May Media Report

May Media Report

May 31, 2018 – VBCPS posted the Great Dreams Need Great Teachers Brandon Thompson article

Brandon Thompson is ‘by far the best teacher’ for kindergarten

I'd like to brag on my daughter’s teacher, Mr. Brandon Thompson, a kindergarten teacher at Windsor Woods Elementary School. Going into kindergarten she was hesitant of male figures that she didn't know. She first met Mr. Thompson over the summer for her kindergarten testing. When he approached her she immediately starting crying, even though I spoke with her about the possibility of the new male teacher testing her. He left the office with her in tears and came back with her smiling and at ease. From that day on she wanted him as her teacher. When her letter came assigning her to his class she was so excited.

As it turns out, it was the best thing that could have happened. Mr. Thompson, along with Mrs. Long, have taught my daughter so much over the past eight months. I've seen her grow as an individual. She's come out of her shell and she's more outgoing. He encourages her to raise her hand and participate. She's writing complete sentences and loves to read. One of the reason is because he makes learning fun for the kids. Last month they were learning about fractions. Mr. Thompson made this fun by using food to represent different fractional amounts. He is by far the best teacher that Mr. Orebaugh could have chosen to teach kindergarten this year.

Thank you for all that you do, Mr. Thompson. Your caring nature and love for our children is seen every day!

- Heather De La Cruz

Thanks to campaign sponsor, Virginia Beach Schools Federal Credit Union, Thompson received two free movie passes.

Kaleidoscope A Week in Photos posted on May 14, 2018 the following pictures:

April Media Report

April Media Report

April 25, 2018 – VBSchools’ Facebook page posted the following picture from Kindergarten registration.

April 13, 2018 - VBSchools’ Facebook page posted the following picture from “Purple Up” for Military Children Day. 

April 11, 2018 - VBSchools’ Facebook page posted the We Are VBSchools” story on Nate Allison.

Nate Allison, or Mr. Nate as his students call him, has always been passionate about helping kids discover new things, so when it came to the Windsor Woods Elementary Library, he know just what he wanted.

“I really wanted the library to be a place that was the heart of the school and where kids could just feel comfortable – in a lot of ways, as comfortable as they would be in their own living room.

Mr. Nate has had a lot of fun forging his own path in the library.

“It’s expanded to all forms of technology, whether it’s robots or virtual reality, or just exploring online resources, or even just playing with LEGOs – kids learn through exploration and play, so we foster that in the library. We just wanted it to be a place where kids wanted to be.” #NationalLibraryWeek#WeAreVBSchools Read more about our #WeAreWednesday nominee here: http://vbcpsblogs.com/WeAreVBS…/making-library-heart-school/

March Media Report

The Virginian Pilot’s The Beacon posted on March 15, 2018:

Linci Fuentes Gonzalez and Allana Shelton, third-grade students in Ms. Kelsey Borchers’ class at Windsor Woods Elementary School, showed their Emoji spirit on the SCA Emoji Spirit Day on March 9.

Windsor Woods Elementary School participated in Jump Rope for Heart on March 9.  The students and staff raised about $3,500.  Pictured:  Kindergarten students forming a heart.

Kaleidoscope’s Week in Photos posted the following the week of March 19, 2018: “Third-graders at Windsor Woods Elementary School admired the chicks that hatched this week. The students had been taking care of the eggs for three weeks and were very excited when the eggs started hatching.”

WWES Talent Show

Windsor Woods ES 2017/18 Talent Show

February Media Report

February Media Report

Week of February 23, 2018 – VBTV (Channels 45-48) this week is airing Krissi Dillow’s crosswalk story.

Pursuit of Purpose

Krissi Dillow

Schoology

Staff,

Recently, you received an email from the Department of School Leadership regarding the availability of a Schoology Overview course. During the 2017-2018 school year, Anchor Schools have been using Schoology, which provides a unified access point for curriculum, digital content, assessment, and more. In partnership with Anchor Schools, school division staff has worked closely with Schoology to tailor the program to meet division needs.

This course will take you about one-hour to complete, and you do not have to complete it all at the same time. You may go back and view any or all parts of the course anytime. At the end of the course, you will be asked to answer a few short questions regarding your impressions of Schoology as well as your preference for full implementation. Please complete the Schoology Overview course and the questions, no later than March 4. Thank you in advance for your time in this important next step with Schoology implementation.

To access Schoology and this course, please do the following:

1.       Access Schoology at https://vbschools.schoology.com/ .  If you are on the school division network, you will be logged into Schoology.  If you are not on the school division network, you will be asked for your user name and network password.  If you are using a Chromebook on the network you will need to enter your user name and password.

2.       Click on Courses at the top of the screen.

3.       Click on Join and enter this access code:  GQDVS-FBZW4

You should now be in the Schoology Overview course for your school.

If you have any issues, please contact Mr. Trask.   

Thanks!

Matt Orebaugh

#We are VBSchools

Media Report

The Virginian Pilot The Beacon on January 18, 2018, posted:  “Sydnee Ashley, fifth-grade student in Mrs. Debra Huggins’ class at Windsor Woods Elementary School, received the “Certificate of Excellence” award in the PTA Reflections Program.  Her student choreography has advanced to the next round of judging.”

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I make a Difference

I make a Difference

First, I would like to give a heartfelt thank you to my right hand gal, Mindy, for honoring me with the, “I make a Difference” recognition.   Your kind words really do mean a lot to me.   We truly do make a great team. 

Today, I would like to pass this honor onto someone that not only makes a difference in the lives of our students, but also in the lives of the faculty and staff here at Windsor Woods.  This difference maker always has a smile to share, and a sincere shoulder to lean on.  This difference maker is a relationship builder, a teacher, and defines team player.  Whenever asked for help, or to participate in a school event, this difference maker does it without any question or reservations.   More importantly, he laughs at all of my corny jokes without judgement! 

 I thank you Christopher Backus for the impact that you are making at Windsor Woods.   The children love you and so do we.   I want you to know that you are appreciated and your hard work does not go unnoticed.  

Chris Backus, You Make a Difference!

Kelly Heath

"I want to be a nurse 2"

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Jan. 22 2018 PAC Meeting Notes