Our kindergartners were challenged to build the tallest ghost tower they could with popsicle sticks and marshmallows. Some students teamed up, while others worked on their own. Watching their curiosity and wisdom made for a fun Halloween!
6 months ago, Yowell Elementary School
a boy in a black and white strawberry shirt smiles and poses with his marshmallow ghost tower.
a group of four students work together to build a tower out of marshmallows and tongue depressors
a student builds with marshmallows and sticks. he is wearing a camouflage shirt and staring intently on his build
a student holds up a decorated marshmallow that looks like a ghost
a student in a spiderman costume hovers over his marshmallow ghost tower and smiles
two students smile and pose wither their marshmallow ghost tower. They built theirs with triangles.
Our second graders enjoyed a field trip to Round Hill Pumpkin Patch, where students explored the pumpkin fields and learned about the fall harvest. They had a fantastic time picking pumpkins, navigating the corn maze, and experiencing the joys of autumn!
6 months ago, Yowell Elementary School
a group of second graders poses for a picture in the round hill pumpkin house
a group of second graders and their teacher pose for a picture in front of a love fall sign
a group of second graders stand on a ramp that leads them up to a large blue slide
a group of second graders stand on large oversized tires painted orange while one child prepares to go down a green slide
a group of second graders stand on one side of a fence petting a large goat
a class of second graders and their chaperones prepare for a hay ride
a group of second graders poses for a picture under a round hill sign
a group of four students sits on a large tire swing while one stands up tall. they all swing
a group of second graders play in a sandbox filled with corn kernels
Ms. Butterfield’s class has been busy! They celebrated the 50th day of school, visited the Maple Tree Farm to learn about the life cycle of a pumpkin and finished their unit on community helpers. They really enjoyed having community helpers come visit our school!
6 months ago, Yowell Elementary School
a group of kindergartners poses for a picture with a firefighter in full gear.
a group of kindergartners poses on hay bales at a local form during their field trip.
a group of kindergratners sits on the pavement out back of an elementary school while listeing to a group of firefighters teach fire safety. Behind the firefighters sits a large red and black firetruck.
a group of kindergartners dressed up for the 50th day of school. They are wearing rolled jeans, converse sneakers and pretty sweaters
This month Mrs. Frack’s Preschool class has been working hard on their Creative Curriculum Tree Study. While exploring this topic they are diving deeper into early literacy, math, science, and fine motor skills. They have been investigating characteristics of trees in our area, what kinds of creatures live in trees, what kinds of foods grown on trees, and how trees grow & change.
6 months ago, Yowell Elementary School
a group of preschoolers pose in front of a beautiful red, yellow and orange tree
a preschooler in a pink tee shirt cuts out strips of paper at a table in a classroom
a preschooler in a red shirt sits with two pictures of red leaves in front of him. on the pictures there are clotheslines clips.
a group pf preschoolers points to things they found outside that came from trees such as a red leaf, a yellow leaf, and an acorn
a bar graph shows the results of which apple was liked best by the preschool class. Red apples had the most votes with 13, yellow with zero and green with five votes
a group of preschoolers stand around a tree outside with their teacher while she points to the trunk and explains what it is
Mrs. Loy visited Mrs. Foster's class to share two wonderful fall-themed books with them! She read The Leaf Thief and We're Going on a Leaf Hunt, bringing the stories to life and sparking excitement about the changing seasons. The students loved following the characters' adventures and learning more about the beauty of autumn leaves.
6 months ago, Yowell Elementary School
Mrs. Loy reads a fall themed book to Mrs. Foster's class of second graders. The second graders are quietly sitting on the carpet.
Mrs. Loy reads a fall themed book to Mrs. Foster's class of second graders. The second graders are quietly sitting on the carpet.
Mrs. Loy reads a fall themed book to Mrs. Foster's class of second graders. The second graders are quietly sitting on the carpet.
Mrs. Williby got to have a special movie lunch bunch today with some super hard workers. What a way to celebrate a Friday!
6 months ago, Yowell Elementary School
four students sit at a kidney shaped table and enjoy their lunch while watching a movie with their teacher
a student holds up his red lunch movie ticket that he earned for working hard
Our kindergartners thoroughly enjoyed a visit from so many community helpers today. They met police officers, deputies, firefighters, EMTs and even a veterinarian. Thank you to all of these fantastic community helpers for coming to educate our stallions!
6 months ago, Yowell Elementary School
a veterinarian holds up a lab speciman jar with ticks in it and shows it to onlooking kindergarteners
a firefighter stands beside a firetruck and explains the items hanging on the truck to a group of kindergarten students
a group of four teachers pose for a picture with "Bone" the dog during a community helper event at an elementary school
a kindergartner in a pink skirt stands next to a fully suited firefighter in his uniform
a veterinarian lets a kindergartener listen to her heart with her stethoscope while tow children look on
a group of three kindergarten students pet a dog outside of their elementary school. The dog is a mastiff.
a group of firefighters, police officers and other community service workers pose for a picture behind a yard card that reads" thanks community helpers".
