Superintendent’s Blog
Crunch Heard ‘Round the Commonwealth!
FLUCO students and staff throughout FCPS were treated to a locally grown apple from Fruit Hill Orchard during yesterday’s “Crunch Heard “Round the Commonwealth” event. At exactly 10AM, everyone bit into their apple, celebrating positive nutrition and the extraordinary produce available in our community during Farm to School week!
One young man told me it was the best apple he’d every eaten.
Of course it was!
Don’t Miss the Famous FCHS Apple Butter!
You can order quart and pint sized containers by clicking this link (and it always goes quickly, so don’t wait!).
Our FLUCO Future farmers of America (FFA) students have been hard at work since 4:00 this morning! Mr. Jennings and his crew have been peeling, boiling, storing and supervising this continuous process all day.
Meet the FLUCO Senior Behind the New Essential Skills Logo!
FCHS senior, Evelyn DeMers, started demonstrating incredible talent with graphic art design early. In fact, she inspired her teachers to delve more deeply into digital art tools so they could sharpen their own skills!
When a team of innovative FLUCO educators, currently involved in the Virginia is for Learners Innovation Network (VALIN), first imagined the idea of incorporating the 5 C’s Essential Skills (Creativity, Collaboration, Citizenship, Critical Thinking and Communication) with the famous FLUCO “F” logo, Art teachers Amanda Clemments and Michelle Coleman knew just who to turn to! Together, the three of them designed the t-shirts that were distributed to all employees for this year’s Opening Convocation.
The t-shirt designed by FCHS senior Evelyn DeMers and distributed to all FCPS employees this fall.
We can’t wait to see what this flourishing FLUCO does with her talents in the coming years!
Get to Know the Fluco: Tinesha Payne
Meet Tinesha Payne!
Tinesha is a school bus driver for the FMS/CB students that live in the Bybee Church/Troy area. Ms. Payne is recognized by the Commonwealth of Virginia as a certified school bus driver instructor in addition to her dual role as an Instructional Assistant in Ms. Dueanus’ class at FMS.
She devotes time on weeknights and most weekends to train new driver candidates. Ms. Payne is the first to assist the Transportation Team when there are driver absences to ensure our students get to school safely. She is a team player with a positive attitude and her teammates and students love her!
Tinesha is 100% FLUCO!
FCHS Choir Fall Concert October 5th!
FLUCOS Get Free Tickets to UVA vs Miami, October 29!
Free UVA Football Tickets for FLUCOS!
Through this very generous partnership with the University of Virginia, FLUCOS can claim two free tickets (and grab additional ones for just 10 bucks!) – just click the photo below to secure your tickets!
David Small Brightening FCHS Students’ Day!
Fluvanna County High School teacher David Small is known for his optimistic and enthusiastic investment in students, and this morning his colleague, history teacher Melody Morgan, had the opportunity to capture a few moments of it!
Everyone Loved Mrs. Colsey’s Simple Machines Workshop!
Take a look at these wonderful photos of our youngest Pre-K FLUCOS engaged in learning Simple Machines concepts. Jennifer Colsey, Central Elementary teacher, brought in real-world tools and materials for students to take turns exploring.
Hands-on, relevant learning begins as soon as our FLUCOS enroll!. These STEAM-related projects and learning experiences are a shining example of student engagement – they’re curious, actively involved, and focused!
Rotary’s “Operation Warm” Preparing the Youngest FLUCOS for Success!
Fluvanna Rotary and the Deborah Altschull Endowment for the Youth have again partnered to support our youngest FLUCOS through “Operation Warm”!
Project “Lead the Way” at Central Elementary
At Central Elementary, Pam Loving, Instructional Technology Resource Teacher, is engaging students at the deepest levels of learning through Project Lead the Way.
The Project Lead the Way, Launch series taps into students’ nature to explore. Students are engaged in learning that feels like play. It encourages them to keep discovering as they are immersed in hands-on activities, projects and problems.
First Graders in the pictures below are using the Engineering Design Process to solve problems based on Fairy Tales. From Jack in the Beanstalk to The Three Little Pigs, students use collaboration, communication, and critical thinking to help solve problems.
Students complete the module by creating their own painting tool. After deciding the function and structure they want their painting tool to have, they model or build their design. Students then have time to evaluate and explain their design as they paint with their tool as well as think about how they would design it differently to complete the Engineering Design Process.
