Posts made in February, 2016

Around the World in 5 Days

This week, we studied a different culture every day. This was a true community effort. We had speakers come to our school, and we went to the Elkin Public Library on Friday. Learning about people, cultures and traditions from around the world is important for understanding our global community. It helps bring us closer together and promotes peace. Also, as the...

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Gullah Inspired Art

Have you ever heard the word “Gullah”? Most of our kids had not until a couple of weeks ago. The Gullah are the descendants of enslaved Africans who lived in the Lowcountry regions of Georgia and South Carolina, which includes both the coastal plain and the Sea Islands. Recently, our Friday art class was centered around learning about the Gullah people including...

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2016 Parent Survey

In January, we sent an electronic survey (see survey questions below) to all of our parents. The goal was to find out how the parents and the students were feeling about their experience at the Yadkin Valley Community School. The results were very positive. We were thrilled to find out that 100% of the respondents would recommend the school to others, and 100% of...

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The Many Lessons of Snowflake Bentley

Recently, on our regular Wednesday trip to the Elkin Public Library, the students heard the story of Wilson Bentley as Ms. Wendy read the Caldecott Award winning book, Snowflake Bentley. The book inspired us to dig a little deeper and find out more about this man who captured more than 5,000 snowflakes in his lifetime. We checked out the companion video from the...

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