Thank you to all of our stallions and stallion families for supporting the "Bears for Ben" fundraiser. We raised $2,000 for Ben and his family and it wouldn't have been possible without your kindness. Ben was recently discharged from the hospital and stopped by to see us. He even made a cameo on the news. Click the link to enjoy today's broadcast from Stallion Station WYES. https://www.wevideo.com/view/3594572630
6 months ago, Yowell Elementary School
Mrs. Woods’ second graders collected data, created a bar graph, and interpreted the data in math this week.
6 months ago, Yowell Elementary School
two second grade girls reach high to put their data on the bar graph
one student dressed in a 50s costume puts her yellow sticky note ont heboard to help create a class bar graph while two other students look one to watch what she is doing
one second grade boy reaches high on the white board to put his part of the bar graph up
a group of five second graders stands in front of a bar graph to interpret the details of it
a second grade class poses by the bar graph that they helped construct. some students are sitting on a multi colored carpet while others are standing in front of the whiteboard where the data is displayed
Mrs. Thornhill's class welcomed her back yesterday and did a great job showing off some calendar skills. Thank you to Mrs. Reaves for all of your dedication and for filling in for Mrs. Thornhill while she was out.
6 months ago, Yowell Elementary School
A first grade student points to the space on a calendar where he will pu Saturday's date. He is wearing a red shirt.
a first grade student with tissue made ghosts on her hair buns starts to show us how to regroup the numbers in the tens and ones place on the calendar board
first grade students sit on a carpet and attend to tasks at the calendar board
a class stands against a brick wall in the sunshine on the side of the playground and smiles happiy with their substitute teacher
Ms Lockridge's class has had a great first quarter! From the Day of Awesome, to sorting math materials and doing yoga to relax and prepare to learn, they are learning and growing so much already!
6 months ago, Yowell Elementary School
two kindergarten girls with curly brown hair pose for a picture outside at recess. Both have their hands in the shape of a heart.
a kindergarten girl in a blue puffy coat smiles for a picture while she waits for her turn in a moon bounce during the day of awesome
a group of four kindergarteners sit on a colorful rug with a large amount of wooden blocks in front of them. They are sorting them.
a kindergarten girl with blond hair walks toward the camera while exiting a large yellow moon bounce
a group of kindergartners sit spread apart from each other on the floor in a K classrooms. They are in a yoga pose with their feet together and their hands floded
a group of three kindergarten girls pose for a picture while sitting on a blue carpet in a classroom.
This week is National School Bus Safety Week and CCPS Transportation Appreciation Week! Let's show our gratitude for the wonderful people who get our children to and from school each day! #DrivingSafelyIntoTheFuture
6 months ago, Culpeper County Public Schools
A school bus travels down a rural road lined with vibrant autumn trees, with a banner above that reads 'Employee Appreciation.' Below the image is the Culpeper County Public Schools logo, featuring a mountain and road design. At the bottom, in gold and white text, it reads: 'Transportation, October 21–25, 2024.' The background is a deep teal color with gold confetti accents."
Mrs. Koch and one of her students decided to twin today! Fun time Friday!
6 months ago, Yowell Elementary School
a teacher and her student stand next to each other. both are wearing orange and yellow tye dyed jack-o’-lantern shirts
Kindergarten students are working hard in small groups with Mrs. Thompson to strengthen their reading and writing skills!
6 months ago, Yowell Elementary School
a little girl smiles for a picture while taking a break from building words on a white biard with yellow and orange tiles
two students smile while taking a break from building words with yellow and orange tiles on a white board.
a girls sits at a table and works on writing the letter "m" on a whiteboard.
a girls sits at a table and works on writing the letter "m" on a whiteboard.
a girls sits at a table and works on writing the letter "m" on a whiteboard.
Orange, are you glad it is Unity Day? Staff and students wore orange to celebrate Unity Day. Unity day is the signature event of National Bullying Prevention Month in which schools and communities wear orange to show kindness, acceptance, and inclusion.
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This image shows a collage of students and staff at Yowell Elementary celebrating Unity Day on October 16, 2024. The individuals in the photo are wearing orange in support of the event, which promotes kindness, inclusion, and unity. The main text in the center of the image reads, "Yowell Elementary Celebrates Unity Day 10/16/24" in white letters on a bold orange band. Each group is smiling and posing against various backdrops inside the school. The vibrant display of orange shirts, hoodies, and accessories represents the school-wide participation in this special event. The collage features both students and teachers from different classes, emphasizing the theme of togetherness and community.
This week in art class, Mrs. Korona's 5th graders have been learning about digital art and have been making and creating their own GIFs using Piskel!
6 months ago, Yowell Elementary School
a fifth grade girl in an orange shirt and a pair of ripped jeans proudly smiles as she displays her digital artwork, a pixelated jack-o-lantern that she will turn into a gif
a fifth grade girl in an orange a fifth grade girl in a pink sweatsuit proudly smiles as she displays her digital artwork, a pixelated jack-o-lantern that she will turn into a gif
a fifth grade boy in a nen green short sits at a table in art class and smiles for a picture next to his pixelated art project, a jack-o-lantern that he will turn into a gif.
a fifth grade boy in a blue nationals tee shirt and a pink breast cancer awareness wrist band sits at a table in art class and smiles for a picture next to his pixelated art project, a jack-o-lantern that he will turn into a gif.
a fifth grade girl in an orange and white striped shirt with blonde hair proudly smiles as she displays her digital artwork, a pixelated jack-o-lantern that she will turn into a gif
a fifth grade student sits at a table and stares intently at her digital art project, a jackolantern that she will turn into a gif
Mrs. Pratt's 4th and 5th grade students have been hard at work learning how to play the ukulele! Students have been excited to pass off chords to earn their ukulele pick!
