Hoot Off The Press

Students are striving to do their best each day. Please be sure to check your child's folder each evening. Talk with your child about their day. Encourage great choices and give reminders when your child has a challenging day. Remember "Mistakes our proof that you are trying." Let's continue to SOAR to success!

• Arrival begins at 7:50am Pre K; 8:20am K~3rd
• Tardy bell rings at 8:45am
• Dismissal begins at 1:50pm Pre K; 3:15pm K~3rd

Beginning of the Year Testing

K-2nd Sept 11th~Sept 25th

September

16th- NO Pre K students

16th~20th Bully Prevention Week

17th- Intermins Issued

Please complete the Annual Emergency Information Update

- Students will not receive an iPad until this process is complete. -

Click the photo to complete this process today.

The form below will be in your child's planner beginning, Monday Sept 16th. Please review the importance of coming to school each day.

Each month we are recognizing students for SOAR behavior AND perfect attendance. Classroom teachers will submit one student name to Ms. Ballard. These students are our VIP Owls. They will receive a green VIP owl and their name will be enter at the end of the school year to win a bike.

Keep plenty of reading materials in your home:

books, magazines, newspapers, and comic books. Children enjoy having a variety of reading materials.

Working on reading comprehension...

Read and reread a piece- Try using shorter articles- read them one day for interesting facts, a second day for good word choice, and a third day for comprehension. By the third day, the big/new words are familiar and one can really understand what is being said. That spacing with time in between is important for retrieval. Trying reading and rereading in various ways- listen to them being read aloud, share the reading with a friend, read them aloud, read them to yourself.

We have a read aloud program here at Winchester Avenue. Please email Mrs. Elgin, Library Media Specialist, at meranda.elgin@k12.wv.us with any questions or concerns about becoming a volunteer classroom reader this school year.

Click below to complete an orientation to become a reader. Join us August 27th for a 1-hour, 15-minute virtual orientation to learn everything you need to know to be a successful volunteer classroom reader this school year!

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUpfuqprz0rG9xLQH0EHHYWCaiY-Djh59ve#/registration

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 you need to contact Ms. Ballard

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