Greenbrier County Schools reminds families that Monday, October 10, is a Professional Learning and Faculty Senate Day. Students do not report on October 10th. Thank you.
Congrats to our September Pirate Girl, Sienna Hamons and Pirate Boy, Michael Boothe.
The Greenbrier East High School Cross Country team is hosting an Elementary 1K Race on Saturday, October 8th at 11:00am during the Spartan Invitational Cross Country meet. The race will be held at the back of the State Fair of WV free parking area and will take place between the High School and Middle School races. Please register by e-mailing Nikola McClintic at nikolamcclintic@yahoo.com or by texting the name, age, grade and elementary school of the participant to 304-661-4215. This event is FREE and all runners will receive a medal.
October is National Bullying Awareness Month. GCS students who experience or witness bullying can make an anonymous report to school officials using the STOPit web app at https://appweb.stopitsolutions.com/login or by downloading the STOPit app on any mobile device. Links to STOPit and incident reports are available on school and district websites and bookmarked on all student Chromebooks. Teachers and parents can assist students in submitting reports if they are too young to do so themselves. #StopBullying #BeKind
Yesterday we kicked off our Autumnfest events with the crowning of the king and queen, Acen Workman and Sophia Schoolcraft. We then had our teddy bear parade.
Please remember to join us at 5:30 this evening at EGMS for an informational forum on continuation of the school levy. Continuation of the levy is on the Nov. 8 election ballot.
Since 1993, officials around the world proclaim the third week in October as #CharacterCountsWeek. GCS students learn the importance of developing and demonstrating good character every day through Trustworthiness, Respect, Responsibility, Fairness, Caring and Citizenship.
The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) serves nearly 30 million children every school day. President John F. Kennedy created National School Lunch Week (NSLW) in 1962 to promote the importance of a healthy school lunch in a child’s life and the impact it has inside and outside of the classroom. GCS celebrates #NSLW and the 2022 theme, Peace, Love & School Lunch.
It’s always good to be prepared. Students and staff at FES have practiced their shelter in place, fire, evacuation and lock down drills. Hopefully we will never need them but the Pirates are ready if we do!
The 5th grade students are learning about Native Americans (Navajo) and how they used weaving to make blankets, rugs, clothes, hair ties and saddle blankets. They are also going to learn how they traded weaved items for other goods.
The finished weaving items will be displayed at the Autumnfest.
It’s an exciting week at FES! It’s Student Council election time. Candidates for President are Lily Tincher, Sienna Hamons and JT Williams. Candidates for Vice President are Heidi Brown, AnnaLeigh Merritt, Chaya Thiab and Acen Workman. Secretary candidates are Macie Hileman, Gracie Elmore and Brooklyn Bell. The candidates for Treasurer are Wyatt Grim, Ardenne Woods and Karson Brammer. Candidates will give speeches Thursday and then students will vote.
Reminder: GCS will host two forums to share information on continuation of the school levy. The first forum will be held at WGMS on Monday, Sept. 19 at 5:30 p.m. A second forum will be held at EGMS on Monday, Sept. 26 at 5:30 p.m. Continuation of the school levy is on the Nov. 8 election ballot.
The West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) is seeking input via a statewide survey on food availability to children during the summer months at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/6Z9SYM9. The brief survey will be made available through the WVDE website from September 15- September 30.
We would like to congratulate our 2022 Autumnfest Court! The students were selected by their peers. Please help us in congratulating the following students: Sienna Hamons, Lily Tincher, Heidi Brown, Sophia Schoolcraft, Keira Wright, Michael Booth, Cole Seldomridge, Acen Workman, JT Williams and Camdyn Hanshew. The winners will be crowned Thursday, September 29th.
Our new partnership with Greenbrier Valley Aquatic Center will make possible swim & water safety instruction during regular school day Health classes for all GCS 6th grade students who have parental permission. Excited to sign the official MOU at this evening's BOE meeting!
A day in kindergartens is always better with some yoga.
It has been another great week at FES! So glad to have the kindergarten and Pre-K students with us now. We are looking forward to an amazing year with everyone. We hope you all have a great weekend!
GCS reminds families that students who test positive for COVID-19 should remain in isolation for five full days from first symptoms, then wear a mask for days 6 - 10. Please contact your health care provider as any absence of 3 days or more will require a physician's note. Contacts do not have to quarantine, but if symptoms develop, testing is recommended. To request a free home covid test from our county office, please call 304-647- 6457.
Woohoo, Pre-K joined us today!!! The gang is all here now.
We are so excited to have our Kindergarteners at school with us now!
