Reading Railroad Literacy Bus

This summer, the Reading Railroad Literacy Bus is making stops throughout the community.

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Cassie Hayes took the pictures below at Sims Recreation Center:

Food Truck Visits Neighborhoods in Kernersville

As part of the Child Nutrition Department's summer meals program, a new food truck is taking lunch to students.

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North Forsyth Art Teacher Still at Work

Officially, Christina Parrish’s year as an art teacher at North Forsyth High was done. Yet there she was in a meeting room working on a mural of the North Forsyth logo.

Asked why she was working on her own time, she said that she is expecting and figures, that while she still has the energy, she should take care of such projects. 

  

This will be the first child for Parrish and her husband, Griff Parrish. 

They are going to have a son.

Summer Projects at Walkertown Elementary

Four major projects - and several smaller ones - are underway at Walkertown Elementary.

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Making Art at Walkertown High

When the Core Values Summit III was held at Walkertown High, participants saw art teacher Nina Street hard at work when they headed to lunch.

Since October, Street and her students have been turning the Wolfpack snack bar in the cafeteria into a work of art.

During the summit, Street came in to put the finishing touches on the art.

While she was working, Principal Misty Walker stopped by to say hello.

New HVAC System for Ashley Academy

Workers are stilling new HVAC units at Ashley Academy.

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Wiley Teachers Spending Two Weeks at National Air and Space Museum

Three science teachers from Wiley Magnet Middle School – Seth Henley, Yasmine McWilliams, and Betty Jo Moore – have been selected to participate in the Teacher Innovator Institute at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum in Washington.

The inaugural Teacher Innovator Institute will teach middle-school educators how to bring the museum experience into their classrooms by exploring connections between informal STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education and authentic learning. The two-week immersive program from July 9-20 will included a total of 30 teachers from across the country.

The program will include hands-on activities, museum tours, behind-the-scenes museum experiences, visits to other museums and group work. Teachers will benefit from the expertise of museum educators and content experts and be able to use aerospace science, history and technology to shape their ideas about authentic learning and bring informal education techniques to their classrooms.

Educators in the program have committed two weeks each summer for three summers. During those two weeks, they will actively participate in sessions led by Smithsonian staff and guests and propose and complete an independent project.

To learn more about the museum, go to National Air and Space

Doing It Right

After 30 years of making sure it's done right, Marjy Lambeth is retiring.

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