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Our almanac Buzz by Belmont 5K Fun Run was a wonderful event that brought family and friends from our neighborhood out on a beautiful fall morning.

Walkers, runners, and strollers participated in this family unit-friendly celebration of community, achievement, and wellness. T-shirts, refreshments, requite-aways, and prizes for age-grouping champs were provided. All proceeds from the outcome do good our Clark Educational Opportunity Fund.

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Charlottesville City Schools, in partnership with City Schoolyard Garden, celebrated a calendar week of garden activities, visits from farm animals, and fabricated-from-scratch lunches made with local ingredients provided by expanse farmers through Local Food Hub.

During Charlottesville Salubrious Schools Week and VA Farm to Schoolhouse Week students sampled a diversity of healthy foods including farmer's market salsa and vegetable soup while also sense of taste-testing local goat cheese, pears, and apples.

On Thursday, Charlottesville Urban center Schools hosted special guest Virginia Secretarial assistant of Education Atif Qarni at Venable School. Secretary Qarni and members  of his staff joined students for lunch, visited the garden to come across goats from Caramont Farms, and sampled ruddy tomatoes, CSYG's October Harvest of the Month.

Throughout the calendar week, students across the division too mingled with goats, bees, chickens, and sheep in our schoolhouse gardens and learned about composting, apple tree pressing, wool carding, and more than.

The week culminated with the Fall Harvest Festival at Buford Middle Schoolhouse at 5:xxx p.yard. This annual free community result offered food, fun, music, and garden activities for all.

Charlottesville City Schools partners with the local nonprofit Urban center Schoolyard Garden for a shared vision: Young people thrive with the opportunity to engage with nature, to enhance their bookish learning through hands-on experience, to cultivate skills for healthy living, and to abound in leadership.

Together, Charlottesville Urban center Schools and Urban center Schoolyard Garden manage 9 garden spaces including ane at all six Charlottesville public elementary schools, Buford Center School, Charlottesville High Schoolhouse, and our culling high schoolhouse, Lugo-McGinness Academy. These gardens cover over 26,383 square feet of diverse organic gardens with over 33,724 educatee interactions for over iii,500 youth each yr.

Students and families from all 6 CCS elementary schools are invited to get together for the almanac all-elementary school tailgate to cheer on the Black Knights at the CHS 5. Louisa County Loftier School football game.

Organized past the Venable Elementary PTO, Friday Knight Lights 2018 will include tailgate games, food, and pre-game visits from the CHS cheerleaders, football players, and marching ring.

The 2021 Niche.com Grand-12 rankings are out, and Charlottesville Urban center Schools earned an A , placing #seven overall among Virginia school districts.

Niche ranks near 100,000 schools and districts based on statistics and millions of opinions from students and parents. Additional recognition for CCS from a variety of Niche categories include:

• #2 of 132 – Most Diverse Schoolhouse Divisions in Virginia
• #5 of 132 – Best Places to Teach in Virginia
• #9 of 132 – Districts with the Best Teachers in Virginia.
• #18 of 11,822 -Most Diverse Schoolhouse Districts in America
•  A+ ranking in College Prep and Diversity categories and A in Teachers.

We're proud of the skilful piece of work of our students and teachers, and we appreciate the support of our customs. While whatsoever given ranking system has its limitations, Charlottesville City Schools has done so well by and so many measures, that the combined feedback paints a portrait of excellence.

We are so glad school is dorsum in session at Charlottesville City Schools! Here are some scenes from the first few days!

PreK students enjoy the Dogwood Festival funfair swings.

Our preschool students were treated to a fun and gratuitous mean solar day that included funfair rides, games, and a pizza picnic lunch thanks to the generosity of the Charlottesville Dogwood Festival and other sponsors. Find more (adorable) photos hither.

Elementary schools — including Walker School — accept wrapped up their season of iSTEM family nights, which invite families to an evening of hands-on experiments and edifice activities. At Clark, third-graders fifty-fifty created their own flyer most the effect as office of their unit on "functional texts."

A movement is underway to accolade a beloved Johnson educatee with an accessible community playground! To learn more about this tribute in memory of Bennett McClurken-Gibney, click hither.

Students at Walker prepping for the races.

Quaternary-graders at all schools prepped mini derby cars for a starting time-ever City contest hosted at CHS. CHS winners qualified to compete in Culpeper, where Burnley-Moran student Harry Shullaw won the mini-derby race and Walker student Hazel Conklin won the stock car segmentation!

Students enjoy the African drumming and dancing on stage at Burnley-Moran.

Similar all of our schools, Burnely-Moran honored African-American history month, but they pulled out all the stops, with a history gallery, an African trip the light fantastic toe demonstration, and a vibrant career fair populated past African-American leaders throughout the Charlottesville community, many of whom are CHS alums or connected to Charlottesville Metropolis Schools.

