Always Excitement as Students have Fun as they Learn!!!

Random pictures of events at Van Winkle. THERE is ALWAYS excitement at Van Winkle as students have FUN as they LEARN!!!



Boys in Mrs. Hicks' class enjoy making the backdrop for their play.






New students to Open Doors enjoy popcorn as they work on a project for Black History Month.




Oh MY!! How did Mrs. Land's granddaughter get on this blog??!! OOOPS!

She is saying, "My ENNA loves her students."




New Stage Theater checks out the progress that the students are making.




Up and Down, around and through, this child learned how to produce a "SET".




Another actor from New Stage Theater!!




A wonderful Assistant Principal poses for a picture!! Great Picture!! Mrs. Grigsby.






Second grade Open Doors practices summarizing and taking notes about her ocean creature!!!




Maisie is hard at work on her research!!!




Great Effort by staff and students at Van Winkle on collecting money for the people in Haiti!!!

So BLESSED by our School DADS!!!

WOW!! On arrival at Van Winkle on Monday morning, we were greeted with news media from local television and this time the NEWS was good. Van Winkle dads, granddads, uncles, and others have volunteered to be a presence in the school doing a variety of tasks like listening to students read, greeting students in the cafeteria, and being in the halls. Students and staff have enjoyed the presence of these dads in our schools. Thanks goes to Mr. Mullen for planning the activities of this week.

New Stage Theater / Production Crew

Students in the Fourth Grade have enjoyed a month of learning about being in the theater and all of the careers associated with the theater. This has all been made possible through the Ford Foundation and through Ask4More Arts. The students will enjoy presenting a program for the school and community on Friday night. The program will feature two skits based on the books, Talk about a Family and Uncle Jed's Barbershop. The students and staff look forward to having guests such as Parents for Public Schools, New Stage Theater Actors, and others. A special thanks goes out to all who have made this grant possible.