Conner Street Elementary School

Hello, Conner Street Families, as promised we have a ton of information on tonight‘s callout. Yes, I do realize it is a day earlier than normal, but most of you are excited to get all of this information. Please bear with me. • Just a reminder open house is August 20 from 4-6 PM. We’re also hosting a fundraiser in conjunction with Pizza Hut. Simply place an order, mention Conner Street and we will get a percentage of the profits. • The first day of school for students grades K through five is August 22. Students may be dropped off at school starting at 7:10 AM and the school day does start at 7:30 AM. Anyone arriving after 7:30 must be brought into the building by their parent and anyone arriving after 7:40 is tardy. • County policies have been updated, any student who is chronically tardy or absent and is attending out of zone will be required to return to their homeschool. • Some state policies have been updated regarding attendance. Parents now have three days after an absence to turn in a student excuse. I’m sure most of you will appreciate that. Also, if a student reaches three unexcused absences you will receive a call from the school to discuss absences. Continued unexcused absences will result in more steps being taken to address those absences. • Putnam County will be rolling out two different technology upgrades. The first will allow parents and guardians to fill out most of the beginning of the year forms online. You should be receiving a link, if you haven’t already, via text or email that will allow you to complete these forms completely online. For those of you who are unable to do so, you may request a paper copy from the school. We will also attempt to have several laptops set up at open house for those of you who unable to complete the forms on their own devices. The second is a new feature on buses that will eventually allow parents to track the location of the bus. This will definitely help out on those cold mornings when you don’t want your child waiting at the bus stop too long. It will also be great when we have a bus that pulls out late or is stuck in traffic. • We are very fortunate that we will have free breakfast and lunch for all students again this year. Students will still need to pay $.35 if they want an extra milk. Since all students are eligible for free breakfast and lunch, you will not need to fill out the free and reduced lunch form. We will be doing a boxed lunch option again this year, they will only be one day a week. Once we have that day chosen and the menu set, that will be added to the callouts. • Drop off will be very chaotic the first few days of school. Parents will need to stay in their vehicles. Anyone wanting a picture in front of the school will need to do so at open house. Also, please make sure to follow our traffic pattern. Last year we had several issues with parents not following directions and causing traffic backups that prevented our buses from exiting the circle. • At dismissal, which is 2:30 pm, please follow our Pickup procedures. We load buses, then cars, and then dismiss walkers. Drop off and pick up maps will be posted outside of the school at open house. Also, just a reminder to those parents who have students in grades three and below, they are unable to walk home or get off the bus by themselves. An adult must be there to get them, or they may be with an older sibling. • You will receive a second call this evening, with the name of your child’s teacher for the school year. Just a reminder students in grades 3-5 rotate through all grade level teachers. I am sure I have forgotten something, so I will be doing another call early next week just to do final reminders before the first day of school. Have a great weekend.

Hello, Conner Street Families: It is that time of year again. We do have several staffing changes this upcoming year, some will not be final until after Monday’s board meeting, but we thought we would go ahead and let you know what those changes are. Kindergarten - Crookshanks, and New Hire First - Dixon, Foster Second - Bledsoe, Noel Third - Farmer (Math), Rios (ELA), White (Science/Social Studies) Fourth - Clutters (Math/Science), Miller (ELA/Social Studies) Fifth - Kirby (Math/Science), Robie (ELA/Social Studies) Title One - Fields All specials and special education teachers remain the same. We do have a few important dates coming up soon: 8/9 - New Student Registration 8/15 - Teachers Return 8/16 - Class Lists Announced 8/20 - Open House 8/22 - First Day K-5 Suggested School Supply Lists are posted in a previous post and pinned to the top of our Facebook page. Have a great weekend!

Hello, Conner Street Families. Report Cards will be distributed on the last day of school, which is June 4th. If you would like for us to mail your child’s report card home, please send a self-addressed, stamped envelope in before June 4th. Also, we have updated information about the last day of school. The last day of school is now a 3-hour early dismissal. Conner Street will dismiss at 11:30 am. Fifth graders going on the field trip need to be at Conner Street at 6:00 am on Monday. Parents that are riding the bus, please park at Forrest Burdette. DO NOT block the bus loop. Have a great weekend!