Colour participants enjoy the Burnley-Moran Color Run.

Burnley-Moran as well hosted its second one-mile family colour run for more than 400 runners!

Afterward reading the novel Inside Out and Back Once more, Clark fourth-graders extended their learning with a guest speaker from the International Rescue Committee of Charlottesville. Immigrants and refugees are an of import role of our Charlottesville and Clark community!

Greenbrier 4th grade | Wilson

Expecto patronus!  And expecto beautiful art!  Greenbrier fourth graders continued fine art and literature by creating Harry-Potter themed brute portraits.  In addition, fourth-graders who met their bookish goals got to celebrate their growth with a good sometime-fashioned pie-the-principal day.

Students rocked the annual "Jackson-Via'south Got Talent" show, and on a dissimilar night, they donned their pajamas for a well-attended "PJs and Popcorn" night in celebration of math and literacy.

Bessie Coleman visits Venable School!

Johnson's quaternary-graders enacted their annual wax museum of historic figures who come to life for visitors. Henry "Box" Brown, Sacagawea, Alexander Hamilton, and many more were on paw to tell their stories. Younger social studies scholars created their annual Non-Quite-the-Fourth-of-July Parade, donning costumes such as the Statute of Liberty or the American flag to learn well-nigh our land's symbols.

Venable All Stars celebrated Women'due south History Month with visits from female person trailblazers Jane Goodall, Pocahontas, Bessie Coleman, and more! Earlier in the month, suffragettes stood outside the school at arrival time with signs and posters demanding that women receive the correct to vote. For more than pics: https:// goo.gl/nXga2d

Trained peer mentors at Walker School lead current 4th graders on an informational tour of the school.

Walker School was excited to host more than 400 fourth grade students for tours and planned activities to aid them learn about their futurity school. More than 60 current 5th grade peer mentors were on hand to answer questions, facilitate squad building exercises, and virtually importantly, put these future Walker Wolverines at ease about their upcoming transition.

That evening, students were invited back with their families for an Open House, starting with a pizza dinner at 5:30pm in the cafeteria, presentations from 6:00-6:45 p.m. in the auditorium, and a scavenger hunt from 6:45-7:xxx p.chiliad.

The Charlottesville Urban center Schools sectionalisation has six elementary schools (grades preK-four) that feed into Walker Upper Simple School (grades five-half-dozen).

For more data nearly this and other programming planned by our wonderful Walker Upper Elementary School Counseling Team, please visit their blog at https://bit.ly/2qoLO72.

Here are only a few highlights of what has been happening lately in the Fine Arts program at Charlottesville Urban center Schools.

2018 CHS Symphony

The annual CHS Symphony/Chorus/Fine Arts Commemoration featured all of the Charlottesville Loftier School fine arts in one evening.  The performance combined the talents of the CHS Symphony, CHS Choir, CHS Jazz Band, CHS Visual Arts, and CHS Theatre. CHS Choir instructor Will Cooke noted that eight CHS Choir alumni were likewise singing amidst the choir.

CHS orchestra teacher Laura Thomas credits the strong foundational programs in the elementary and center schools for enabling the successes at the loftier school.

"The Symphony Orchestra is the product of so many behind the scenes, long-term arrangements and endeavour," said Thomas during her remarks to the audience.  "In Charlottesville, it starts at the uncomplicated schools where we accept such a solid general elementary music programme. And then in fifth grade at Walker, where many choose an instrument and or proceed to sing. And and then, nosotros have this world-class music program at Buford, and at the high school we schedule the String Ensemble and the Wind Ensemble at the same time, so that we can actually combine to rehearse and create this wonderful matter. I was merely telling my students a couple days ago, 'This doesn't happen everywhere. The symphony orchestra is really a rare thing at a high school.' I am so very, very proud of this symphony orchestra, and I hope you lot are too."

To view selections from the performance, utilize the following links:

• Regina Coeli In Bb , K 127, Mozart
• Precious Lord Take My Paw, Dorsey
• CHS Jazz Ring
• CHS Theatre
• Russian Sailor's Dance, Gliere

Woodwind section of the Walker Unproblematic 5th grade band performs.

The Walker Upper Elementary School 5th grade beginner ring and the Buford Center School jazz band both recently  performed for their schools. Walker band teacher Susan Allen showcased each section of the band–contumely, woodwinds, and percussion–to teach the audience about the unlike instruments.

17 Buford Middle Schoolhouse musicians fabricated the 2018 Junior Regional Orchestra! The JRO auditions were held on January 27 at Jouett Middle School and included musicians from Lynchburg, Roanoke, and Cville/Albemarle. Each pupil played two scales, two prepared excerpts, and a sight-reading option. The JRO event will take place on March 23-24 at Heritage Loftier School in Lynchburg.

