Mrs. Carpenter's Hula Hoopers!
4th grade learning about bar models in Math
Criss Elementary Families: Next week we will be celebrating being named a 2021 National Blue Ribbon School. We will be celebrating with a different theme each day. Please look for the agenda coming home with your child today. It will also be posted on Facebook and our website's live feed.
Link to our profile page on the National Blue Ribbon site:
https://nationalblueribbonschools.ed.gov/awardwinners/winning/21wv101pu_criss_elementary_school.html
Just In! Criss named 2021 National Blue Ribbon School!
https://www.woodcountyschoolswv.com/article/541063
Mrs. Byer's 3rd Grade - Habitat Research Projects
Mrs. Norman's ELA class - peer review of in-class writing
WCS is looking at the availability of internet access in homes. Please fill out this survey.
https://tinyurl.com/wcsInternetSurvey
Our first artwork submitted for our main hall showcase. Congratulations Giada Piccianno, Leila Lantz, Kavia Babariya, and Quinlea Williams
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
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 Criss Families!
Open House will be tomorrow, August 17th from 4:45-6:45.
The first day of school is Thursday, August 19th. You may drop your children off beginning at 7:30 at either set of double doors in the front of the school. Try to choose the door that has the least traffic when you arrive. Our tardy bell rings at 7:50 and students will be served breakfast in their classrooms. Anyone arriving after 7:50 MUST bring their student to the front door to sign them in.
Dismissal locations remain the same from last year. If you have any questions, please call the school or ask us at Open House.
Have a wonderful night! We look forward to seeing our families tomorrow evening!
3rd, 4th, 5th Supply Lists
Kindergarten, 1st, and Second Supply Lists
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!
Exciting news from Wood County Schools! Off Campus Learning Options are now available for the fall. Learn more at woodcountyschoolswv.com.
https://wveis.k12.wv.us/device-and-internet-access-survey
Please take the following survey regarding internet access. Students will need to log in with their email.
Pictures of our chalk artwork.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released updated guidance Saturday for K-12 schools. It recommends that schools continue to use COVID-19 prevention strategies for the 2020-2021 school year. Additionally, the WVDE has stated that masks in schools will continue to be worn until June 20th due to most kids not being vaccinated yet.