Potomack Intermediate

In This Message:

Orientation Information
Informational Tables
Updated Classroom Communication Method
Upcoming Important Dates
Kona Ice
Transportation for the 2025-2026 School Year
Crossroads Church Community Project

Orientation Information

August is upon us so welcome to another school year at Potomack Intermediate School! We are welcoming our staff members back to school very soon for a week of preparation and training before students' first day on Tuesday, August 19. We're excited to welcome parents, guardians and students into the building for orientation on Wednesday, August, 13 from 5:00-7:00pm.

Please make every effort to attend orientation, if possible, so as to have all the information necessary for your student to have a successful school year.

Please arrive to the school based upon the time assigned to your student's last name:

5:00 - 5:30 A-F
5:30 - 6:00 G-M
6:00 - 6:30 N-R
6:30 - 7:00 S-Z

To protect student privacy and security, class rosters will be posted at the school close to the start of orientation. Teachers will pass out requested supply lists at orientation to prevent you from purchasing any unnecessary items beforehand.

Please keep in mind class changes are not possible as students have already been rostered.

See you there!

Dr. Arch

Informational Tables

Informational tables will be set up to get the school year started efficiently. Please check the location of each table based upon your need and visit them during orientation.

Foyer:

Parent pick up students, forms will be available in order to receive your car rider tag to make sure dismissal on the first day of school goes smoothly

Cafeteria:

Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) sign ups and info will be in the cafeteria with Mrs. McLucas
T-shirts featuring Potomack's own support dog, River, will be on sale
The Girl Scouts will have representatives available to discuss their organization
Representatives from City National Bank will be available for students to sign up for Bank at School
Information about bus transportation with BCS will be available with select bus drivers
Information on Little Eagle Before and After Care will be available
Information relating to substitute teaching for BCS will also be available
WatchDOGS info will be available for dad's looking to volunteer at Potomack Intermediate
A to Z Insurance, one of our business partners, will be available to answer insurance-related questions with Mr. Hykes

Updated Classroom Communication Method

For the 25-26 year and onward, intermediate schools in Berkeley County Schools will be shifting to Schoology for classroom communication. As a result, Class Dojo will be unavailable as in years past.

Weekly messages will still come from the school itself via text message and email at it's regularly scheduled time of Sunday night at 6:00pm.

Upcoming Important Dates

8/13 Student Orientation - 5:00-7:00pm
8/19 First Day of School
9/1 Labor Day - No School for Students
9/2 World's Finest Chocolate fundraiser kick off
9/18 1st 9 Weeks Interims

Kona Ice

Kona Ice is coming to orientation so don't forget your refill cups! They'll be parked right out front of the school from 5:00 - 7:00pm with shaved ice for purchase.

Transportation for the 2025-2026 School Year

Please choose BCS busing for your student!

With an increase in our population, we are growing by the minute! Our new access road has been a huge hit, but our car rider population has increased by 20%. As a result, we are asking all families to choose BCS busing as their child's mode of transportation.

To find your child's bus number and bus stop information, please click here: http://webquery.bcswv.org/livewq/webquery/.

Crossroads Church Community Project

Crossroads Church recently completed a community project at Potomack over the summer which will, in part, allow our exceptional learners to have their own playground with equipment tailored to their ability level. They spent hours at the school putting in tremendous work for our kids.

They also spent a considerable amount of time and effort inside the building working on beautification projects.

The Potomack community simply cannot thank Crossroads Church for their time, effort and resources to help our students at Potomack. We are speechless at their generosity.