Hoot Off The Press

• Arrival begins at 8:20am K~2nd; 9:00am Pre K
• Tardy bell rings at 8:45am K~2nd
• Dismissal begins at 3:00pm Pre K; 3:20pm K~2nd
• ALL students enter through the rear of the building on Faulkner Avenue

🛑🚸SAFETY FIRST 🚸🛑

"For the safety of our students and staff, please do not park in the yellow zone. This area is designated for buses and BCS transports. Thank you for keeping our school community safe!"

Monday Nov 17th

4:30pm outdoor classroom unveiling

Tuesday Nov 18th

5pm PTO in cafeteria

Wednesday Nov 19th

nothing at this time

Thursday Nov 20th

3:00~4:45pm Book Fair Family Night

Friday Nov 21st

2:30 pm Mrs. Raines Parent Involvement Event- Readers Theater

Upcoming Events

November

17th-21st American Education Week AND Scholastic Book Fair

24th-28th Thanksgiving Break

December

1st- Return from Thanksgiving Break

11th - Christmas Concert: Past, Present, and Future

19th- 2 hour delay and End of the Nine Weeks

Dear Families,

With the Veterans Day Breakfast and Picture Day make-ups now successfully behind us, we want to thank all of you who participated. The breakfast was a heartwarming success.

As we glide into the latter half of November, our students are diligently wrapping up their current units before the well-deserved holiday break. A gentle reminder that from November 24th through November 28th, Winchester Avenue Elementary will be closed for Thanksgiving Break.

Please encourage your student to use this time for rest, reflection, and maybe practicing their math skills by calculating exactly how many slices of pie are acceptable.

With appreciation,

Charity Ballard Principal Winchester Avenue Elementary School

Anyone wishing to become a Berkeley County Schools volunteer must watch the Meghan's Law Training Video from the West Virginia Department of Education followed by completion of a quiz before a background check can be completed.

1. Watch Meghan's Law video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jwb-Z9luNVU
2. Complete the quiz here https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=S7AZ4AwzekaLrgn7FzdNahi9Si5xbgBFnyoqPY4QJaRUNTQxMEVaNFdWTzBRN1RFRDZFNVpVNEFRWi4u
3. Use this link https://www.berkeleycountyschools.org/page/volunteers-chaperones to read more

Regular school attendance matters, but if your student misses school, you can submit your student's absence online using the Parent Absence Note Form

We understand that older siblings may need to walk our kiddos home. Please be sure your child's teacher is aware of this arrangement. We have a new form to be completed by parents/guardians of students that are walked home by siblings that are under 18 years of age. Once the teacher is made aware, we will send home the form.

If your student is not an every day parent pick up, please have your ID when you come to pick up your child from the school. It is BCS policy that we check IDs of every person that request to pick up a student. Please keep this in mind and be paitent with staff when your ID is requested.

If you need to contact Ms. Ballard

Email: cballard@k12.wv.us
School Website : https://www.berkeleycountyschools.org/o/winchesteravenue
Location: 650 WInchester Avenue, Martinsburg, WV 25401
Phone: (304) 267-3570