Good evening Wise Owl Families,

We have made it to the end of the first nine weeks. There have been a number of changes, but the one thing that has been constant has been the aWESome students who enter our building every day excited to learn, grow, build relationships, and make our school the best school ever!

When I arrived to WES, I received a number of requests to increase family engagement within the building. It has been amazing seeing families eating lunch with their students and walking through the halls. This past Friday night was outstanding. There were nearly 300 parents and students in the building for Movie Night.

I want to give a HUGE shoutout to our PTO for organizing and sponsoring our Movie Night. There will be dozens more activities for families to be involved within the school. Please be on the look out!

#SOARingTogether!

Dr. G

Our mission is to cultivate a caring community that utilizes a multitude of teaching and learning experiences to prepare children for their next adventure.

1. We believe that everyone deserves to feel safe, valued, and appreciated.
2. We believe that all children deserve a high quality education.
3. We believe in collaboration and making connections.

Officer Ward is home and currently recovering after the incident Friday. Thank you all for your thoughts, prayers, and vigilance.

Monday, October 23 - Parent-Teacher Conferences

Tuesday, October 24 - End of the First Quarter

Tuesday - Friday, October 24 - 27 - CogAT Testing for 2nd Grade Students

Red Ribbon Week

Tuesday, October 24: Proud to be drug free! Wear red to help kick off the week!

Wednesday, October 25: Sock it to drugs! Wear your crazy socks!

Thursday, October 26: Team up against drugs! Wear your favorite team gear!

Friday, October 27: Spirit Day! Wear your WES or Royal Blue Shirt!

Monday, October 30: Wear Neon Colors!

Tuesday, October 31: Book Character Day! Dress up as your favorite book character!

Friday, November 10: Veteran's Day Observation

Thursday, November 16: WES Literacy Night

Rooms is a two-way communication and messaging tool integrated directly with your BCSD app.

To centralize communication and to ensure a more "one-stop shop" method of communication from school to home, WES will move from Classroom Dojo to Rooms, which is aligned with our BCSD app.

We will be sharing more information with Rooms in our Thursday Folders over the next month with the plan to have full implementation by Friday, November 10th.

Our school clothes closet is in need of the following sizes: boys pants 6-8, and 10-12 as well as girls pants 10 -12. If you have any gently used bottoms that you would be willing to donate, please send them to Miss Gard or Nurse Denise.

Thank you,
Frances Gard

We love our Volunteers! Please make sure to complete the BCSD Volunteer Clearance Check at https://apps.raptortech.com/Apply/Nzplbi1VUw== in order to volunteer!

Congratulations to the following students who will have their art featured in the Coastal Carolina Fair this week:

Second Grade:

Sadie L.

Kensie R.

Josephine D.

Third Grade:

Alexis M.

Montessori:

Trevor M.

Fourth Grade:

Evelyn C.

Noah C.

Ryan J.

Fifth Grade:

Andrea H.

Adalyn B.

Greeting WES families, Friday October 20, 2023 your child brought home a personalized order form for an art fundraiser through Art to Remember. We have been working hard the first few weeks of school to complete these special projects that you will see front and center on the order form. You can scan the QR code or visit the website and view your child’s artwork on over 50 products! You do all your ordering online and can have the order shipped to Whitesville for free or pay shipping for home delivery. All products you order and ship to WES will be delivered the first week of December, just in time for the holidays! Proceeds from this fundraiser come right back to the WES art department for art supplies and special art projects. If you have any questions please email me directly at estepe@bcsdschools.net.

Thank you for your support of the arts at Whitesville and thank you for supporting your child’s creativity!

All order must be placed by November 3, 2023.

Erynn Estep – WES Art Teacher

We need 10 lunch heroes for duty free lunch this Friday, October 27th. Enjoy lunch with your child's class and learn some of the new lingo on the streets. (AKA the school hallways). 2 easy & fun hours goes a long way!

Please use the link to volunteer.

• Maria Knab
• Kristen Sheard
• Beatriz Gantt
• Tiffany Yacobozzi
• Paul Yacobozzi
• Rebecca Schell
• Danielle Pritchett
• Stephanie MacInnes
• Thomas Dudley
• And a bunch of Wise Owls!

Do you have a bachelor's degree? You could be a teacher in Berkeley County!

There will be two alternative certification info sessions for prospective teachers. The first session will be held virtually on October 18 at 6 p.m., and the second will be on November 1 at 4:30 p.m. at our main office in Moncks Corner.

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