Hello, Conner Street Families. Your update is coming early this week, due to information about Field Day tomorrow. Field Day WEATHER Information – We do plan to attempt to have field day tomorrow. Right now, we are looking at cloudy weather and possible storms in the afternoon. If thunderstorms or lightning occur, we will have to adjust. If we can get in the morning session, and not the afternoon, we will make every attempt to notify parents before lunch. Please make sure to send a rain jacket, or a change of clothes for your student, just in case. Our gate will be open to allow parents to drop off tents and coolers until 8:00 am. Anyone arriving after 8:00 am, MUST enter through the front door. We will reopen the gates at lunch. An administrator will be stationed at the gate while it is open. Kindergarten - 2nd grade will have activities from approximately 8:15-11:00 while 3rd-5th will go during the same morning hours and again from approximately 12:30-2:00. Your child will need to wear their class T-shirt on this day and should bring a water bottle that they can take outside. If you plan to sign your child out for lunch, you must do so with the classroom teacher. If you plan to sign out a child that is not yours, WE MUST have permission IN WRITING from that child’s guardian. Report Cards will be distributed on the last day of school, which is June 4th. If you would like for us to mail your child’s report card home, please send a self-addressed, stamped envelope in before June 4th. Also, we have updated information about the last day of school. The last day of school was originally scheduled to be a 2-Hour early dismissal; however, it is now a 3-hour early dismissal. Conner Street will dismiss at 11:30 am. Have a great weekend!

Hello, Conner Street Families. Here is your weekly call out. The last day for Pre-K is Thursday, May 23. Report Cards will be distributed on the last day of school, which is June 4th. If you would like for us to mail your child’s report card home, please send a self-addressed, stamped envelope in before June 4th. Field Day is Friday, May 24th. Our gate will be open to allow parents to drop off tents and coolers until 8:00 am. Anyone arriving after 8:00 am, MUST enter through the front door. We will reopen the gates at lunch. An administrator will be stationed at the gate while it is open. Kindergarten - 2nd grade will have activities from approximately 8:15-11:00 while 3rd-5th will go during the same morning hours and again from approximately 12:30-2:00. Your child will need to wear their class T-shirt on this day and should bring a water bottle that they can take outside. If you plan to sign your child out for lunch, you must do so with the classroom teacher. If you plan to sign out a child that is not yours, WE MUST have permission IN WRITING from that child’s guardian. Letters went home this week concerning our 5th grade celebration, and our 5th grade trip. If you did not receive these, please contact your child’s homeroom teacher. Have a great weekend!

Hello, Conner Street Families. Here is your weekly call out. We will be celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week the week of May 13th. Please see our Facebook page for information about signing up to provide items. There is no school for students or staff on Tuesday, May 14th due to Election Day. The last day for Pre-K is Thursday, May 23. Field Day is Friday, May 24th. Our gate will be open to allow parents to drop off tents and coolers until 8:00 am. Anyone arriving after 8:00 am, MUST enter through the front door. We will reopen the gates at lunch. An administrator will be stationed at the gate while it is open. Kindergarten - 2nd grade will have activities from approximately 8:15-11:00 while 3rd-5th will go during the same morning hours and again from approximately 12:30-2:00. Your child will need to wear their class T-shirt on this day and should bring a water bottle that they can take outside. If you plan to sign your child out for lunch, you must do so with the classroom teacher. If you plan to sign out a child that is not yours, WE MUST have permission IN WRITING from that child’s guardian. Have a great weekend!

Hello, Conner Street Families. Here is your weekly call out. There are lots of events coming up between now and the end of the year, so we have created a calendar that is on both Schoology and our Facebook. Items are not set in stone and may be subject to change. Grades 3-5 will be taking state testing starting on Tuesday of next week. Please make sure your child is well rested and arrives to school on time. We will be celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week the week of May 13th. Please see our Facebook page for information about signing up to help out. There is no school for students or staff on Tuesday, May 14th due to Election Day. Have a great weekend!

