Eagle Family Connection #6
October 1-4, 2024
Update #6 - Week of October 1-4, 2024
Hello Wilkesboro families!
We hope that this message finds your families safe and well. We have missed you, and we look forward to having students back at school tomorrow, Wednesday, October 2. Below are updates for the week of October 1-4. Click on your teacher's picture for full details.
I’m sure that you’ve gotten the message that Wilkes County Schools will operate tomorrow on a two-hour delay. That means that school will start two hours later than usual. We will open our carline at 9:15 tomorrow, and our buses will pick up riders two-hours later than normal. We will serve a shelf-stable breakfast to all students when they arrive, and we will follow our normal routines.
Last week, you received a flier about school pictures. Strawbridge Photography will be here tomorrow, Wednesday October 2 to take pictures of all students for our yearbook and our school records. If you’d like to order a package, please return the order form and payment to school or follow directions for ordering online. We’ve shared a digital sign up on our Eagle Connection page and our webpage with more details about how to order online. https://wes.wilkescountyschools.org/apps/news/article/1973595
The field trip that was scheduled for tomorrow for 2nd and 3rd grade classes has been rescheduled. That trip to the JAWCC will occur next Tuesday, October 8.
Our school will be transitioning to REMIND for all parent communications over the next week. This app offers many important features such as two-way messaging, language translation, and direct to phone or email messaging that is set up by each user. Your family will need to take action to sign up. Tomorrow in your child’s green folder, you will find a paper that will show you how to sign up for your child’s class. You can join classes for multiple students and also for after school groups.
If you’re already connected to REMIND through another WCS, you can join WES for messages with at @wegrow24. There will be step by step directions in your folder to make it easy. We will fade our messaging in ClassDojo over the next week, and we hope to message fully in REMIND by October 9. We appreciate your support and patience as we make this transition to a stronger, safer messaging tool.
Friday is also the second turn in deadline for field trip payments for the 6-installment plan. If you chose to make six $10 payments, the October $10 payment is due on Friday (2 of 6). You can pay online using the link at the top of our Eagle Connection page, or you can send the payments in your child’s green folder. Link to our Eagle Connection page (to pay online): https://secure.smore.com/n/tdgs9
Friday, October 4 is WES Spirit Day. We encourage students to wear their green and gold to show their Eagle pride and participate in a friendly competition to see which class has the most spirit. Last month, Mrs. Sloop’s fifth graders won the prize. PTO will reward one lucky class with a special treat!
We want to thank you for your ongoing support, encouragement and cooperation. Last Thursday's early dismissal went well, and we were so glad everyone got home safely. We look forward to another great week!
Need help with student services?
Need help from the school office?
Have questions for the school nurse?
Have questions about your student's information, records or attendance?
Do you questions about your student's information, records or attendance? Our data manager Sydney Nickles is here to help. She is here each day and also works at Moravian Falls Elementary. You can find her at school at 336-838-4261 or on ClassDojo. You can also reach her by email -- Sydney Nickles at nickless@wilkes.k12.nc.us
About Attendance
School starts at 7:50 each day. Students who are participating will be marked PRESENT or ABSENT. If your child is not in school, you will need to send in absence notes the next day and it will be coded as excused or unexcused. Written notes are required and can come directly from the parent/guardian or a medical office. Also note that ClassDojo messages are great for communicating an absence, but they do NOT serve as legal documentation of absences. Please send a written note. Thanks in advance for your help!
We Need Volunteers!
We welcome volunteers to help with school events. WCS uses Volunteer Tracker to help organize this process, and we use Sign Up Genius (shared via email and ClassDojo) to make signing up easy and convenient. To get signed up, follow steps below.
1. Go to www.wilkescountyschools.org
2. Go to the PARENTS tab at the top (or VOLUNTEER at the bottom).
3. Click on VOLUNTEERS.
4. Click on VOLUNTEER TRACKER.
5. Go to the green NEW REGISTRATION and follow instructions from there.
Level 1 volunteers can help in many ways. Level 1 volunteers can sign up to help with book fairs, school events, class parties and projects, Field Day, Fall Festival, and proctoring for tests.
Level 2 volunteers can do all level 1 tasks but can also help chaperone field trips and work more closely with students in small groups. Level 2 volunteers can also sign up for classroom tutoring and assistance, reading buddy program, tutoring, leading after school activities, and chaperoning school events field trips.
We ask that all parents/guardians who plan to attend field trips sign up to be Level 2 volunteers at the start of the year. It takes a few weeks to verify volunteers, and signing up early will make sure that you are approved in time for this year’s events and field trips.
Email your jokes (or questions or concerns) to Mrs. Spears!
Email: spearsr@wilkes.k12.nc.us
Phone: 336-838-4261
Wilkesboro Elementary School
Email: spearsr@wilkes.k12.nc.us
Website: wes.wilkescountyschools.org
Location: 1248 School Street, Wilkesboro, NC, USA
Phone: (336) 838-4261
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wilkesboroelementary/
Twitter: @WilkesboroElem1