Matoaka’s Living Wedge Donation Form
Matoaka’s Living Wedge expansion is in the works but Mr. Spence needs your help! He is looking for donations from businesses and families, help with labor and supplies and more. Donation form online!
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PTA Meetings
Our next PTA Meeting will be held in the fall. Enjoy your summer! We look forward to seeing you in September for the 2013-2014 school year.
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Matoaka’s BMX Event Featured in VA Gazette
On Friday, May 10th, a BMX bike show was held at Matoaka to help kids “Get Psyched” for SOLs. The program is operated by Dialed Action Sports and included big stunts, plus motivational speakers, safety information and more.
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Latest School Newsletter
Matoaka’s Birds Eye View is our monthly newsletter for parents and students. Each edition features news and photos from around the school and much more. Read the current edition here!
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The Living Wedge Project
Help our school continue to give our students a special learning area for Science! The Living Wedge is a “living” nature center for the children of Matoaka Elementary School that provides students with hands-on opportunities for Science enrichment. PRINT DONATION FORM TODAY! CLICK HERE Created in 2010 by 5th grade teacher John Spence [...]
Class Box Top Winners Announced
Thank you for making the 2012-2013 school year a great success! Matoaka received over $4000 this year from the Box Top program! We continue to set new earning records each year. We also exceeded our Labels For Education goal of 10,000 points. We collected 12,102 points! We are still collecting Farm Fresh receipts this [...]
Matoaka’s Girl Power Club Featured
Matoaka’s 5th grade Girl Power club was recently featured in the Virginia Gazette. [Excerpt used with permission from Susan Robertson, srobertson@vagazette.com, The Virginia Gazette] The Girl Power Club is focused on helping girls getting ready to transition into middle school look past the gossip, understand behaviors and better themselves. Guidance counselor Jennifer Smith started the club [...]
Healthy End of the School Year Party Ideas
The Last Day of School is Almost Here There is a lot to look forward to at the end of the school year; Field day, class parties, fun activities, and summer! But it is also the time of year when kids can sometimes get overloaded on sugary treats. The good news is, it is easy [...]
