The "WEE"kly Warrior Update

By June 2025, WEE will have an increase in overall grade level proficiency and subject grade level proficiency by 5 percentage points, Overall from 78.7 to 83.7, reading from 71.8 to 76.8, math from 83.3 to 88.3, and Science from 84.9 to 89.9 as measured by NC EOG tests.

By June 2025, West End ES will continue to exceed overall expected growth in all areas with a minimum growth index of +2.14, increase the overall growth index for math from -0.29 to +2.01, and maintain a growth index for reading of a minimum of +2.01 as measured by EVAAS.

School Improvement Updates:

Would you like to stay up to date with the School Improvement Team? The School Improvement Plan and minutes for each meeting are easily accessible by following the steps listed below.

As required by North Carolina General Statute and Moore County Schools Board Policy, each School Improvement Team has collaborated on the creation of a school improvement plan for the next two academic school years. Each respective school staff has voted to approve their plans before finally being reviewed and approved by the Board of Education. Full Text of NC G.S. 115C-105.27 The school improvement plans can be found on the NCStar web-based tool that guides a school team to manage the continuous improvement process. All visiting community members can use a guest login to review school improvement plans.

Login Page - https://www.indistar.org/

WEE Guest Login: GuestS16886

Week 1: “Be the one who makes others feel included.” – Unknown

Week 2: “The only way to have a friend is to be one.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Week 3: “Don’t be mean. Be meaningful.” - Kid President

Week 4: “People who make the world better for other people are some of the best people.” - Kid President

Mrs. Lockamy and Mrs. Nixon do not use the chat function on Class Dojo.

Mrs. Lockamy: klockamy@ncmcs.org

Mrs. Nixon: lnixon@ncmcs.org

School number: 910-673-6991

• 2/10/25-2/14/25: Love the Bus: Bus Driver Appreciation Week
• 2/11/25: 2nd Grade Hosting Family Folk Dance Night (Call Time for students 5:45 pm), Performance: 6:00 pm
• 2/12/25: 100th Day of School
• 2/13/25: Hispanic Family Academy 6:00 pm
• 2/14/25: Required Teacher Workday/Valentine's Day

It is important to note these are for informational purposes only and MCS does not provide support for issues related to these tips or personal devices

Discord is a popular voice and text chat app, originally designed for gamers to communicate in real-time, particularly for massively multiplayer online games (MMOs). While still popular with gamers, it's now used by non-gamming communities as well. Users create accounts with usernames, add friends, and join servers via invite codes or friend referrals. Discord supports direct messaging, group chats, and voice channels.

Check out this guide from Discord on how to set content restrictions for your student including:

Explicit Image Filter

Direct Message (DM) Settings

Friend Request Settings,

Blocking,

Deleting an Account.

This is not an endorsement of any other content on the CommonSenseMedia.org site. It is linked here as a potentially useful guide for interested parents.

As a reminder, the window for making a student transfer or discretionary admission request for the 2025-2026 school year is February 1-28. Moore County Schools is again implementing an online process this year. Student transfers and Discretionary Admission MUST be applied for and approved annually for ALL students attending a school outside of their domiciled attendance area. For more information please click on the link below.

Infinite Campus calculates attendance based on instructional minutes. Most schools have 390 instructional minutes each day. Therefore, in order to be counted present for the day, a student must be in attendance 196 minutes or more. At the elementary school level students must be signed in by 10:45 am.

Please do not park in the tennis court parking lot to drop off your child. Parents should drive all the way around to the first available spot in the morning carline. Do not stop in front of the cafeteria to drop of your student if the line is empty in front of you. This causes our AM carline to back up and move slower. If you child needs assistance getting out of the car please put on your flashers. This will cue staff members to help your child.

Please do not drop your student off prior to 7:05 am. Students will go directly to their classrooms unless they choose to eat breakfast.

Students eating breakfast will eat in the cafeteria then move to their classrooms. The cafeteria will be open for breakfast from 7:05 am-7:25 am.

Early Dismissal

There are occasions when students need to be picked up early from school. Classroom instruction continues until 2:30 each day so limiting early dismissals prevents students from missing valuable classroom time. Students who are checked out early must be signed out through the front office before 2 p.m. Students will not be released from the front office after 2 p.m. All vehicles must be cleared from the front parking/bus lot by 2 p.m. Any person picking up students must be approved on the student information card. IDs will be checked for student safety. We are not allowed to release your child to any unauthorized person.