6 months ago, Yowell Elementary School
a group of fifth graders sits on a red riser and strums a chord on their ukuleles
four students sit on risers in music class and play a chord on a ukulele
a class of fifth graders sits on risers and holds their ukuleles to pose for a picture
a group of five 4th graders sit on a yellow riser in a music glass and smile for a picture while holding their ukuleles
a group of three 4th graders sit on a blue riser in a music glass and smile for a picture while holding their ukuleles
a student in a gray tee shirt and dark shorts sits with his legs crossed on a green riser and holds his ukelele
a student in a gray hoodie and gray sweatpants sits on a red riser and hold a ukulele in his lap
a student with a blue sweater and gray and white flowered pants sits on a red riser and smiles while holding her ukulele in place
Mrs. Button's first and second graders have been working hard and having fun charting their own reading fluency progress between “cold read Mondays” and “hot read Fridays”! Her kindergartners are having a great time developing number sense and looking cute on picture day! All of her students are enjoying some new classroom tools!
7 months ago, Yowell Elementary School
one student sits in a wheelchair while another sits at a table. both students show off their fluency charts that are colored red and blue
a young first grade boy with blonde hair sits at a table and smiles showing his fluency graph that shows blue and red bar graphs and lots of progress
two 2nd grade boys proudly display their reading fluency bar graphs that are colored blue and red and show much progress throughout the week
two biys stand in a classroom one in red and the other in blue and show off a new set of magna tiles that they are allowed to use
two girls one in a blue dress and the other in yellow pose for a picture in the classroom before getting ready for picture day
a blonde haired boy in a blue short sits at a table and works on number sense. He has to match the digits one through six with the corresponding stack of connecting cubes
a bot in a levi's shirt with dark hair gives a thumbs up for the camera after correctly matching the correct digits from one through six to the corresponding stack of connecting cubes
two boys, one with dark hair and a gray shirt, the other with a black shirt and blond hair sit at a table and make patterns with mini bean bags of different colors
a boy in a collared blue shirt with dar hair smiles for a picture while taking a break from matching digit cards from one through seven to pumpkin cards with base ten representations of those numbers
a kindergartner leans over a table and colors in the numbers he knows on a number chart while an onlooking classmate with a red shirt and black hair smiles behind him
On Fridays, Mrs. Yost's class begins the day with a "soft start" by collaborating with different puzzles, toys, magna tiles,and board games. It makes for a fun transition to end the week, and since today is a Friday for our stallions, bring it on!
7 months ago, Yowell Elementary School
a female fifth grade student poses wearing a skirt that she made out of connecting straws. She is standing on a black and white run wearing a black shirt and a multi color AC/DC tee shirt.
a fifth grade girl in a striped sweater and long brown har shows off a stem project she made. It looks like a fottball made from connecting stem straws.
a students poses in a black and pink letterman jacket. She is displaying her creation that looks like a bird. She made it out of connecting bristle blocks.
Miss Herring's class along with all of the fifth grade classes at Yowell got to visit the Culpeper County Airport today for STEM Airfest Day! Students explored various aircraft, flew drones, built paper airplanes, learned electrical skills from our CTEC students, played with various robotic equipment, and listened to local companies talk about their areas of expertise. It was a beautiful, fun filled, educational afternoon!
7 months ago, Yowell Elementary School
a high school student stands at a table in an orange shirt and a hard hat and demonstrates how electricity travels through a circuit to a 5th grade boy in a camouflage hats and orange jacket.
a young girl stands at a table in a tan shirt and a blue backpack and works with a cockpi simulator connected to a carboard representation of a plane. A man sits on the other side of the table and explians what to do to make the controls work.
a young girl stands at a table in a white shirt and a blue backpack and works with a cockpit simulator connected to a carboard representation of a plane. A man sits on the other side of the table and explains what to do to make the controls work.
students watch as a young man teaches them how to control a drone in a netted area at the airfest.
five boys pose for a picture in one of the hangars at Culpeper Airport . They have their arms rapped around one another.
a gentleman shows a student how to weld using a simulator in a large red box. Both the man and the boy look closely at the screen
a blonde haired young male student smiles for a picture while sitting in a yellow helicopter
Miss Herring's class poses for a picture in front of an old fashioned navy blue plane with yellow propellers. Some students are standing, others are sitting or kneeling. One student lays in front of the others on her side.
a volunteer teenage student in an orange tee shirt and safety goggles teaches a young 5th grade girl with brown hair and a black shirt how to drill a screw into a piece of wood with a power drill
A 5th grade girls stands at a table and uses an OSMO and an iPad to write lines of code.