Just two weeks until the annual Village School Fun Fair on May 1 from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Pen Park sponsored by the 7th grade. Bring the whole family to spend a fun-filled afternoon of games, races, cake-walks, and of course, our annual raffle. Raffle tickets are now available for purchase. Click on the links below to see a list of the items and pictures of some. Tickets are $1 per and available from any Village School student. Good luck and see you there!
This is your LAST CHANCE to support Village School’s effort to help the homeless in Charlottesville. Tickets are now available for the benefit concert, Girls’ Night Out, that Village School is sponsoring for The Haven at First and Market. All are invited to an evening of music by singer/songwriters Jan Smith, Carleigh Nesbit, and Genna Matthew as well as some Village School musicians. Proceeds go to The Haven. So come one, come all to a fantastic night of great music and community support. Contact the Village School office at 984-4404 or info@villageschool.us for tickets.
To hear music by Jan Smith, Carleigh Nesbit, and Genna Matthew, go to their respective websites:
Jan Smith
Carleigh Nesbit
Genna Matthew
On May 8–9, Village School is hosting a series of events to celebrate ten years of Jambalaya, our publication by, for, and about middle school girls. We are planning a full weekend of festive events in honor of our award-winning magazine and the girls who have contributed to it throughout the years.
Saturday, May 8, 8:00 a.m.–Jambalaya Two-Mile Fun Run (click link below for registration form)
Saturday, May 8, 5:30-7:00 p.m.–Jambalaya Family Feast at Christ Episcopal Church
Saturday, May 8, 7:00-8:30 p.m.–Family Square Dance at Christ Episcopal Church
Sunday, May 9, 1:00 p.m.–”Footsteps in the Fog” reading and awards ceremony at Village School
We hope you can attend this celebration for Jambalaya, which for a decade, has provided a forum for girls to dare, to dream, to create. Proceeds from the weekend events will help fund the publication of a commemorative issue containing ten years of winning entries from the annual short story contest.
At long last, the 8th grade’s bridge is completed! We worked two weekends in a row, first to prefabricate the many components of our design and then to assemble them on the Rivanna Trail. The girls got a lot of practice with drills and other hand tools, post hole diggers and shovels, precise measurement, drawing lines squarely across a board, and (especially) with nailing. On installation day, we had absolutely perfect weather and a huge turnout of moms, dads, students, and canines (well one HUGE canine). Work began in the early morning and was completed by lunch time. Many, many thanks are due–to each parent who lent a hand with construction or drove their daughter out to the barn or to the trail in the midst of a busy weekend. And, in particular, thank you to the 8th grade class, who can sit back and relish a job done well and joyously! Many hands make light work.
Click on the picture above to watch a video of bridge construction and installation.
Tickets are now available for the benefit concert, Girls’ Night Out, that Village School is sponsoring for The Haven at First and Market. All are invited to an evening of music by singer/songwriters Jan Smith, Carleigh Nesbit, and Genna Matthew as well as some Village School musicians. Proceeds go to The Haven. So come one, come all to a fantastic night of great music and community support. Contact the Village School office at 984-4404 for tickets.
Click on the picture above to learn more about the Girls’ Night Out benefit concert.
After some delay due to snow, the Village School Concert was held Sunday, February 28 at The Haven at First and Market. The chorus opened the program, followed by the Woodwind Choir, the Beginning Orchestra, and closed out by the Orchestra. The venue was lovely and the performances outstanding.
Click on the top picture to watch a video highlighting the Winter Concert. Click on the bottom picture to see more photos from the event.
The Knitting Olympics has come to a close. What a success! Village School girls and teachers knitted over 125 scarves! The scarves will be donated to the Martha Jefferson Cancer Center and will be presented at their Celebration of Life Ceremony on March 28.
To finish up the Olympics, the girls had to measure the length and width of each of their scarves and calculate the total area. The Olympic President, Ms. Duncan, tallied the scores–The Lonely Island took bronze, Lololagvisché grabbed silver, and Casmeccebe came out on top with the gold.
Great work girls!
Click on the picture above to view more photos of the closing ceremony.
As part of Piedmont YMCA, Village School sponsored five basketball teams–one from each grade with the 7th graders having two teams. The teams were generously coached by Village School dads, and the girls had a fun season of learning new skills and, most importantly, teamwork.
Click on the top picture to watch a short video of the 5th graders on the court.
Click on the bottom picture to see more photos of the girls playing basketball.
Over the past week and the next week, Village School is hosting its very own Knitting Olympics along with a canned food drive. The students worked with their advisory groups to create a fictional country, flag, and anthem, and they are competing against each other to see which team can knit the most scarves. The scarves will be given to patients at the University of Virginia Cancer Center. For the canned food drive, our goal is to donate one ton of non-perishable food items for the Emergency Food Bank.
Click on the picture above to see a video of the opening ceremony.
Click on the picture above to see more photos of the opening ceremony.
Click on the picture above to see photos of the girls knitting.
The 6th grade is studying astronomy. As part of our discussion of rockets, the students designed and built parachutes to launch with a stomp rocket. The launch site was at McGuffey Park, and we were joined by a local preschool. Parachutes were judged by how long they stayed in the air.
Click on the picture above to watch a video of the parachute launches.