MCS is using a new bus tracking app this school year called Bus Quest. Please see the information linked below for download directions.

If your child requires medication during the school day, you must sign it in with the Nurse or Front Office. Please email Nurse Spivey at mspivey@ncmcs.org with any questions. More information about medicine administration at school can be found at the link below. Please do not send any medication to school with your child.

As we begin a new school year, please review the dress code for all MCS students. Please note the dress code states students must be covered from chest to mid-thigh. More details can be found at the link below.

The District is in the process of transitioning from OSP for online school fee payment to Infinite Campus. If you paid your child's school fees using the old system, your payment will be accounted for; however, each one must be entered manually. We ask for your patience during this transition period. Thank you!

At WEE, we live by a motto that we recite each day. "Make today better than yesterday and tomorrow better than today". Each day is a new opportunity to do better, try harder, and make a positive impact on those around you. This is something students AND staff embody. We also live by our WEE 3. WEE are respectful, responsible, and ready to learn. All Warriors (students and staff) must show respect to each other and the school community, take responsibility for their own learning and behaviors, and come each day ready to learn something new.

Your Warrior Leaders and I are excited to see how our WEE Warriors grow in these areas this school year.

If your student is allowed to purchase snacks and/or extra drinks, you can add funds to his/her account at the link below. Reminder: breakfast and lunch are free.

• 2/17/25: President's Day Holiday: No School for Students
• 2/20/25: SIT meeting 3:00 pm
• 2/20/25: PTA Family Game Night 6:00-7:00 pm
• 3/03/25: Class Group Picture and Individual Spring Picture Day
• 3/06/25: PTA Meeting 6:00 pm
• 3/11/25: 3rd Grade Found Sounds Concert (Call Time for students 5:45 pm), Performance: 6:00 pm
• 3/13/25: Hispanic Family Academy 6:00 pm
• 3/14/25: PTA Duty Free Lunch for Staff
• 3/17/25: St. Patrick's Day
• 3/20/25: SIT 3:00 pm
• 3/20/25: Books and Basketball Event 6:00 pm in Gym
• PTA General Membership Meeting 5:45 pm in Gym
• 3/21/25: Early Release for Students
• 3/28/25: Kindergarten Registration for 25/26
• 3/30/25-4/11/25: Penny Wars Warrior Challenge Fundraiser
• 4/01/25: K-2 presenting E-I-E-I-)Oops (Call Time for students 5:45 pm), Performance: 6:00 pm
• 4/03/25: PTA 6:00 pm
• 4/04/25: Report Cards
• 4/07/25: 4th Grade Recorder Concert (Call Time for students 5:45 pm), Performance: 6:00 pm
• 4/07/25: SBI Internet Safety Parent Session Location and Time TBD
• 4/08/25: 5th Grade SBI Internet Safety Presentation TBD
• 4/09/25: Quarter 3 Awards Ceremonies (K-2: 8:00 am; 3-5: 8:45 am)
• 4/10/24-4/11/24: Puberty Classes 4th-5th Grade
• 4/10/25: Hispanic Family Academy 6:00 pm
• 4/14/25-4/21/25: Spring Break: No School
• 4/122/25-5/23/25: iReady EOY Testing Window (K-5th grade)
• 4/24/25: SIT meeting 3:00 pm
• 4/25/25: Robotics Showcase
• 5/01/25: PTA 6:00 pm
• 5/01/25: Hispanic Family Academy 6:00 pm
• 5/05/25-5/30/25: mClass EOY Testing Window (K-3rd grade)
• 5/05/25-5/9/25: Staff Appreciation Week
• 5/06/25: School Lunch Hero Day
• 5/15/25: SIT meeting 3:00 pm
• 5/26/25: Memorial Day Holiday: No School
• 5/29/25-6/11/25: EOG Testing Window
• 6/05/25: SIT meeting 3:00 pm
• 6/09/24: Fun Day
• 6/10/25: 5th Grade Promotion Ceremony 9:00 am
• 6/10/25: K-4 EOY Awards Ceremony 1:30 pm
• 6/11/25: Last Day for Students: Early Release