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April 13

April 13
April 13

In this April 13th Edition: In this April 13th Edition:

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  • Attendance Challenge Winners!
  • A Successful Kindergarten Open House!
  • Book Swap
  • Upcoming Dates
  • 2nd Grade Spring Music Program
  • Author Visit
  • Weather Reminder
  • Breakfast & Lunch Menu

Attendance Challenge Winners! Attendance Challenge Winners!

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From Monday, March 24th through Friday, April 11th we challenged students and their peers to be present 100% of the time over the course of three weeks! Each day Mrs. Comer placed a Blue Monarch outside the classrooms with perfect attendance. The following classes are our Blue Monarch winners! They'll receive Popsicles on the Playground on Wednesday, April 23rd (due to the cold & rain on Friday, April 11th).

Attendance Winners

Mrs. Franklin's class

Mrs. Jackson's class

Mrs. Myers's class

Mrs. Malcolm's class

Mrs. Whitenight's class

Our next attendance challenge will begin Tuesday, April 22nd with a 2-hour delay! Late arrivals (on a regular school day) will count towards perfect attendance as long as the student is seated in class by 10:30 AM. We love seeing students' smiling faces and appreciate your dedication to ensuring they are present so that we can keep them engaged!

A Successful Kindergarten Open House! A Successful Kindergarten Open House!

Get ready to fly at Opequon Elementary as a Blue Monarch

Friday, we welcomed over 60 families to Opequon Elementary for an Eric Carle themed Open House. Families had the opportunity to double-check their health forms, complete a vision screening, have a hearing and speech screen, meet our Title One team as well as our counselors, and receive a special gift at each day of the week! Students "ate their way" throughout the school and had a wonderful time meeting several of the teachers and staff who make Opequon special.

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Monday

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Tuesday

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Wednesday

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Thursday

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Friday

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Saturday

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Sunday

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Ready to Fly

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Picking the Perfect Book

For the Love of Reading, Book Swap For the Love of Reading, Book Swap

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Mrs. Bixler, our school librarian hosted a Book Drive during the month of March and received 256 book donations from students! In addition, book donations from staff and our community were accepted. Every student was able to select 3 books to add to their home library. She and her team were able to create a beautiful arrangement of books for students to select from. Thank you for encouraging reading!

Upcoming Dates Upcoming Dates

  • Apr. 12-21 Spring Break
  • Apr. 22 Two-hour Delay for Students
  • Apr. 22 2nd Grade Music Program at North Middle School 5:45-6:30
  • Apr. 23 Author Visit & Parent Night (RSVP window has closed)
  • Apr. 24 Second Grade Field Trip to the Apollo!
  • Apr. 28-May 2 End of Year iReady Diagnostic
2nd grade Spring music program, April 22nd, Line up at 5:45 with performance at 6:00. North Middle School Gym

Author Visit, April 23rd! Author Visit, April 23rd!

On Wednesday, April 23rd Colleen Driscoll will be speaking to each grade level during the school day about how she writes and illustrates her own books! You and your student have been invited to attend an event after school on Wednesday, April 23rd from 5-6 pm to meet the author and complete a craft and writing activity. Registration for this event closed on April 8th.


If you'd like to see some of Colleen's work please take a look at her website: https://cdriscollauthor.wixsite.com/colleendriscoll/books

Steps to Success Steps to Success

Berkeley County Schools is offering Steps to Success; a program designed to provide personalized instruction in math and reading, along with a variety of fun activities to keep students engaged and excited about learning. This year, the program is by invitation only. 90 students from Opequon have been selected to participate using their iReady Winter Diagnostic scores. Parents of students who have been invited have already received a student-specific email on Monday, March 31st with a link unique to their student. The email will provide more details regarding the program. Please check your inbox (and spam folder) to see if your student has been invited.

Weather Reminder Weather Reminder

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Spring is here! However, the mornings are still quite chilly. Please send your student(s) with a light jacket or sweatshirt that they can keep in their backpack for those colder days. Many of our classes head outside when the weather is still a bit too cold to not wear a jacket (PE, recess, other activities).

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Opequon Elementary School

395 East Road

Martinsburg, WV 25404

304-267-3550


Rebekah Eyler, Principal

Kelly Comer, Assistant Principal

Opequon Elementary School
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