock Elementary School participated in the Pinwheels for Peace project. This project is sponsored by the FRES Equity and Diversity committee. Students were encouraged to self-reflect on the importance of peace in our world and how we can contribute to a peaceful society. Each class in grades 1-5 was provided with enough pinwheel templates, push pins, and pencils for each child to complete a pinwheel customized to fit their personality. Preschool, CBI, and Kindergarten were provided with premade pinwheels for this project. These beautiful creations were proudly displayed today in front of the school and inside, reminding us all of the importance of peace. It’s wonderful to see our students embracing this meaningful day! 💖 #wearepcps #teampowhatan

Morning and afternoon students in Ms. Penny and Ms. Tonya’s 2- and 3-year-old classes at Flat Rock Elementary were learning about the letter Mm, and engaged in an experiment involving M&M candies and water. After many predictions about what might happen when the water touched the M&M’s (including melting, getting wet, exploding (!) and making a rainbow), the students took turns adding water to the middle of a circle of candies using an eyedropper. They patiently watched the colored coating dissolve when the water touched the candies and were excited to see the “rainbow” of colors that grew! #wearepcps #teampowhatan

🌟 September is Attendance Awareness Month, and we want to highlight the key role healthy habits and good choices can make in helping students be present and succeed in school. Regular attendance plays a huge role in academic success, social development, and building those lifelong skills. 🌟 Let’s keep encouraging our students to show up and shine! ✨#wearepcps #teampowhatan

Here you see Mr. Ford, a site substitute at Flat Rock Elementary School, working with a student in Mrs. Schwartz’s kindergarten class. While our schools do best when our staff members are there, we know life can throw some curveballs and substitutes are needed. PCPS partnered with ESS to manage our substitute program beginning July 1, 2024. The seasoned educational personnel and management firm has more than two decades of experience providing trained and qualified substitute staff to school districts. If you are interested in being a substitute, please visit the ESS website linked in the first comment.

Powhatan County Public Schools is hiring. We are looking for a Middle School Special Education teacher (math endorsement preferred). To learn more about becoming a valued member of our team, contact Human Resources at 804-598-5700 or visit the school division's website.