Eagle Family Connection #14
December 1-6, 2024
Update #14 - December 1 - 6, 2024
Hello Wilkesboro families! Here are updates for the week of December 1-6. You can visit your teacher’s page by clicking on the link below.
We hope that your family had a wonderful, safe Thanksgiving holiday. We are excited to welcome all students back to school tomorrow for two and a half busy weeks leading up to the winter holiday. Car line will begin at 7:25, and buses will run their usual routes. We have been planning for your return, and we will make the most of these days.
We want to share a few seasonal reminders. After lots of illness in November, we want to remind you to send in written notes when students return. Also, please remember we follow strict protocols regarding pick ups from the school office, so please remind visitors to bring a car tag or ID when picking up students. Please note the weather has also turned colder, so make sure to write your child’s name in their jackets or hoodies. We have lots remaining in the lost and found if your child has missing gear.
We want to thank you for your overwhelming generosity to our PTO’s fundraising campaign which raised just over $13,000. Thanks to your generosity, some bathroom updates are already taking place in building 2. We will share final totals, name the winning class and top fundraisers, and draw for individual winners on Friday. Please send in any remaining donation envelopes tomorrow. Work is already getting started, and we are appreciative of everyone’s efforts to support our school. Our school community is blessed to have such supportive parents, families, neighbors, and businesses.
On Wednesday, your child will receive a progress report. Please review this report, talk with your child about their growth, return the signed report to school, and reach out to your teacher with questions. This report may be accompanied with supplemental parent reports regarding check ins for 3rd-5th grades.
On Thursday, our 2nd and 3rd graders will travel to the JAWCC for a field trip.
On Thursday, December 5, we are excited to welcome families for our PTO Art Celebration Night. We have art on display across the school, and our 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students will sing in the gym. Please see your child’s folder tomorrow for full details.
On Friday, we have some fun school-wide events planned. On Friday, everyone is invited to wear pajamas and enjoy decking the halls at school. Please make sure your child wears appropriate shoes as we’ll follow normal routines.
Friday is also the fourth turn in deadline for field trip payments for the 6-installment plan. If you chose to make six $10 payments, the December $10 payment is due on Friday (4 of 6). If you chose to make two $30 payments, the final $30 payment is due on Friday. 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 Field Trip Headquarters page (to pay online): https://secure.smore.com/n/j01mc
On Saturday, you can support our school by dining at Glenn’s restaurant between 8:00 - 3:00. Mention WES when ordering for dine in or take out and a portion of sales will be donated to our school.
We want to thank you for your ongoing support, encouragement and cooperation. We are grateful to our Wilkesboro Elementary family, and we look forward to seeing everyone back at the Nest.
We are grateful for the support of our WES PTO, parents and community. Our PTO has big plans for the school year. Past campaigns have funded security cameras, whiteboards in all classrooms, the outdoor classroom, shade structures for playgrounds, security windows for exterior doors, playground equipment and storage for recess, decodable take home readers for K-2 classrooms, trees and landscaping, and school wide events. This year’s campaign hopes to raise funds to install additional interior and exterior security cameras, create a sensory garden in the courtyard, update our in house news system, and provide needed improvements to student restrooms.
We want to thank you for your overwhelming generosity to our PTO’s fundraising campaign which raised just over $13,000. Thanks to your generosity, some bathroom updates are already taking place in building 2. We will share final totals, name the winning class and top fundraisers, and draw for individual winners on Friday. Please send in any remaining donation envelopes tomorrow. Work is already getting started, and we are appreciative of everyone’s efforts to support our school. Our school community is blessed to have such supportive parents, families, neighbors, and businesses.
Click to visit our PTO Capital Campaign page for full details. https://secure.smore.com/n/780h3
Our fourth graders are leading a special project called Operation Christmas Card! Operation Christmas Card is a project to collect holiday cards for the local nursing home residents of Wilkes County. This means that anyone who lives in any of the following nursing facilities will get a special holiday card this year:
- Westwood Hills (about 100 residents)
- Accordious/Ridge Valley (about 103 residents)
- Rose Glenn Manor (about 55 residents)
- Rose Glen Village (about 80 residents)
- Wilkes Rehab & Habilitation (about 113 residents)
- Wilkes Assisted Living (about 92 residents)
Our goal is to make the 550 cards needed to provide every resident in Wilkes with a special card. Fourth graders will be visiting all PK-5th grade classes to encourage each child to make at least one handmade holiday card. Students can make a card, write a note, or even write on a store bought card. We welcome students to make more than one card, and we also welcome staff, parents and family members to contribute to this important project.
Field trips are a special part of school. Field trips allow students to experience new environments, learn in unique places, apply skills learned in the classroom, and connect with the real world. We have planned a full year of field trips for students in every grade, and we look forward to meaningful learning in new places!
We've created a dedicated field trip page to share full information about how to pay.
Visit our FIELD TRIP HEADQUARTERS PAGE here.
Wilkes County Schools will use REMIND for school communications. REMIND offers translation and two-way messaging with school staff and allows for connections with middle and high school teachers in the same platform.
You can help other family members who may need REMIND access get signed up. There are 3 easy ways to sign up. Once you sign up, you will receive messages and updates from our school. You can edit your own REMIND preferences once you sign up in the app or webpage. NOTE: To receive translated messages, each user must select their preferred language in their Remind user profile.
TEXT TO SIGN UP: You can text @wegrow24 to the number 81010. You will receive a welcome text from Remind. Once you receive this text, you will be connected to our school via your cell number.
SIGN UP ONLINE: Go to https://www.remind.com/join/wegrow24 Choose JOIN and enter your details.
DOWNLOAD THE REMIND APP: The REMIND app is available for iOS and Android users. You can find it in the app store or directly at https://www.remind.com/send_the_app
Once you sign up, it is also important for you to join your child's class. You can JOIN A CLASS in the same way that you join the school REMIND. You will need the class code, which you can find above or at this link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1YBMjjOHga_t5OCC1puOE-GQw7NRvEm3v7iyOpNnnNDc/edit?usp=sharing
Here a link to more details about how to sign up for REMIND: https://help.remind.com/hc/en-us/articles/203179887-How-do-I-join-a-Remind-class
Thank you for your help using Remind as our communication tool. We prioritize good communication with our families, and we want to be easy to reach anytime you need us. If you need help now, please call our school office at 336-838-4261 or email Beckie Spears at spearsr@wilkes.k12.nc.us
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