Hoot Off The Press

• Arrival begins at 8:20am K~2nd; 9:00am Pre K
• Tardy bell rings at 8:45am K~2nd
• Dismissal begins at 3:00pm Pre K; 3:20pm K~2n
• ALL students enter through the rear of the building on Faulkner Avenue

Testing Window for iReady

Kindergarten -> Sept 15th ~19th

Bully Prevention Week

Monday Sept 15th

No Pre K

Bullying Prevention Assembly

Tuesday Sept 16th

nothing at this time

Wednesday Sept 17th

2 hour delay for students

🍓Farmer's Market🍊

Thursday Sept 18th

Interim Reports Available

Bully Prevention Kickoff 5~7pm

Friday Sept 19th

nothing at this time

Dear Families,

I hope this message finds you well. As we move forward together this school year, I want to take a moment to share my gratitude for your partnership and support. Our students thrive when schools and families work hand in hand, and I am proud of the community we are building here at Winchester Avenue.

This year, we are focusing on:

1.Continuing to maintain PBIS system and positive climate/culture

2.Continuing positive interactions with students and families to increase attendance

3. Learning Communities- reviewing standard/data to support driven and student focused

4. Instruction- leading effective small groups

5. Student Engagement – strengthening relationships and structure in classrooms

Our dedicated staff is committed to providing a safe, welcoming, and engaging environment where every child can succeed. We encourage you to stay involved in your child’s learning by attending school events, reviewing weekly updates, joining the PTO, or simply checking in with teachers. Together, we can make a powerful difference.Thank you for entrusting us with your child’s education. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to me or any member of our staff if you have questions or ideas to share.

Warm regards,

Charity Ballard
Principal
Winchester Avenue Elementary School

As students continue to grow and learn, we use nine weeks incentives to encourage great choices. The first nine weeks reward is a glow party. Students that make good choices, receive "Owl Bucks" and will also have a chance to participate in the glow party. Last year our students had a blast. We hope that families can encourage great choices at home and at school, so students may enjoy these nine weeks rewards.

We will not permit students with challenging behaviors to attend. Struggling students will participate in reteach; staff will reteach the expectations of Winchester Avenue.

Anyone wishing to become a Berkeley County Schools volunteer must watch the Meghan's Law Training Video from the West Virginia Department of Education followed by completion of a quiz before a background check can be completed.

1. Watch Meghan's Law video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jwb-Z9luNVU
2. Complete the quiz here https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=S7AZ4AwzekaLrgn7FzdNahi9Si5xbgBFnyoqPY4QJaRUNTQxMEVaNFdWTzBRN1RFRDZFNVpVNEFRWi4u
3. Use this link https://www.berkeleycountyschools.org/page/volunteers-chaperones to read more

Regular school attendance matters, but if your student misses school, you can submit your student's absence online using the Parent Absence Note Form

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.

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.

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