25-26 WBES Parent Newsletter

Email: lisa.jones@hsv-k12.org
Website: https://www.huntsvillecityschools.org/schools/whitesburg-elementary
Location: 107 Sanders Road Southwest, Huntsville, AL, USA
Phone: 2564287780
Facebook: facebook.com/WhitesburgElem
Twitter: @whitesburgElem

Jan 12- Mar 13 ACCESS and Alt ACCESS Window

Jan 12 PTA Board Meeting

Jan 13-16 ACCESS Testing

Jan 14 Lock Down Drill

Jan 19 MLK Jr Day – No School

Jan 30 100th Day of School

Jan 20-30 5th Grade MOY Forefront Fractional Screeners Window

Jan 22 Class Portraits

Feb 1 Black History Month

Feb 6 Severe Weather Drill

Feb 9-13 Bookfair

Feb 9 PTA Board Meeting

Feb 10 Tall/Small Ball

Feb 11 Progress Reports go home

Feb 11 Kindergarten Cap and Gown Photos

Feb 13 Half Day Students

Feb 26 Black History Program

Mar 1 Women’s History Month

Mar 2-6 Read Across America Week

Mar 2-Apr 3 ACAP Alt. Window

Mar 9 AR Cut-off

Mar 9 PTA Board Meeting

Mar 11 AR Party

Mar 12 Spring Photos

Mar 13 PBIS Party

Mar 16-20 Spring Break

Mar 16-Apr 24 ACAP Summative Window

Mar 21 Down Syndrome Awareness Day

Mar 24 Fire Evacuation Drill

Mar 24 4th Grade Science ACAP

Mar 25 4th Grade Science ACAP

Mar 26 Color Run

Mar 27 Report Cards go home

Mar 27 Color Run Make-up

Mar 31 ELA ACAP Test

Apri 1 ELA ACAP Test

Apr 1 Month of the Military Child

Apr 1 Paraprofessional Appreciation Day

Apr 2 ELA ACAP Test

Apr 2 Autism Awareness Day – Wear Blue

Apr 3 ½ Day Student

Apr 3 School Librarian Appreciation Day

Apr 6-10 Assistant Principal Week

Apr 13 PTA Board Meeting

Apr 14 Math ACAP Test

Apr 15 Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast

Apr 15 Purple Up Day

Apr 16 Math ACAP Test

Apr 22 Field Day – PK – 2nd

Apr 22 Administrative Professional Appreciation Day

Apr 22 Weather Drill

Apr 23 Field Day – 3rd-5th

Apr 24 Weather Day

Apr 27-May 8 EOY iReady Window

Apr 27-May 6 EOY DIBELS Window

Apr 27 Field Day Make-Up

Apr 28 School Bus Appreciation Day

Apr 29 Progress Reports go home

May 1 Asian Pacific Islander Month

May 1 Mental Health Month

May 1 Principal Appreciation Day

May 1 Parent Coordinator Appreciation Day

May 4-8 Teacher Appreciation Week

May 8 Teacher Duty Free Lunch

May 6 Bomb Evacuation Drill

May 11 PTA Board Meeting

May 13 AR Cut-off

May 14 Awards Day

May 15 5th Grade Clap Out

May 15 Grissom Clap Out

May 18 AR Party

May 19 PBIS Party

May 21 ½ Day Student – Student Last Day

May 21 Report Cards go home

Whitesburg Parents and Guardians,

We had a great week of teaching and learning.

I hope you Merry Christmas!

Shine Bright Whitesburg!

Thanks,

Mrs. Jones

WBES Purpose of Whitesburg Elementary is to inspire, engage, and empower all students to a successful future.

WBES Vision of Whitesburg Elementary School is to be recognized globally as a model school offering transformative opportunities for students.

WBES Mission of Whitesburg Elementary is to provide a safe and supportive learning environment characterized by quality staff, rigorous academic instruction, innovative programs, outstanding extracurricular opportunities, and exceptional resources.

Ms. Holbrook's class received the Sparkly Spoon Award this week. Thanks to her class for being a part of making our cafeteria "SPARKLE and SHINE BRIGHT!"

If your child currently participates in after-school care, this is a friendly reminder to complete registration with our new after-school care provider as soon as possible.

As shared previously, beginning Tuesday, January 6, 2026, our school will be using the Heart of the Valley YMCA as our new provider. If you would like your student to remain in after-school care when students return from Winter Break, families are asked to complete a new registration.

• If you have already registered: Thank you. No further action is needed at this time.

• If you have not yet registered: We ask you to complete registration by midnight on Wednesday, December 17, 2025 to ensure a smooth transition. Students who are not registered with the new provider will be unable to attend after-school care, and families will be contacted after school to request parents to pick up their child from the main office.

If you are a Pre-K parent attempting to register your child, please select Kindergarten as your child’s grade level and include a note indicating that your child is actually enrolled in Pre-K.

Program hours and pricing will remain the same for the 2025–2026 school year, and after-school care staff will receive training to support a smooth transition. The last day with our current provider will be this Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025. After-school care is not offered on early dismissal days, so there will be no after-school care on Friday, Dec. 19, 2025.

Thank you for your attention to this update and for your continued partnership.

I know a lot of you want to help your teachers, but just do not know how. Please see the link below to see all of the teacher's favorites things and also their Classroom Wishlists. Please encourage your teacher throughout the year. Little "happy's" can make their day!

Please know that we cannot use school funds for certain items. Please see the below list for items we are constantly needing. It would be appreciated if you could donate these items.

Paper towels

Clorox Wipes

Kleenex

All Purpose Cleaning Spray

We will sell slushies each Friday afternoon.

· $1 for 5oz cup

· $5 for souvenir Whitesburg Elementary Plastic Cup. This cup can be reused each Friday for a $2 refill.

(Slushie Friday's intention is not a fundraiser. It is for student encouragement and celebration. However, we do make a little money off of the sales, and that money goes into WBES's General Budget and is used for student incentives.)

Any intentional and repeated act of unwanted aggressive or demeaning behavior involving a real or perceived power imbalance, in which one or more people intentionally and repeatedly cause physical or psychological harm to another person. To be considered bullying, the conduct must also place a student in reasonable fear of harm or of damage to property, have the effect of substantially interfering with educational performance or school operations, or create a hostile, intimidating, threatening, or abusive educational environment.

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is a book gifting program that mails free, high-quality books to children from birth to age five, no matter their family’s income.

Please use the link below to sign you child(ren) up. It is no charge and the child will receive a free book each month.

https://imaginationlibrary.com/check-availability/?#selectedCountry=US

We also have our "Goodnight with Dolly" video series you can share with your child in the meantime. Happy reading!