Charger Connection

Isle of Wight Academy “A Family Inspiring Excellence”

February 2020

Munford’s Memos

Dear Charger

Family,

February has been a

month of

celebrations- Black

History month,

Groundhog’s Day,

Valentine’s Day

and President’s

Day. It’s hard to

believe that we are

more than halfway

through the school

year.

Our students

recently took part

in the 2nd Annual

“Chargers Got

Talent” Show.

What a fun night

showcasing our

students many

talents.

February News

Winter sports concluded

with many of our teams

advancing in the Metro

Tournament and VISAA

State Tournament.

Congratulations to all of

our Charger teams on a

fantastic end to the

basketball and indoor

track seasons.

We have many

upcoming events at

IWA during the month

of March.

Our Open House for

prospective families is

Wednesday, March 4th

at 6:30.

A “Fun Run” will take

place on Friday, March

6th and will be the last

day of our Annual

Boosterthon Fundraiser.

The 16th Annual “For

The Kids” Gala and

Auction is March 14th.

Report cards for the third

nine weeks will go home

on March 18th.

Although we are barely

into a new calendar year,

we are already beginning

registration for the 2020-

2021 school year.

Thank you for your

continued support of

IWA. We are blessed to

have so many fabulous

families.

Kind regards,

Mark Munford

Headmaster

www.iwacademy.com

Mar. 2

Athletic Assoc. Meeting 7pm

Mar. 4

Open House 6:30 pm

Mar. 6

PTO Boosterthon Ends

Mar. 11

PTO Meeting 7:00 pm

End of Third Report Period

Mar. 12

AVA Middle School Forensics

SCHOOL CLOSED

Mar. 14

College Boards SAT

Gala Dinner and Auction

Mar. 18

Report Cards Sent Home

Winter Athletic Awards 7pm

Mar. 19

AVA HS Forensics @ KF

Mar. 20

Dismiss for Spring Break

Mar. 30

Return from Spring Break

Connect with the Chargers

In This Issue:

Athletics

In the Classroom

Chargers Got Talent

Community

Golf Tournament

Open House

News

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February 2020

www.iwacademy.com

ATHLETICS

IWA Girls Basketball

The Varsity Girls ended with

an overall record of 10-9 and 7-

3 record in the Metro Athletic

Conference (MAC).

Congratulations to Lily Jones

and Lily Williams on making

the All Metro Conference

Team.

The JV Girls had an overall

record of 6-2 and 2-0 in the

MAC.

Our JJV Girls finished 10-3

and 5-2 in the MAC and as

runners up during the

tournament.

IWA Indoor Track

Hannah Edwards finished 3rd in

the 500m at the VISAA State

Indoor Track Meet.

Congratulations to all who

competed.

IWA Boys Basketball

The Varsity Boys finished with

an overall record of 15-10 and 9

-5 record in the MAC. The

team finished out the regular

season with a big win over

Atlantic Shores on Senior

Night.

Congratulations to William

Fricke, Russ Wells and Grant

Worthy on making the All

Metro Conference Team

The JV Boys had an overall

record of 17-4 and 8-2 in the

MAC and finished as runners

up during the regular season

and tournament.

JJV

Thank you to all our IWA Cheerleaders and Majorettes for supporting our basketball teams

all season!

www.iwacademy.com

February 2020

In The Classroom

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Kindergarten had fun STEM lessons on the domino effect. They also made groundhog puppets they could

take home to see if they would see it’s shadow.

Mrs. Rose’s class was busy this month making Valentine’s Day bags for the Senior class! Our

kindergarteners were all smiles after making macaroni necklaces while learning about the letter “N”.

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February 2020

In The Classroom

Page 4

Our 2nd Grade Book Club was reading Cam Jansen and the Snowy Day Mystery! The students

were hoping that while reading this book they would get the chance to see some snow.

Kindergarteners had fun mixing primary colors to make all the colors of the rainbow.

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February 2020

In The Classroom

Page 5

IWA 2nd Graders enjoyed their field trip to the Virginia Living Museum.

