“This week the Law and Public Safety 2nd year students were taken to a wooded area to complete their Homeland Security certification in Overland Search and Rescue. The day before, students were given a map with different points that they were required to navigate and each student was assigned a certain route to take. Using a grid reader, they calculated the distance between each of the points, how many paces would be required to cover each set distance, and the different degrees of travel (based on magnetic north) required to navigate from one point to the next. Using a compass, they successfully navigated from a known starting point to three separate locations and then back to the starting point. We would like a thank the Water Valley fire department and especially Chief Mark McGavock, Layth Terry, Joe Duncan and Ken Gunter for coming out and helping to ensure the students safety while they were in the woods.”
DES Positive Referrals
November 4-8
Game Day
Mrs. Ford and Mrs. McCluskey's kindergartners working in their letter C craft today.
Ag I put out 80 bags of mulch out today in the front of the HS. The mulch was donated from one of the Ag partners in Oxford.
Mrs Winters, Mrs Morris, and their class used light tubes to add some extra fun to their phonemic awareness reading lesson this morning
Mrs. Jacks’s students learned all about mixture separation techniques, including this colorful and fascinating process of chromatography. By separating the pigments in markers, the students witnessed firsthand how science can be both fun and educational.🧪
Students at DES loving their new playground equipment !
DES College and Career Week
November 18-22
DES does Christmas!
You may contact Principal Lee Gray to assist with this project. Lgray@wvsdschools.com
Here’s the link for the Water Valley Substitute application: https://jobs.willsubplus.com/jobs?districtIds=1432.
In recognition of Red Ribbon Week at Water Valley High School, Mr. Jones’s Law and Public Safety students learned about the many different uses and capabilities of a police drug dog and how they relate to the 4th amendment as well as
due process of law. We are very grateful to Sgt. Gregg Jones (and K9 Azzy) with the Batesville Police Department for volunteering his time on his day off to come over and spend the entire day with us.
Mrs Winters First grade class learned about pumpkins this week and then explored a real pumpkin in class today.
WVHS concluded Red Ribbon Week today with information presented to students during the lunch. Students were given information on drug awareness, vaping, alcohol and tobacco. Students signed the drug free pledge as well. This was a collaboration between the Professional School Counselor, Jonathan Barnes and School Nurse Tori Byford.
Congratulations to our class winners for winning the attendance challenge: Coach Lindsey, Mr. Jones, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Martin, Coach Bratton, Mr. Byrd, and Mrs. Harden.
Pictured are Mrs. Martin’s eighth grade science, students, and human anatomy students who were awarded scientist of the quarter. These students were nominated by their peers as they demonstrate all the elements of a star student.
Jeremiah Harris
Makenzie Kuykendall
Aaliyah Scott
Jamyia Benson
Kuepper King
Addy Douglas
Continue to think, work and lead like a scientist.
DES Positive Office Referrals
October 28-November 1
Ms. Avent presented Boo-Tastic certificates to the children who showed fantastic behavior for the month of October.
Happy Birthday!
Mrs. Sain’s Superstars estimated, weighed, and measured a pumpkin. A grandparent donated the pumpkin and a $2 prize for the student whose estimation of seeds in a pumpkin was closest.
