Weekly Reminders
Opequon Elementary: Week of 9/5/22
Dates to Remember:
- Monday, September 5th: NO SCHOOL: Labor Day
- Tuesday, September 6th: Scholastic Testing Window Opens (K-2 students)
- Tuesday, September 6th: BCS BOE Meeting @ 6:00 PM
- Thursday, September 8th: Back to School Bash @ 5:30 PM
- Friday, September 16th: STAR Math Window Closes (1st & 2nd grade students)
- Monday, September 19th: Joe Corbi Fundraiser Kick-Off (change in original date)
- Monday, September 19th: Interim Progress Check!
- Monday, September 19th: No Pre-K Classes
- Monday, September 19th: OLWEUS Kick-Off Week begins!
- Thursday, September 22nd: Community OLWEUS Event @ 5:00 PM (War Memorial Park)
Create an account in MySchool Bucks to pay your PTO dues online!
https://www.myschoolbucks.com/
In order to use MySchoolBucks to pay for school related items, you will need to create an account.
*Please note: should you have problems signing into the website, do not call the school, please call Parent Assistance @ 855-832-5226.
‼️ URGENT REMINDER ‼️
Parents of ALL students are required to complete the 2022-2023 Emergency Card in FamilyID. As of today, we are missing several hundred emergency forms.
By the end of the day today, we need all families to go to the following website to complete this information: https://www.familyid.com/programs/emergency-card-update-2022-2023-opequon-elementary
West Virginia upgraded their student management system over the summer, and we no longer have access to phone numbers or parent information from the previous school year. This information is essential for our daily operations and for safety.
Opequon CARES
We will begin introducing our Opequon CARES initiative. The first weeks of school have focused on teaching school-wide expectations and procedures. Our morning announcements will highlight one letter of the acronym per week until we teach all components. Please reinforce our CARES initiative at home as well.
What's Happening in Specials Classes?
Please read the newsletters below to see what your child is learning about in specials classes at Opequon!
Library with Mrs. Bixler
Art with Mr. Gibbs
Music with Mrs. Freeman & Mrs. Smith
Technology with Mr. Price
PE with Mrs. Hudson
Counselor Corner with Mrs. Patton & Mrs. Williams
Want to Volunteer or Chaperone a Field Trip?
Register with SecureVolunteer
Berkeley County Schools uses SecureVolunteer to process background checks for volunteers. SecureVolunteer is a completely web-based/paperless system. You will receive e-mails from clientservices@bib.com when you submit your information to SecureVolunteer and when your background check is complete. Thank you for volunteering for Berkeley County Schools.
The background processing fee for the Secure Volunteer Background check is $19.95.
Procedures for Volunteers & Chaperones
School district procedure requires that individuals serving as chaperones for all overnight field trips and some daytime activities must have Level 1 approval, which requires a criminal background screening. To apply for Level 1 approval, volunteers must first apply online via Berkeley County Schools’ volunteer registration system (Secure Volunteer).
Registrations are processed in 3-5 days, sometimes longer at the beginning of the school year and then must be submitted to the Berkeley County Board of Education for approval. Once approved, the volunteer’s name will appear on the Level 1 Approved Volunteer list at the school(s) for which they registered.
For information on volunteer/chaperone procedures, please visit: https://www.berkeleycountyschools.org/domain/4586
Local School Improvement Council
Are you interested in serving as a parent representative on Opequon's Local School Improvement Council? We are looking for two parent representatives to join our committee. Please complete this form to express your interest to Dr. Ematrudo (https://forms.office.com/r/zUqkkpd4Ay).
Please complete this form https://www.berkeleycountyschools.org/Page/16679 if your child is absent from school. This form is for all parent notes, and also for medical appointments. Please upload the doctor's note for all medical appointments during school hours, or when a child is out of sick due to illness.
Seesaw for Schools
Opequon Elementary School will no longer use Class Dojo for parent communication. This year, we are going to be a Seesaw Learning School! Parents will not only be able to communicate with staff members, but they will also be able to view student work as well. When teachers have students complete assignments in Seesaw, parents will have instant access to those assignments.
Parents, please make sure you join Seesaw (through your chid's teacher) to ensure you are connected to Opequon!
For more information on Seesaw, please click the link below:
Staff Contact Information
If you need to contact us, please call the office at 304.267.3550 or email the following personnel:
- Dr. Arch, Assistant Principal: carch@k12.wv.us
- Dr. Ematrudo, Principal: kematrudo@k12.wv.us
- Mrs. Eyler, School Nurse: hannah.stauffer@k12.wv.us
- Mrs. Fontaine, Secretary/Registrar: lfontaine@k12.wv.us
- Ms. Foulk, Financial Secretary: lisa.foulk@k12.wv.us
- Mrs. Patton, School Counselor: kpatton@k12.wv.us
- Mrs. Williams, School Counselor: jgwilliams@k12.wv.us