Enjoy Labor Day, and we can't wait to see everyone starting Tuesday, Sept. 3rd as another great school year begins!
Friday, Aug. 30: Central Office and school offices are open, but teachers and most school staff are off today to enjoy the last weekend of the summer before the start of school. We look forward to seeing everyone rested and ready for learning starting Tuesday, Sept. 3 for most students.
This week the staff has been reignited, refreshed and challenged. We reconnected with our purpose and the reason we serve our community.
Thank you to Dr. Stauffer and Mrs. Sherri Harkins for taking time out of their busy week to share nuggets of wisdom and inspiration with us.
From collaborative circles to whole group conversations, we are "Rising Above and Reaching Beyond to Unlock Every Scholar’s Potential!"
#risingabove #reachingbeyond #tigernation #reachingfullpotential
Open House on August 28th, was such a joy. The families and scholars picked up their passport, visited their classroom, teachers, and support staff and then returned for a small welcome gift. Thank you to former Principal, Ms. Melva Wright and Reverend Tyquan Alston from St. Paul AME Zion Church for helping us greet the families. There were plenty of smiles, hugs and lots of laughter. We are looking forward to this upcoming school year. #Risingabove #reachingbeyond #tigernation #community
Letter days for elementary students (including those at Pittsville Elementary and Middle) are posted before each week of classes during the school year. The schedule of letter days can be found on school web pages in Live Feed, on the school system's main website in Live Feed and the home page gallery, and on social media. The letter days schedule is provided in English, Spanish and Haitian Creole.
📚✨ Exciting times at West Salisbury! Our dedicated teachers and staff have been deeply engaged in professional development sessions, analyzing data, setting ambitious goals, and resetting expectations to ensure we are fully prepared for our scholars. This year, we are committed to RISING ABOVE every circumstance and REACHING BEYOND to achieve greater heights together. Let’s make this an amazing year! 💪🌟
#WestSalisburyStrong #RiseAbove #ReachBeyond #EducationExcellence
#tigernation
The Family Portal, an invaluable information resource for parents and guardians and students, is now open for the 2024-2025 school year. Access the Family Portal at the top of the home page at www.wicomicoschools.org. Or, to get login instructions, visit https://www.wicomicoschools.org/page/family-portal-how-to-log-in. Note: Once logged into Family Portal for 2024-2025, parents and guardians will be able to locate the student ID number they need to sign up the student for the EDULOG Parent Portal for bus updates.
🎉 **You're Invited to Our Back to School Open House!** 🎉 Join us on **August 28th from 4:30-6:30 PM** for a special evening to kick off the new school year! Mrs. Perry, Dr. Chaibou, and Mrs. Morris is excited to meet our scholars and families. This is a great opportunity for scholars and their families to meet their teachers, learn about what’s in store for the year ahead, and reconnect with our school community. We can't wait to see you there and start this amazing journey together! 📚✏️ #BackToSchool #OpenHouse #MeetTheTeam #SchoolCommunity
Mrs Perry joined our 7 new teachers at the New Teacher's breakfast. Jordan Hardesty Violet Davis Kristen Morris Principal Antionette Perry Meghan Knight Ann Lawson Tonya Scott Jessa DiTullo What an amazing group of educators. Help us welcome them to the Tiger Nation.
Kids Read Now
➡️Great news…Our Wicomico Students have read over 5,000 books. Keep on reading and reporting!!! We still have time to log in more books.
📚📬Books have been mailed to your child/children. Have your child read their selected book or read it together.
➡️ Once completed, report the book by scanning the QR code inside the book cover or log onto the website https://kidsreadnow.org/
The next monthly meeting of the Wicomico County Board of Education is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, August 13 in the Board of Education Auditorium at 101 Long Ave., Salisbury. The agenda for this meeting will be available on BoardDocs the Friday before the meeting: https://go.boarddocs.com/mabe/wcboe/Board.nsf/Public
In accordance with the Board of Education Public Comments Protocol Policy, pre-registration for public comments is required. Public comments during the Board meeting will be limited to 20 participants. To register for public comments online, please visit the pre-registration page: https://board_public_comments.wicomicoschools.org
This pre-registration portal will be open for one week before the Board meeting, from Tuesday, August 6 at 1:30 p.m. through Monday, August 12 at 1:30 p.m.
We are excited about the upcoming school year. We are sharing the supply list to assist with your planning. We are also asking that each scholar have their own personal refillable water bottle labeled with their name.
