News from the Nest
October 3, 2022
Important Dates
Please mark your calendars for these important dates coming up.
- Tuesday, November 8 - No school for students - Optional Teacher work Day
- Wednesday, November 9 - Report Cards go home
- Wednesday, November 9 - 3rd Grade Stargazing Event (RSVP with your child's teacher)
- Thursday, November 10 - PTO Meeting 8:15 am at WPS
- Friday, November 11 - Veteran's Day - No school for students
- Monday & Tuesday, November 14 & 15 - NC Check-ins for 3rd and 4th Grades
- Tuesday, November 15 - 2nd Grade Field Trip to Vance Birth Place (Hamilton, Wilson, Berzinski)
- Wednesday, November 16 - 2nd Grade Field Trip to Vance Birth Place (Swann, Ingle, Crayton)
- Wednesday, November 16 - Holiday Meal for 4th & 3rd Families. (2nd Grade will be in Spring). RSVP here
- Saturday, November 19 - 1st Annual Blackhawk Bolt 5K
- Monday, November 21 - Picture Make-up Day
- Wednesday - Friday, November 23 - 25 - Thanksgiving Break, No school
- Wednesday, November 30 - School-wide field trip to UNCA Basketball Game (PBIS Reward)
- December 5-9 - Scholastic Book Fair & Math Week
- Thursday, December 8 - PTO Meeting - 8:15 am - WPS
A Note from Mrs. Nichols
Dear Families,
I don't know about you, but having Halloween on a Monday night made this week feel a bit longer! I hope you're all catching up on some rest this weekend.
Here are some important reminders for the week:
- There is no school Tuesday, November 8th and Friday, November 11th. On Tuesday, some staff will be in the building for an optional work day.
- 3rd Grade's Star Gazing event is Wednesday, November 9th at 6:30pm. Please plan to stay with and supervise your child/ren. (This event is for 3rd grade families and is related to students' upcoming Wit & Wisdom unit on "Space.")
- We have our monthly PTO meeting for Weaverville Schools at Weaverville Primary at 8:15 am on Thursday morning. We hope to see you there! You can also "zoom" into the meeting.
- NC Check-ins are coming up for our 3rd and 4th Graders. The Reading NC Check-in will be Monday, November 14th, and the Math NC Check-in will be Tuesday, November 15th. NC Check-ins are a test similar to the format of an EOG, but the tests only measure some of the standards assessed at the end of the year. These assessments give our staff a good idea of where students are at this point in the year. The test is only 90 minutes (maximum) and 25 questions. Students will take this assessment again in the winter. This test is not for a grade; it is only to see how students are doing in relation to some of the standards for their grade level. Students get to review their answers as well as the questions, so it can be a great exercise for students to self-assess as well. *If students miss the NC Check-in, they will have to make it up when they return to school.
- Mark your calendars for our Math Week: December 5th - 9th! Parents will be invited to attend an information session in the morning and play "math games" with your child in the classroom. Our Scholastic Book Fair is also that week, so you can do a little Holiday Shopping before heading home or back to work!
Have a great week!
-Mary Nichols
Principal
Weaverville Elementary
Holiday Lunch for 3rd & 4th Grade Families
November PTO Meeting - Thursday at 8:15 am at WPS!
Mark Your Calendar....November PTO Meeting
Weaverville Primary School and Weaverville Elementary School families...it's time for a PTO meeting! We will be having our PTO General Meeting Thursday, November 10th @ 8:15 am at Weaverville Primary and on ZOOM. We will also be hosting our summary meeting Thursday, November 10th @ 6:15 pm via ZOOM. To better plan for our evening meeting we are asking families to register in advance using this link:
Lace up your running shoes and join us at 10:00am for our inaugural Blackhawk Bolt 5K on Saturday, November 19, 2022. We are laying the foundation for a Weaverville race series with the North Buncombe Middle School's Chilly Challenge 8K where "Birds of a Feather Run Together!"
