The "WEE"kly Warrior Update

Hello, Warrior Family!

We are entering the last week of February and before we know it Spring will be here. As we prepare for warmer weather, please be reminded of the student dress code which can be found on page 24 in the MCS Parent-Student Handbook and is linked HERE. (Spanish version).

Tomorrow is a teacher workday which means no school for students. I hope you all enjoy the day! We will see you bright and early on Tuesday morning.

At the end of the week, we will donate any remaining items in our Lost and Found. Please have your child check for any of their lost items prior to Friday.

Just a reminder that the student transfer window is open until February 29th. More information can be found in the "WEE"kly Update.

Registration is open for the 24/25 school year for any new students to WEE. This includes rising Kindergarten students. Kindergarten registration is scheduled for April 19, 2024. The online registration process through MCS must be completed. We would appreciate your help with spreading the word!

And, as always, let's make today better than yesterday and tomorrow better than today.

This month we are discussing the importance of honesty and how being honest is truly the best policy.

• 2/26/24: No School for Students: Teacher Workday

With the increase in illness the past few weeks, our stock of tissues has been depleted. We would appreciate any donations of tissues to distribute to the classrooms. If you would like to donate, you can drop off the tissues at the front door or send them with your student. Thank you!

As a reminder, the window for making a student transfer or discretionary admission request for the 2024-2025 school year is February 1-29. 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 and a link to the online application please visit MCS homepage at www.ncmcs.org and see “2024-2025 Student Transfer/Discretionary Admission Requests” under “Latest District News”.

Save the date: Friday, April 19, 2024, is Kindergarten Registration Day for the 2024-2025 school year. The online registration process will open on February 1, 2024. For additional details, please visit the 'Enrolling-Kindergarten' webpage here.

We are excited to announce that we have partnered with SBI Computer Crime Specialist Deemus Pulliam to bring sevearl opportunities for students and parents to learn more about internet safety.

• 3/13/24: Agent Pulliam will speak to our 5th grade students about how to stay safe on the internet. (More information including permission slips will be sent home soon.) We hope to offer a streaming option for 5th grade parents to join virtually as well.
• 3/19/24: Agent Pulliam will present to parents at 6:00 pm (location TBD). This will be open to all WEE parents.

WPMS is hosting its second junior cheer camp on March 9th. Click the link below to register.

https://forms.gle/xaGCxz4UHWZvhdYd9

Our Lost and Found collection is growing daily. Items that have not been claimed by the end of February will be donated. Please have your child check for any missing items.

Mrs. Bridges is looking for volunteers for the county Battle of the Books competition.

Date: March 7, 2024

Location: Sandhills Community College

Time: Likely 8am - noon ish

Details: The open volunteer roles are for timekeeper positions. Please note, you cannot volunteer if you have a child affiliated with the Battle of the Books team.

Warrior Families & Community help is needed with our WEE Warrior AM Car Line. We are looking for volunteers to help staff monitor the car line to ensure safety and assist warriors as needed while exiting their vehicles. The car line is open from 7:05 AM to 7:30 AM. We will be looking for assistance with this throughout the school year. Your support will help make the morning car line run safely and efficiently. Thank You!

Please see the link below for additional details on the AM car line drop-off procedure.

Volunteers may park in the tennis court parking lot.

Below is the link to join the WEE PTA. If you love WEE and want to serve the WEE community, join this amazing group!

If you need to contact either Mrs. Lockamy or Mrs. Jeffreys, please email or call the school to leave a message. Thank you!

Mrs. Lockamy and Mrs. Jeffreys do not use the messaging function on Class Dojo or Remind.

Mrs. Lockamy: klockamy@ncmcs.org

Mrs. Jeffreys: sjeffreys@ncmcs.org

School number: 910-673-6991

Student Cell Phone Policy

Students are not permitted to have cell phones on their person during the school day. Student cell phones should be turned off and remain in their bookbags. Smartwatches with cellular capabilities must be turned to Airplay mode and not used as cell phones during the school day.

(23/24 WEE Parent Handbook, pg. 10)

If you need to communicate with your student during the school day due to an emergency, please contact the front office.

We are asking that those who pick up and drop off students in the car line please not use their cell phones while navigating through the line. This causes distractions for drivers, potential unsafe situations for our staff and students, and delays in the movement of the line. Thank you for your help in this matter!

This year the car line and bus line will open at 7:05 am. 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. Note: This is a change from last year.

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.

The car line will be open from 7:05 am to 7:30 am. During the first 2-3 weeks of school, the morning line may be longer than usual. We ask for your patience and adherence to the car line procedures to help this process move as efficiently as possible.

Morning Car Line Procedures:

• Please move all the way around the car line area to the cone marked #1.
• As you fill in the line please move close to the car in front of you leaving very little gaps.
• Student should exit on the passenger side of the vehicle. It is unsafe and slows the line down when students exit from the driver's side.
• Please remain in your vehicle. Students should exit the car on their own. However, if your student needs assistance put on your flashers. This will indicate to a staff member to assit your student. Staff members will not open the car door of every car in line. This slows down the process.
• Students will walk along the side walk by the 3-5 building and enter through the cafeteria doors (this is the same pattern we used last year). If your student does not need to eat breakfast he/she will move through the cafeteria and head directly to their classroom.
• It is imperative that students do not walk between cars in the car line. They must move to the side walk as quickly as possible.

Students arriving on campus after 7:30 am will be considered LATE. Please park and escort your child to the front office door where a staff member will sign them in. School personnel will escort them to their class. Please do not drop your child off or call the office.

