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Continuity of Learning Resources
Beginning April 13, we moved into the third phase of our learning plan, which means teaching new material until June 5. Our goals are to help students get prepared for the fall — whether the fall will bring first grade or the first year of college. Let’s stay safe. Stay connected. And let’s keep learning. Want grade-level information about how your child can keep learning? See below. Want other resources, ranging from mental wellness to information about special education? Keep scrolling. Have questions about grading or our learning plan? Check out this Frequently Asked Questions page. Need a computer or access to the internet? ...
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February 2020 News and Highlights
A Word from Superintendent Dr. Rosa Atkins Dear staff, family, and community: I write this note in the midst of Kindness Week in our schools. For instance, the superheroes at the right wore capes and masks to remind us that we all have the power to be kind. Does it get any cuter? Love and kindness are key to our schools. Kindness is always available to us, but it is also hard to carry out. Many on our staff were reminded of this truth by Dr. Luvelle Brown, a native son who is now Superintendent in Ithaca Public Schools in New York. He reminded ...
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Community Conversations on Equity — Still Time to Speak Up!
In February, we held a round of community-wide meetings about our shared commitment to serve all of our students well. We will share this feedback with the School Board in March, and we will update this web page with these findings, as well. Have Ideas to Share? We want to hear from you! The slides are posted below, along with a form for online feedback (scroll down). Additional Information/Resources for these Conversations 4-page update on equity efforts at Charlottesville City Schools (Feb 2020) Slides for Community Conversations on Equity Contenido de estas diapositivas que Google puede traducir a otros idiomas… Content from these slides that can ...
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Black History Month, February 2020
Black History Month is well underway at Charlottesville City Schools, with morning announcements, door decorations, soul feasts, guest presenters, and more. Here are just a few examples from social media: Jackson-Via art students studied and took inspiration from the rich history of Black artists and activists: Johnson families enjoy African-American Heritage Night, complete with a Kehinde Wiley-inspired photo booth created by students (back by popular demand!): CHS has a series of events, including lunchtime learning on Mondays: Thanks to all of our community members that turned our @CHSBlackKnights lunch time into The Black History Month Table Talk! @CvilleSchools @cvilletomorrow @ShantellBingham pic.twitter.com/sqqhfsKuHR — Dr. Eric Irizarry 🇵🇷 ...
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Sigma and Link Labs partner for UVA-CHS collaboration
The CHS Sigma Lab and the UVA Engineering Link Lab share a commonality–students serving their communities by solving real problems through engineering solutions. UVA Today recently highlighted the unique partnership formed between CHS engineering teacher Dr. Matt Shields and UVA professor Dr. Jonathan Goodall. Here is the full story, reprinted with permission courtesy of UVA Today. Tale of Two Labs: UVA engineers collaborate with Charlottesville High School students January 28, 2020 By Audra Book Matthew Shields, left, gives graduate engineering students (from left) Benjamin Bowes, Natalie Lerma, Arash Tavakoli, Ruijie Zhu, Wenqiang Chen, Luis Lopez Ruiz and Sonia Baee a tour of Charlottesville High’s Sigma ...
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Looking ahead to 2021-22: Walker, Buford and CHS academic counseling begins
It’s already time to think about next year! Whether you are at CHS, Buford, or Walker Upper Elementary, school counselors are beginning to meet with students and families about course offerings for 2020-21. Want to learn more about options available next school year? Attend any of the following upcoming events to meet administrators, counselors, teachers, and ask questions: Buford Family Curriculum Night, TBA CHS Curriculum Fair, February 5, 9am-2pm Buford Engineering Expo TBA Walker Rising 5th Grade Parent Night, TBA CATEC Signing Day Thursday, May 20th Have questions? Ask your teacher, counselor, or principal! CHS Academic Advising Timeline January 14th-January 22nd: Teachers will enter recommendations for students. It is ...
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January 2020 News and Highlights
A Word from Superintendent Dr. Rosa Atkins Dear staff, family, and community: As we start 2020, I’ve been looking ahead to what the year will bring. Here are four areas you will hear more about: Facilities. In early 2019, our Board endorsed a plan to reconfigure our schools. We received $3 million from the City to help us plan and design a new Walker (for preschool) and Buford (for grades 6-8). Once the bidding process is complete, the City will then select a firm to help with this work. Find updates here, and stay tuned! Equity. The last year or so has been marked ...
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Walker Club Spotlight: After-school cooking club is recipe for learning valuable life skills
The Walker Upper Elementary Cooking Club is an after-school activitiy option for fifth and sixth grade students who want to learn about basic food preparation and cooking skills. Led by advisor Becky Calvert, the group meets once a week in the school kitchen for an hour and prepares a variety of recipes such as egg rolls, tomato soup, mini-quiches, mac & cheese, homemade granola, fruit and yogurt parfaits, kale chips, crepes, open face roasted veggie sandwiches, mango salsa, cranberry orange muffins and vegetable jambalaya. “The kids love cooking and are more likely to try something new if they made it,” said Calvert. “They ...
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Students attend “Rumors of War” unveiling at the VMFA
Charlottesville High School art students and teachers traveled to the Virginia Fine Arts Museum in Richmond, VA to witness the much-anticipated unveiling of the sculpture, “Rumors of War,” created by American artist Kehinde Wiley. According to a media release by the Virginia Fine Arts Museum, “Rumors of War” expands Wiley’s well-known efforts to use art to include more black and brown men and women in visual, historical, and cultural narratives. The statue, inspired by traditional portrayals of white subjects in equestrian portraiture and monuments, depicts a young African American rider in urban street clothes striking a heroic pose on a muscular ...
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CHS orchestra director elected new VBODA president
For the first time, an orchestra director will lead the Virginia Band and Orchestra Director’s Association (VBODA), and it is our very own CHS orchestra teacher, Ms. Laura Mulligan Thomas! This will be the third time a female has been elected president of the VBODA, an organization of high school, middle school, and elementary school band and orchestra directors within the Commonwealth of Virginia, whose mission is to help promote opportunities of music education to K-12 students. The primary arbiter for various band and orchestra events throughout the state, the VBODA organizes many competitions and provides outstanding individual student musicians opportunities to ...
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