Hello, Conner Street Families. Here is your weekly call out. Boxed Lunch: April 30th – Ham and Cheese sandwich, chips, fruit, veggies. This is our last boxed lunch of the year. There is no school for students tomorrow, Friday, April 26th. It is a professional learning day for staff. Don’t forget we are having a Spring Arts night tonight. Our 2nd/3rd graders will be putting on a small concert, students will have art displayed and the book fair will be open for families. Doors for the book fair will open at 5:30, and for the concert at 5:45. The concert begins at 6:00 for those that want to attend, and the evening will end at 7:00. There are lots of events coming up between now and the end of the year, so we have created a calendar that is on both Schoology and our Facebook. Items are not set in stone and may be subject to change. Field Day Information from Coach Cummings – I wanted to remind everyone that our Field Day will be Friday, May 24th! This is a fun day for the students to participate in outdoor activities and games with their classmates and as individuals! I hope you can join us for the fun. Kindergarten - 2nd grade will have activities from approximately 8:15-11:00 while 3rd-5th will go during the same morning hours and again from approximately 12:30-2:00. I will be looking for parent volunteers to help run each of the events! If you would like to help with this fun day, please send an email or note to Coach Cummings at laura.cummings@k12.wv.us Your child will need to wear their class t-shirt on this day and should bring a water bottle that they can take outside. If you plan to sign your child out for lunch, you must do so with the classroom teacher. If you plan to sign out a child that is not yours, WE MUST have permission IN WRITING from that child’s guardian. More information is coming soon concerning Field Day. The remainder of the call is for 5th grade parents: Just a reminder that baby pictures and final payment for the 5th grade trip is next Friday, May 3rd. The 5th grade celebration will be May 30th at 6:00 pm at Forrest Burdette. Have a great weekend!

Hello, Conner Street Families. Here is your weekly call out. Boxed Lunches: April 23rd – Cheese breadstick w/ marinara, chips, apples and carrots w/ ranch All items subject to availability. After school tutoring ends on April 25th. There is no school for students on Friday, April 26th. It is a professional learning day for staff. The week of April 22nd is our spring book fair. We are still in need of volunteers, please check out our Schoology or Facebook for the link to sign-up. We are also having a Spring Arts night on April 25th. Our 2nd/3rd graders will be putting on a small concert, students will have art displayed and the book fair will be open for families. Doors for the book fair will open at 5:30, and for the concert at 5:45. The concert begins at 6:00 for those that want to attend, and the evening will end at 7:00. There are lots of events coming up between now and the end of the year, so we have created a calendar that is on both Schoology and our Facebook. Items are not set in stone and may be subject to change. The remainder of the call is for 5th grade parents: Please submit 1 baby picture of your child to Mrs. Robie by May 3rd. You may send your picture the following ways: in a bag/envelope LABELED with student name or in an email to mrobie@k12.wv.us If you do not send a picture in by due date your child will not have their baby picture in our presentation. Also, final payment for the 5th grade trip is also due by May 3rd. Have a great weekend!

Good evening, Conner Street Families, brochures for Summer programming were sent home today. Registration opens April 22nd. Fifth graders received the middle school brochure but are also eligible for the Japanese Immersion program on the elementary brochure. Our fifth graders will receive the elementary brochure tomorrow.

Hello, Conner Street Families. Here is your weekly call out. Boxed Lunches for After Break: April 16 – Pre-packaged Pepperoni Rolls, Chips, Veggies, Fruit April 19 – Pepperoni, Cheesesticks, Crackers, Fruit, Veggies All items subject to availability. Next week we will be celebrating our Military Families with different dress-up days. The days will be as follows: Military Monday – Wear a shirt supporting your favorite branch of the military. Crazy Camo Tuesday – Wear your Camo. Red, White and Blue Wednesday – Wear your red, white and blue. Red Thursday – Wear Red Purple Up Friday – Wear Purple. NO HATS. There will be a PTB/LSIC meeting Tuesday at 7:00 pm. April 18th and 19th are the next PTB sponsored movie nights. Look for more information next week. The week of April 22nd is our spring book fair. We are also having a Spring Arts night on April 25th. Our 2nd/3rd graders will be putting on a small concert, students will have art displayed and the book fair will be open for families. Doors for the book fair will open at 5:30, and for the concert at 5:45. The concert begins at 6:00 for those that want to attend, and the evening will end at 7:00. Have a great weekend!

Hello, Conner Street Families. Here is your weekly call out. Boxed Lunches for After Break: April 9 – Pre-packaged Pepperoni Rolls, Chips, Pudding, Fruit April 12 – Ham and Cheese Sub, Chips, Fruit, Veggies w/ Ranch All items subject to availability. Yesterday report cards went home, as well as an informational letter concerning the upcoming eclipse on April 8th. Students will be provided eclipse glasses that they will bring home with them, so that you can enjoy the eclipse as a family. Students will be able to watch the eclipse live via the NASA website here at school; however, the peak is not expected until after dismissal. Please remind your students when they leave school that day, they need to be very aware of their surroundings and not stare directly at the sun. We will be releasing students by bus instead of by grade, so please be aware that some buses may be a minute or so early, and some a minute late. For those doing car pick-up, all students will be held under the awning until the car lanes are completely full. We will then escort the students to cars. There is no school for staff or students on Friday, March 29th. Spring Break is April 1 – 5. Students will return to school on April 8th. Spring Pictures are Thursday, April 11. Order forms came home today. The i-Ready party is April 12th – All students will get to participate, but the extra rewards are based on i-Ready performance. Your student is aware of their goal score and have been working toward it since September. The week of April 15th – 19th we will be celebrating our Military Families with different dress-up days. Those will be announced after break. April 18th and 19th are the next PTB sponsored movie nights. Look for more information after Spring Break. Finally, good luck to our archery team as they compete at the state archery tournament this weekend in Charleston! Have a great weekend!

