Winstead Avenue Elementary School

Dear NCPS Family: Nash County Public Schools (NCPS) is launching the "Growing Forward Together" campaign, marking a significant step in our demerger process. This initiative reflects our commitment to education with a seamless transition for our community. This is an invitation to attend either one of the upcoming forums regarding the Nash County Public Schools (NCPS) and Edgecombe County Public Schools (ECPS) Demerger, which goes into effect July 1, 2024. We are inviting impacted families and staff to be a part of our NCPS forum, to learn more about the demerger process. Nash County Public Schools Forum Date: Tuesday, September 19, 2023 Time: 5:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Spanish presentation with English interpretation 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. English presentation Location: Fairview Elementary School If you live in Nash County and you are a staff member, or have a child that is K-8th grade, and attends one of the following schools – this is the forum for you: Baskerville Elementary, DS Johnson Elementary, Fairview Elementary, and JW Parker Middle School. Edgecombe County Public Schools Forum Date: Wednesday, September 27, 2023 Time: 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Location: DS Johnson Elementary School If you live in Edgecombe County, and you have a child that is Pre-K-8th grade attending any Nash County school, join ECPS leaders for a presentation about ECPS's demerger initiatives. Your participation is important. You will learn about what is going on with the demerger process. For detailed campaign information and demerger progress updates, please visit our website (https://www.ncpschools.net/o/ncps/page/ncpsdemerger). Thank you, NCPS Demerger Team

NCPS will reopen on Friday, September 1. This applies to all students, staff, and visitors. Additionally, all scheduled after-school activities for Friday will continue. Please stay connected to our official communication channel https://www.ncpschools.net/page/emergency-landing-page for the latest information on school operations. Thank you, NCPS

Good Afternoon Wahoo Families, We had an amazing first day of school! Parents please know that we went around and started putting tape on students' bookbags. Please do not remove the tape. The color of the tape indicates how students will get home on a daily basis. The number on their tape is their breakfast number. Students will receive free breakfast and lunch daily. Having this on your child's book bag will make dismissal and the breakfast line smooth. Starting tomorrow, only our kindergarten parents will be allowed to walk their students to class. After this week, all of our students will be expected to walk in and to their classes independently. I want to personally say thank you to everyone: students, staff, parents, and all stakeholders. This was one of the best starts that we have ever had. The only downfall is that as of right now, we do not have a bus driver for bus 143. We will let parents know as soon as transportation has secured someone. I hope everyone gets a great night's sleep and I look forward to seeing everyone in the morning.

Good Evening Wahoos, This is Mrs. Land, the Principal of Winstead Avenue Elementary. Thank you to everyone who came out to our Open House yesterday. It was a huge success!! If you still need to do so, please download the NCPS app and create your login for Parent Portal. When creating your Parent Portal login, please follow the directions on the back of that page. You must include your email address to receive your child's report card. The NCPS app and the Parent Portal login are separate items. Parents, please complete the forms given to you at Open House as soon as possible and return them to your child's teacher. This Monday is the first day of school. Our hours are 8 am to 3 pm. Students can be dropped off as early as 7:20 a.m. Students report to the multi-purpose room or the cafeteria. At 7:40 a.m., students can report to class. Parents, you may walk your child in on the first day of school. After day one, only kindergarten parents will be allowed to walk in with their child for the first week. Our car line is located in the front circle of the school. Our morning car line will be a single-car line. Our afternoon car line will be a double car line. Parents, if you are picking your child up early, please know our latest checkout is at 2:30 pm. You must park in the staff parking lot and come in to get your child. After 2:30 p.m., please get in the car line. The new addition to our front driveway is for emergency vehicles only and to allow us to have a double car line in the afternoon to get cars off the roadway. Please refrain from using this driveway. Parents, you can check your child's bus information. Please see the message posted on our school's website for more details. We look forward to seeing our students and families in the building this Monday morning. I hope everyone has a great weekend!

Dear Parents and Guardians, This letter is Part 2 of the initial bus email sent on 8/24/2023 regarding our school bus services. This information is intended for those who have submitted the transportation form for the 2023-2024 school year. As previously mentioned, the buses will continue to service all routes, albeit with some delays in reaching the schools. Update on Bus Information: Starting today, Friday, August 25, 2023 - you can login to the link below to find your child's bus information, Some of you may see only "a.m./morning" but it will be the same bus in the "p.m./afternoon." Via this Link: https://ncps.mybusplanner.com/default.aspx You should be able to login with the same email/password you use for the PowerSchool Parent Portal. If you have immediate concerns, questions, or trouble accessing your Parent Portal, please contact your child's school today. Next Steps: Please ensure your information is updated in the Parent Portal and that you've downloaded the Nash County Public Schools App and selected your child's school. Our Commitment: We want to reiterate our commitment to transparency and open communication with our NCPS families. While we understand that the schools typically communicate this information, we recognize the situation's urgency. Rest assured that we are working tirelessly to resolve these transportation issues for the safety and well-being of our students. We appreciate your understanding and patience as we navigate these transportation challenges together. Your child's safety remains our top priority. Sincerely, NCPS

