Ward Elementary's Peek at the Week
November 20, 2022
Greetings Ward families!
We have a short but exciting week at Ward this week! Please see below for details. Also, thank you to our Ward community that attended STEAM Night! It was great fun!
Here are your Ward updates for the upcoming week. Have a great week and a restful and safe Fall Break/Thanksgiving holiday with your family and friends!
Sincerely,
Dr. Chatman, Proud Principal
Help Needed at Ward!
Interventionist-We are looking for interventionists to help us provide remediation/intervention to our students during the school day. The job is daily but the hours vary. The pay is $28.08 an hour. Search job number IRC166334.
This position requires a college degree. The job postings can be found on the HCPS website. Feel free to also contact Dr. Chatman at 804-795-7030 if you have questions about the position or how to apply.
Ward Spotlight
The math fun continued at our annual STEAM Night last Thursday! In addition to math, students were able to participate in activities that incorporated science, technology, engineering, and art! Thank you to VCU and to Deep Run High School for coming out to share your love and knowledge of STEAM with our school community! Thank you also to Mrs. Nelson, our ILC, our Title I math coach, Mrs. Walter, and all our teachers for planning and helping to execute our event!
Check out pictures of both events below!
Here's What's Happening This Week at Ward!
November 21st
Ward's Annual Student Turkey Trot
November 22nd
- Ohu House Spotlight
- Autumn Fest
November 23rd-November 25th
Fall Break-Enjoy your holiday/break!
Upcoming Dates
December 8th
Ohu House Breakfast-Students and families of our Ohu House are invited to attend a special breakfast highlighting the Ohu house. The breakfast will be from 7:20-8:00. Flyers/RSVPs will be sent home after the fall break
County Flu Information
Dear Parent/Caregiver and Staff:
Influenza activity in Virginia is affecting our community. In multiple schools in Henrico County, children have become sick with influenza (the “flu”) and/or influenza-like illnesses.
Influenza is a virus that can live in a person’s respiratory tract. Thus, flu and other virus-like illnesses are usually spread via direct contact with an infected person who is sneezing and coughing, or from contact with hands or objects/surfaces contaminated with nose and throat secretions from an infected person.
We recommend the following infection control measures to prevent the spread of these illnesses in the school population:
- Encourage good hygienic practices, rest and nutrition.
- Wash hands with soap and water often, especially when exposed to someone who is sick.
- Cover your mouth and nose with a disposable tissue when coughing or sneezing. or use your inner arm (elbow crease), but do not use your hands.
- Dispose of facial tissues that contain nasal secretions after each use. Wash hands afterwards.
- Avoid touching the eyes, nose, or mouth.
- Routinely clean commonly touched surfaces, toys, and other shared objects as recommended.
- Stay home if ill.
- Individuals should stay home from school, work and errands when sick and avoid close contact with people who are sick.
- Students or staff experiencing fevers should remain home until they are fever-free for a full 24 hours, without the use of fever-reducing medication.
- Encourage vaccination.
- The single best way to protect against flu is to get vaccinated each year.
- Influenza vaccination is usually 70-90% effective in preventing the flu in healthy persons.
- Receiving flu vaccine later in the season can still provide important protection since flu viruses can circulate as late as May.
- Most individuals will be protected against influenza within 2 weeks after vaccination.
- Antiviral medications:
- These may also be used to prevent or treat the flu - talk to your healthcare provider for more information.
- Enhance influenza awareness:
- Please see the enclosed fact sheet on influenza and norovirus.
In addition to influenza:
- gastrointestinal illnesses that cause vomiting and diarrhea are also circulating in the community. The most common cause of gastrointestinal illness in the school setting is norovirus, which causes illness that usually lasts one to three days. Norovirus can be spread by consuming contaminated food or liquids, touching contaminated surfaces or objects and then touching one’s mouth, or having direct contact with another person who is infected and then touching one’s mouth.
- other respiratory illnesses such as COVID-19, Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), and Adenovirus are currently on the rise in the community. Respiratory illnesses are easily transmissible through mucus and droplet secretions.
We recommend the following infection control measures to prevent the spread of norovirus in the school population:
- Wash hands frequently with soap and water, especially after using the restroom.
- Routinely clean commonly touched surfaces, toys, and other shared objects with household chlorine bleach-based cleaners.
- Children and staff who are experiencing illness symptoms should be kept home and excluded from school and/or other group activities for 24 hours after the illness ends or fever breaks without the use of medication to avoid spreading the illness to others.
Henrico County Public Schools continues to work closely with the Richmond-Henrico Health Department and Virginia Department of Education as we monitor and implement recommendations from the Virginia Health Department and Centers for Disease Control to ensure the health and safety of our students and staff. If you have any questions, please contact the Henrico Health Department at 804-501-5216 or School Health Services at 804-226-5470.
Lost and Found
Please make sure you write your child’s name in his/her coat, lunchbox, etc. We had a large number of unclaimed items that belong to our students in the lost and found during the first nine weeks. Remind your child to check lost and found whenever they have misplaced items.
Gifted News
This is a final reminder that all gifted referrals are due to the Gifted Identification Coordinator (GIC) by Monday, November 21, by 4:00 PM. Complete our school’s Gifted Referral Google Form, you can list more than one student on your form. If you have additional questions, please contact Cynthia Jefferson (cejefferson@henrico.k12.va.us).
Testing News
Midyear growth assessment window is Nov. 28 – Dec. 17. Ward will administer Reading on 12/7 and Math on 12/9. Parent information will be shared after the Fall break.
Connect with us on our website, Facebook, or Twitter! Links are below.
Tiffany Chatman, Ed. D., Principal
Website: https://ward.henricoschools.us/
Location: 3400 Darbytown Road Henrico, VA 23231
Phone: 804-795-7030
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WardElementarySchool/?__tn__=kC-R&eid=ARDnX1xwMHYSpVcVzP65uObO0L9lAAuh-KR5ytmSFCglm73MbXouQUOhRdCHVQvjJHuPXB2kvocJhdiY&hc_ref=ARSqTQxPXo7IUGOfoB2A1_ILMbso7nCimwDtYWFPvQbIDn1Uwy5CZTdSqelR3BN_VLE&fref=nf&__xts__[0]=68.ARBKYc2-FgUzMpBVsl0d5sF56TND-d2ZNisA05PzgRDy0u7N5BkXX7b7BvmoEpbKhbkFtt0zoZO-cfT3NBUqVXJTc5KZ0Fs8zhCBLIrMHcV9gcxlo04WXT-hGhhrkY8zh7NMCbx-PXuoaMEtkK2mEw2qGzoX10OawfHl1HCjpNlY5IYqcxv-exn1mlCRvLc7Cqiq_0R3lsAZkBy3CDhnRvtbxU1CocGUESDuLQTgTl6GIr_jewYk_AGqJ4JD7dAAQRL4MQKOhNFxl5QucwUYmawjYHdteh3v_vLwNO2BGx2DiI9GbTyFnLQOTdAGUahDgu7Na66jdaTg9ouC4WIpGEL9Y_xh
Twitter: @Ward_Colts