March 22

Upcoming Events & Dates
Parent Pick Up Procedure Reminder
Book Swap Donations
Attendance Reminders
Yearbook Orders
Shoe Drive
Lunch Menu & Choice Menu
Photo Storage

March 31 Kindergarten Field Trip
April 4-12 Spring Break
April 21 2nd Grade Music Program 5:45 @ NMS
April 23 Cacapon Institute Tree Planting
April 27-30 End of Year iReady Assessment @ OES

Pre K Parents are the only vehicles permitted in the lot from 2:50-3:10. Once they're all safely in their vehicles, K-2 will be permitted to enter the lot at roughly 3:15. We need cooperation from all of our families.

K-2 Parents must wait to enter the lot from either direction. You may not wait on the corner of the building. PPU opens from the Duke Street entrance. Any vehicle parked prior to the opening of K-2 cars will be asked to circle the building and get back in line behind the PreK families. We appreciate your continued support of the procedures we've identified that work best for all stakeholders.

Adults who arrive without a school-issued tag will be asked to show a photo ID.

Each year, Mrs. Bixler hosts a Book Swap for students at Opequon Elementary. We are looking for donations of lightly used books (or new) that could be re-homed to another family within our school. Students will be able to "shop" for books during their library time in coming weeks. There is no expense for this fun activity! It's a great way to unload some off of your bookshelves at home and bring new literature in!

O'Roke Photography has generously gifted two bikes for students to have a chance to win! This is the second year that we've been able to partner with O'Roke to encourage student attendance as well as promote student physical fitness and well-being. Students with incredible attendance will be entered into a drawing at the end of the year and could win one of the two bikes. For the 3rd 9 weeks, we had 42 students with perfect attendance. We look forward to finishing strong in the 4th 9 weeks!

1st 9 weeks: 83 students

2nd 9 weeks: ...calcluating...

3rd 9 weeks: 42 students

As a reminder, in the event your child is sick, please submit either a doctor's note or parent note within 24 hours of the absence to the classroom teacher OR by using the following link: https://www.berkeleycountyschools.org/o/bcs/page/absencenote

This year we have partnered with Treering to create our yearbook! You can create 2 custom pages and add your own pictures to make your child's yearbook unique for free! Create custom pages before April 10th.

To purchase and customize your yearbook:

Go to https://account.treering.com/validate
Copy and paste our school's passcode: 1017605316543566

Price: $20, not including sales tax

Parents! Students have had a great opportunity to try new foods over the past few weeks. As a reminder, the choice offered M-F remains the same from week to week:

Monday's Choice is Soft Pretzel with Cheddar Dip

Tuesday's Choice is Chef Salad with Breadstick

Wednesday's Choice is Cheesy Pull Apart Bread with Marinara

Thursday's Choice is Cheeseburger with Toppings

Friday's Choice is Whole Grain Chicken Nuggets with Dipping Sauce

These remain an option for students throughout the week on each day. We continue to see lots of salad eaters!