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~2n
• ALL students enter through the rear of the building on Faulkner Avenue

Testing Window for iReady

Kindergarten -> Sept 15th ~19th

Monday Sept 8th~ Thursday, Sept 11th

nothing at this time

Friday, Sept 12th

SOAR recess

2:10-2:40 K and 1st

2:40-3:10 2nd

Dear Parents/Guardians

We’ve officially wrapped up Week 3, and I couldn’t be prouder of how our students are settling into the rhythm of the school year. The energy in our classrooms is electric—full of curiosity, laughter, and learning.

Classroom Highlights Teachers have been diving into foundational skills across reading and math. Our younger learners are exploring learning through play, while older grades are beginning exciting center work and exploring story structure. Ask your child what they’ve learned this week—you might be surprised by the enthusiasm in their answer!

Building Community We’ve been focusing on kindness, respect, and responsibility through our school-wide behavior expectations. Students are earning “Owl Bucks” for positive choices, and we celebrate their efforts with shopping at our school store and extra recess.

📝 Reminders Please make sure your child’s emergency contact information is up to date. Also, if your child is feeling unwell, we ask that you keep them home to help keep our school community healthy.

Thank you for your continued support and partnership. It’s a joy to watch your children grow each day, and we’re honored to be part of their journey.

Warm regards,

Charity Ballard
Principal
Winchester Avenue Elementary School

As students continue to grow and learn, we use nine weeks incentives to encourage great choices. The first nine weeks reward is a glow party. Students that make good choices, receive "Owl Bucks" and will also have a chance to participate in the glow party. Last year our students had a blast. We hope that families can encourage great choices at home and at school, so students may enjoy these nine weeks rewards.

We will not permit students with challenging behaviors to attend. Struggling students will participate in reteach; staff will reteach the expectations of Winchester Avenue.

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