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~2nd
• ALL students enter through the rear of the building on Faulkner Avenue

🛑🚸SAFETY FIRST 🚸🛑

"For the safety of our students and staff, please do not park in the yellow zone. This area is designated for buses and BCS transports. Thank you for keeping our school community safe!"

January

Monday Jan 12th

nothing at this time

Tuesday Jan 13th

6pm virtual PTO meeting

Wednesday Jan 14th ~ Friday Jan 16th

nothing at this time

Monday, Jan 19th

No School MLK Day

Dear Families,

We have officially hit our stride in this new year! As we move into the third week of January, I wanted to take a moment to celebrate our students' hard work.

🎉 A Sweet Success

Our second nine weeks was a fantastic success! To celebrate their progress and positive behavior, the students earned a special treat from Pop Pop Soda Shop. It was such a joy to see them enjoy their reward and celebrate their achievements together.

🏰 Looking Ahead: The Big Reward

We are now diving into the third nine weeks, and we’ve set a very exciting goal. If students continue to show their best effort and follow our school expectations, our next reward will be a Bouncy House celebration!

🌟 How You Can Help

We are encouraging our students to show "their best selves" in every corner of the building—whether they are in the classroom, walking in the hallways, playing at recess, or eating in the cafeteria.

Please take a moment this week to talk to your kiddos about:

• S – Safety First: Keeping hands and feet to ourselves and moving carefully through the building.

• O – Own Your Actions: Taking responsibility for choices and being a leader even when no one is watching.
  
• A – Always Achieving: Putting in 100% effort and striving for growth in every lesson.
  

• R – Respect Myself and Others Too: Treating everyone with kindness and valuing ourselves and our school.

  
  

  Reminder tiered letters were sent home with students on Friday, Jan 9th. If you received a letter, please be sure to sign and return the documentation ASAP.

  
  

Thank you for your continued partnership and for encouraging your children to finish the month strong. We can’t wait to see them earn this next big surprise!

Warmly,

Principal Ballard

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