Emerson Elementary

Good afternoon. According to the WVDHHR map released at 10:00 a.m. today, all students in Wood County Schools, including students in High School, with last names L-Z will resume in-person instruction and learning tomorrow, Tuesday, January 19. More communication will be sent this evening. Enjoy the Holiday.

Good Evening. This is a reminder that students with last names L-Z will attend school in-person beginning Tuesday, January 19. We will be utilizing a very similar blended learning format as we did 1st semester. However, by our Governor’s Executive Order, High Schools will not be able to return to in-person learning until we reach the orange status on the WVDDHR daily map. To learn more about our re-entry plan and other learning options you may have, please visit our website at www.woodcountyschoolswv.com . Please stay safe and healthy. Have a wonderful weekend.

We are very excited to be welcoming our students back to Emerson. We have a small list of items that we want to make sure everyone has to be successful for the re-entry. Please have the following items: mask, water bottle, green communication folder, charged iPad, and agendas for grades 3-5. Also, make sure you have a plan in place for transportation to and from school. I encourage everyone to utilize buses to help with traffic flow. However, if you are dropping off and picking up students make sure you are following traffic patterns and being patient. If you need to get out of your vehicle or your child needs some extra time- please park and walk your child to the parking lot steps. Our doors will open at 7:40 and the tardy bell will ring at 8:00. Please reference the re-entry plan on the Wood County Public School page for additional information.

Important information for your incoming pre-k student.

Good evening. On January 19, 2021, students will return to in-person instruction in our schools.  However, I fully understand that some students and families are uncomfortable about returning to school in-person.  To provide more opportunities for our students,  WCS is requesting all students wishing to be instructed in an off-campus learning model, outside of our schools for the second semester, complete the form attached in this correspondence or visit the Wood County Schools website for more information.   Depending on the number of students wishing to be instructed off-campus, we may have the ability to offer families and students different choices rather than just the WV Learns- Virtual School program.  Once again, if you wish for your child to be instructed off-campus second semester, please complete the enrollment form.  The form is due by 3:30 p.m. on Friday, January 8, 2021. Thank you and have a great evening.    Click here to complete the form https://tinyurl.com/y5r337nx

Good Evening, Today, Governor Justice announced that school districts in WV will be in remote learning until January 15, 2021. Beginning January 19, students in grades pre-K through 8th will be instructed in our schools through in-person learning regardless of the color on the WVDHHR map. High Schools will still be governed by the WVDHHR map, but local decisions will be made for in-person learning based on the color of the map. If your child is utilizing WV Virtual School for instruction, nothing will change for the next few weeks. Please visit the Wood County Schools website for more information related to our re-entry on January 19, 2021, or click on the following two links - https://5il.co/o8fs https://5il.co/o8fr Please stay safe and healthy Have a Happy New Year!

Good Evening. This is Will Hosaflook Superintendent of Wood County Schools Today, Governor Justice announced that school districts in WV will be in remote learning until January 15, 2021. Beginning January 19, students in grades pre-k through 8th will be instructed in our schools through in-person learning regardless of the color on the WVDHHR map. If Wood County is Green, Yellow, Gold, or Orange on the daily map, High School students will attend school in-person as long as we do not reach the “Red” status. If your child is utilizing WV Virtual School for instruction, nothing will change for the next few weeks. Please visit the Wood County Schools website for more information related to our re-entry on January 19, 2021……. or click on the following two links - https://5il.co/o8fs https://5il.co/o8fr Please stay safe and healthy Have a Happy New Year

We are having a mini spirit week! Monday is ugly sweater day and Tuesday is PJ day! Post your picture on the school Facebook page! We can't wait to see you!

We've had a few calls that people are having difficulty finding their course information when an update it pushed out. In the app or Web Clip app you will need to select from the menu courses. Then find your desired course.

There is an update available for the iPads. If it didn't automatically update, you should try to update it today. Remember if you have any questions or need help with your iPad you can call to set up an appointment for help.

The internet is currently down at Emerson. MIS is on their way to fix it. Teacher's may need to reschedule Teams Meetings.