For the month of Feb, artwork by Johnson Elementary students is on brandish at Charlottesville City Hall and artwork past CHS students is featured in the teen section of the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library.

A CHS artist uses a photograph to paint a portrait for a child.

CHS art students in Ms. Mildonian's classes have been painting portraits for children of Puerto Rico who were affected by the hurricanes last year. In partnership with memoryproject.org, these artists are using photographs of the children to create special keepsakes which will be hand-delivered to the children when they are completed.

"We want our kids to sympathise that sharing kindness through artistic expression tin be really meaningful," said Mildonian. Hopefully, these paintings will brand the children of Puerto Rico, many who take lost everything, feel loved and non forgotten."

Bioluminescent artwork by a Clark 2nd grade pupil.

What happens when 2d grade students combine art, reading, and Stalk all in one unit? Clark Uncomplicated students make bioluminescent creatures using circuits and glow paint!  This illuminating cross-curricular action was inspired by the Hot Read of the Month, "Glow: Animals that Make Their Ain Light." iSTEM teacher Teresa Amasia helped the students design their own light-up ocean creatures past building a suspended pendulum and using glow in the dark pigment.

"Maya Angelou" past Marcelle Van Yahres

The CCS Faculty Art Exhibit, a long-standing tradition for Charlottesville City Schools, is now on display in the Martin Luther Rex, Jr. Functioning Arts Middle (MLK-PAC) lobby from Jan 22, 2018 to March 26, 2018.  The show features drawings, paintings, photographs, sculpture, digital fine art and mixed-media created past kinesthesia and staff members who piece of work for the nine schools in our partition. With more 20 participants, the exhibit includes works from visual fine art teachers, school counselors, instructional administration, administrators, and other back up staff. Read more virtually it hither.

CHS artists show off their collaborative art project at Second Street Gallery.

CHS art students took a field trip to the Second Street Gallery to view Adejoke Tugbiyele'southward multi-media exhibit "Language of the Center." Internationally known, Tugbiyele's work draws from her experience as a Nigerian-American. She uses a combination of installation, sculpture, video, photography, drawings, and collaborative functioning every bit a metaphor for self-progress. She worked with our students to create a collaborative, mixed-media figure of a superhuman. Special thank you to the artist and to SSG Director and Chief Curator, Kristen Chiacchia, and Outreach Manager, Lou Haney for providing this opportunity.

TheatreCHS is decorated putting the finishing touches on the upcoming production, "South Pacific." Tickets are on auction at present for the operation which runs February 22-25, 2018 at the MLK Performing Arts Center at CHS. Tickets can be purchased online past visiting http://theatrechs.seatyourself.biz.

Meanwhile, preparations are already underway for two bound productions, "Chicago," presented on March 29-30, and "The Storm," on April 26-27. Hither is a sneak summit of Velma and Roxie at rehearsals.

To run across more than great TheatreCHS daily activity–everything from "Loftier Schoolhouse Musical" pep rallies to courtroom drama–follow them on Twitter @TheatreCHS.

The almanac Venable Simple School Soul Fest will exist held on February 16 from 5:xxx – 7 p.m.  In addition to great food, the event includes some amazing performers who volition join the third grade chorus and get-go course presenters this yr. Thanks to Jon Lohman and the Virginia Folklife Program, the students will perform along with former musical director for the Virginia State University Gospel Choir Cora Harvey Armstrong, a renowned gospel singer from Virginia.  In add-on, Mr. Benjamin Nussbaum'south fourth class form will present their video, "The Rainbow Schoolbus Goes Deep Into Protesting," which was showcased at the Virginia Film Festival earlier this fall.

Screenshot of CHS Marching Band participating in the 2018 London New Year's Day Parade and Festival. The parade was televised around the world.

The CHS Marching Band travelled to London to march in the 2018 London New Twelvemonth's 24-hour interval parade. The largest New year's day'due south parade in the world, it includes more viii,000 performers and an audience of 500,000 people. Band director Jason Hackworth helped plan the trip itinerary which included a bout of London's almost famous landmarks similar Westminster Abbey, St. Paul's Cathedral, and the Tower of London.

December was a time for holiday performances and seasonal fun at Charlottesville Urban center Schools. Here is a festive expect back on some of the best moments.

Family unit engagement facilitator Velvet Coleman helps connect home and school at the Muffins for Moms consequence at Johnson Elementary.

Nosotros loved seeing so many moms, dads, grandparents, uncles, and family friends participating in elementary family engagement events similar Muffins for Moms, and Doughnuts for Dads. Student and family unit engagement facilitator Velvet Coleman was featured in The Daily Progress for her efforts to help all our students be more successful in school.

