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Henrico County Public Schools Summer Academy, 2010-2011

Summer School Programs for Middle School Students: The summer middle school program sites for the 2010-2011 school year are Byrd Middle, Fairfield Middle, Pocahontas Middle, and Wilder Middle. English, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies will be the courses made available for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students. These courses are only for individuals who need to repeat either one or two courses in order to be promoted to the next grade level.

• Cost: $180 per course for Henrico County Public School students. Only one course can be taken per session.
• Dates: Session #1: June 27th - July 19th; Session #2: July 20th - August 10th
• Time: 7:30am - 1:00pm, Monday through Thursday

Registration will be at your local middle school counseling office from April 4th through June 1st. Please see your school counselor for more detailed information concerning your child.

Summer Academy for Elementary and Middle School Students: Study Skills, Extreme Math, Bridge Math, Bridge Reading and other remediation courses will be offered from June 27th to August 10th for students who are identified by their schools. More information will follow in May/June.

Summer Fun for Middle School Students: The Summer Fun program will be held at both the Hermitage and Highland Springs Technical Centers.

• Cost: $150 per course for Henrico County Public School students.
• Dates: June 27th - July 14th
• Time: 8:00am - 12:00pm, Monday through Thursday

High School Summer Academy for Rising 9th Grade Students: For those students entering the 9th grade, the following classes will be offered online: Earth Science, Geometry, and Health & PE 9.

• Cost: $300 per course for Henrico County Public School students.
• Dates: June 6th - August 3rd

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Wilder Middle School's Morning Announcements are now available through iTunes

Wilder’s televised morning announcements are now available for download through the iTunes store.  Just go to http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/wuww/id410057756 and click on the "Subscribe Free" button in order to get automatic daily updates of the news and events taking place at Wilder Middle School!

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Wilder Middle School Fall Fundraiser!

When: September 27th through October 15th, 2010

In collaboration with Great American, we are kicking off our Annual Fundraiser for classroom materials, student programs, and teacher appreciation! You can help by:

1. Filling out your REACHOUT booklet
2. Selling from the catalogs
3. Selling online

The sale ends (and funds are due by) October 15th, so start today! Please collect money when you take an order. All checks should be made out to Wilder MS, and items ordered will be delivered to the school on November 17th!

Students can win prizes just by filling out seven (7) postcards with names and addresses of people you know! Complete the REACHOUT pamphlet and return it to school on September 28th, and you can win a lanyard, a Lucky Duck to play Duck Games, and/or a bag of chewy Warheads! Students can win even more prizes by selling six, twelve, sixteen, or more items! Click on the following link to see what you could win!

Fall Fundraiser Prizes (.pdf)

Order online! Go to www.gaschoolstore.com and enter School ID# 962860. All purchases made by October 15th count toward all prizes!

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Wilder Middle School's Morning Announcements

Watch the WUWW morning announcements live every morning from 8:30-8:40! You can access video along with written transcripts, which includes all the events taking place at Wilder Middle School, by clicking on the link below:

http://wuww.wikispaces.com/

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HCPS Middle School Digital Gallery of Student Work

Today’s students live in a digital world and come to school with different expectations and needs. Through the Teaching and Learning Initiative, Henrico’s schools are preparing students for the 21st century providing meaningful instruction and improving academic performance. Henrico County Public Schools system takes seriously the responsibility of providing students with a quality education and teaching them state-of-the-art technology skills to prepare them for college and the workplace.

The following site was created to share the incredible work that our students and teachers are doing at the middle school level. Please feel free to explore the work that is featured from various schools by clicking on the link below:

http://henricostaffdev.org/mstech//

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