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!"

November

24th-28th Thanksgiving Break

December

1st- Return from Thanksgiving Break

4th- Last day of Math Club

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

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

Dear Families:

A gentle reminder that from November 24th through November 28th, Winchester Avenue Elementary will be closed for Thanksgiving Break.

We hope this time away from school brings rest, reflection, and plenty of moments with loved ones. A Thanksgiving offers a wonderful opportunity for students to practice learning skills in fun, natural ways at home. Families can incorporate math by measuring ingredients while cooking or identifying fractions when slicing pies. Strengthen literacy skills by having children read recipes aloud or write short notes of gratitude to loved ones. Encourage critical thinking through puzzles, board games, or planning simple parts of the holiday meal. Creative activities like making place cards, leaf art, or a “gratitude tree” also help build fine motor skills while fostering imagination. Most importantly, take a moment to share what you’re grateful for—an easy way to support social-emotional learning during the holiday season.

Wishing you all a wonderful and restful holiday.

Charity Ballard

Principal Winchester Avenue Elementary School

We are taking orders for our 2025-2026 school t-shirts.

Please send in EXACT cash and make any checks payable to Winchester Avenue PTO.

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