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Dear #RPSStrong Family,
Happy Friday! Tonight's updates:
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| Open Enrollment Applications – The application window to apply for out-of-zone schools via the Open Enrollment lottery is open through February 1 via the Enroll RPS Portal. This is your opportunity to apply for up to three schools outside of your "zoned school," including Richmond Virtual Academy. (Reminder: This is different from specialty school applications for schools like FMA or Community. That application window closed yesterday.)
A few important notes:
- Families will have until 4:30 pm on February 1, 2023, to submit open enrollment applications.
- We unfortunately cannot accept late applications for any reason. Please plan accordingly.
- As long as your application is submitted before the deadline, the timing of your submission will have no impact on the outcome.
- If you have additional questions, please email us at enrollrps@rvaschools.net.
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| All-City Marching Band – The RPS All-City Marching band is getting ready for their performance in the Dominion Energy Christmas Parade tomorrow, December 3, beginning at 10 am (barring rain storms). I hope you can make it out to cheer them on!
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| Bank of America Student Leaders – Bank of America is looking for the next generation of community leaders in RVA! As a BoA Student Leader, high school juniors and seniors will participate in an 8-week paid internship at a local nonprofit organization to learn first-hand about the critical role nonprofits play in our city. Learn more and apply today. You can also register for the information session on Tuesday, December 6.
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| Young Kings at MLK – Great news! The Young Kings program at Martin Luther King, Jr. MS won a $20,000 grant from the Ujima Foundation to expand the program! This means more young men at MLK will have access to programming that promotes positive self-identity and supports their intellectual, emotional, and spiritual growth.
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| With great appreciation,
Jason
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- I would like to give a special shout-out to Mrs. Jennifer Williams, a 6th grade exceptional education teacher at River City Middle School. She is an excellent team player and her willingness to take on any assignment is simply amazing! She is very professional, respectful, and kind – and above all, sets high expectations for her students. Some parents have expressed how helpful she is with her students and how happy they are to have her as their children's teacher. She is a true model of what teaching should look like and I did not want to mince my words in giving her the well-deserved kudos!! Thank you!
- Shout-out to Ms. Cooper, music teacher from Woodville ES, for great work with our intensive support students every Friday.
- Shout-out to Ms. Laquea Carter, school counselor, and Ms. Osborne, social worker, for all of their support working with our intensive support student at Woodville ES.
- Shout-out to the special education team at Woodville.
- Shout-out to Mr. Pierce, Ms. Johnson, Ms. Easter, and Ms. Crosswhite for all your help and guidance in the intensive support classroom at Woodville ES!!
- Thank you, Mrs. Stacy Green at Woodville ES, for helping surplus our extra technology materials, and thank you for always stepping in and lending a helping hand!
- Shout-out to Nurse Kolbe for helping plan the vaccination clinics at Woodville, and thanks for staying back for the clinic yesterday!
- Shout-out to Mrs. Carter-Minter for leading our new initiative, the Care Counts Laundry Program, at Woodville ES! We are excited about having a washer and dryer for our families.
- Shout-out to Mrs. Allen and the extended day team at Woodville ES for the planning, preparation, and kick off of our extended day program this week!
- Shout-out to our SIPPS superstars: Mrs. Locascio, Ms. Jackins, Ms. Marshall, Ms. Jackson, Ms. Armstrong, Mr. Parris, and Ms. Martin. Thank you for prioritizing reading intervention for our students. Thank you to Ms. Turner and Ms. Hunt for prioritizing, monitoring, and supporting reading intervention at Woodville.
- Thank you to Ms. Monica Fecht for going above and beyond to bring an ID badge to Woodville and participating in our safety drill debrief.
- Thank you to Ms. Lashley for helping plan for our Inclusive Schools Week and developing our program here at Woodville.
- Thank you to Ms. Easter for leading our school photo initiative.
- Shout-out to Mr. Morris Green who came over to clean our building when we were short a custodian. Thank you for leading and serving with love.
- Mrs. Miller is an excellent teacher and goes above and beyond to be a teacher leader as well. She collaborates with encore teachers and her teammates. She supports new teachers at Cary ES with kindness and deep instructional knowledge that improves student learning as well as increases the teaching capacity of new teachers. She fills hearts and minds on the daily at Cary ES.
- Mrs. McEwan supported health and PE instruction by leading her kindergarten students through an activity identifying and classifying different fruits and vegetables. This written work allowed the students to use written and oral language. Thank you for working in collaboration with the encore team at John B. Cary.
- Mrs. Singleton, Cary ES's assistant principal, is an excellent leader in many ways. She makes herself available for questions and, if on the off chance she doesn't know the answer, she will find it quickly and communicate it. She is supportive when she identifies the need for help and assistance. She asks open-ended questions and listens to the answers and helps support teachers, staff, and students in the way that makes the most sense. She is a positive and proactive planner and always follows through and communicates clearly and simply. We are thankful to have Mrs. Singleton as the assistant principal at Cary ES.
- Ms. Carrion has demonstrated a strong work ethic and dedication to supporting Cary ES's students in their academic, social, and emotional growth. As the librarian at Cary ES, she has organized the books in an easy-to-access way and continually adds wonderful books to the library's shelves. She is always willing to help out with the Climate and Culture Committee and almost single-handedly was an amazing personal shopper and cashier at our School Store/PBIS Reward event. Cary ES is lucky to have her reading to our students and supporting their growth.
- I would like to thank the Mary Scott team for pulling together in times of need. They really stepped up to the plate these last few weeks as we battled staff illnesses. We are truly a family.
- The Bellevue family would like to express their gratitude to Ms. O'Neil, our amazing custodian, for her hard work this week. Every day this week, Ms. O’Neil greeted all staff members with a smile as she opened the door and kept our building clean. Thank you for ensuring that Bellevue sparkles and shines and for keeping our building healthy and clean!!
- Shout out to Mr. Patmore, fifth grade teacher at Miles Jones ES, for delivering exceptional reading instruction to our students! You are an exceptional teacher on our campus!
- Thank you to Truist Bank and Good Samaritan Feet for sponsoring the Swansboro Elementary School Shoe Drive. Each student received a new pair of shoes and a mini-lesson on financial literacy. Swansboro students, staff, and I are truly thankful for our stakeholders' collaboration and support.
- Thank you, Mrs. Corrada, for being such an incredible 3rd grade team lead at Cardinal Elementary. Thank you for leading us through a challenging year and making sure the team stays positive. Mrs. Corrada is deeply dedicated and both her students and colleagues benefit from her compassion and skill.
- Thank you, Mr. Lampert. You are always so positive at work and your jokes are always appreciated. Thank you for helping in the parking lot the other day; how else would we know to be in the right spot?
- I want to thank Katisha Marrow, our reading coach at Bellevue, for using the 100-book challenge to encourage reading at home and at school. To read 100 books by the end of the 22–23 academic year, our dragons are working incredibly hard. Students receive a prize from the Wagon Dragon for every 10 books they read. Thanks for getting our dragons excited about reading!!
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| Parenting For Black Lives – On Saturday, December 10, the Center for African American History and Culture (CAAHC) at Virginia Union University and The Well Collective are hosting a workshop and conversation with Destini Ann Davis, parenting coach and author, on intentional parenting. Reserve your spot today!
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| George Wythe Reimagined – Please join us for our next community meeting to discuss the interior design of the new George Wythe HS. We'll be in-person at Wythe from 6 - 7:30 pm on Tuesday, December 6. You can also watch the livestream in English or Spanish. Hope to see you there!
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| Important Links – Last updated on November 14, 2022.
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