West Buncombe Elementary

Please consider joining us for West Buncombe's Title 1 Open House September 26th from 5:00-6:30

The West Buncombe Elementary Book Fair will be taking place next week. September 25-29.

The Buncombe County Schools Board of Education is committed to providing a safe, inviting, and civil educational environment for all students, employees, and other members of the school community. The Board expects all students, employees, volunteers, and visitors to behave in a manner consistent with that goal. The Board recognizes that bullying and harassing behavior creates an atmosphere of intimidation and fear, detracts from the safe environment necessary for student learning, and may lead to more serious misconduct or to violence. Accordingly, the Board prohibits all forms of bullying and harassing behavior, including encouragement of such behavior, by students, employees, volunteers, and visitors. Additional information on reporting and responding to bullying is available here>>> https://bit.ly/3YG6ib4

🎒🖍📓 This weekend, the Buncombe County Sheriff's Office School Resource Officers and BCS staff members will be collecting school supplies at the Walmart on Hendersonville Rd. (1636 Hendersonville Rd.). The hours are: Saturday, August 19- 10 am to 8 pm & Sunday, August 20- 10 am to 2:30 pm. Examples of school items are as follows but not limited to: -Book bags—lunchboxes—pencil boxes -Binders—papers—art supplies (crayons/colored pencils) - Pencils—pens—markers—highlighters - Tissues—hand sanitizer—cleaning wipes -Water bottles—dry erase markers—plug in ear- buds—other school related items -Printer paper We hope to see you there as we work together to help ALL students have a great start to the school year!

New WBES Kindergarten Parents, Just a reminder that for the first two days of school we have a modified schedule for your kindergarten children. On August 28th, only boy kindergarten students will attend school. The next day, Tuesday, August 29th, only girl kindergarten students will attend school. The following days, Wednesday, August 30th, all children will begin kindergarten together. Please give us a call @ 232-4282 if you have any questions.

Welcome Back! Please take a look at this linked Welcome Back Letter. https://www.smore.com/3kzn0h

Attention, BCS Staff: We hope you are having a wonderful summer. Don't forget to check our Employee Values page regularly for local special discounts just for educators. . . . https://www.buncombeschools.org/o/bcs/page/employee-values

🌞 Our Summer Meals Program is in full swing! All children in our community are welcome to stop by one of the sites pictured below for a healthy meal! . . . . #community #summermeals #summer #summer2023 #bcs

☑️Vote for the Buncombe County Schools Foundation to win one of 12 grants being awarded by The Community Betterment Foundation in honor of the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce's 125th Anniversary! Through July 31, you can support Buncombe County Schools Foundation in its mission to build a strong and dynamic foundation for Buncombe County Schools students and educators. Please vote for the Foundation once a day to win one of twelve $10,000 grants in partnership with the Asheville Chamber of Commerce. There is strength in numbers; together, we are more through this powerful collaboration- “Building Community Through Business.” Vote once a day to support BCS students, educators, and faculty. Follow this link: https://woobox.com/hsn3i5 Learn more: https://www.ashevillechamber.org/.../celebrating-125-years/

Breakfast and lunch will be provided at no cost to all students next school year! We are pleased to inform you that Buncombe County Schools will be implementing a program available to schools participating in the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Programs called the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP). We will also implement Universal Meals at Nesbitt Discovery Academy (NDA). What does this mean for you and your child(ren)? Great news! All enrolled students at Buncombe County Schools are eligible to receive a healthy breakfast and lunch at school at no cost to your household each day of the school year. Parents (except those with students at NDA), there are no action steps for you to take at this time to participate in this program. We look forward to serving your students beginning August 28, 2023. NDA parents will receive separate instructions regarding Universal Meals. If you have any questions about this letter, please contact us at Buncombe Schools Nutrition Office, 828 255-5932.

Reminder: Today school will be dismissing at 12:30. We hope you have a great summer!

These students SOAR! They are Safe, Optimistic, Accountable, and Respectful. Each student was selected because they exemplify what it is to be a soaring eagle. Thank you to each of them for setting such a good example for all of us.

Please consider joining us for our Spring Lunch on March 28th. Your child's teacher will provide more information on the specific time your child eats lunch. Attached is an RSVP form, please complete this if considering so that our staff can be well prepared. Thank you and we hope to see you for lunch. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSctfRzAo_-XdXZ3KHvecaAEOQ3qeAx3R6fjIAKarR6U8dZwSA/viewform?usp=sf_link

Please consider Joining us March 27th from 5:00-6:00 to learn about EOG testing and how to support your child in both English Language Arts and Math.

Our PTO Spring fundraiser starts TODAY, 📢🗓️ have you registered online yet? It’s simple and only takes a minute. 👉 Check it out at www.fundshoppe.com. Check your child’s bookbag for more information and register today to help us raise money to finish the playground projects.😊 We have hundreds of products to choose from, there’s something for everyone!🛍️🙌 Purchases are shipped directly to the buyer so you can sell to anyone, anywhere!🚚📦 We appreciate your support!

Buncombe County Schools is hosting an Educator Career Fair on Saturday, March 4, 2023, from 9 am - 12 pm. Location: 175 Bingham Road - Asheville, NC - Use entrance B. We are hiring Elementary, Intermediate, Middle, and High School Teachers for the 2023-24 school year and we want to meet you! Register at https://bit.ly/BCScareers. We look forward to seeing you soon!

The students of West Buncombe Elementary School have been given the challenge to Read Across America. Starting this Friday, February 24th and running through Thursday, March 2nd, our students are going to attempt to read 2,000 books in a 7-day blitz! Prizes will be awarded to the students who read the most books in their classroom during the 7-day period. Class parties will also be awarded to the classes of each grade level who read the most books and glory will also be showered upon those who participate in our Read Across America activities during the week of February 24th - March 2nd.

Please use the link provided to schedule a kindergarten tour. https://forms.gle/VrEiQpE9tdUxBZS67

Take a look at the West Buncombe February Newsletter! https://www.smore.com/kj329