(WEE Parent Handbook, pg. 5)

We realize there are times you must pick your child up early. Please limit these occasions. All early dismissals must go through the front office and must be completed before 2pm. Students will not be released from the front office after 2pm. All vehicles must be clear from the front parking/bus lot by 2pm. Instruction continues right up until the end of the day. If you pick your child up early he or she will miss valuable classroom time. Please make sure that you list all persons that are approved to pick up your child on their information card. We are not allowed to release your child to any unauthorized person.

(WEE Parent Handbook, pg 6)

School is dismissed at 2:30pm. Please plan to have your child picked up on time. If you must change your child’s mode of transportation for the day, please put this in writing by sending a note or email to your child’s teacher. If this is a last minute change, please email your child’s teacher and call the front office. Please do not use Class Dojo for transportation changes. Students will not be allowed to go home any other way if they do not have a note provided by a parent. Only students who are currently on a bus roster may ride a MCS school bus. Administration is not allowed to approve requests for non-bus riders to ride home with a current bus rider. (WEE Parent Handbook, pg. 6)

• All students will be assigned a number to be used at car line dismissal.
• Parents will receive a car hanger with their student's number on it that must be displayed during car line. If you have multiple children, you may condense all of the numbers onto 1 car hanger.
• Parents may write the students last name on the car hanger if they wish but it is not required.
• Once the initial round of car hangers have been dispersed, we will send home at least one more additional one so that all families have 2.
• Any person picking up a student in car line must have the car hanger.
• We will not block off the car line like we have done in the past. This will allow the first set of cars to move into place at the cones. It is important that if you are the first car in line that you move all the way to cone 1.
• Mrs. Holmes will start inputting numbers into the system at 2:20. This will allow students to know which cone they must go to as soon as we dismiss.
• Parents, it is important that everyone stay in line and not try to move around other cars. We will release all 7 cars at one time, then move the next set of 7 to the cones.
• Please be patient with us as we refine this process.
• Again, this is all about the safety of our students and staff.

In order to ensure the safety of students, any student not picked up by 2:45 (or the end of the car line) will be placed in our Warrior Care. Parents will be charged a late pick up fee of $1 per minute. Unpaid late pick up fees will be added to the student’s school fees and will be reflected in PowerSchool. (WEE Parent Handbook, pg. 7)

• 3/04/24-3/08/24: Read Across America Spirit Week
• 3/07/24: PTA Meeting 6:00 pm
• 3/11/24: SIT meeting 3:00 pm
• 3/13/24-3/17/24: Spring Book Fair
• 3/13/24: Internet Safety SBI presentation to 5th grade
• 3/14/24: Books and Basketball
• PTA General Membership Meeting 5:45 pm
• 3/15/24: Early Release for students
• 3/18/24: 3rd Grade Concert 6:00 pm
• 3/19/24: Parent Internet Safey Seminar with SBI Computer Crimes Specialist Deemus Pulliam
• 3/21/24-3/22/24: 4th and 5th grade Puberty Classes
• 3/21/24: 3rd Grade Field Trip
• 3/22/24: 2nd Grade Field Trip
• 3/25/24-3/29/24: Spring Break: No School

• 4/1/24-4/12/24: NC Check In #3 Reading and Math Assessment Window (grades 3-5)
• 4/08/24-4/22/24: Warrior Challenge Read-a-thon
• 4/11/24: PTA Meeting 6:00 pm: General Membership Meeting
• 4/15/24-5/31/24: iReady EOY Testing Window (K-5th grade)
• 4/18/24: 3rd Quarter Awards Ceremonies TBD
• 4/18/24: 4th Grade Concert 6:00 pm
• 4/19/24: Purple Up Day
• 4/23/24: Kindergarten Kiwanis Bird House Build
• 4/25/24: SIT meeting 3:00 pm
• 4/26/24: Teacher Workday: No School for students
• 4/29/24-5/10/24: NC Check In #3 Science Assessment Window (grade 5)
• 4/29/24: Open House for rising 6th graders at WPMS 4:00-5:30 pm (tentative date, subject to change)

• 5/01/24-5/21/24: mClass EOY Testing Window (K-3rd grade)
• 5/02/24: 5th graders visit to WPMS 9:00-10:30 am (tentative date)
• 5/02/24: PTA Meeting 6:00 pm
• 5/06/24-5/10/24: Staff Appreciation Week
• 5/13/24-5/24/24: K-2 District Math Assessment Window
• 5/13/24: 5th Grade Concert 6:00 pm
• 5/16/24: SIT meeting 3:00 pm
• 5/27/24: Memorial Day Holiday: No School
• 5/24/24-6/07/24: EOG Testing Window

• 6/05/24: Fun Day Celebration
• 6/06/24: SIT meeting 3:00 pm
• 6/07/24: Last Day of School: Early Release

The faculty and staff of West End Elementary School are committed to creating a safe, positive environment where all children are encouraged and expected to learn. We believe that it is our task to set high expectations for the growth of students and staff by providing appropriate instruction and staff development.

The vision for West End Elementary School is to create a safe and positive environment for learning and student social and academic growth.

WEE Warriors Are…

We are the cornerstone in a modern, evolving society building a strong foundation in character and academics.

We are a caring community that works together to meet the needs of the whole child.

We are educators who strive relentlessly for the best for all of our students in reaching their fullest potential.

WEE Warriors Believe…

We cultivate an environment where all students and staff can grow and be successful together.

Collaboration of students, parents, and staff is key to success.

All students will succeed.

By June 2025, West End ES will have an increase in overall grade level proficiency (GLP) and subject grade level proficiency by 10 percentage points: Overall from 77.6 to 87.6, Reading from 70.6 to 80.6, in Math from 81.9 to 91.9, and in Science from 85.9 to 95.9 as measured by North Carolina End of Grade tests.

By June 2025, West End ES will exceed overall expected growth in all areas from -0.78 to +2.01 as measured by EVAAS.

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