🎉 Meet our new Middle School Social Teacher and Assistant HS Baseball Coach, Tom Arrington! Here’s what Coach Arrington says about himself:
⚾️ I’m a outgoing dedicated to fundamentals coach who has coached all ages of kids in both baseball and softball.
▶️ Retired United States Army Officer with 25 years of experience.
❇️ Spent 7 years working in the Special Education Department with the Waynesville School District. During that time, I Co-taught 5th grade Social Studies.
🎓 Graduated from Ferrum College in Ferrum, Va. with a Bachelor of Science Degree.
⏩ Married to Lisa Arrington, and we have 3 adult kids and 1 son, Blake, who’s a Jr in High School, and 1 granddaughter, Cassidee, who is in 1st grade.
🐕🦺 I absolutely love to be in the woods with my black lab, Gus, and I love to hunt when I have free time.
Welcome to our district, Coach Arrington! #platorv
Middle Schoolers had a great time at Montauk State Park! #platorv #mostateparks
Kindergarteners had an amazing time at Montauk State Park. The staff, workers, and volunteers were very kid friendly and prepared for our students today. Today's trip was fun and extremely educational. #platorv #mostateparks
Part 1: First graders enjoyed their field trip to Montauk State Park today! Students learned about migration, fed fish in the hatchery, explored a mill from the late 1800s, and learned about owls. #platorv #mostateparks
Our new baseball coaches, Head Coach Shalbot and Assistant Coach Arrington, will have an open field on Thursday and Friday, June 16 & 17, from 3:30-5:30 p.m. for incoming 9th graders and current high school athletes interested in playing baseball. This will be held at the high school baseball field.
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Emergency personnel had wonderful presentations for 1st graders during safety day today. #platorv
Part 1: 1st graders enjoyed visiting the alpaca farm. #platorv
1st graders worked together to complete problems to find the beach bandit suspect in their escape room. #platorv
Third graders enjoyed learning about safety today. Thank you to all the first responders who took the time to teach our students. #platorv
Weather permitting, the Plato R-V School District is planning on having a safety day on Friday, June 10. First Responders will be on campus speaking to students about their roles in the community and conducting guided tours of their emergency equipment.
6th grade completes PLTW biomedical stations with Mrs. Baker, Mrs. Meckem, Mr. Thomas, and Mrs. Gifford. They looked at slides in microscopes, took a lie detector test, took their vitals, took their fingerprints, and completed a virtual autopsy! #platorv
2nd graders enjoyed making bird feeders using 1- package of gelatin, 1/4 cup of hot water, and 3/4 cup of bird seeds! #platorv
2nd graders completed their designs by Nature PLTW module with Mrs. Meckem. They learned how animals communicate, created animal ears, then created an animal shelter that can be hidden from predators. Great job, everyone! #platorv
2nd graders completed their designs by Nature PLTW module with Mrs. Meckem. They learned how animals communicate, created animal ears, then created an animal shelter that can be hidden from predators. Great job, everyone! #platorv
Part 1: Miss Amy's kindergarten class is making memories in summer school by practicing spelling their name in a fun way! Awesome job, kindergarteners! #platorv
Miss Amy’s kindergarten class had fun with the story “Sleepy Pig” on a Monday morning. #platorv
Kindergarteners through 2nd graders had a blast at the splash pad and park on Friday. #platorv
Kindergarteners through 2nd graders had a blast at the splash pad and park on Friday. #platorv
Blood drive update!:
Marshall Breedlove gave his very first donation of lifesaving blood today! Thank you, Marshall, and everyone who gave blood at our blood drive today! #platorv
Kindergarteners love the splash park! Many students stayed so busy that they escaped the camera! #platorv
