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Matoaka Wins 2012 Education Excellence Award
Governor Bob McDonnell has announced that Matoaka Elementary is one of selected area schools to receive the Virginia Board of Education Excellence Award. 2012 Governor’s Award for Educational...
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Congratulations to Matoaka’s Jen Smith
The Hampton Roads School Counselor Leadership Team recently announced that Matoaka’s Jen Smith was one of three WJCC school counselors named “Outstanding Professional School Counselor ” for our...
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Matoaka’s Healthy Lifestyles Appears in WYDaily
Matoaka Elementary’s Healthy Lifestyle program was recently featured in the WYDaily. Click Here To Read The Full Story by Amber Lester Kennedy. The following is an except: My elementary school’s...
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The Lunch Room Renaissance
Matoaka’s Healthy Lifestyle and Local Produce Program, headed up by Matoaka parents Michelle Alexander and Tryna Fitzpatrick, was recently mentioned in Virginia Teacher, a statewide magazine aimed at...
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Matoaka’s Healthy Lifestyle Committee Interviewed
The Matoaka Elementary School Healthy Lifestyle program was recently featured on the School Bites blog, a resource for parents and others interested in improving child nutrition and school lunch....
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Matoaka Staffers Spend A Day On The Water
Matoaka’s Principal Andy Jacobs starts the 2012-2013 school year with a kayak trip for 60 staff members. With help from The Chesapeake Experience, an organization that creates water based educational...
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USDA Recognizes Matoaka
Partnering for Healthier Schools: PTA Leads the Way on Healthy Food in Virginia School by Sally Jacober-Brown, Public Affairs Specialist Mid-Atlantic Region Matoaka Elementary School isn’t the biggest...
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Jamie Oliver Site Features Matoaka
Williamsburg, VA School Promotes Healthy Lifestyles Story by The Food Revolution Team PTA sponsored Healthy Lifestyles Program successfully grows a great idea into a model program Williamsburg...
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Matoaka’s Healthy Lifestyles in Gazette
Healthy eating takes root at Matoaka Matoaka’s Healthy Lifestyle and Local Produce Program was recently featured in the Virginia Gazette . “Healthy Eating Takes Root At Matoaka” by Susan Robertson...
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Matoaka Collects Most Candy For Troops
New Town Dental Arts collected unwanted Halloween candy from folks around town to send to U.S. troops overseas. The dental clinic reports it received over 500 pounds of candy this year. Matoaka...
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Matoaka Receives Governor’s and Board of Education Awards
In March 2013, Matoaka was awarded the Board of Education Excellence Award by Governor Bob McDonnell. This second-tier honor in the VIP (Virginia Index of Performance) program awards schools that have...
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Matoaka’s BMX Event
BMX Show Helps Kids “Get Psyched” for SOLs Sometimes a mental break can be more helpful than last-minute cramming. That’s the tack Matoaka Elementary took Friday in anticipation of SOL testing, which...
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Matoaka’s New School Garden
There is a beautiful, new garden waiting to welcome you back to school this year! Volunteers have been hard at work over the summer adding new vegetable and flower beds, a butterfly garden, and much...
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Building School Spirit
Principal Jacobs was recently featured in an article and video published by The Virginia Gazette. An except is below, used with permission from The Virginia Gazette. To read the full article and see...
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Matoaka’s ‘Living Wedge’ featured in Virginia Gazette
The Matoaka Living Wedge was recently featured in the Virginia Gazette. The article is reprinted here with permission. Click Here to visit the Virginia Gazette website JAMES CITY – Just as living...
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Matoaka Recently Featured in WYDaily
Matoaka Elementary Expands Living Wedge Nature Center The Matoaka Living Wedge was recently featured in the WYDAILY. The article is reprinted here with permission. Click Here to visit the WYDaily...
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Matoaka PTA Wins National Award
MATOAKA PTA – SCHOOL of EXCELLENCE AWARD RECIPIENT Williamsburg, VA, August 26, 2014 — National PTA® has recognized Matoaka Elementary and Matoaka Elementary PTA as a National PTA School of...
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Video Tour of Matoaka’s Living Wedge
Inspired and created by 5th grade teacher John Spence, and in partnership with the Matoaka PTA, The Living Wedge located inside of Matoaka Elementary School offers students a great opportunity to...
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Living Wedge Dedication Ceremony
Matoaka offers students a special learning area for Science! Thanks to the efforts by the community, PTA and staff – Matoaka’s Living Wedge became possible. The Living Wedge is a “living” nature...
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Matoaka Named PTA School of Excellence
National PTA Names Matoaka Elementary School a 2016-2018 National PTA School of Excellence! We are excited to announce that Matoaka Elementary School has been named a National PTA School of Excellence!...
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