By Melany Slaughter on December 16, 2020
Thomas Hunter Middle School fifth grade students received a present from their teachers last Wednesday which included treats and a copy of the book, “Dear Mr. Henshaw.” Fifth grade team members, pictured from left at the gift pick-up, include Elaine Bausone, special education teacher, Kim Davis, teacher assistant, Crystal Coleman, social studies teacher, and Tracy Whitehurst, language arts teacher. Pictured below is fifth grade student Michael Wiatt holding one of the gift bags.
The fifth grade students at Thomas Hunter Middle School, Mathews, received a special surprise from their teachers last Wednesday, Dec. 9.
Between the hours of 8-11 a.m. and 2-4 p.m., fifth graders stopped by to pick up a gift bag from their teachers which included a candy cane, a hot cocoa packet, juice, goldfish, sour straws, chocolate candy, Swedish fish and a copy of the book, “Dear Mr. Henshaw,” written by Beverly Cleary.
By Charlie Koenig on December 16, 2020
Mathews County Public Schools plans a return to in-person instruction on a hybrid model, beginning on Jan. 19, 2021.
School board members gave superintendent of schools Nancy Welch the go-ahead with, as she said, “a very cautious face-to-face reopening” during Tuesday’s monthly meeting, which was held in the Harry M. Ward Auditorium at Mathews High School.
Since March 16 when Gov. Ralph Northam first shut down state schools due to the coronavirus pandemic, most Mathews students have been receiving virtual instruction.
At present, about 15-20 percent of the student body the most vulnerable students, including pre-K, English Language Learners and those with identified high special needs has been receiving onsite instruction, either one or two days a week. The vast majority, however, have been attending classes online.