Neale Elementary

Good Evening, Tomorrow, September 20th is Picture Day! It is also mid-term for the first nine weeks. Grade 3-5 parents, please login to Schoology to check your student's grades. Graded K-2 teachers will be reaching out to you in the next couple of weeks, if they have not already, with any student concerns. Have a great evening!

Today your child should have a yellow McKinney Vento form in his or her green folder. McKinney Vento Act is a federal law that provides federal money for homeless programs. If your family is living in someone’s home other than your own, whether it be with a grandparent, family member or friend due to economic hardship, please fill out the form and return it to your child’s teacher by Wednesday. If you don’t qualify, please check no and return it anyway. Every child will receive a frosty coupon for returning the form, even if you check no on the form. Our goal is for your family to receive the help you need at home and your kids to continue to receive extra resources at Neale. Please call the office if you have any questions. Have a good evening!

WCS is looking at the availability of internet access in homes. Please fill out this survey. https://tinyurl.com/wcsInternetSurvey

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 Neale Families, Due to having several students in quarantine we have made the decision to reschedule the Title I Opening Meeting at Skate Country scheduled for August 31st. We want all our students to have the opportunity to participate. Therefore, we have moved it to September 30th. Thank you and have a great evening!

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 Neale 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 the back doors to wait in the gym. They will be dismissed to their classrooms at 7:45. They will have an opportunity to eat breakfast in their classroom. They will be tardy after 7:55. Anyone arriving after 7:55 MUST bring their student to the front door to sign them in. There is a change to dismissal from last year. During dismissal, parents will park and walk up to the gym door—Door 11. Your child will be dismissed by their teacher to you. Please do not park in no parking zones or drive up to the upper parking lot. Dismissal times are as follows: Pre-K from front door at 2:30. Kindergarten will dismiss from their classrooms at 2:45. 1st and 2nd Grade will dismiss from the Gym Doors at 2:50. 3rd, 4th, and 5th Grade will dismiss from the Gym Doors at 2:55. All buses depart the school at 3:00. Have a wonderful night! We look forward to meeting our families tomorrow evening!

Two exciting things happened today. 1. Neale's entrances got a face lift. Sir Speedy did a wonderful job on them. 2. CLASS lists are POSTED. (That is if the storm didn't blow them away.It was difficult trying to tape them up without destorying the nice new vinyl.😁)

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

We have been notified that several students did not get pick up this morning for their first day of summer school. The bus garage is working hard to make the necessary changes and will be calling parents to notify you of changes, if needed. For the elementary students that were to be picked up in front of Neale, the bus is scheduled to be here at 7:10 AM for pickup and drop off will be 2:37 PM. Please arrive ten minutes before your scheduled time, to be sure to account for any adjustments. Thank you for being patient as we work out the glitches these first few days.

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!

Field Day—Postponed Due to weather forecast for Thursday, we have made the decision to postpone field day until Monday, June 7th.

Good evening parents! If your family did not attend last week's Kona Ice event, your child should have brought home a bag with the materials that were given out that evening. Please take out the bag and read the information about summer learning. Also, please sign and return the yellow papers tomorrow. Your child will get a Caught Being Good ticket when they return the signed papers. We hope this helps your child maintain their learning over the summer. Thank you and have a good evening.

Exciting news from Wood County Schools! Off Campus Learning Options are now available for the fall. Learn more at woodcountyschoolswv.com.

Hello Neale Families! This is a reminder that tomorrow and Thursday evenings, we will have our FREE Kona Ice Summer Kick Off celebration. We have received invitations back from many of you. Please remember to come at the time you circled on your invitation. If you did not send back an invitation, but would like to come on one of the evenings, please send your invitation back or call the office tomorrow to reserve a time. Thank you and we hope to see you there !

As part of Teacher Appreciation Week, I want to take a moment to personally say ‘Thank You’ to all of Wood County Schools’ selfless and dedicated educators. This has been one of the most challenging school years in recent history. Our teachers have not only endured nearly impossible tasks but have risen to the challenge and have continued to place our students first. Our teachers and personnel have dedicated countless hours keeping students engaged, providing support and care to families, and giving our children a beacon of normalcy in an often turbulent and uncertain world. The work you do each day is more appreciated than you will ever know. Wood County Schools is blessed to have so many caring and dedicated teachers, and I want all of you to know: We see what you are doing and what you have done, and we are thankful you are here. Thank you for making a difference!

Please remember GSA testing is: Monday, May 3rd- grades 3-5 Reading Test. Tuesday, May 4th- grades 3-5 Writing Test. Monday, May 10th- grade 5 only- Science Test. Tuesday, May 11th- grades 3-5 Math Test. Please do your best to make sure your child attends these days. and arrives to school by 7:50. Breakfast will be provided in the classroom. Please be sure they are well rested and eager to do their best! As always, thank you for all your support! This schedule only applies to brick and mortar students. All 3-5 virtual and distance learners have been notified of their specific schedules. If you have any questions, please call the school. 304-420-9587 Mrs. Brunicardi

Please remember GSA testing is: Monday, May 3rd- grades 3-5 Reading Test. Tuesday, May 4th- grades 3-5 Writing Test. Monday, May 10th- grade 5 only- Science Test. Tuesday, May 11th- grades 3-5 Math Test. Please do your best to make sure your child attends these days. and arrives to school by 7:50. Breakfast will be provided in the classroom. Please be sure they are well rested and eager to do their best! As always, thank you for all your support! This schedule only applies to brick and mortar students. All 3-5 virtual and distance learners have been notified of their specific schedules. If you have any questions, please call the school. 304-420-9587 Mrs. Brunicardi

Next week May 3-7, is teacher and staff appreciation week. Please help us show our staff how much we appreciate them for their hard work. Each day we have something you can do to make our staff members feel appreciated. Check out our Neale Elementary Facebook page for teacher's favorites. Also GSA Testing for Grades 3-5 will be Monday, May 3 and Tuesday, May 4. If your student is a remote learning student, you should be receiving a letter about testing dates and times . If you have any questions, please call the school.

Learn more about COVID-19 vaccinations for teens. Visit woodcountyschoolswv.com for more information or reach out to your child's school nurse.