Thank you all for an amazing night. Please remember tomorrow is hat day. All funds will go to a dear faculty members family! Hats are $1 but donations are greatly appreciated.
Thank you!
Banner Elk School will present The Lion King tomorrow night at 6:30pm. 4/5 grade students should arrive at 4:45. PreK- 3rd grade students should arrive at 5:45. The show will start promptly at 6:30. Admission is free- but donations to our arts department will be greatly appreciated.
We are so excited to showcase our students!
Reminders:
-Dancing Drum Performance tomorrow at 1pm. Everyone is invited to attend.
- please send in items for Christmas Store
-please remember Reveur is hosting a toy drive for Christmas!
-Lion King performance on Dec 7th at 6:30pm
-Practice this Saturday for 4/5 graders from 2pm-4pm
All students will be performing this Friday! Dancing Drum residency performance will take place at 1 pm on Friday. Everyone is invited to attend.
Parents- Dancing Drum Arts Residency will being working with students tomorrow. We will have a school wide performance on Friday at 1pm. Parents and family members are more than welcome to come in at 1pm to see the show!!!
Thanks!
The ACS system put out a text and call at 5am. FROM: Avery CS: Good morning Avery County Schools. With plummeting temperatures and currently wet roads there is the likelihood for black ice this morning. Therefore we will conduct a two hour delay today, Monday, November 27th.
Parents- If you did not get this message from them please email and let the school know.
Please remember to bring in items for the toy drive and the Christmas store this week! The house with them most items will win 25 points for their house.
We are in need of items for our Christmas Store. Please send in any household items- ornaments- or items that are in good condition to be sold at our store.
Reveur is hosting a used toy drive. Please send in toys for this competition that are not broken or have lost pieces. You can also send in new stuffed animals to be donated to the children's hospital in Johnson City.
School will dismiss tomorrow (11/9) at 11:45am. There will be no after school.
On Friday- 11/10 school will be closed for faculty and students.
Have a great day!
The bus is running behind. Please plan for your students to arrive about 10 min later today.
Thanks
October 24, 2023
Greetings from the Avery County School System!
Our first grading period has quickly passed. All staff and students are working very hard to address academic priorities throughout each school and grade level. Last year’s student performance data has been released and is now available through the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction at the following link, Accountability Data Sets and Reports. As a result of the intense focus on reading and math, we continue to see significant academic gains at the elementary level and have a lot to celebrate. We also have several opportunities for growth throughout Avery County Schools. In addition to academic growth, attendance has been improving across all grade levels and will continue to be among our top priorities this year. Thank you to all parents, guardians, and students for recognizing the importance of being in school and arriving on time each day.
In addition to academics, safety is a top priority for Avery County Schools. Our fleet of buses are traveling throughout Avery County each school day transporting our students. Vehicles must stop in both directions on all Avery County roadways for stopped school buses when red flashing lights are on and stop arms extended. Compared to this time last year, we are experiencing an increase in the number of vehicles running through stopped school buses, endangering the lives of our children. Buses are on our highways each morning between the hours of 6:00am to 8:00am and 2:30pm to 5:00pm. Motorist are reminded to be on the highest level of alert to avoid running stopped school buses and the possibility of seriously or fatally injuring a child as they are boarding or exiting a school bus.
As fall has quickly arrived so has cold temperatures. We have transitioned all schools and other buildings from air conditioning to heat. Fall is also a reminder that snow will soon return to our area. Along with our winter season, comes the frequent decision to close or modify our school schedules, including delayed starts or early releases. Decisions to cancel school or expedite a delayed start will continue to be made at the earliest time possible to allow parents and guardians adequate time to plan for childcare or to make other arrangements on snow days. Our current academic calendar has additional time built in for inclement weather without the need to make up days of instruction. However, if we exhaust all “banked” hours with extended snow days and cancellations, we will have to revisit our calendar and all available options, including make-up days.
This is a very exciting time of year with the holidays quickly approaching and the first semester halfway complete. Thanksgiving will be here in a few weeks providing each of us an opportunity to pause and reflect on our numerous blessings. We all have a lot to be thankful for, especially our health, family and this great county we call home. The Avery County School System is very thankful for our strong partnerships between our schools and families as we strive to make this the best school year ever in Avery County!
Tomorrow will be picture retake day for anyone who missed our last picture day or needs to remake a new one. Also the book fair closes at noon on Thursday. So shop after school today or tomorrow. Or during the school day. Thank you!
Hello families- please be aware that the bus route will be fighting Woolly Worm traffic this afternoon. Please do not stress if your child is delayed in getting home this afternoon.
Tomorrow students will race Woolly worms during PE. Only students with their own worms are permitted to race. Do not worry or be upset if you do not have a woolly worm! Plenty of students do not and will cheer for their classmates during the races. We do not have spare Woolly worms. Thanks so much!
Friday is rock your school day! Come dressed in your best Caribbean/Beach attire!
Steely Pan Steel Pan Band from ASU will be joining us at 9am for a concert! Parents you are more than welcome to come attend and have fun and dance with us! Please come no earlier than 8:50.
See you then!
Tomorrow is an early release at 11:45. No after school. Tomorrow is the last day to turn in flu shot forms and insurance cards for shots on Oct 12th
First meeting is this Thursday from 6-7 in the cafeteria.
Congratulations to September Terrific Kids!!!
Please remember BES will dismiss tomorrow at 11:45am. Thank you!
Progress Reports will be coming home today with students- If you have any questions- please reach out to your childs teacher via Class Tag. Also- tomorrow we will have our first "lockdown" drill of the year. Again this is only a drill.
