West Buncombe Elementary

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Parents, don't forget that Monday, November 13th is the deadline for ordering for Art to Remember

Good afternoon, BCS Staff, Families, and Community: As the school year continues, we are working hard to ensure all of our students have the resources they need- and you can help! Thanks to a partnership with Purposity, we have identified the most urgent student needs and uploaded them to the Purposity website - a program that allows our community to meet these needs with just a few clicks. 🖍Items include everything from new shoes to school supplies. What do you need to do? Simply sign up at https://www.purposity.com/organization/BuncombeSchools, follow our page, and meet a need with just a few clicks today. You can also download the Purposity App for your smartphone.

Please consider joining us for lunch November 15th to take part in our Holiday Meal.

The Buncombe County Board of Education will meet in regular session on November 2, 2023, at 5:30 p.m. in the Minitorium at 175 Bingham Road, Asheville. **Public Comment will be accepted in person. Members of the public wishing to speak will need to come to Entrance “B”. Doors will open at 4:45 p.m. and speakers must arrive no later than 5:15 p.m. to complete entrance screening procedures and sign in to speak. All speakers will have precisely three minutes to speak and must adhere to guidelines set forth in BCS Policy #2310 – Public Participation, including all reasonable rules established by the Superintendent. **Following monthly Public Comments, the Board will hear public comments specifically related to the required board policies addressing the State’s Parents Bill of Rights statutes. These policies are linked in the meeting agenda. **https://www.buncombeschools.org/o/bcs/page/current-public-board-agenda Individuals wishing to speak during this time should sign up on the designated sheet before the meeting begins. These comments will adhere to the same public comment guidelines set forth in BCS Policy #2310. Additionally, parents may email comments to be shared with the Board of Education to communications@bcsemail.org Given the desire of BCS to provide the most information possible to the public, the public may view the live broadcast via YouTube on the BCS Communications Department YouTube Account at: YouTube.com/BuncombeSchools

Art to Remember

West Buncombe Elementary's literacy team is organizing an event named "Fall into Reading" to foster a love for reading among students. To achieve this objective, they are promoting creativity and encouraging students to read as many books as possible based on the monthly theme. In October, the school held a reading kick-off event on October 4th in the school gym. During the assembly, students were entertained with a poem titled "Apple Bobbing" and a thrilling apple bobbing contest that featured Mr. Johnson and Coach Swain. The event culminated with a teacher book relay that was incredibly exciting. Students laughed, cheered, and chanted the "Fall into Reading" slogan. After the event, they enjoyed apple cider while participating in a special read time in their classrooms. Additionally, Students have the opportunity to win daily book giveaways and are encouraged to read as much as possible.

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