Elementary students across the division visited the Paramount Theater twice so far this twelvemonth to view live performances ofMy Begetter's Dragon and Guess How Much I Beloved Yous and I Love my Storybook.

Uncomplicated schoolhouse students learning about the five senses at Monticello.

Students also visited Thomas Jefferson'south Monticello for tours and engaging cross-curricular lessons that fabricated connections betwixt history, math, science, and literacy!

In November, a multifariousness of Thanksgiving and fall fun activities included Thanksgiving pow wows, churning butter, and art projects reminding our youngest learners to be grateful.

Clark Elementary third graders learned well-nigh writing haiku poetry using inspiration from a neighborhood walk.  They likewise worked on writing book recommendations for their peers and posted them on a bulletin board.

A UVA engineering educatee helps a child detect clues to solve the spy mystery.

Kickoff-year engineering students from U.Va. designed a learning activity for Clark students which involved leading the kids through a series of activeness stations to solve a spy mystery.

Sisters at Johnson International Mean solar day model accurate costumes of Islamic republic of iran and pass out nutrient samples.

Several schools celebrated International Day, including Johnson and Clark. Students prepared exhibits that represented different countries, sampled a diversity of foods from effectually the globe, and dressed in costume.  Our families were instrumental in participating in this fun and educational opportunity to gloat differences.

Artwork by Nathan Jordan, first place winner.

Congratulations to Nathan Jordan, a first-grader at Johnson Elementary for being a 2017 Imagine a Mean solar day without Water Student Art Contest Winner in the 1st – 2d Class Category. The annual contest is sponsored past the Urban center of Charlottesville Public Works.

Also at Johnson, Ms. Wayland's fourth graders had their opinions published in the New York Times Kids Edition in Nov.  The editors sent them each their own copy of the newspaper, and the class historic with a reading party. The NY Times opinions editors visited the course before this twelvemonth to teach them well-nigh voicing their opinions in a constructive way. You can read more about it hither.

Thank you, Ms. Rickabaugh for leading the effort to create a Painted Stone Garden in the Johnson schoolyard garden. Students painted rocks that gloat each individual'south uniqueness subsequently reading the booksSomething Beautiful and Only One You.  Read more nigh it here.

Principal Justin Malone in the g finale of the 10th Annual Bully-Knots Assembly.

Mrs. U along with the Jackson-Via Bully Nots and First Friends student grouping presented the 10th annual Bully-Not assembly at Jackson-Via.  This entertaining production was a joyful reminder almost kindness, caring, and community. Principal Malone encouraged students to transport out kindness boomerangs that will surely return to them. Run across more than here.

CHS AVID students visited their buddies at Jackson-Via to play games and talk about preparing for college.

A student learns well-nigh velocity using a Hot Wheels car.

Jackson-Via Stem and Literacy Night provided an fantabulous educational opportunity  for families to learn about these fields while having fun with Straw Rockets, Hot Wheels, and BeeBots.

"Books and Breakfast" at Greenbrier Elementary was well worth the early on wake-upward to gather with more than 100 friends and family. Kudos to the staff for hosting such a large turnout!

Students banquet on homemade stone soup and salad.

Greenbrier students had the risk to make  rock soup later reading the motion-picture show volume "Stone Soup." The popular folk story reminds people to  share and "bring what you've got." Sharing the meal they prepared together, the students too enjoyed salad using some of the vegetables from their City Schoolyard Garden.

Thanks to the generosity of many in our community, many of our children received gifts, toys, books, and food from the Toy Lift  and Atomic number 82 &J programs during the holiday season. Information technology was an heady twenty-four hour period when a U-Haul full of items arrived at Greenbrier Elementary and many volunteers helped unload the gifts.

Venable student James Fox was thrilled to be named Th's Hero by the U.Va. football squad. He had a special visit with the Hoos and special guests.  You tin run across information technology here.

"The Rainbow Schoolbus Goes Deep into Protesting," a brusk film most peace created by Venable students in Mr. Nussbaum'southward class,  was featured during the Virginia Film Festival Family unit Day.

The Girls on the Run team celebrating their final 5K run.

The Burnley-Moran Girls on the Run team wrapped up their season with a celebratory final 5K run after a iii-month flavor of goal-setting, personal accomplishment and teamwork.

PreK and K students at Burnley-Moran participated in a Community Helpers Chore Fair that included volunteer students from CATEC.  Students rotated through diverse stations including  dentistry and cosmetology.

These students toured the neighborhood on the CAT passenger vehicle as part of their lesson on community.

What better way for Burnley-Moran students to learn about our community than to ride on the Charlottesville Area Transit (CAT) jitney and tour the neighborhood!

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