25-26 WBES Parent Newsletter

Email: lisa.jones@hsv-k12.org
Website: https://www.huntsvillecityschools.org/schools/whitesburg-elementary
Location: 107 Sanders Road Southwest, Huntsville, AL, USA
Phone: 2564287780
Facebook: facebook.com/WhitesburgElem
Twitter: @whitesburgElem

• PTA Board Meeting

May 12, 2026

May 13, 2026

• AR Cut-off

May 14, 2026

• Awards Day - See Times Below - NO PE ON AWARDS DAY

May 15, 2026

• 5th Grade Clap Out

May 19 PK Awards Day in the Classroom

May 19 PBIS Party (During PE times)

May 20 AR Party

May 21 ½ Day Student – Student Last Day

May 21 Report Cards go home

Whitesburg Parents and Guardians,

We had a great week of teaching and learning.

Thank you so much for all of the kind words, cards, and gifts for Principal Appreciation Day. Also, thank you so much for making our teachers feel loved and appreciated for Teacher Appreciation Week. Thanks to the Burg PTA, Whitesburg Baptist Church, Trinity United Methodist Church, Kristen Davis Realty, Redstone Federal Credit Union, StrataG Solutions, Mozza Pizza, Rocket City Sips, Pam Nicastro with Nicastro Group Realty, Bisquit Belly, Kendra Scott, and Shoe Fly for providing meals, treats and gifts for our teachers throughout the week. We are truly blessed with the best stakeholders at the Burg. (Big kudos to Jackie Kusiak, our Parent Coordinator, for working so hard and making this week a success!)

We have had 133 students complete their registration for next year. I know that you are tired of getting the daily calls asking you to do registration! It is so important and helpful to us to make sure that your child is in the correct class next year. We cannot do this until you register your child. Waiting until the last minute will only cause a lot of confusion and wasting of your time. Please, please get that completed. Let us know if you need help. (There are directions below.)

Library books have been turned in for the year and the library is being inventoried. If your child has a lost library books, they will be getting an invoice for the book. This must be paid before the student can get the end of the year report card and they will not be able to check out books the following year (no matter where they are in HCS) until the invoice is paid.

I can't wait to see you all at Awards Day!

Thank you for partnering with us in making the Burg the best school ever!

Shine Bright Whitesburg!

Thanks,

Mrs. Jones

WBES Purpose of Whitesburg Elementary is to inspire, engage, and empower all students to a successful future.

WBES Vision of Whitesburg Elementary School is to be recognized globally as a model school offering transformative opportunities for students.

WBES Mission of Whitesburg Elementary is to provide a safe and supportive learning environment characterized by quality staff, rigorous academic instruction, innovative programs, outstanding extracurricular opportunities, and exceptional resources.

Ms. Judah's class received the Sparkly Spoon Award this week. Thanks to her class for being a part of making our cafeteria "SPARKLE and SHINE BRIGHT!"

8:30 - K-1 and Ms. McDonald's Class

10:30 - 2nd-3rd Grade

12:30 - 4th-5th Grade

PK and Ms. Daniel's class will be having Awards Day in their classrooms at a different time and date. Please get with Ms. Moss or Ms. Daniel for more information.

Students with lost library books will start getting an invoice to pay for the book. The lost books and fees due will be on each student's Powerschool Account until paid. Report cards will be held and the student will not be able to check out books the next year until paid.

All parents/guardians who need to complete returning student registration for the 2026-2027 school year may do so by visiting the Enrollment page on the HCS website and selecting "Returning Student Registration."

Returning student registration requires a snapcode to access the record. Snapcodes are visible in the parent portal. Please contact the school for assistance, if needed.

I know a lot of you want to help your teachers, but just do not know how. Please see the link below to see all of the teacher's favorites things and also their Classroom Wishlists. Please encourage your teacher throughout the year. Little "happy's" can make their day!

Please know that we cannot use school funds for certain items. Please see the below list for items we are constantly needing. It would be appreciated if you could donate these items.

Paper towels

Clorox Wipes

Kleenex

All Purpose Cleaning Spray

We will sell slushies each Friday afternoon.

· $1 for 5oz cup

· $5 for souvenir Whitesburg Elementary Plastic Cup. This cup can be reused each Friday for a $2 refill.

(Slushie Friday's intention is not a fundraiser. It is for student encouragement and celebration. However, we do make a little money off of the sales, and that money goes into WBES's General Budget and is used for student incentives.)

Any intentional and repeated act of unwanted aggressive or demeaning behavior involving a real or perceived power imbalance, in which one or more people intentionally and repeatedly cause physical or psychological harm to another person. To be considered bullying, the conduct must also place a student in reasonable fear of harm or of damage to property, have the effect of substantially interfering with educational performance or school operations, or create a hostile, intimidating, threatening, or abusive educational environment.

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is a book gifting program that mails free, high-quality books to children from birth to age five, no matter their family’s income.

Please use the link below to sign you child(ren) up. It is no charge and the child will receive a free book each month.

https://imaginationlibrary.com/check-availability/?#selectedCountry=US

We also have our "Goodnight with Dolly" video series you can share with your child in the meantime. Happy reading!