Williamstown Elementary

Wood County Schools will operate on a two-hour delay on Monday, January 22, 2024.

Wood County Schools will be closed on Friday, January 19, 2024 due to inclement weather.

Good Morning. I have been notified of a wreck on 31. The wreck has traffic blocked and bus 124A has not been able to pick-up kids yet. Please keep your kids inside until you see the bus.

Due to icy road conditions and frigid temperatures, Wood County Schools will be closed tomorrow, Wednesday, January 17, 2024.

Open enrollment starts today. Complete the form at woodcountyschoolswv.com/enrollment. Need some assistance or do not have access to the form? Visit your school office. The central office, at 1210 13th St. in Parkersburg, is another option for assistance with completing the form.

Open Enrollment begins at noon today (Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024). If you would like your child to attend a school outside of your current attendance zone, you must complete the online enrollment form. The link opens at noon today.

Wood County Schools' open enrollment process will change for the 2024-2025 school year. All open enrollment requests are to be made beginning on January 16 at noon on our website at woodcountyschoolswv.com/enrollment. The enrollment is also available on the WCS app. If your child currently attends a school out of district, or you would like for your child to attend a school out of district, you will need to complete an online application. Although the form is simple to complete, if you feel you may need some assistance with the application process, or you do not have access to a device or the internet, all secretaries at our schools have an iPad and can assist you beginning at noon on Tuesday, January 16. If you child attends the school that corresponds to your home address, and you wish for this to continue, there is no action needed on your part.

Wood County Schools' open enrollment process will change for the 2024-2025 school year. All open enrollment requests are to be made beginning January 16th on our website at woodcountyschoolswv.com/enrollment. The enrollment is also available on the WCS app. If your child currently attends a school out of district, or you would like for your child to attend a school out of district, you will need to complete an online application. Although the form is simple to complete, if you feel you may need some assistance with the application process, or you do not have access to the internet or have a device, all secretaries at our schools have an iPad and will be able to assist you. If you child attends the school that corresponds to your home address, and you wish for this to continue, there is no action needed on your part.

Jan and Chip Pickering stopped by this week and shared their Appalachian Trail journey with our fourth and fifth graders. They shared a wonderful example of having a life long dream and how to set goals and make the dream come true! Students also learned scientific and geographic information about how the mountains formed. Thank you Jan and Chip for investing in our students! Perry Cumberledge is pictured trying on Jan's trail pack.

Wood County Schools values your family's educational choices and is committed to providing options that suit your needs. We encourage you to explore the possibilities and make the best choice for your child through our open enrollment program. Open enrollment begins on Tuesday, January 16th. Click below to learn more. https://woodcountyschoolswv.com/enrollment

Families, Just an FYI I spoke with the students this morning about the expectations for cell phones and Apple Watches. The policy is the same. Students may have them before and after school. During the school day, the items should remain in their backpacks/lockers. If a teacher sees that a student has a cell phone or smart watch in class, they will take it and return it at the end of the day. If the phone/watch is a distraction a second time, the teacher will take the item and send it to the office. The parent will be required to pick it up at school. If you would like to read the policy for electronic devices it can be found on the Wood County Schools page. Thank you for your assistance in this matter.

Out-of-District procedures for Wood County Schools is changing for next year. Open enrollment will begin on January 16. You must apply on-line. If your child is currently attending Williamstown as an out-of-district student, you will need to apply when the window opens. The link will be posted on the Wood County Schools page. I will provide more information in the near future.

Congratulations to our Boys' Basketball Team! Nick Shamblin Easton Ritchie Carter Zoller Drew Mason Benson Estep Maxin Bauer Tucker Martin Jacob Offenberger Bryson Hall Cam Harbour Connor Ridenhour Owen Schramm Lucas Cosper

Boys basketball try outs (Grades 4 and 5 only) will be December 5th and 6th from 4:00-6:00.

Our Christmas Trees need more ornaments! If you have 1 extra ornament that you would be willing to donate, we would love to add them to our trees! Just send it in this week. Hopefully, tree decorating will be later in the week.

Help wanted! We have 2 Christmas trees to put up and decorate in the main entrance. Do we have any volunteers that would like to decorate the trees on Thursday or Friday of this week? If so, please let me know.

Our school social studies fair will be here before you know it! Check out the QR code for more information.

Watch for Grade 5 pictures tomorrow! More perfect attendance pictures coming soon. The awards were handed out on Monday.

Grade 3 Academic Awards

Celebrating academic achievement this week! Fourth Grade Principal's List Honor Roll Scholarship List Miss Emma got her own picture because I missed getting her certificate in my stack and she missed the group picture.