Sept 7

• Important Dates
• PTO Update & Invite
• Clothing Closet Needs
• Bullying Prevention Kick-Off Event Information
• Lunch Menu & Choice Menu
• Shenandoah Community Health school-based program

• September 10 PTO meeting at 4:30 all are welcome
• September 15-18 Kindergarten iReady Benchmarking Assessments
• September 17 2-hour delay for students
• September 18 Bullying Prevention Event at War Memorial Park 5-7 PM
• September 22 Kindergarten Field Trip (permission & $ was due Sept. 5)
• September 29 2nd Grade Bring Your Parent Event
• September 30 1st Grade Bring Your Parent Event
• October 1 2-hour delay for students
• October 2 Kindergarten Bring Your Parent Event
• October 3 Friday Family Fall Fun Festival

Looking for a way to get more involved in your child's school experience? Check out our PTO! We are a Parent-Teacher-Organization that supports the students and staff of our school. Any dues paid or funds raised 100% stay at our school. We also have volunteer opportunities for parents and guardians at our school events and activities, both during the school day and after hours. Please join us and bring a friend to our next meeting on Wednesday, September 10th at 4:30pm in our Opequon Elementary Library!

We hope you'll join us in creating another great year at Opequon Elementary!

As the year progresses, there are times where we request donations from families to resupply our clothing closet. At times, we use the new or gently worn clothing for students who may experience an accident, milk spill, or get a little muddy... even a broken button can cause a wardrobe change! :) If you have new or gently used clothing your family is able to donate, please drop off in the front office. The following are our what we are in need of most:

Girls sizes 4 pants and long sleeve shirts

Girls sizes 5 pants and shirts

Girls size 6 pants

Girls size 7/8 pants and shirts

Girls sizes 10/12 pants

Boys size 4/5 pants

Boys size 6/7 pants and short sleeve and long sleeve shirts

Boys size 8 pants and short sleeve and long sleeve shirts

Boys size 10/12 pants

Boys underwear all sizes.

Boys and Girls larger sizes clothes

Join us Thursday, September 18th from 5-7 at War Memorial Park for an evening of fun, community, and bullying prevention awareness! This is always a well-attended and fun event for families! We'd love to see you.

Event Highlights

• DJ Dance Party

• School Performances

• Prizes & Giveaways

• Face Painting

• Fun Activities

• Balloons

• Community Resources

• Food available

All families are required to complete an annual update (even if nothing from the previous year has changed). It's incredibly helpful to our school staff when this information is completed prior to the start of the school year. Please take time to fill this out for each student attending Opequon Elementary this year: https://bcswv.jotform.com/251564788986985.

This information was previously sent by BCS. To reference a more detailed version, please access: https://secure.smore.com/n/pdk1q

Last year, Shenandoah's Community Health program supported over 375 encounters with students and staff across participating schools. We hope it continues to grow and increases access to needed care for even more students this year. Shenandoah's mobile unit will be visiting select school sites throughout the year. Opequon's typical day for PM visits is Thursday. For more information and/or to register to participate at any point in the year, please visit: https://www.shencommhealth.com/files/SCH_SBH_Enrollment_Packet_BLANK_2025.pdf

Parents! Students have had a great opportunity to try new foods over the past few weeks. As a reminder, the choice offered M-F remains the same from week to week:

Monday's Choice is Soft Pretzel with Cheddar Dip

Tuesday's Choice is Chef Salad with Breadstick

Wednesday's Choice is Cheesy Pull Apart Bread with Marinara

Thursday's Choice is Cheeseburger with Toppings

Friday's Choice is Whole Grain Chicken Nuggets with Dipping Sauce

These remain an option for students throughout the week on each day. We continue to see lots of salad eaters!

395 East Road

Martinsburg, WV 25404

304-267-3550

Rebekah Eyler, Principal

Kelly Comer, Assistant Principal