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Pre-K Registration Announced

January 15, 2016 Mr. Wood

On Monday, February 1, 2016 Marshall County Schools will begin 2016-2017 Pre-K registration for children who turn 4 years old by September 1, 2016.

If you wish to enroll your child in Pre-K, please call the school in your area to make an appointment and pick-up a registration packet or request an application packet be mailed to you.

For Pre-K sites in the Moundsville area including the Marshall County Day Care, please call McNinch Primary to register. If you live in the Limestone, Sand Hill or Sherrard area, call Hilltop Elementary to register.

You will bring the completed packet to your registration appointment. Appointments will be made on a first come, first serve basis.

Placements will be announced periodically as registrations are completed.

WV Pre-K Programs are free for any child who turns 4 prior to September 1.

More information can be found at the link below.

http://marshall-k12.wvnet.edu/boe/parent-resources/

Glen Dale Elementary:

(304) 843-4427 DATE OF SCREENING: February 25, 2016

McNinch Primary:

(304) 843-4431 DATE OF SCREENING: February 29/March 1, 2016

Washington Lands Elementary:

(304) 843-4420 DATE OF SCREENING: March 3, 2016

Hilltop Elementary:

(304) 232-8640 DATE OF SCREENING: March 10, 2016

Center McMechen Elementary:

(304) 232-6530 DATE OF SCREENING: March 17, 2016

Cameron Elementary:

(304) 686-3305 DATE OF SCREENING: March 24, 2016

Sand Hill

Contact Hilltop Elementary

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Marshall County Math Day Winners Announced

January 11, 2016 Mr. Wood

On Saturday, January 9, 2016 Marshall County Schools held its annual Math Day competition at Sherrard Middle School.

Nearly 150 students from 4^th through 12^th grades participated in categories ranging from mental math, mental estimation, measurement estimation, short answer and written test.

County winners who placed 1st through 4th in each division advance to Regional Math Day on Saturday, March 5^th at Wheeling Park High School.

4th Grade Finalists

Back Row (L to R): Bailey Sebroski, Jordan Wyatt, Jude Thomas

Front Row (L to R): Connor Dorsey, Lilly Roman

5th Grade Finalists

Back Row (L to R): Cody O’Donnell, John Ellis, Sybil Willis

Front Row (L to R): Owen Allen, Trina Perry

6th Grade Finalists

Back Row (L to R): Fred Carroll, Jackson Thomas, Nate Flowers

Front Row (L to R): Charli Garrison, Russell Dillon

7th Grade Finalists

Back Row (L to R): Aiden Schrumpf, Walter Heitz, Colton Asbury

Front Row (L to R): Liv Stoffel, Zara Zervos

8th Grade Finalists

Back Row (L to R): Cole Saseen, Cole Swartz

Fron Row (L to R): Emily Anderson, Zach Bishop, Malicky Schrumpf

9th Grade Finalists

Back Row (L to R): Collen Wise, Hayden Thomas

Front Row (L to R): Shannon Knowlton, Elaina Herback

Not pictured is Ryan Campbell.

High School Finalists

Back Row (L to R): Dominic Campetti, Tony Persinger

Middle Row: (L to R): Hannah Thomas, Colerain McCardle, Luke Bonar

Front Row: (L to R): Heather Shook, Jared Neehouse, Hannah Morris, Katherine Ouda

Not pictured are Owen Minor, Ken Wu, Stephen Fumich, Ally Yoho, Jared ketler and John Gardill.

2015 American Education Week Proclamation Signed

November 13, 2015 Mr. Wood

Pictured L to R Front Row: Josh Gary, Beth Phillips, Stanley Stewart, Mike Ferro, Ed Kuca, Bob Miller Jr., Kevin Cecil. L to R Back Row: Amy Kent, Matt Madarino, Rick Jones, Michael Hince, Duane Miller, John Miller, Corey Murphy.

On Thursday, November 12, 2015 members of the Marshall County Commission as well as the mayors of the cities of Marshall County, members of the Legislature along with the Sheriff and local business leaders gathered to sign the proclamation declaring November 16-20, 2015 as American Education Week in Marshall County.

