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Watkins and Fleet Feet Have Collected
925 Pounds of Sneakers!
"You have officially collected the largest amount of shoes in the shortest amount of time in GreenSneakers history".
Jordan Auck, GreenSneakers Program Coordinator
April 20, 2012
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Spring Recycle Blitz: How much plastic, paper and aluminum can we collect in one week?!
GreenSneakers Eco-Challenge: Sponsored by the Watkins PTA, all students (and their families) bring in their old sneakers for recycling.Shoes will go to the poor, help third world countries and also serve as a fundraiser for our school!
State Recycle Bowl Award Presentation: Executive Director of Keep MS Beautiful Sarah Kountouris will officially present the award and speak about the Great American Cleanup.
Great American Cleanup: Sponsored by Keep America Beautiful, Keep MS Beautiful, MDOT and others, this event will take place on Wednesday, April 18th... and will include picking up trash around campus. The playground will be divided up into sections and each grade level assigned to a section to pick up trash during their recess period. Teachers are encouraged to use that day as an opportunity to have students clean their desks.
Sammy The Soil will visit K-2nd grade classrooms on Wednesday April 18th.
5th Grade Wind Turbine Project: Through our Entergy Generation E grant, we have purchased Wind turbine kits for our 5th graders to build.Should be a lot of fun for the students and a great lead into the state science test!
Local Scientists will have an special assembly in the auditorium with 4th grade around 9AM on Wednesday, April 18th (after the Recycle Bowl award presentation)
Hinds County Soil and Water will also do a special presentation for our 3rd graders at 10AM - along with MDOT!
PreK: Guest readers to read about Earth Day!
Earth Day / GreenSneakers Coloring Contest. Students can work during their down time in the classrooms and submit their entries by Friday, April 20th.... Teachers will submit their Top 3 Friday afternoon.
Faculty Plant Swap: Friday, April 20th!
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Watkins Elementary
has just won the
2012 Governor’s Award of Distinction
for outstanding school community partnerships!
The award was presented at the
Mississippi Association Partners in Education
Annual Governor's Award Luncheon
on March 21st at the Jackson Hilton.
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Annual Book-Nic
April 27, 2012
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Watkins Elementary recently received a $1,000 grant from the Mississippi Recycling Coalition. This is the second consecutive year Watkins was a recipient in the grant competition. The grant will be used for promotional materials, collection bins, student incentives, and recycling / environmental awareness activities. Watkins currently collects paper (including cardboard), plastic and aluminum cans in their recycling program. Grant applications were evaluated by a panel of MRC members based on the amount of student leadership and participation in the recycling program; the emphasis on educating students on the benefits of waste reduction, reuse, recycling and composting; and community involvment, participation, and /or outreach of the program.
In 2011, the Watkins Recycling Program Won 1st Place statewide at the Keep Mississippi Beautiful State Awards Luncheon. David Schommer and Marilyn Minter serve on the JPS District Recycling Committee. Mr. Schommer serves as recycling coordinator for Watkins.
Photo, Left to Right: David Schommer (Watkins Recycling Coordinator), Dr. Lisa Andrus-Johnson (Principal), Mark Williams (Mississippi Recycling Coalition) and Marilyn Minter (Watkins Recycling Committee Member).
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Members of the Watkins Garden Club met on February 15th to make preparation for the installation of our new student garden, which will begin on February 25th. Funded, in part, by The Partnership for a Healthy Mississippi and Entergy, installation of the new student garden will be under the supervision of Graham Downey, of Food Corps. Photo, Left to Right: Graham Downey, Marilyn Minter, Marsha Noah, Janika Williams, and Kimberly Armstrong. Other members not shown include Dr. Lisa Andrus-Johnson, Joselyn Smith, David Schommer, Sam Minter (Community Representative), and Carolyn Nelson (PTA President). Advisors include: Graham Downey (Food Corps), Constance Shelby (Partnership for a Healthy MS), Lynn Porter (Soil and Water Conservation), "Pee Wee" James (Professional Landscaper -retired).
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Watkins Named a 2011 Level 5
Star School!!!
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STAR SCHOOLS 2011
McWillie Elemementary
Dr. Margrit Wallace, Principal
Watkins Elemementary
Dr. Lisa Andrus-Johnson, Principal
George Elementary
Mary Ann Bailey, Principal
Power APAC Elementary
Dr. Marlynn Martin, Principal
Davis Magnet Elementary
Dr. Jayne Everly, Principal
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Twenty-five JPS schools achieved successful or higher ratings in the state accountability results released in September by the Mississippi Department of Education. The schools were recognized during the September 20 regular meeting of the JPS School Board. Interim Superintendent Dr. Jayne Sargent and the JPS School Board presented trophies and certificates to be displayed at each school.
The ratings are based on the results of state tests administered in spring 2011. The schools posting the most significant gains include:
Watkins Elementary, advancing two levels from Successful to Star
Davis Magnet Elementary, advancing from High Performing to Star
Timberlawn Elementary, advancing two levels from Academic Watch to High Performing
Chastain Middle School, advancing from Academic Watch to Successful
Forest Hill High School, maintaining its Successful rating
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"(Watkins Elementary) is among the few public schools in Mississippi to receive a
distinguished GreatSchools Rating of
8 out of 10."
- GreatSchools.org
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"5-Star School"
Watkins Elementary School ranks 24th of 401 Mississippi public elementary schools.
- SchoolDigger.com (2009-2010)
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Rated 8 out of 10 by
Education.com
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The Education.com TestRating is a number (1-10) calculated by Education.com that provides an overview of a school’s test performance for a given year, by comparing the school’s state standardized test results to those of other schools in the same state. For Mississippi, the TestRating is calculated using a school's 2010 Mississppi Curriculum Test (MCT) Results, Mississippi Science Test Results and Mississippi Subject Area Testing Program (SATP) Results for all subjects tested.
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