REMINDER: The last day of school, Monday 6/10/24, will be an early dismissal day. Thanks for a great year!
REMINDER: Wednesday 5/15 is an early dismissal day.
We had an amazing day celebrating the achievements of our Special Olympics athletes! See more photos in the "news" section.
REMINDER: Tuesday 4/23 is an early dismissal day.
Hello Parents and Guardians,
Our first two Saturday Make Your Mark! camps were a great success, and we have four more camps on April 13th, 20th, 27th, and May 4th. During these camps, students will work on making different products (board games, electronic music, and weavings), and learning about how these different products are made. Students can attend camp at any one of these six middle schools: Erwin, North Buncombe, Owen, Reynolds, Valley Springs, or Enka. On April 13th and 27th, students will take a bus from their middle school campus to one of three field trip locations (Moogseum, Center for Craft, or Well Played Board Game Cafe) and back to their middle school. You can find more details about the camps here. https://www.rooted.place/make-your-mark/
If you are interested in signing your student or students up for one or more of these camps, please fill out this form prior to April 10th.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc9oNAjN73Ukk8XzIGiDyE-AVW2IwxpHCZ41Ja6Jt2pe-fftg/viewform
REMINDER: Friday 3/29/24 is an early dismissal day for students. Have a safe and peaceful Spring Break!
Kindergarten Registration is Thursday, April 18!
Safe Science: See what you should know about the 4/8 eclipse at bit.ly/48eclipse
Our students had a blast at the Southern Conference Education Days at Harrah's Cherokee Center - Asheville! Students enjoyed a morning of high-energy basketball fun, and found inspiration in talented college athletes, musicians, and performers! Special thanks to the Regional Sports Commission, Harrah's, and the Southern Conference for making these rewarding days possible! Check the BCS Facebook for more photos!
How much screen time is enough? All BCS families are invited to a special screening of SCREENAGERS, March 28 at 6pm in the NBMS theater. Admission is free.
Check out this March Madness Basketball fundraiser!
Check out this opportunity for our 4th grade students. Click the image for more information!
Please use the link below to read the 2023 North Carolina School Report Cards.
https://bit.ly/3hriYBh
"The NC School Report Cards website contains snapshots of information about our schools, including the school performance grade, students’ academic growth, how prepared our students are when they enter a school, and a number of other measures as well," said NC Superintendent Catherine Truitt. "These resources are readily available for you and allow transparency into aspects like spending as well as school performance. Although this information is important to know, we know it doesn’t tell the complete story. It doesn’t show the hard work our educators pour in each day for their students and schools and it doesn’t show the spirit of the school itself. No data will be able to show the dedication of our educators nor will it show the extracurricular opportunities, the athletic programs, the apprenticeship, or career preparatory classes - all of which have a profound impact on students and growth."
Good afternoon, BCS Staff, Families, and Community:
As the school year continues, we are working hard to ensure all of our students have the resources they need- and you can help! Thanks to a partnership with Purposity, we have identified the most urgent student needs and uploaded them to the Purposity website - a program that allows our community to meet these needs with just a few clicks.
🖍Items include everything from new shoes to school supplies.
What do you need to do?
Simply sign up at https://www.purposity.com/organization/BuncombeSchools, follow our page, and meet a need with just a few clicks today. You can also download the Purposity App for your smartphone.
Kindergarten Tours November 8, 2023 1:30PM
The Buncombe County Board of Education will meet in regular session on November 2, 2023, at 5:30 p.m. in the Minitorium at 175 Bingham Road, Asheville.
**Public Comment will be accepted in person. Members of the public wishing to speak will need to come to Entrance “B”. Doors will open at 4:45 p.m. and speakers must arrive no later than 5:15 p.m. to complete entrance screening procedures and sign in to speak. All speakers will have precisely three minutes to speak and must adhere to guidelines set forth in BCS Policy #2310 – Public Participation, including all reasonable rules established by the Superintendent.
**Following monthly Public Comments, the Board will hear public comments specifically related to the required board policies addressing the State’s Parents Bill of Rights statutes. These policies are linked in the meeting agenda.
**https://www.buncombeschools.org/o/bcs/page/current-public-board-agenda
Individuals wishing to speak during this time should sign up on the designated sheet before the meeting begins. These comments will adhere to the same public comment guidelines set forth in BCS Policy #2310.
Additionally, parents may email comments to be shared with the Board of Education to communications@bcsemail.org
Given the desire of BCS to provide the most information possible to the public, the public may view the live broadcast via YouTube on the BCS Communications Department YouTube Account at: YouTube.com/BuncombeSchools
4th graders are enjoying the fall weather by practicing math outside! We worked on chicken themed math problems this week. 🐓
We worked to find out how many different rectangular chicken coops we could build with 24 feet of fencing. The dimensions could change, but the perimeter had to be 24 feet!
Next, we worked on division strategies to figure out how many ounces of feed we could give to each of our chickens based on a fixed total of 50 ounces. 🐔
Amazing things are happening at Woodfin Elementary...like this GIANT carrot from the raised garden beds!
The BCS Student Device User Guide provide the expectations we have for all students in caring for their device. View the guide by following the link to know what is expected of your student while using a BCS device for learning.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gXRnzoeLwhZv59AiRFDmIjNFb2KxZwLw7YUEtiutxH4/edit?usp=sharing
Mrs. Dunkel’s Class learned about the Constitution through Schoolhouse Rock….remember that song….We the People!