The theme this year is, Great Public Schools: A Basic Right and Our Responsibility. Also attending the signing were members of the Marshall County Board of Education, administrators of Marshall County Schools, administrators from John Marshall High School and representatives of the West Virginia Education Association and American Federation of Teachers.

American Education Week spotlights the importance of providing every child in America with a quality public education from kindergarten through college, and the need for everyone to do his or her part in making public schools great.

A short luncheon and brief tour of the facilities at John Marshall High School followed the signing.

The text of the proclamation signed is below.

Whereas, public education is the backbone of our democracy, providing young people with the tools they need to maintain our nation’s precious values of freedom, civility and equality; and

Whereas, by equipping young Americans with both practical skill and broader intellectual abilities, schools give them hope for, and access to a productive future; and

Whereas, public education employees, be they educators, substitute educators, higher education faculty and staff, custodians, teachers, bus drivers, clerical workers, food service workers, security guards, technical employees, or librarians, work tirelessly to serve our children and communities with care and professionalism; and

Whereas, public schools are the foundations of neighborhoods and communities, bringing together adults, and children, educators and volunteers, business leaders and elected officials in a common purpose,

Therefore, be it further resolved, that we proclaim November 16-20, 2015 as the 94^th annual observance of American Education Week. Proclaimed this 12^th day of November 2015.

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Jumpstart Read for the Record at Elementary Schools

October 23, 2015 Mr. Wood

McNinch Read for the Record — Mrs. Michelle Ovies, Title 1 Teacher, with McNinch Primary students and Norman, the fish.

Marshall County Schools was proud to participate in Jumpstart’s Read for the Record 10^th anniversary campaign.

Kindergarten, first, and second grade students at McNinch Primary were fortunate to have Wheeling Jesuit University students read them the campaign book, Not Norman: A Goldfish Story, written by Kelly Bennett and illustrated by Noah Z. Jones. After enjoying the story, students wrote about what pet they would want if they could have any pet in the whole world.

Additionally, Center McMechen’s first Grade students and Glen Dale’s Mrs. Sally Mull’s Fourth Grade students participated with Mrs. Jeannie Blake, Literacy Facilitator for Marshall County Schools.

Read for the Record is a global campaign which generates public support for high-quality early learning by mobilizing millions of children and adults to take part in the world’s largest shared reading experience.

Jumpstart is a national early education organization working toward the day every child in America enters kindergarten prepared to succeed. Jumpstart delivers a research based and cost-effective program by training college students and community volunteers to serve preschool-age children in low-income neighborhoods.

Jumpstart broke the world reading record in 2013 with 2,462,860 children and adults.

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Marshall County Schools Enhances Science Curriculum

September 11, 2015 Mr. Wood

Marshall County Schools Expands Science Curriculum Pic — Schrader Environmental Education Center Director Alice Eastman explains the life cycle to fourth grade students during an outdoor classroom lesson at Oglebay Park.

Thanks to a grant of almost $46,000 from the Chevron Corporation, Marshall County Schools and Oglebay Institute (OI) are kicking off a multi-year partnership to implement a life science curriculum throughout the county for students in first through eighth grades. This is in addition to an already established collaborative program between the two for students in third, fourth and fifth grades.

The new curriculum, put together by OI nature educators and county teachers, features grade appropriate concepts that align with West Virginia Content Standard Objectives and both Common Core and Next Generation Science Standards. According to Marshall County Schools Director of Curriculum and Instruction Woody Yoder a variety of instructional methods will be used to delivery each lesson including verbal instruction and hands-on activities along with connections to math, language arts and social studies.

“In years to come I hope to see a more coordinated progression of instruction that connects science closely with other subjects and resonates strongly with our students by establishing opportunities to study in the natural world,” Yoder said.

Field trips to the Schrader Environmental Education Center in Wheeling and Grand Vue Park in Moundsville will be used for outdoor classroom learning. Fifth graders will continue participation in the REACH program while sixth grade students will attend a day camp titled L.I.F.E, or Learning in Field Experiences, at Grand Vue Park.

After successfully completing requirements this year, an additional $105,000 will be made available through the Chevron Corporation to continue instruction, activities, and events during the following two academic years. The program will become self sustained after three years.

Once in full effect the new curriculum will help every Marshall County students, grades first through eighth, understand scientific concepts that build on one another year after year.