Hello, Conner Street Families. Here is your weekly call out. Boxed Lunches for next week: March 19th – Cheese breadstick, Jello cup, Chips, Cucumbers w/ Ranch March 22nd – Pepperoni Rolls (pre-packaged), Chips, Fruit Cup, Carrots w/ Ranch We will start taking our final iReady Benchmark for the year next week. This benchmark will determine who is eligible for our end of year iReady Party. Kindergarten registration is Thursday, March 21st. If you have not already picked up your packet, please contact Ms. Lisa or Ms. Kathy to arrange pick-up. This packet must be completed prior to registration. There is no school for staff or students on Friday, March 29th. Spring Break is April 1 – 5. Have a great weekend!

Hello, Conner Street Families. Not a normal night for a call out, but we do have a couple of updates. First, Conner Street will be participating in a School Climate Survey. The link is posted on Schoology, as well as on our Facebook page. This should ONLY Be completed by Conner Street Parents/Guardians. Additionally, students in grades 3-5 will also be taking a survey. If you DO NOT want your child to participate, please complete the form that is being sent home tomorrow and return it to school. If you are agreeable to your student taking the survey, you do not need to do anything. Second, tomorrow night is our Pizza night at Marcos. Simply call and order, mention Conner Street your child’s name and teacher. We will receive 15% of profits. If you place an online order, use the code CONNER in all caps. Have a great evening!

Hello, Conner Street Families. Here is your weekly call out. Boxed Lunches: March 12th – pepperoni w/ crackers, cheese stick, chips, fruit, vegetable sticks March 15th – Sub in a Tub, cheesy breadstick, fruit Items are subject to availability. Tomorrow is our school carnival. The hours will be from 12:00 – 3:00 pm. Admission is free, but students will need to purchase ticket packs to play the games. We will also have concessions and several raffle items. March 12th is Conner Street Night at Marco’s of Hurricane. When ordering make sure to mention Conner Street, give your child’s name and teacher and your pizza will be delivered in a box your child decorated. Please ask your friends and family to also order, and mention Conner Street. We will receive 15% of the profits for that night. The class with the most orders will also receive a pizza party. March 19th and 20th students will begin taking their last iReady benchmark. These scores will be used to determine eligibility for the end of year iReady Rewards Party. Spring break is also coming up soon, I know it is hard to believe! There will be no school for students March 29th – April 7th. Students return on April 8th. Have a great weekend!

Hello, Conner Street Families. Here is your weekly call out, and I will apologize in advance because there is a lot of information. Boxed Lunches: March 5th – Pepperoni, Cheese Stick, Crackers, Applesauce Cup, Carrots w/ Ranch March 8th – Cheese Breadsticks w/ marinara, chips, yogurt, strawberries Items are subject to availability. The week of March 4th will be busy here at Conner Street. First our 3rd-5th grade students will be taking the West Virginia Writing Assessment on March 6th. Please avoid scheduling appointments during this time. Students who wear smart watches are asked to leave them at home that day or place them in their lockers. We will also be celebrating Dr. Suess week with the following Dress-up Themes. Monday – Sleepy Monday – Wear Pajamas Tuesday – Thing 1 and 2 – Dress Like a Friend Wednesday – One Fish, Two Fish – Wear Red or Blue Thursday – Wacky Day – Wear Your Wacky or Mismatched Clothes Friday – Oh the Places You’ll Go – Wear your Favorite College Gear School Dress Code is still in effect, no hats or crazy hair/face paint due to it being a testing week. Also, during the week of March 4th – 8th, we will be selling chances for our Second Annual Pie Your Teacher event. Chances will be $1 a piece. Winners will be selected on Pi Day, March 14th. NO Tutoring on Thursday, March 7th. Finally, Saturday March 9th is our annual carnival. Due to limited volunteer availability, the carnival time has now been changed to 12:00 – 3:00 pm. If you have any questions, please contact Andrea Sowards or Mandie Smith. We will be having a contest between classes next week. Whichever class brings in the most cans of soda will win a free set of carnival tickets for each member of the class. Have a great weekend!