Hey everyone, we're conducting a test of our emergency alert system on social media. This is just a test, so please don't be alarmed. It's all part of our commitment to keeping you safe and informed. Thank you for your understanding! #EmergencyTest #SafetyFirst

NCPS CURRICULUM NIGHT September 26th @ Arlington Baptist Church September 28th @ Momeyer Baptist Church 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. The following stations will be available so parents and/or guardians can obtain more info about NCPS: • Pre-k, Elementary, and Secondary Curriculums • Advanced Programs • Exceptional Children (EC) • English Language Learner (ELL) • Apptegy • Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) • Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) • Career and Technical Education (CTE) • Laptops • Parent Portal • Lunch Forms

Important Update: NCPS Bus Driver Shortage

Here are step-by-step instructions for how to pay the 23-24 Technology User Fee Online ($20). https://bit.ly/3QOxSkl You can also pay the $20 tech fee in person (cash only) during Open House in the media center or send the $20 in an envelope with your student's name, teacher's name and "$20 tech fee" written on it. Please contact Mrs. B if you have any questions!

Good Evening Winstead Avenue Wahoos! This is Mrs. Land, the Principal of Winstead Avenue Elementary. This call is to remind all families that we have open house this Thursday from 11-1pm and again from 4-6pm. This is a floating event, so please come during the time frame that is convenient for you and your family. During this time you will be able to meet your child's teacher, get the beginning of year packet, sign up for bus transportation, receive parent portal information, and hopefully get any unanswered questions answered. Our PTO will be on site selling items such as shirts and icees. We look forward to seeing all of our Wahoos here this Thursday. If your child had a residency affidavit last year and it has not been updated this year by lunch time tomorrow, your child will be dropped from their classes. Please make sure you bring in all the necessary documents to the front office. Again, I look forward to seeing everyone this Thursday night. I know it will be a great school year!

Good Afternoon, This is Mrs. Land, Principal of Winstead Avenue Elementary, welcoming you to the 2023-2024 school year. In just a little over 2 weeks, our Wahoos will either be starting back to school or starting to school for the first time and the staff here at WAVE is looking forward to it. This Saturday, our amazing PTO is hosting a Beautification Day at Winstead Avenue starting at 9am. If you are willing and able to come help spruce up the outside of the school, we would love to have you! We will be pulling weeds, planting flowers, and making the outside look lively again. Our awesome staff will be starting back this Monday. The first week back to school for staff is filled with meetings and professional development. Please be looking and listening out for a phone call from your child's teacher between Wed of next week and the following Wednesday, August 23rd. Teachers will be calling and introducing themselves along with reminding all families about open house. Open house will be a floating event on Thursday August 24th from 11am to 1pm and again from 4pm to 6pm that evening. You are more than welcome to come between those two time frames to meet your child's teacher, get a supply list, and receive the back to school packet. Please know that each grade level has a supply list posted online already. Parents, if you have not downloaded the NCPS app on your phone, please do so! We will be using this app to communicate with our parents this year instead of class dojo. I look forward to an amazing school year and I can not wait to see our Wahoos back in the building!

If your child will ride a bus this school year, please complete the form below. Please complete this prior to open house if possible to ensure your child is signed up for the bus starting day one. We look forward to seeing everyone at open house. Open house will be August 24th from 11-1pm or 4-6pm. It is a floating event. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1tU_Q8XRzfHx4tr8PnEMdMHZmDhAmUkz0um3uAhqqCt0/viewform?edit_requested=true

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Hello Wahoos! This year we are excited to announce that we will have two new staff members that will be joining us from outside of the US. We love being a global school and community! Maria Montenegro Correa will be assisting Señora Andrea and Señor Ciro in the dual language program. She will be co-teaching in our dual language kindergarten and first grade classrooms. She is from Ecuador. Señora Montenegro Correa will be arriving August 3rd with her husband. Mary Catherine Macato will be one of our exceptional children's teachers and she is coming from the Philippines. Ms. Macato's arrival date has not been confirmed yet but it will be in the near future. If you have any new/gently used items that you would be willing to donate to either of these families, we would appreciate it!! Please feel free to drop the items off at the school, any time between the hours of 8am-5pm Monday through Thursday. Our newest staff members will soon be getting off of the airplane here in the USA for the first time with very little luggage, ready to teach your child (our students), so lets please give them a warm welcome and help them turn their new apartments/houses into homes so that they can focus on our kiddos and student learning. Together we can make their their transitions to Rocky Mount a smooth one! Attached is a list of items that will be greatly appreciated along with gift cards to local restaurants or monetary donations. Thank you again in advance!

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Winstead Avenue's Open House times are: Thursday August 24th from 11am to 1pm OR from 4pm to 6pm. This is a floating open house, meaning you can come during the designated hours to meet your child's teacher, get bus information, register for power schools, and receive all necessary paperwork and materials for the 2023-2024 school year. We hope to see you then!

Winstead Avenue Elementary will be closed to the public from June 30th until July 9th.

Please help us welcome Mrs. Kelley into her new role as our Assistant Principal!

We are excited to welcome everyone for the 2023-2024 school year! The first day of school is August 28th, 2023. We are looking forward to a wonderful Wahoo year!!

Have a great summer, Wahoos!!