Join the Nottoway PTA! From the desk of the superintendent:

Greetings Parents! As the superintendent of Nottoway County Public Schools, our team thought that it was important to create four objectives to support our theme, “Building Bridges of Success in the 21st Century”. One of our objectives is to increase parental

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Dates to Remember

Delegate Wright and Senator Ruff visit NMS for “Take Your Legislator to School Month” on Nov. 3rd

Daylight Savings Time on Nov. 5th

Election/ Staff Dev. Day on Nov. 7th

SAC and TAC on Nov. 8th

School Board Meeting on Nov. 9th

Veterans Day Observance on Nov. 10th

Thanksgiving Holiday from Nov 22-24th

PAUL COFFEY (NHL STAR) "Nobody's a natural. You work hard to get good and then work to get better. It's hard to stay on top."

1Winston Churchill

"Mountain tops in- spire leaders but valleys mature them."

2Vince Lombardi

"Leaders aren't born they are made. And they are made just like anything else, through hard work. And that's the price we'll have to pay to achieve that goal, or any goal."

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VOLUME II, ISSUE 3 NOVEMBER 2017

The Nottoway Schools Community Newsletter Home of the Cougars!

involvement. I truly believe, and research supports the notion that increased parental involvement has a direct correlation with the overall success of a school. This is why I am encouraging you to join our PTA.

Why Join? As a member of the Nottoway County Public Schools PTA, you will join a community of parents that encourages student achievement and helps enrich the learning environment. I believe in building partnerships be- tween our families and our schools. If you have not joined, I would like to en-courage you to become a member. Here are some more reasons why you should join: 1. Student Academic Improvement: The PTA allows you another opportunity to be involved in your child's education. Every study ever conducted on the relationship between student performance and parent involvement shows that when parents are involved in their child’s education, student academic performance improves.2. Direct Impact to Schools: Your membership in the PTA has a direct impact on our children and the quality of our school division. PTAs have the ability to make a school division a better place for children to learn. Our own PTA can address the needs of our schools and school division. Call your child’s principal to get involved today!

Educationally yours, Dr. Rodney L. Berry

Mission Statement: Nottoway County Public Schools aspires to provide opportunities for students to enjoy life, contribute to others’ well being, and become responsible, productive citizens in a global community.

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VOLUME II, ISSUE I SEPTEMBER 2017

Parents As Partners Guidelines For Parent Child Relationships 1. Try to set a side time on a regular basis to do something fun with

your child. 2. Try to see a situation the way your children do. Listen carefully to

them. Try to form a mental picture of how it would look to them.

3. Be a good listener: Use good eye contact. Physically get down to the level of smaller children. Don’t interrupt. Ask open ended questions rather than questions that can be answered with a yes or no. Repeat back to them what you heard.

Taken from: https://childdevelopmentinfo.com/how-to-be-a-parent/

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What’s Happening in the Classroom

Blackstone Primary School participated in "The Crunch Heard 'Round the Commonwealth" on Wednesday, October 4, 2017 at 10:00 a.m.  We were making noise for Virginia Farm to School month.  At 10 am students simultaneously took a bite out of a locally grown apple.  Apples were provided to students by the cafeteria.  VDOE in collaboration with the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services supported this first annual event.  The children enjoyed participating!

We had a Rootin' Tootin' Reading Week in BPS Library. Our Book Fair theme was Saddle Up and Read! Every student that purchased a book had their picture taken at the photo booth. We also celebrated National Farm-to-School Month by participating in the First Annual Crunch Heard 'Round the Commonwealth!

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On Tuesday, October 3rd the middle school inducted 43 members into the National Junior Honor Society.  Group picture outside of school and group picture of members taking the Honor Society oath.

Washington Redskin's #76 Morgan Moses's Educational Foundation sponsored a FREE ACT / SAT Tutoring session led by by standardize testing "Guru" Brian Culbreth from the Princeton Review at Nottoway HS on October 18, 2017 from 3pm-5pm in the computer lab.

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BPS PE. STEM lesson: My class (Ms. M. McCarthy) starts with the simple challenge of stacking cups to the tallest possible height.  Student groups must work together to create the tallest stack of cups.  Although this sounds easy, it isn't for my older students I add different challenges to the build.  This allows amazing things to happen!!

Pictures of Bully Contest Essay & Poster winners @ Nottoway Middle School NMS Bully Essay Winners NMS Bully Poster Winners

BPS Students celebrating Spirit Week!

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Nottoway County Public Schools

“Building Upon Five Pillars of School Support”

1. Academic Excellence (We will in- crease the rigor and quality of teaching, while decreasing achievement gaps)

2. Character Development (We will teach moral values such as respect and honesty through character education programs)

3. Leadership Development (We will tap into the leadership qualities of students, teachers, and staff)

4. Parental Empowerment (We will in- crease parental involvement)

5. Community Partnership (We will respond to the needs of the community and build solid relationships)

School Board Office Address: PO Box 4710321 E. Colonial Trail Hwy. Nottoway , VA 23955

Phone: 434-645-9596

Fax: 434-645-1266 Superintendent’sE-mail: berry.rodney@nottowayschools.org

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Cougars on the Prowl!

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