News from the Nest
Dear Weaverville Elementary Families:
We can definitely tell it's the last two weeks of school! We are doing a lot of different things to wrap up our school year. This is always a bitter sweet time for students AND for staff. We're excited for the summer break, but we are said to say goodbye. Let's make our last two weeks together as joyful as we can!
3rd Grade Parents: Would you like to volunteer to help set up for the 4th grade promotion? We'll need some help with decorations. If you're interested, please email me at Mary.nichols@bcsemail.org before Wednesday, May 31st.
Volunteer Breakfast is Monday, June 5th. If you volunteered in any capacity this year, we invite you to spend some time after drop-off enjoying coffee and breakfast pastries in our staff lounge.
On Friday our 3rd and 4th graders will take the Math EOG on Wednesday, May 31st. We will begin testing at 8:00 am, and the test will take at least 2 hours. Students are given an extra 3rd hour if they need it. There are 48 questions on the test. While we know that one assessment does not define a student's full range of capabilities, we also know that the collective results of our end-of-grade assessments is how our school is evaluated in terms of instruction and student learning. Our teachers and students have worked hard all year, and the EOG is how our students show what we have learned in regards to grade level standards. Here are some helpful tips for parents in preparing your child for the EOG on Friday (and again on Wednesday, May 31st):
- Make sure your child has a healthy breakfast at home or remind them to get breakfast at school.
- Make sure your child goes to bed early the night before. The test is long, and being alert is important!
- Get your child up a bit early and plan to arrive on time to school. We don't want our students feeling rushed the morning of EOGs.
Do as much as you can to make your child feel comfortable. Try not to say things to make him/her feel more nervous.
- More than likely, their child's teacher has gone over important test-taking strategies already (or they will this week).
- Think positive! Remind your child to do their best. There might be questions that are really hard, and that's ok!
Reminders from Previous Weeks
- Yearbooks are on sale for $5. Cash or Check is accepted, and students can give money to their classroom teacher. We can't make change, so please bring $5 exactly or send in a check.
Thanks for all you do to support your child's success at school each day!
-Mary Nichols
Principal
Weaverville Elementary
Don't forget that our students, staff, and visitors have access to masks all day long. We have regular 3-ply masks and KN95 masks available. Masks are available in the front office, and we have reminders at hand-sanitizing stations that you can get a mask in the front office.
If a student requests a KN95 mask, we must have parent permission since it is considered a respirator. Parents must complete the Voluntary Respirator Use Form and sign and return. Here is a link to the form. If a student requests a KN95 mask, and we do not already have the form on file, we will email it to parent/guardians for you to sign.