Great things are happening at Emerson! Check out one of our programs to promote student leadership.
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Check out Facebook or Instagram for your first look at what is going on at Emerson for the week of September 20th.
Here is a look ahead at next weeks lunch menu!
Important information on how to order pictures in the next 48 hours if you did not already order.
Don't forget tomorrow is our Fall Picture Day! You can send in a check or order them online. Attached is the flyer with the code for our school. Make up day is October 28th.
We just posted a video update on everything going on at Emerson this week. Check out our Facebook page to view the video.
We are looking for anybody interested in volunteering for the Read Aloud program. Check out the flyer below for more information.
There will be another round of Honor Choir and Music Maker Tryouts for 4th and 5th graders on Monday, September 13th from 3:00-4:00. They will need to have a permission form to stay for tryouts. If they tried out this past Tuesday, they do not need to tryout again.
WCS is looking at the availability of internet access in homes. Please fill out this survey.
https://tinyurl.com/wcsInternetSurvey
We will have the book fair open Wednesday, September 1st at 3:00 for parents to shop with the children.
Tonight, the Wood County Board of Education voted to require face coverings for all students and staff while indoors and on buses beginning tomorrow, August 31, 2021.
Please read the article and guidelines at https://tinyurl.com/ye3dqy72
Congratulations to Mrs. Ruble's class and Mrs. Nestor's classes for getting all their AUPs turned into the school. Great job students and parents!
Tonights shout out is Mr. Stansberry's class! They have all their AUPs returned. Great job students and parents!
Additional forms will be going home soon for those students who have not returned their AUP.
Tonight's shout out goes to Mr. Bartlett's class! He now has all his AUPs returned to the school! Great job students and parents!
We would like to send a shout out to Mr. Spader's class for also having all their AUPs returned. Way to go students and parents!
We would like to send a shout out to Mrs. Stutler and Mrs. Anthony's classrooms! They have all their AUPs returned! Way to go students and parents. If you have not returned your child's AUP please send those back ASAP.
Good evening. Tomorrow brings much anticipation with the start of a new school year. I am so excited to see our students and employees back in our buildings as we work together to become the # 1 school district in the state of West Virginia. We are so fortunate to have a wonderful community of parents and guardians that understand the importance of a first-class education and are willing to go above and beyond to ensure the success of our students and schools. However, we know there is a lot of work to complete.
This summer, WCS has equipped schools with essential personnel for targeted intervention, created a STEAM Academy for middle school students, and continued to upgrade our facilities to provide the most conducive environments possible in our schools. We are very excited to see the new school year begin.
I encourage each of you to review our re-entry guidance document located on our webpage at https://tinyurl.com/yhq2qwgb. As you know, directives can change quickly with little notice. I will do my best to communicate changes to you as directives are received. I encourage all parents and students to follow the recommendations in the guidance document including, but not limited to - wearing a mask, staying socially distanced, and practicing good, hand-washing hygiene.
As always, I ask for your patience on the first day of school. There are many moving parts that we will continually perfect throughout the year. Once again, thank you for your support and encouragement as we start another exciting school year.
Thank you for all you do and have a wonderful evening.
Good evening. We invite you to contribute to our ARP/ESSER plan by providing input to the ideas generated in spending funds provided by the American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary Schools Emergency Relief (ARP ESSER), targeting K-12 education. Your input will guide our plan to meet the needs of our students, staff, and community which will be presented to the West Virginia Dept. of Education on July 19. Your input is vitally important. To provide input, please click the following link or visit our website. Thank you. https://tinyurl.com/yfs5cvgh
With the 2020-21 school year wrapping up, I would just like to say “Thank You!”
Thank you to everyone: Students, parents, teachers, staff and community members. Thank you to everyone who has helped others get through this often challenging and frustrating year, and thank you to everyone for your patience and resilience.
Even as we head into summer break, Wood County Schools is hard at work finalizing preparations for our summer programs which are set to begin later this month. These eight programs are unlike anything we have offered before and are sure to be engaging and fun for students at all grade levels. More than 1,500 students are enrolled and more than 200 teachers and staff have been hired to help make these programs a success. Wood County Schools’ summer offerings have been called a model for the state, and we intend to show everyone why we deserve to be called the best school system in West Virginia.
I want everyone to have a wonderful summer and a well-earned break. Most importantly, though, I want everyone ready for this fall. Throughout all of our challenges, we have learned and we have grown, and it is time for us to put that hard-earned knowledge to work for our students. We want to provide all of our kids with the best possible opportunities in first-class facilities staffed by top-level teachers and caring adults.
So as we say goodbye to the 2020-21 school year, let us look forward to the wonderful things we can accomplish together in the months and years ahead.
Thank you everyone, and have a great summer!
Yesterday, we honored our Fifth Grade Presidential Award Winners and Citizenship Recipients. We have created this video to honor all of our fifth graders as they close this chapter of their lives. Whether they were an Emerson Eagle for just this year, or have been a part of our family since kindergarten we are proud of you all. As each of you go off to middle school we look forward to the day when you will return in your cap and gown and walk the halls as the graduating class of 2028. We are proud of you! Once an Emerson Eagle, Always an Emerson Eagle!
https://youtu.be/4elssEdAudY