🌎The WCS helped with some spring clean up! Our community members were grateful for the help and social time. A big shout out to our students, staff and families that participated. They all left feeling a bit tired but with their hearts full!
State Testing will take place next week on Wednesday and Thursday! Please encourage your children to get plenty of rest, eat a healthy breakfast to stay fueled up, and do their best to show what they know!
**DATE CHANGE** Please note that NEW FLYERS have gone home with students announcing the date change for the Parents as Partners Event next week! The hiking scavenger hunt will be FRIDAY, APRIL 24th from 5-6:30pm instead of Saturday. Please send in your flyers to sign up so we know how many participants we have joining the hunt for treasures!
Reminder that the next Regular & BOCES Vote Board of Education meeting will be held next Tuesday, April 21st at 6:30 pm in the high school library.
Direct link to meeting dates:
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Direct link to meeting agendas:
https://share.google/jyYDMwoXyS3zasVte
All of this information can be found on the WCS Board of Education page: https://share.google/82zUfJdU6O38jRnLM
Our 3rd -6th grades are currently preparing for State Testing, which takes place next week! State tests cover a lot of material, so these daily in-class reviews benefit your child, helping them feel prepared and ready! Attendance matters every day!
Does your child need an immunization or physical for next school year? Allegany County offers clinics in Belmont in June, July and August to get those needed immunizations. They now offer physicals for school or work as well!
Please note the April BOE Meeting will be held April 21st instead of the 2nd Tuesday of the month due to the BOCES vote!
WCS Nature Club is hosting an Earth Day Cleanup Day Saturday, April 18th from 10-12! Come join us in keeping our community clean and beautiful! Dress appropriately and meet our crew outside the big gym!
🌸Our Blue Jays were in full celebration mode today on the LAST day before Spring Break!!🌼
Fourth graders were on a "melody hunt" during music class today! After finding each melody pattern, they wrote the melody on their staff paper, then played the melodies on maraccas and hand drums! 🎵 🐇🎵
Mrs. Bissett's enrichment kids soaked up some sun while reading "The One and Only Ivan"!
Between the weather episodes yesterday, Pre-K was able to take their turn learning about the compass in Outdoor Education. They navigated directions that lead them to Easter eggs with jelly beans!
April is Move More Month and tomorrow, April 1, is National Walking Day! 🚶♀️🚶♂️ Walking is one of the simplest ways to get active and stay active. Research has shown that walking can have a significant impact on your health by boosting your heart and brain health and lowering your chances of heart disease. ❤❤ Walking at a brisk pace for 150+ minutes a week can help you think better, feel better and sleep better. 🛌We have beautiful places to walk in Whitesville, including the nature trail behind the school! Every Step Counts! https://www.heart.org/en/healthy-living/fitness/walking
💯 Evan earned his 100th sticker for completing iReady lessons! Great work, Evan! Keep it up!!
🎵 Music Pre-K/K students began learning about instruments and instrument families in music class last week. To help them better understand how instruments make sound and what they sound like, students had the opportunity to take turns playing the guitar, ukulele, flute, and maracas to explore how they work! They really enjoyed being musicians!
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Spring has finally arrived!🌸 🌻Are you trying to figure out whether your child's runny nose is from spring allergies or a cold? 🤧 Click on the link below to see some key differences. https://www.familyallergy.com/education/allergy/cold-flu-allergies/
Outdoor Education class yesterday had the kids on an exciting Easter hunt utilizing a compass and directives to navigate the school grounds! Not only did they hunt down the Easter Bunnie's stash but they also found signs of SPRING along the way! 🐰🌼
We will be practicing safety drills the remainder of this week and next week
This week, 5th grade had fun in Music playing Boomwhacker Chance. After the game, each group wrote a song and then performed it for the class to wrap up their composition unit! The kids really let their creativity shine!
🍃🌼Yesterday our Blue Jays started their day off with a celebration to welcome the first day of SPRING! 🌼🍃
The energy definitely set the tone for their day!! 💙🤍💙
