Dear Parents, As second grade moves into the weeks of April we have begun working on the science unit of Systems in Nature. Within this unit we will be focusing on the enduring understandings of: Interactions and outputs of a system change. Systems can be productive or dysfunctional. Systems are made up of smaller systems. [...]
Dear Parents, Today your child had the opportunity to apply the knowledge he/she has gained about simple machines in order to build and program a compound machine. In doing so, your student was immersed in the engineering design process, which involves the following steps: Investigate – brainstorm possible solutions Plan – Develop possible solutions and [...]
Dear Parents, We’ve sprinted to the end of the fourth week of school! I want to thank each of you that attended Trantwood’s Open House on Tuesday, September 18th. I loved having the opportunity to meet some of you and answer questions. Please remember we are looking for parental help with a number of different [...]
Dear Parents, Wow, what a fantastic first week back to school! Trantwood’s resource-cluster teachers have very much enjoyed meeting your children. We have an exciting, motivational, and educational year planned out. Please come to Trantwood’s Open House on Tuesday, September 18th at 6:30. I will be here if you have any questions. We are looking [...]
Dear Parent/Guardian, September 5, 2012 All first-grade students in Virginia Beach City Public (VBCPS) are currently screened for gifted services. While the screening process in first grade is an effective tool for identifying many students at an early age for gifted services, the need exists for an additional screening in elementary school to ensure that [...]
Gifted Education News from Trantwood Elementary Hello! My name is Mrs. Hawley and I am Trantwood Elementary’s Gifted Resource Teacher. In the weeks ahead, I will be working in all kindergarten and first grade classrooms and the gifted resource-cluster classes at grades 2– 5. I wanted to introduce myself as a resource for you and [...]
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Through the efforts of Trantwood Elementary’s resource –cluster teacher Kathy Dungan, the Education Foundation funded a grant titled “SALTIER”. Throughout the year both her homeroom and her switch class have been able to learn about sustainability, oysters and our local Chesapeake Bay. The grant provided the classrooms money to purchase baby oysters, called spats which [...]
March 5 – 16th, 2012 Dear Parents, The STARLAB has returned for another visit to Trantwood Elementary. For those that don’t know, the STARLAB is a portable planetarium that allows us to view the night sky during the regular school day. During their visit each grade level focused on a specific area that related directly [...]
Dates to Mark on your Calendar Kemps Landing Open House – January 9 or January 10, 2012 at 6:30 IB Program at Plaza Middle School – November 29, 2011 at 6:30 Great Neck Middle Registration–– January 10, 2012 Lynnhaven Middle Registration – TBD As the beginning of November arrives, I wanted to give you a [...]