Attention Emerson Kindergarten Families!! We have packets available to pick up today starting at 10:30 and will continue to hand them out until 3:00. We will start again tomorrow at 9:00 and go until 3:00. These packets will have materials to make things easier for students to complete their work on Schoology. To pick up these packets, please drive around behind the school. You can get behind the school by using the road on the right hand side of the building where the dumpster is located. There will be a sign for packet pickup. These packets will also have their school pictures, so you won’t want to miss it. If you are unable to do a packet pick up please email Jamie.white@k12.wv.us and we will get in touch with you. Thank you!

Pre-Order Meal Delivery Bus Hub & Curbside Tuesday, November 17th - Friday, November 20th Meal pre-orders for Nov. 17-20 are now open at https://tinyurl.com/yyndu3tl As we transition our students to remote learning in orange during the week of November 16th, WCS will be providing students' with meals curbside at your school for walkers and drop offs as well as providing meal delivery via bus routes. School buses will travel to their afternoon stops carrying pre-ordered meals (Breakfast and Lunch) Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. Bus routes are 3 1/2 hours before the normal afternoon drop off time. Meals will need to be reheated. There will be instructions for reheating. For information regarding bus times, please call 304-420-9636 extension 101. If you are picking up curbside at a school. Pickup times are from 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. Please complete the pre-order form for the the Week of November 16th (Tuesday - Friday) for all bus deliveries and curbside . Deadline for pre-order is 2 p.m. on Monday, November 16th. You will need to place an order separately for each student. If you are requesting for bus delivery and your student currently rides a bus, please place the bus number that your student rides home. This program is solely for the pick-up of meals; meals will not be consumed on site. We encourage families to continue to be proactive in reducing the risk of COVID-19 by not congregating at the pick-up locations. Allergy Disclaimer: During this remote and curbside feeding situation, Wood County Schools Child Nutrition Department will be operating under a special waiver for distribution of meals. This option does not allow us to identify students by names and therefore we are not able to identify special food allergies. Please contact the Child Nutrition Department if you have any questions, 304-420-9631 extension 103. This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

The Schoology help desk ended last week. We understand that with moving to remote you may have more questions. We have an email address that you can use for after hours questions. Techees@woodcountyschoolswv.net We will do our best to answer you questions quickly. If you have a questions specifically about your child’s Schoology, you can also contact their teacher at school during regular school hours.

On Tuesday night, the Wood County Board of Education approved Mr. Hosaflook's proposed plan for students to return to school 4 days a week (Mon-Thurs) starting November 9th for elementary students. This plan also gives parents a choice of doing remote learning 5 days a week through Schoology and their homeroom teacher. In addition, parents can register students for virtual school and learns via the WV Learns platform. If you would like your child to participate in the 5-day remote learning or virtual learning starting November 9th, please contact the school office or your child's teacher as soon as possible. If you are currently enrolled in WV Virtual School, you may remain in that program if you would like. It is important that we know instructional preferences so that we may prepare for our students who are learning on and off campus. Thank you for being flexible and supportive during this unprecedented time.

5th grade band starts October 26th!

Did you forget to order pictures? Don't worry there is still time. You can order pictures for the next 48 hours at inter-state.com/order code 54029TA. If you miss the window then you can order once the proofs are delivered to the school.

Don’t forget! Tomorrow is picture day for students that attend on Tuesday and Thursday. inter-state/order school code 54029TA

We are having phone service issues this morning. If you try to call the school and cannot reach us, please try again. If it is an emergency kcale@k12.wv.us

Tech tip: Most Emerson teachers are posting assignments on Fridays for the following week. Over the weekend I sit down with my fifth grader and we type up a to do list of assignments for the week. We do this together for now, but hopefully eventually she will be able to do this on her own. You could even write them in their agenda. We took each course as it appeared in Schoology and then listed the assignments. The list looks daunting at first but she likes being able to cross things off the list. I've activated my parent account, so on the days that she works from home, I log in during my lunch a plan and can make sure she is submitting assignments. If you need your parent account information, call me after school this week and I will get it for you. (304)420-9528