Bulldog Beat 04/22/25 to 04/25/25

Dear Families,
As required by the Virginia State Code, all public schools must conduct four lockdown drills each school year to help ensure student safety in the event of an emergency. We have already completed drills earlier this year and will conduct the remaining drills over the next several weeks.
Parents will be notified after each drill is practiced. These drills are part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and prepared learning environment for all students.
Thank you for your continued support.

First and Second grade students sold their homemade goods in economics Marketplace day. They got to participate in a joint grade marketplace where they crafted goods at home with items they had on hand. This was apart of their Economics unit where the students learn about: goods, services, supply and demand, debt, producers and consumers, and how debit cards work.

Students were able to act as the consumer and the producer using the goods they brought in. They were able to practice and see how you can earn money, spend money, and budgeting. The students had to balance how much money they made with how much money they could spend and if they went over their "debit card" was declined.

Some of the items created for and sold at the marketplace were: bookmarks, decorated rocks, bird feeders, stress balls, bracelets, seeded plants, and snow globes. This was a great opportunity for students to learn supply and demand, because there was only a certain amount of items to be purchased/sold. Not only did these students learn the value of money, but also hard work and creativity.

We would like to thank all of our families that have donated to the PBIS store. Students are excited to be able to spend their Bulldog Bucks they are earning during the 3rd nine weeks. The 3rd nine weeks PBIS store was March 12, 2025. If you would still like to donate, please review the attached letter below.

VIES is looking for parent volunteers to assist with various events and activities throughout the school year. If you are interested, please contact the school to learn more about the background check process and possible opportunities.

This week's winners of the Perfect Attendance Blizzard drawing is:

~Nova H.

~Lacy F.

~Kyle C.

~Leah H.

~Joseph C.

We love having all our Bulldogs in attendance and we can't to see who will win next week's Blizzard Drawing!

Click on the image to take you to dreamland...we hope you enjoy!

We have several ways to stay connected to your child's education and teachers. Every parent has access to ParentPortal which allows you to see grades and attendance. You can register on the county website if you have not already signed up or you can call the school and request your student's login information.

Every grade uses an app to maintain communication between parents/guardians and teachers. Please see the list below on which app you should download to stay connected to your student's teacher:

PreSchool-ClassDojo

Kindergarten- Remind

First- Remind

Second- Email

Third- ParentPortal

Fourth- ClassDojo

Fifth- Remind

Elementary Menus:

Breakfast Menu: Link

Lunch Menu: Link

The new site is linqconnect which can be accessed from the school nutrition home webpage. There is also a link on the School Nutrition webpage FAQ's/Direction on how to access linqconnect for student account prepayments. Here is the Link to WCS nutritional page.

• Please call the office if your child is absent from school. 276-642-5500 or email rhockman@wcs.k12.va.us
  

• Send or fax any doctor appointment notes to cover for excused absences. 276-645-2394
  

• Any transportation changes must be made by 2:20 PM to ensure safety of dismissal time.
  

• Due to Safety, NO check outs from office after 2:20 PM students will need to go to car rider line.

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Website: https://vies.wcs.k12.va.us/
Location: 4350 Gate City Highway, Bristol, VA, USA
Phone: 276-642-5500
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/viesbulldogs
Twitter: @VIESBulldogs