THE WILDCAT WORD

Can you believe we are almost at the end of the 1st quarter. It has been a great start to the new school year. Our staff and students have come in working hard, adapting to routines, school wide expectations, and learning all of the content that they can to grow as awesome scholars.

I want to thank all of you for your participation with our food drive. It was a great success. To support our Western North Carolina families who were affected by the Hurricane, our Wildcat community will be giving back. Please see the enclosed flyer of the items that can be donated. Please send in items from Wednesday, October 2nd to Wednesday, October 9th.

Thank you so much for being a part of The Weddington Hills Family!

Annessia Lee, Principal

Whiskers Word of the Week is back. Throughout the school year, our staff create videos for our students to engage in to help build their vocabulary knowledge in ELA and Math. The videos are interactive and it helps our students connect to the content that they are learning in the classroom. Ask your child about it and discuss the words at home.

• October 2nd: 3rd-5th Grade Reading Benchmark
• October 3rd: 3rd & 4th Grade Math Benchmark & 5th Grade Science Benchmark
• October 7th: 5th Grade Math Benchmark/Flag Day
• October 8th: Like a Flower/Jersey Day
• October 9th: Yes You Can/Future You Day/Chat with the Principal- Hispanic Outreach (4:30-5:30pm)
• October 10th: Diversity Day
• October 11th: 1/2 Day/Shine Bright in Red Day/End of 1st Quarter
• October 15th: PTO Fall Festival/Tech Night
• October 17th: Student Showcase (5, 3, 1)
• October 18th: Student Showcase (K, 4, 2)
• October 23rd: Report Cards/Chat with the Principal (4:30-5:30pm)
• October 28th: Individual Make-Up Picture Day

If you would like some support with the Holidays this year, please fill out this form.

On Thursday, September 26th Weddington Hills had volunteers from Lilly who came beautified our campus, set up/distributed our brand new K/1 iPads, and more and in the pouring rain! We are so thankful for their continued help on their company's Day of Service! Their impact was immeasurable!

Weddington Hills Elementary

Science Fair

Follow the steps of the scientific method to conduct an inquiry and experiment!

Projects due December 6, 2024

• Optional, at-home project for 3rd-5th graders
• School winners may continue to regional virtual fair
• Resources and information found on the WHES IB Canvas Course
• https://cabarrus.instructure.com/enroll/YFJN7D

• Brainstorm ideas and submit a research plan before experimenting - due Oct. 11 (link on IB Canvas Course or click here)

Looking for help? Send a message to: mary.hooks@cabarrus.k12.nc.us

Weddington Hills Elementary

Feria de Ciencias

Sigue los pasos del método científico para realizar una investigación y experimentar!

Proyectos Entregado para el 6 de diciembre

• Proyectos opcionales en casa para tercero(3) a quinto(5)
• Los ganadores de las escuelas pueden continuar con las feria virtuale regionales
• Recursos y información se puede encontran en el curso IB
• https://cabarrus.instructure.com/enroll/YFJN7D
• Pensar en Ideas y plan de investigación antes de experimentar (enlace en el curso IB Canvas)

¿En busca de ayuda? mary.hooks@cabarrus.k12.nc.us

🐾 PTO Important Dates & Events 🐾

Congratulations to 5th Grade for winning the Penny Wars!

PTO Fall Festival/Tech Night: October 15 5:00-7:00pm!

Send in Candy for the PTO Fall Festival to the front office.

The spirit rock allows you to recognize a student, share your school spirit, thank a staff member, or any other celebratory event. This is a great way to spread positivity at our school. Click HERE to sign up and reserve the rock!

ParentSquare is the official platform for school-to-home communications in Cabarrus County Schools. Our district, schools and teachers use ParentSquare to communicate directly with families on a daily basis and in case of emergency. We strongly encourage you to download the ParentSquare app and register your account today.

Please visit our ParentSquare for Parents information page to learn more about the free Mobile App, where you can customize notification preferences to fit your needs and schedule, set your preferred language for automatic two-way translation and so much more.

All current grade levels and assignments for the year will update mid-July. 😁

As you begin to prepare for the upcoming school year, please take a moment to download our 2024-25 academic calendars.

For more information, please visit the 2024-25 district calendars webpage.

On June 10, 2024, the Board of Education updated Policy 4318 Student Use of Electronic Devices. Policy 4318 is attached to this post. Please note the following important updates for the 2024-25 school year:

• Elementary School: Students are not allowed to utilize electronic devices from arrival on campus through departure from campus. Students are required to power off and securely store their cell phones away from their person throughout the school day.
• Middle School: Students are not allowed to utilize electronic devices from arrival on campus through afternoon dismissal. Students are required to power off and securely store their cell phones away from their person throughout the school day. Students engaged in after-school activities will have access to their electronic devices for communicating with parents/guardians.
• High School: Students are not allowed to utilize electronic devices during instructional time. Students may use electronic devices during non-instructional times which may include arrival/dismissal, breakfast/lunch, and class change. During instructional time, students are required to power off and securely store their electronic devices away from their person.

Starting on the first day of school, August 13th,

Arrival: Enter at the green star. Double stacked side by side during the red line. Scissor into a single line starting at the orange line. Turn right and loop around the car rider circle and then exit.

Dismissal: Enter at Weddington Road. Snake through the staff parking lot. Loop around car rider line and exit.

Both are pictured below.

If you have not already requested bus transportation, please complete the google form ASAP. If a bus is requested, on or after open house, it an take up to 2 weeks to be assigned a bus route.

CLICK HERE FOR BUS FORM

CCS is continuing to use this school bus tracking app. Parents can track their student's bus location on this app. Currently the messaging portion is not active yet, so if a sub bus is running it won’t show the sub bus number or info. But otherwise should be working to track regular buses.

Here are some links to get started using this app:

Edulog English

Edulog Spanish

Edulog Info Graphic English

Edulog Info Graphic Spanish

If you are showing as pending, you do not have the correct student ID number for your child, please contact the school and we will be happy to assist you!

Please leave feedback for our administrators: https://forms.gle/TDiQMpi19Eih6hpJ7

Principal: Annessia Lee, annessia.lee@cabarrus.k12.nc.us

Assistant Principal: Cathryn Morse, cathryn.morse@cabarrus.k12.nc.us

Assistant Principal: Kaylee Price, kaylee.price@cabarrus.k12.nc.us

Assistant Principal: Casey Campbell, casey.campbell@cabarrus.k12.nc.us

This is the address of our school website https://whes.cabarrus.k12.nc.us