November 8, 2024
State Senator Lashrecse Aird spent an activity-filled morning at L.L. Beazley Elementary School on Friday, November 8, 2024 as she visited the campus during the Virginia School Boards Association’s annual “Take Your Legislator to School Month.”
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During her visit, Senator Aird was able to enjoy the school’s annual Veteran’s Day performance, which features music and spoken content from students highlighting the importance of veterans, and descriptions of each branch of the United States armed forces. The audience also featured a variety of veterans from the Beazley community, including parents, relatives, and others who were recognized during the special performance.
The celebration culminated with the school’s Veteran’s Day parade, as an extended line of students and veterans made their way around the campus to the sounds of cheers and applause from students and teachers.
Following the Veteran’s Day activities, the senator was invited to spend time with some of Beazley’s students, reading Blue Skies, White Stars to Mrs. Credle’s kindergarten class. Her visit also coincided with the kindergarteners’ lessons on community helpers. These lessons guide students as they learn about the individuals who help support their community's health, well-being, and safety, including police officers, teachers, firefighters, and others.
The students in Mrs. Credle's class gave the senator fresh flowers and a handmade book featuring their self-written answers about why they love coming to school each day.
Senator Aird would also visit Mrs. Lawson’s curious second graders, posing a fun question to the students, focused on what laws they would create to improve their community.
VSBA's "Take Your Legislator to School Month" was created by the organization to help build and nurture relationships between public education and the Virginia General Assembly. This initiative allows legislators to observe what is going on in Virginia schools, provides students the chance to meet and interact with an elected official, and allows public school division leaders the opportunity to share their district's goals with legislators and have engaging conversations about public education.
Thank you, Senator Aird for visiting Beazley today!