The "WEE"kly Warrior Update
June 1, 2025
What WEE Are Striving Towards:
2024-2025 School Improvement Goals
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
Principal's Corner
Hello Warrior Families,
EOG testing week is here! The testing schedule is as follows:
6/3/25 Reading EOG (3rd-5th)
6/4/25 Math EOG (3rd-5th)
6/5/25-6/11/25 Makeup and Readministration testing as needed
Please help your student be successful by ensuring they are well rested and have a nutritious breakfast.
Also some reminders for testing days:
Students must arrive to school on time. Once the testing session has started, late students will not be permitted to test that day. They will have to complete their test on a scheduled make-up day.
Students are not allowed to wear a Smartwatch or Smartglasses during EOG testing.
Students should not have cell phones at school. However, if a student does have a cell phone it must be turned off and remain in their bookbag.
Students in testing grades will not be released until the entire testing session is complete. This means students will not be released from classrooms (even for early release) until testing is complete throughout the school. This is a State testing requirement to ensure a secure testing environment for all testers. This does not apply to students in grades PreK-2.
We ask parents to avoid visiting campus on Tuesday, 6/3/25, and Wednesday, 6/4/25. The sound of the doorbell and closing of the front doors are disrupting to the classes in the main building. We have 3 testing classrooms at the front of the main building. If you need to drop off items your student forgot, the front office will be open to accept these items after the testing session has completed. Parents of students in K-2 should NOT plan lunch visits on testing days.
Our amazing PTA will be hosting an end of the year family picnic on June 5th from 5:30-7:00 pm. We look forward to a fun night of fellowship.
We appreciate all of the hard work our WEE Warriors have put in this school year and can’t wait for them to show off their knowledge!
WEE believe you can, so WEE know you will!
And, as always, let's make today better than yesterday and tomorrow better than today!
See you soon,
Mrs. Lockamy
We are Warriors! WEE believe you can, so WEE will!
Need To Contact Mrs. Lockamy or Mrs. Nixon?
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
Good Things
This Week's Important Dates:
- 6/03/25: Reading EOG 3rd-5th
- 6/04/25: Math EOG 3rd-5th
- 6/05/25: Rescheduled PTA End of Year Family Picnic 5:30-7:00 pm
- 6/05/25: SIT meeting 3:00 pm
- 6/06/25: Kindergarten Celebration 9:00 am in Gym
PTA EOY Picnic
Student Dress Code Reminders
As the weather starts to warm up, 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.
WEE Fun Day
Exceptional Children's Families
Exceptional Children Families, please complete this 2 minute survey for the Office of Exceptional Children. Thank you!
News From Our Warrior Cafe
WEE PTA
June Carline AM Volunteer Sign Up
Lowe's Cart2Class Program
Did you know you can support WEE simply by grocery shopping? If you connect your Lowe's Fresh Rewards card to West End Elementary, we will receive a portion of total. Click on the link below to sign up!
WEE Spirit Rock
In the Community
Pinecrest Girls Basketball Camp
SLBC Vacation Bible School
West End United Methodist Church Summer Reading Program
Elite Dance Academy Summer Options
Arts Council Opportunities
Warrior Information Center:
MCS Parent/Student Handbook
WEE Parent/Student Handbook
MCS Curriculum Information
Infinite Campus Parent Portal Information
Infinite Campus Absence Changes
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.
Student Arrival Procedures
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 Procedures
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.
New Bus App
MCS is using a new bus tracking app this school year called Bus Quest. Please see the information linked below for download directions.
Student Medicine Administration Policy
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.
Student Dress Code
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.
School Fee Process
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!
The WEE Warrior Way
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.
WEE is a CEP School!
WEE has been identified as a CEP school for the 24/25 school year. This means all students will receive free breakfast and lunch (please see information below). If your student will be eating breakfast at school please ensure they arrive in enough time to be in class by 7:30 am. The carline will open at 7:05 am.
The Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) is a meal service option that allows the nation’s highest poverty schools and districts to provide breakfast and lunch at no cost to ALL enrolled students without the need for household applications.
For the 2024-25 school year, our district has identified 15 CEP schools:
Elementary Schools: Aberdeen, Cameron, Carthage, Highfalls, Robbins, Southern Pines, West End, West Pine, and Westmoore.
Middle Schools: Crain's Creek, Elise, Southern, and West Pine.
High Schools: North Moore and The Community Learning Center at Pinckney.
ALL students at these schools will receive free breakfast and lunch for the 2024-25 school year and will NOT need to submit a free and reduced meal application this year.
If you have children at multiple schools, it is possible that one child may be at a CEP school, which will provide free meals to all students, while another child may be at a non-CEP school, which will require payment or an application for free and reduced-price meals. Follow this link for more information.
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.
Important Dates
This is a preliminary list and is subject to change.
- 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