Eagle Connection #20

We hope that your family has enjoyed a good weekend. Here are some updates for the week of January 29 - February 2. You can find full details on our Eagle Connection page below and by clicking on your child's teacher.

We just learned that WCS has announced inclement weather dates. February 16 will now become a student day, and the early release day from February 15 has been shifted to Feb. 16. February 15 will be a full day. March 21st will now become a student day and March 22 will become a teacher workday.

This week, teachers will continue with important mid-year assessments. Teachers in all grades are finishing up essential mCLASS reading and STAR assessments, and students in 3rd and 5th grade will be participating in important check in tests. These state-required assessments are designed to help teachers measure how students are learning grade level content. We will have 3rd reading check-ins on Tuesday and 5th reading on Wednesday. Results of all assessments will be shared with parents in February. Also as we start the third quarter, please note that we will send home new attendance notes this week.

We are now accepting sign ups for our pre-k for the 2024-2025 school year. If your child will be 4 on or before August 30, 2024 AND if you live in the WES area, your child is eligible for pre-k screening. We will be conducting screening on March 4, and you must sign up in advance. Students must be screened in order to be eligible to apply for pre-k. Our program is popular and fills up quickly, so please call our office soon at 336-838-4261 if interested to sign up for a screening time and to get more enrollment details. https://wes.wilkescountyschools.org/apps/news/article/1868656

We’d like to let you know that we are currently taking orders for our 2024 yearbook. The cost is $25, and we will only order yearbooks for those who order in advance. We sent home flyers last week, and you can order a yearbook by returning the envelope and payment to school OR by ordering directly online from the Strawbridge website. Orders will be accepted through March 15. You can find full details on our Eagle Connection page and our school website: https://wes.wilkescountyschools.org/apps/news/article/1871573

We’d like to remind families who are paying for field trips on the monthly installment plan that the January $10 payment is now due. You can send payments to your teacher or pay in our online portal. If you are paying online, note the system will not reflect your previous payments, but Ms. Rebekah has documented those at school. Also, if you’ve paid online, please disregard any “payment due” emails you may receive as these are a system issue. If you have a question about your child’s payments, please call our office.

We’d like to congratulate Ms. Brooks’ first grade in winning the spirit award last Friday. The PTO is still looking for volunteers to help with spring events like Field Day, so please complete the form on our Eagle Connection page if you want to help. We’d like to remind families of their upcoming Family Dance on February 25. There is information on our Eagle Connection page https://www.smore.com/g2xy1 , and we will share more details about how to sign up next week.

Also as the calendar turns to February, we have several big events coming up like class pictures, a PTO night on February 8, our PTO family dance on February 25, Kids Heart Challenge, field trips fand more. Please stay tuned to ClassDojo for full details.

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 another great week!