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February 2020

In The Classroom

Page 6

Mr. Eric Spain shared his fossil knowledge with our 4th graders as they completed a science unit.

They also learned about the history of Mardi Gras and enjoyed making masks and eating King Cake.

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February 2020

In The Classroom

Page 7

IWA Science Bowl team competed at The Jefferson Lab.

IWA’s Blue Crab Bowl team competed in the National Ocean Science Bowl.

www.iwacademy.com

February 2020

In The Classroom

Page 8

Spanish classes

conducted personal

interviews to

practice

conversations using

their vocabulary

words both past

and present.

They also practiced

the “Learn, Do,

Teach” method.

The students

learned all about

past tense verbs

and then created

their own lesson

plans to teach their

peers.

www.iwacademy.com

February 2020

In The Classroom

Page 9

Mr. Henderson’s Psychology students conducted a blindfold experiment in which the students lost their sense

of vision. The experiment tested their ability to walk and navigate around the school while interacting with

other students and faculty. They also assessed their sense of direction and location and how their other senses

compensated for their loss of vision.

Mrs. Key’s Honors Anatomy class completed their cardiovascular unit by dissecting a pig heart.

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February 2020

Academic competition

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The IWA Scholastic Bowl team enjoyed their third meet of the year at Southampton

Academy.

You may have caught our

very own Battle of the

Brains team recently

when they competed on

WTKR Channel 3 vs

Douglas Freeman High

School.

www.iwacademy.com

February 2020

Chargers got talent

Page 11

Congratulations to everyone who participated in the 2nd Annual Chargers Got Talent Show. The People’s Choice

Award went to Kaylin James and Lauren Maust. 3rd Place went to Josie Byrum for her vocal performance, 2nd Place

went to Cassidy Spencer for her tap dancing, and 1st Place went to Zach Gist for his piano and kazoo performance.

www.iwacademy.com

February 2020

Campus News

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Isle of Wight Academy recently received a grant for $1,000.00 from the Exxon Mobile Corporation’s

Educational Alliance Program. Brian Atwood with Parker Oil Co., Inc. helped IWA secure the grant

in support of the school’s math and science programs. Headmaster Mark Munford and students from

Mrs. Butler’s science class were on hand to receive the check from Mr. Atwood.

Faculty and staff held a baby

shower for Mrs. Jaylee Addison

Bordeaux ‘07 who welcomed

baby Charlie to the family last

weekend.

www.iwacademy.com

February 2020

Golf tournament

Page 13

Sign up today!

Support IWA Athletics!

www.iwacademy.com

February 2020

Open house

Page 14

Home of the Chargers

Accepting Pre-K through 12th Grade

Meet our teachers, take a tour and discover why we are a

Family Inspiring Excellence.

Please join us

March 4th 6:30-8:30 pm (Preschool-12th Grade)

17111 Courthouse Highway

Isle of Wight, VA 23397

(757) 357-3866

www.iwacademy.com

February 2020

News

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The Charger Family was saddened by the

loss of William “Bill” Hooper, former

Isle of Wight Academy Headmaster.

Mr. Hooper had a profound impact on so

many students and faculty while here at

IWA and was still a familiar face on

campus at ballgames and events.

Mark your calendar!

Friday, April 3

Grandparent’s

Day! Kindergarten-5th Grade (details coming soon)

Main Office: (757) 357-3866

Fax: (757) 357-6886

Preschool/Childcare (757) 357-5193

www.iwacademy.com

Isle of Wight Academy

Mailing Address:

P.O. Box 105

Isle of Wight, VA 23397

location:

1711 Courthouse Highway

Isle of Wight, VA 23397

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Isle of Wight Academy admits students of any race, color, and nationality or ethnic origin.

February 2020

NEWS

Our School Our Future Our Day

IWA Day of Giving

Boosterthon kicked off this week and

pledging is open for the Isle of Wight

Academy Fun Run! Students will

complete 30-35 laps (35 laps max)

around a fun run track on Friday, 3/6

to raise funds for our PTO for our school and teachers. It’s an exciting

time and with your help, we can hit our goal of $25,000 for IWA!