Potomack Intermediate

• Upcoming Important Dates
• Upcoming Lunch Menu
• World's Finest Chocolate Fundraiser
• Potomack Welcomes Mr. Harvey
• Environmental Club Sign ups
• Anti-Bullying Week - Sept. 15-19
• Body Safety Lessons
• Schoology Set Up
• Student Spotlight Form
• Potomack Apparel Fundraiser
• 25-26 School Year Calendar Snapshot for Families

9/10 - Bank at School day

9/16 - World's Finest Chocolate fundraiser ends

9/17 - 2 Hour Delay for students

9/18 - First 9 weeks interims

9/30 - Fall picture day

10/1 - 2 Hour Delay for students

10/13 First 9 weeks ends

10/15 Professional Learning Day - No school for students

10/20 First 9 weeks report cards home

10/23 Parent-Teacher Conferences - 5:00-7:00pm

With BCS offering two entrée choices this year, please ask your student to know what they'd like ahead of time so we can move the lunch line as quickly as possible. Thank you!

Potomack's only school-based fundraiser kicks off on Monday. The PTO has several fundraisers they'll do during the year, but this is the school's only one. We're moving to World's Finest Chocolate which sells chocolate bars for one dollar

This coming Monday, your student will bring home a "Chocolate Checkout Form."

If you're willing to help your student sell chocolate bars for the school, please sign and return the form. Whenever the form is returned, your student will bring home a closed box of chocolate. Once the box is empty, please send in the $60 with your student in the enclosed envelope.

If desired, you can sign up for another box to keep going!

As part of our commitment to school safety, Berkeley County Schools has expanded our School Safety Officer initiative. Mr. Harvey, BCS' newest SSO, will be at Potomack on Monday, Wednesday and Friday of each week. His desk will be set up in the foyer for maximum visibility in the coming weeks, but he'll throughout the school each day so please make sure to say hello if you see him!

Mrs. Crumbacker is sponsoring the Environmental Club (former the Garden Club) again this year with 20 slots available in the fall and an additional 20 in the spring. Spots are extremely limited so please see the link below to register. Only the first 20 will be accepted so if you're interested, please sign up now.

The first 20 students will have sign up forms sent home next week.

Anti-Bullying kick off week is September 15th-19th, with the kickoff event happening on the 18th at War Memorial Park from 5:00-7:00pm. To celebrate the week, we will be having dress up days to stand up against bullying. Additionally, we are excited to once again have lunch time trivia. Students will have the opportunity to demonstrate their anti-bullying skills and earn prizes. Throughout the week, we will be doing positivity activities with guidance lessons and in the library. We are excited to kickoff this program for the 25-26 school year!

Body Safety lessons will take place at Potomack from September 15th through October 3rd.

Abused and neglected children may be found in almost every school in the country. Recent research data indicates one in 10 children in West Virginia will be a victim of sexual abuse by age 18. School-aged children make up more than half of the children who are abused and neglected.

As a result of these alarming statistics, in 2018 the West Virginia Legislature passed House Bill 4402 which requires that children in grades K-12 receive age-appropriate body safety education. The goal of body safety education is to educate and empower West Virginia public school children. In accordance with West Virginia code §18-2-41 your child will be provided body safety education.

It is recognized that the basic responsibility for the teaching of body safety education belongs in the home with the support of the school and other community agencies to strengthen the efforts of parents/guardians.

You are encouraged to review all instructional materials and continue to be involved in the discussions which promote body safety education.

Instruction materials can be found at https://wvde.us/student-support-wellness/mental-behavioral-physical-health/body-safety-sexual-abuse-prevention-toolkit/body-safety-education-toolkit

Please see the information below for instructions on how to set up parent accounts in Schoology to stay up to date on your child's education.

As a reminder, anything important that is time sensitive (bus changes, early pick up notification, etc.) will need to be communicated through a phone call with the office.

Any message that can wait 24 hours (question to the teacher not related to "day of" changes) should be sent to the teacher via Schoology.

Student spotlight form is ready to go!

Student Spotlight Form

Potomack Eagles, we want to celebrate YOU! 🦅💙

At Potomack, we love recognizing academic achievements, but we also know our students are accomplishing incredible things outside of school! 🌟

If your student has a notable achievement in sports, the arts, or any other area this year, please fill out the form below. If you’re unable to access the link, you can also email Mrs. Steshoski with a brief description of the achievement and a photo at michelle.steshoski@k12.wv.us.

We’re excited to spotlight these amazing accomplishments on our social media page and newsletter throughout the year! 🎉

A lot of students were asking last year about Potomack gear and it was requested to open the store back up so if you're interested in any Potomack apparel, please see the QR code below. The process is cashless so nothing will be needed in regards to sending money to the school.

"SOARing to New Heights": Safe, Organized, Accountable, Respectful

Email: carch@k12.wv.us
Website: https://www.berkeleycountyschools.org/potomack
Location: 5308 Williamsport Pike, Martinsburg, WV, USA

School Phone Number: (304) 274-6592. Normal office hours are from 8:00am to 4:00pm with limited telephone contact outside of those times.

- Dr. Arch, Principal: carch@k12.wv.us

- Mrs. O'Brien, Assistant Principal: m.obrien@k12.wv.us

- Mr. Omerzo, Assistant Principal: aomerzo@k12.wv.us

- Mrs. McFadden, School Nurse: lisa.mcfadden@k12.wv.us

- Ms. Fromm, Attendance Secretary: stacia.fromm@k12.wv.us

- Mrs. Opp, Registrar: liesbeth.opp@k12.wv.us

- Mrs. Smith, Financial Secretary: erica.l.smith@k12.wv.us

- Mrs. Clancy, School Counselor: cathy.clancy@k12.wv.us

- Mrs. Hott, School Counselor: alexandrea.hott@k12.wv.us

- Mr. Malcolm, School Counselor: chad.malcolm@k12.wv.us

Potomack's staff directory can be found by clicking the link below:

https://www.berkeleycountyschools.org/o/potomack/staff

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