🎉BIG NEWS! 🎉 Our Whitesville Wise Owl Fun Run fundraiser kicks off soon! We’re raising $30,000 for PTO Programs to include teacher and faculty appreciation, family fun events, upgrades to school facilities and more to support our Wise Owls and we need your help. Save the date 📅 and stay tuned for more details on how you can support our cause.
💻 Sign up online at MyBooster.com – 02/13/2025
🎉 Fundraiser Kickoff in school – 02/27/2025
👟 Event Day – 03/07/2025
WEEKLY HOOTS: #AllforONE! (February 17-21). Please find the weekly parent newsletter with key updates about our upcoming dates, Yearbook Order Form, Homework at WES, BCSD Recruitment Fair, Black History Month Celebration at WES, WES Spirit Night at Stars & Strikes, WES Swag, and more. Follow this link to view - https://secure.smore.com/n/pyvxn
WES Parents,
We'd love your feedback! We are fortunate to receive the Title I Grant each year at Whitesville. With that, we need family input to evaluate our current Title I plan activities and to build next year's plan. Please take a couple minutes to complete the survey before Feb 24. Thank you!
https://forms.gle/arcUNoXW7nSy9SCHA
Browse and Bid: BCSD Teacher Forum Silent Auction is LIVE!
Our Teacher Forum is raising money to support two eligible high school seniors with scholarships. Join us in supporting this important fundraiser by browsing the amazing items and making a bid before the deadline of 2:00pm on Friday, February 14th! Check out the amazing items available by clicking:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vQ5lPL2BkGebFk36_yqKxFYN0-0-lbdb8Ek_ZnNf5wgJZCQAhUzragulPTwoTdPs2M_1VlrzaidKcHs/pub?start=true&loop=true&delayms=10000&fbclid=IwY2xjawIZd2VleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHSU_yKeJHtTk875Dtu_XKMa5yEqEeLX0UAZm3jX5oXCeNXIPFSgDoJotUw_aem_nt7OOdJFNCCl8WAO2QmXXA&slide=id.p1
How to Bid:
• Click the bid button next to each item on the slide deck to access the bidding form.
• Fill out the form to submit your bid.
View Current Bids:
To check the highest bid for an item, click the bid link at the top of the form.
Winning Bid:
The highest bid as of 2:00 PM on Friday, February 14 will win the item.
Winner Notification:
• Winners will be notified by text or phone call on February 14th.
• Pickup instructions will be provided with the notification.
Payment Instructions:
• Be ready to pay by check or cash (exact amount).
• Checks should be made out to BCSD and must have a name, address and phone number.
• Starter checks will not be accepted.
Information for interested Montessori families in our Whitesville Community :)
Families and Friends, we are looking for career vehicles for our Annual Career + Vehicle Day!
WEEKLY HOOTS: #AllforONE! (February 10-14). Please find the weekly parent newsletter with key updates about our upcoming dates, i-Ready, Morning Drop Off Updates, Attendance information, Retention information, ACCESS for ML Testing, Yearbook Order Form, WES Swag, and more. Follow this link to view - https://secure.smore.com/n/7jeb1
Happy School Counselor's Week! We are sooooo thankful for our amazing Guidance Counselor, Ms. Sanquinette Elmore! Thank YOU for all you do for our students + staff!
Way to go, Whitesville Families! Our American Heart Association Challenge Goal was to raise $1,000 and we far exceed that goal by raising $3,113.08! aWESome job! #allforone
EVERY student DESERVES a school counselor.
Feb. 3-7 is National School Counseling Week, and we would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our school counselors for the role they play in student achievement and success.
WEEKLY HOOTS: #AllforONE! (February 3-7). Please find the weekly parent newsletter with key updates about our upcoming dates, Tags of Honor Celebration, Morning Drop Off Updates, Attendance information, Retention information, ACCESS for ML Testing, Yearbook Order Form, WES Swag, and more. Follow this link to view - https://secure.smore.com/n/5x9c2
It's Dance Time! Click the link for PTO Dance info!
https://www.wiseowlspto.com/general-6-1
Families, we are on the last day to raise money! (We are also competing with Cane Bay Elementary and want to see who can raise more! 😃
Thanks to our families for your support!
Congratulations to our Teacher of the Year, Ms. Angie Gorski! Congratulations as well to our Support Staff of the Year, Ms. Kelly Quinlan! Our school was thrilled to recognize + honor these hard working ladies, as well as Ms. Cafeo and Ms. Mitchell, Teacher of the Year nominees and Ms. Gustin and Ms. Natal, Support Staff nominees. We are proud and thankful for each of you! 💙
Last Chance, Heart Heroes! Kids Heart Challenge ends on Friday, January 31st! We need your help to beat Cane Bay Elementary School! If you have already signed up online and made a lifesaving donation, please complete Finn’s Mission! If you haven’t signed up yet, there is still time to support the American Heart Association! Once you make a $10 donation, you earn Pepper, Wynn AND your Quack Attack wristband! Thank you for being a heart hero!
Click here http://www2.heart.org/goto/WhitesvilleElementarySchool or download the AHA Schools app. Now let’s party!
WEEKLY HOOTS: #AllforONE! (January 27-31). Please find the weekly parent newsletter with key updates about our upcoming dates, Tags of Honor Celebration, Morning Drop Off Updates, Attendance information, Retention information, ACCESS for ML Testing, Yearbook Order Form, WES Swag, and more. Follow this link to view - https://secure.smore.com/n/jue6d
BCSD schools and offices will re-open and resume normal operations tomorrow, Monday, Jan. 27.
Due to concerns about icy conditions and the ongoing impact of inclement weather, Berkeley County School District students will learn from home and complete eLearning Day assignments on Friday, January 24. All schools and offices will remain closed on Friday. Staff will work remotely. DETAILS: https://www.bcsdschools.net/article/1982626
Hello WES families! Kids Heart Challenge is in full swing, and we are having a blast! But we need your help! Sign up today to become a lifesaver & support the American Heart Association. Click here:
http://www2.heart.org/goto/WhitesvilleElementarySchool
or download the AHA Schools app.
In response to ongoing forecasts for wintry weather, to include the potential for snow, Berkeley County School District (BCSD) announced that schools will follow the half-day dismissal bell schedule on Tuesday, January 21. Students will learn from home and complete eLearning Day assignments on Wednesday, January 22. All schools and offices will be closed Wednesday.
Additional info: https://www.bcsdschools.net/article/1975777