*Click here for more information
The Cross-Country team at NBHS has designed this exciting new ROAD TO TRAIL 5K course on the North Buncombe High School campus shown below!
* Register by November 1st to guarantee your race shirt.
Inaugural special pricing for all ticket prices: $20
Volunteer Information
Here are some clarifications about Level 1 and Level 2 Volunteer Requirements:
- Here's the BCS Volunteer Website with a link to the Volunteer Tracker.
- All volunteer applications are completed on the BCS Volunteer Tracker. When you go to the tracker to complete the application, indicate if you're interested in Level 1 or Level 2. The requirements change depending on what you choose. The Level 2 requirements are more in-depth regarding your background check.
- If you're planning to go on a field trip with your child, we're asking that you are Level 2. It might take a little while for the background check to run, so please do this as soon as you can. We also have a Volunteer Video we'll ask you to view. *This is the same presentation people attended in person with our WPS and WvES Counselors a couple of weeks ago.
- You do not have to volunteer "more often" to be a Level 2 Volunteer. It's only a. more intensive background check.
- If you're ever working with students in our school without a staff member present (think, reading or math groups or something along those lines) we need for you to have a Level 2 Volunteer status.
- If you are unsure of your status, please email Ashley.Mendoza@bcsemail.org.
4th Grade Baby Pictures for Yearbook
Parents and Caregivers of 4th Grade Students,
It's already time for our school yearbook team to start working on the 22-23 yearbook! Every year we have several pages of yearbook devoted to fourth-grade students' baby photos. It's always so much fun for students and staff to guess who each student is!
If you would like your child to be included in this part of the yearbook, please email a BABY photo of your child to Karen Adair, WvES staff member. Her email is karen.adair@bcsemail.org.
If you are not able to scan or upload a photo for us, please let us know and we can do this for you in our front office. Go ahead and start searching for that favorite baby photo to send to us!
The deadline for accepting photos will be October 30th.
Ongoing Reminders
- Free/Reduced Lunch Application: www.lunchapplication.com
- Please do not check your child out between 1:55-2:55 so that we can have a safe and calm dismissal for students each day.
- Please always let us know in writing if there is a transportation change for your child.
- Please let us know by 1:00 pm if you are changing your child's regular dismissal procedure.
Important Links for Parents/Caregivers
Contact Weaverville Elementary School
Phone: 828-645-3127
Address: 129 South Main St., Weaverville, NC 28787
Email:
Mary Nichols - Principal (Mary.nichols@bcsemail.org)
*Please email both office staff if you have a dismissal change.
Dawn Flanigan-Bryson - Data Manager (dawn.flanigan-bryson@bcsemail.org)
- attendance
- student information/records
- immunizations
- enrollment
Ashley Mendoza - Head Secretary (Ashley.mendoza@bcsemail.org)
- general inquiries
- money questions related to school
- bus questions
COVID Updated Protocols
If a student tests positive for COVID (at home or at a healthcare provider), they would isolate for 5 days from when their symptoms began. We will recognize the guidelines established by the CDC and NCDHHS regarding the use of a face covering to be worn for days 6-10 upon return to school.
Our normal exclusionary symptoms of fever, diarrhea, and vomiting are in effect. If a student has a fever, diarrhea, or vomiting, they must remain at home until symptoms are resolved for 24 hours.
Hand hygiene, enhanced cleaning protocols, and improved ventilation are all still priorities and important mitigating strategies.
Face coverings remain optional, to be worn by anyone at anytime.
Physical distancing such as 3 ft or 6 ft apart is no longer required.
Contact tracing is not required.
Following the guidelines established by the CDC and NCDHHS, MAHEC will not be providing rapid antigen testing in our schools. Staff and families may order at home tests for free via this link: https://www.covid.gov/tests.
MAHEC will send home further guidance regarding when students need to stay home due to an illness.
For students where an absence is Covid related please indicate this in your parent or health provider's note.
Students/teachers will follow the same guidelines for makeup work as they would for any other illness or injury.