Schedule for Wicomico County Public Schools this week: School system will be closed Thursday, July 4 for the Independence Day holiday. On Friday, July 5th, school system offices will be open, school office hours will vary (call ahead), and summer school classes and programs will not be held.
Good evening West Salisbury families, This is the second message of two coming your way. This message is for the parents of our second graders who will be attending graduation, tomorrow, Friday June 7. But all parents are welcomed to listen if you will be coming to a graduation, next week so listen up. I am coming with some exciting news. The moment has come for us to celebrate the accomplishments of our tiger cubs for the 2023-2024 school year. As we finish up the school year, we will be having our end of year award ceremonies starting tomorrow. Parents please listen carefully as we give you instructions for tomorrow's events. Friday, June 7, 2024 we will be having our 2nd grade award ceremony. The ceremony will be held in the gymnasium and will begin at 10:00 a.m. Doors will be opened for entry at 9:30 a.m. Here are the guidelines that must be followed in order to make the entry as smooth as possible. Only two adults are permitted to attend the ceremony and there will be no exceptions. If a family of a student brings more than two adults the third adult will NOT be allowed in. Adults MUST bring their picture identification and have been checked into the RAPTOR safety system, in order to be allowed into the building. This is for the safety of our students. Children under the age of 18 and babies are not permitted to attend the ceremony, there will be no exceptions. In order to allow parents that are unable to attend the ceremony will be stream on a Zoom link on our school DOJO. Balloons, noise makers and large floating gifts will not be allowed into the building, and gifts that are brought into the building must be able to be placed in your lap or on the floor in front of you. After the ceremony parents are allowed to sign their child out for the remainder of the day without any penalty. If your child remains until the end of the day they will not be permitted to have any of the gifts with them in the school those gifts must be taken home with the parent or left at the front office. Parking for the award ceremony will be in the bus parking lot in the back of the school and families are permitted to park on the grass in an organized manner. From there you will have to enter in the front of the building where a table will be outside to begin the sign in process where you will be given further instructions on entering the building. Finally, our administrative team knows how exciting it is for your child to receive various awards for having a successful year and completing the requirements for second grade, but it is the expectation that parents show appreciation for all guests attending by celebrating your child in a respectful manner to all those in attendance. We look forward to an amazing time here in the tiger’s den and I look forward to seeing all of your smiling faces. Tigers let me hear you roar. ROAR!!!
Good Evening Tiger Families. This is your child’s principal Mr. Binns, bursting with excitement to share some "ROARING" updates from West Salisbury Elementary! This is the first of two messages you will receive tonight. The second message will be specifically for 2nd grade parents concerning tomorrow’s award ceremony. So here is message number one. This message will serve as your Sunday message so please pay close attention to the following announcements. This will be the first of two As we finish off the school year, next week, June 10th - June 12th will be early dismissal days. Students must be picked up at 12:15 pm. All students must be picked up no later than 12:45 p.m. If your student is a bus rider, please be outside to pick them up three hours earlier than the regular time which would be around 12:15 when the busses leave West Salisbury. As we begin to close out this amazing year, we will be celebrating our Tiger Cubs and all their hard work. Please take note of your student’s date and time: 2nd Grade Award Ceremony- Friday, June 7th, time: 10:00 am. 1st Grade Award Ceremony - Monday, June 10th, time: 10:00 am. Kindergarten Award Ceremony - Tuesday, June 11th, time: 10:00 am. Pre-K Award Ceremony - Wednesday, June 12th, Time: 9:30 am (Mrs. Baldwin, Ms. Muir, Mrs. Shrieves), time: 10:45 am (Ms. Cunningham, Mrs. Lanzi). Parents, there will be a board meeting on Tuesday, June 11th if you would like to attend at 1:30 p.m. This will be the last board meeting for the 2023-2024 school year. Two of our tiger cubs will be reciting the pledge of allegiance. Finally, our last day of school will be on Wednesday, June 12th and it will be summer vacation. We hope you have a safe and exciting vacation and we look forward to seeing our tiger cubs back in the fall for the 2024-2025 school year. As we prepare for the last week of school, remember to recharge tonight with a good night's sleep. We're eagerly anticipating the laughter, learning, and unforgettable moments ahead at West Salisbury Elementary. One last time, Tigers, let me hear you ROAR!
