• Arrival begins at 7:50am Pre K; 8:20am K~3rd

• Tardy bell rings at 8:45am

• Dismissal begins at 1:50pm Pre K; 3:15pm K~3rd

📷Yearbook Sales📷

Feb 3rd-March 3rd

March Madness

3rd-7th Read Across America Week

Week of March 3rd- Round 1 of Battle of the Books

Reading BINGO challenge

Read at home with your family and return your bingo board for a prize.

Reading Challenge board will come home on Monday, March 3rd.

March Dates Continued

11th- Picture Day 📸

14th -No School

19th- 2 hr delay

20th- Report Cards & Nine Weeks Reward

24th -No Pre K

Greetings!

Students attending school each day is one of our top priorities for the remainder of the school year. When your child has excessive absences, we miss them. Aim to miss ONE day a month. If we can increase our attendance students will be more successful academically.

Remember an absence is a missed opportunity to learn something students will need in order to understand more difficult material later

-Ms. Ballard

If your student is not an every day parent pick up, please have your ID when you come to pick up your child from the school. It is BCS policy that we check IDs of every person that request to pick up a student. Please keep this in mind and be paitent with staff when your ID is requested.

There are changes to the BCS Volunteer/Chaperone Process. Those wanting to become a Level I (Unsupervised) or Level II (Supervised) Volunteer will need to complete the following steps.

· Watch Meghan's Law video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jwb-Z9luNVU

· Complete a quiz and attain a score of 80% or above related to the video and BCS procedures https://forms.office.com/r/r6rk3ktUsk

After completion, those requesting to be a volunteer will receive a customized message with next steps. A follow-up email will be sent by the district to provide specific instructions for next steps depending on the level (Level I Volunteers the background check link & Level II Volunteers school approval list status).

Be A Good Role Model

Model the behavior you want your child to learn. Children absorb lessons by observing your actions more than listening to your words. Demonstrate the kindness, responsibility, and problem-solving skills you wish to see in them. Acknowledge and apologize when you make a mistake. Show your child that it is okay to be imperfect, and everyone learns from experience.

https://www.parentingstyles.com/how-to-be-a-good-parent-10-parenting-tips/

Please aim to send your child to school each day. If your child is not sick, please send them to school.

We understand that older siblings may need to walk our kiddos home. Please be sure your child's teacher is aware of this arrangement. We have a new form to be completed by parents/guardians of students that are walked home by siblings that are under 18 years of age. Once the teacher is made aware, we will send home the form.

Please complete the Annual Emergency Information Update

Click the photo to complete this process today.

If you need to contact Ms. Ballard

Email: cballard@k12.wv.us
School Website : https://www.berkeleycountyschools.org/o/winchesteravenue
Location: 650 WInchester Avenue, Martinsburg, WV 25401
Phone: (304) 267-3570