Blennerhassett Elementary

Good evening, If your child is participating in the spelling bee tomorrow, 4/5/24, you may come and watch your child participate. 4th and 5th grade will participate at 8:45 am, and 2nd and 3rd grade will participate at 10:15 am. If you choose to attend, make sure you bring your ID and sign in at the main office.

Buses may be delayed this morning due to high water in several areas across the county. We appreciate your patience as we work to safely pick up and deliver students this morning.

Posted in error: They YMCA program is open today; the Boys and Girls Club is closed today, April 2.

Good afternoon, we were asked by DERC/ Camp Crawdad that there will be no after school care today, April 2.

All Wood County Schools after-school and evening activities will be CANCELLED tonight (Tuesday, April 2, 2024) due to incoming inclement weather. Schools will dismiss at their normal times today.

Hello. We have just been notified that the YMCA after school program will not run or be available for after school care today, April 2.

Track practice is canceled for this evening, April 2. Thank you.

Our April Calendar

School Spelling Bee Information Friday April 5th. Grades 4 and 5 @ 8:45. Grades 2 and 3 @ 10:15. Families will be let in 15 minutes prior.

Good morning, The WVDE is conducting the Spring 2024 West Virginia School Learning Environment Survey. We encourage you to participate in the survey. This survey is available through April 12. Your participation is voluntary. You may choose not to participate; not to answer any questions you do not want to answer; and you may stop participating at any time during the survey without penalty. Your responses will be anonymous and confidential. Parents can access the survey at: https://forms.office.com/r/UAgRBeNBde Parent login code: P096201

Calendar update: In order to account for missed school days due to inclement weather, students will now attend school on May 31 as well as June 3 and 4. Preschool will attend May 28 and 29. For staff, June 5 will be a curriculum development day (students do not attend) and June 6 will be a day to prepare for the end of the school year (students do not attend).

Here is our March calendar.

Good afternoon, For clarification, if your child already attends Blennerhassett PreK and you want them to attend kindergarten at BES, you will not have to come to register them tomorrow during kindergarten registration. Our office will send home paperwork this week for all current pre-k students to return to register for kindergarten. We ask that you please return the paperwork as soon as possible. Thank you and we're sorry for any misunderstandings that anyone may have had.

Today is hat day at BES. Check out the combo!

IMPORTANT UPDATE: The Wood County Board of Education will meet in special session Monday, Feb. 12, 2024, to conduct candidate interviews and appoint an interim board member to a vacant seat. The board has consulted with the Wood County Prosecutor’s Office and the Wood County Clerk’s Office and has been advised, due to election cycle deadlines, a selection must be made by February 12, 2024. The online application period for those interested in applying for the interim position will close at 5 p.m. on Monday, February 12. The board meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m. to announce the candidates and interviews will begin at 6:00 p.m. An appointment announcement will follow the completion of the interviews on February 12. Those submitting an application by Sunday, February 11, will be informed of their interview time before 10:00 a.m. on Monday, February 12. Applicants submitting applications on Monday, February 12, will be contacted as applications are received throughout the day to have interviews arranged for that evening.

Good afternoon, Wood County Schools will be offering a 5 day meal kit that will go home with students during Spring Break in March. This meal kit will be sent home on Friday before break. If you would like for your child to receive a meal kit for that week, please call the school at 304-863-5128. Students must register to receive a kit by February 23rd. Thank you.

Here is our February calendar.

Tina Lowers JAN 05, 2024 Pre-K and Kindergarten registration dates will be slightly different this year due to the implementation of the State's new open enrollment policy. We will begin Kindergarten registration starting Tuesday, February 20. That will allow Kindergarten parents to complete the online open enrollment request (beginning January 16) before they actually register at the school. Kindergarten parents/guardians must still complete the registration process at their HOME school, even if they have requested an out-of-district placement. Since the online open enrollment window closes Friday, March 1, ideally, parents can complete the open enrollment request AND register their child for Kindergarten, having the entire process completed by March 1. (TO BE CLEAR—parents/guardians may still register students for Kindergarten anytime from February 20 to the end of the school year—or beyond, if necessary.) Pre-K registration will begin Monday, March 4. Since Pre-k registration is already based upon an open enrollment concept, and students are placed individually, Pre-k parents/guardians WILL NOT participate in the online open enrollment portal required for all K-12 students. Pre-K registration will occur as it typically has. We hope to enroll as many Pre-K students as possible the week of March 4 - March 8, but enrollment will continue through the end of the school year and beyond, if necessary.

Wood County Schools will operate on a two-hour delay on Monday, January 22, 2024.

Wood County Schools will be closed on Friday, January 19, 2024 due to inclement weather.