The next monthly meeting of the Wicomico County Board of Education is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 11 in the Board of Education Auditorium at 101 Long Ave., Salisbury. The agenda for this meeting will be available on BoardDocs the Friday before the meeting: https://go.boarddocs.com/mabe/wcboe/Board.nsf/Public
In accordance with the Board of Education Public Comments Protocol Policy, pre-registration for public comments is required. Public comments during the Board meeting will be limited to 20 participants. To register for public comments online, please visit the pre-registration page: https://board_public_comments.wicomicoschools.org/. This pre-registration portal will be open for one week before the Board meeting, from Tuesday, June 4 through 1:30 p.m. Monday, June 10.
Good Evening Tiger Families, this is your child’s principal Mr. Binns with a few announcements for this upcoming week. This coming Monday, we will have our 2nd Grade Transition to North Salisbury. Tomorrow, Monday, June 3rd, our 2nd grade Tiger Cubs will visit North Salisbury as they begin their transition to 3rd grade! Parents are NOT permitted to attend. Tuesday, June 4, 2024, we will have our Dudes for Donuts event from 7:45 am - 8:30 am. Parents, please bring your ID, and note that no one under 21 will be allowed to attend. We ask that all parents attending please park in the back of the school on the bus ramp. As we begin to close out this amazing year, we will be celebrating our Tiger Cubs and all their hard work by having our award ceremonies. Please take note of your child’s date and time:2nd Grade Award Ceremony- Friday, June 7th beginning at 10:00 am, 1st Grade Award Ceremony will take place next Monday, June 10th beginning at 10:00 am, Kindergarten’s ceremony will take place on Tuesday, June 11th at 10:00 am, and Pre-K Award Ceremony will take place on the last day of school Wednesday, June 12th with a split ceremony with the first ceremony beginning at 9:30 for Mrs. Baldwin, Ms. Muir, Mrs. Shrieves classes and 10:45 am for the second ceremony for Ms. Cunningham and Mrs. Lanzi’s classes. Well that is it for this week and we look forward to an amazing week in the tiger’s den. Make sure that tonight you get a good night's sleep and prepare to be your best. Tigers, let me hear you ROAR!
Good evening Tiger Families of West Salisbury Elementary! This call and email are to share reminders for our Field Day tomorrow, Friday 5/24/24.
First, please note that if we have to cancel field day in the event of inclement weather, we will send messages to update families tomorrow morning. If we are unable to hold field day tomorrow due to inclement weather, the rain date is next Friday, May 31st. We hope that we will be able to host field day as scheduled tomorrow, but wanted to share this important information in the event that we had no alternative but to cancel and reschedule.
For field day, please note that only 2 parents/adults are permitted to attend per child; no children, babies, or siblings will be permitted to attend. Additionally, strollers are not permitted. When arriving for field day, parents are directed to please park in the grass lot to the side of the school off of Adventist next to the bus loop. Guests are not permitted to park in the front parking area as it is reserved for staff; with exception being the handicapped parking spots being available for those who require.
Parents are not permitted to attend the opening ceremony or remain at the school for the duration of the day. Instead, parents should plan on attending their child's field day times.
Prekindergarten & Kindergarten events begin at 9:30am through 12 noon, with parents/guardians leaving at noon.
First & Second grade events begin at 12:45pm through 2:45pm, with parents/guardians leaving at 2:45pm.
Please note that all parents/guardians MUST have their photo ID (such as driver's license, passport, etc.) to go through the Raptor system in order to be allowed entrance.
Students must wear sneakers and sports clothing that could possibly get wet. Students that do not have sneakers will not be permitted to participate in the events for safety.
We look forward to an awesome and exciting day!
Superintendent of Schools Dr. Micah Stauffer will hold the final Superintendent’s Open Door Session of the 2023-2024 school year 4-6PM Thursday, May 23 to hear concerns, ideas or questions about Wicomico County Public Schools. No appointment needed. At Wicomico Schools building at 2424 Northgate Dr., Salisbury. Information: 410-677-4495 or adouling@wcboe.org.
Superintendent of Schools Dr. Micah Stauffer will hold the final Superintendent’s Open Door Session of the 2023-2024 school year 4-6PM Thursday, May 23 to hear concerns, ideas or questions about Wicomico County Public Schools. No appointment needed. At Wicomico Schools building at 2424 Northgate Dr., Salisbury. Information: 410-677-4495 or adouling@wcboe.org.