Good evening, Conner Street Families, we have a special call out this evening concerning our upcoming Carnival. Our annual Spring Carnival is scheduled for Saturday March 9 from 11 am to 4 pm. We are currently in need of parent volunteers, cakes, and raffle basket donations. Each class is in need of 5 volunteers to work a 1-hour shift alongside a high school volunteer from 11-4. Each class is also in need of at least 5 cakes, cupcakes, or cookies to be donated for the cake walk which will be held in the Music Room and manned by Mrs. Farmer’s parents. Each grade level is also responsible for a raffle basket for the carnival. The themes are as follows: Pre-K - gift cards, Kindergarten - Rainy Day, 1st Grade - Kitchen, 2nd grade - “Man” Basket, 3rd Grade – Redskins, 4th grade - Marshall and 5th grade - WVU. Lastly, we will be having a canned pop drive March 4-8. The classroom that sends in the most pop will win a bag of carnival tickets for each student in the winning classroom. The sodas will be used in the concession stand during the carnival. Please reach out to your homeroom parent or a PTB officer to see how you can sign up to help us make this carnival a success. Proceeds from the carnival allow our PTB to do special events and activities for our staff and students, which include the recent purchase of the GAGA pit.

Hello, Conner Street Families. Here is your weekly call out, and I will apologize in advance because there is a lot of information. Boxed Lunches: February 27th – Uncrustables, Cheestick, Chex Mix, Fruit, Carrot w/ Ranch March 1st – Chicken Wrap, Chips, Fruit, Carrots w/ Ranch Items are subject to availability. Next week students will be decorating pizza boxes for our next Fundraiser. On March 12th, simply call Marco’s in Hurricane to order a pizza, mention your child’s name and teacher and your pizza will be placed in the special box your child decorated. The class that orders the most pizza will win a prize party! The week of March 4th will be busy here at Conner Street. First our 3rd-5th grade students will be taking the West Virginia Writing Assessment on March 6th. Please avoid scheduling appointments during this time. Students who wear smart watches are asked to leave them at home that day or place them in their lockers. We will also be celebrating Dr. Suess week with the following Dress-up Themes. Monday – Sleepy Monday – Wear Pajamas Tuesday – Thing 1 and 2 – Dress Like a Friend Wednesday – One Fish, Two Fish – Wear Red or Blue Thursday – Wacky Day – Wear Your Wacky or Mismatched Clothes Friday – Oh the Places You’ll Go – Wear your Favorite College Gear School Dress Code is still in effect, no hats or crazy hair/face paint due to it being a testing week. Also, during the week of March 4th – 8th, we will be selling chances for our Second Annual Pie Your Teacher event. Chances will be $1 a piece. Winners will be selected on Pi Day, March 14th. Finally, Saturday March 9th is our annual carnival. The carnival will run from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm. If you have any questions, please contact Andrea Sowards or Mandie Smith. Have a great weekend!

Hello, Conner Street Families. Your weekly update is coming a day early this week, to remind parents of our 3-hour early dismissal tomorrow, February 16th. If your child is having a change in transportation that differs from their normal routine, please make sure to notify the teacher in writing. There is also no school for staff or students on Monday, February 19th. Boxed Lunches: February 20th – Pepperoni, Cheese Stick, Goldfish, Apple, Carrots w/ Ranch February 23rd – Chicken Wrap, Cool Ranch Doritos, Fruit Cup, Carrots w/ Ranch Items are subject to availability. Students in grades 3-5 will be taking the West Virginia State Writing Assessment on Wednesday, March 6th. The remainder of state testing will occur May 7th – 9th. Please try to avoid scheduling appointments during this time. Information from the state superintendent is coming home today, as well. Kindergarten Registration at Conner Street is Thursday, March 21st. Please call Ms. Lisa or Ms. Kathy to set up an appointment for March 21st, and to schedule a time to pick up the packet. Have a great weekend!

Good evening Conner Street families this is not our normal night for a call, but we have two pieces of information that we want to share. First of all, tutoring for this coming Thursday has been canceled. Second, we have we have heard gfrom several of you that you were unable to get the link for the new ROC Watch to work. The county resent the links today, if you want to try again. Those links are only good for 48 hours.