Beginning Tuesday, September 8th, students will return to our school campus under Plan B. Under this plan, Wilkesboro Elementary will operate at a reduced capacity. We will follow the existing A/B Day school calendar and will start with Group B students on Tuesday. All guidelines regarding social distancing and face coverings must be followed.

Please click the above link to read more about options for choosing between in person and remote learning.

Wilkesboro Elementary's library will be hosting a virtual book fair Monday, September 14 - Friday, October 2, 2020. Bedford Falls is hosting this event. A letter has been sent home with all A/B students. Mrs. St.John has also sent a class dogo message to all parents who are connected to Wilkesboro. If you have any questions about the virtual book fair, please reach out to Mrs. St.John at 336-651-4350.

bedfordfallsusa.com to access the virtual book fair

Hello Wilkesboro families!

We are excited to welcome you back to a brand new school year. We hope that you've enjoyed your summer and are ready to begin what promises to be a great adventure in all of our lives.

School officially starts tomorrow here. Tomorrow morning, you will find posted on our school webpage and our ClassDojo School Story a link to our first #WE Rise page of the year. This page will have our daily news, a read aloud from Mrs. St. John, our virtual meet the teacher page, some parent documents, and a direct link to your teacher's page. Your teacher's page has activities and assignments for the first few days of school that don't require login credentials. Teachers have also prepared paper packets with the traditional back to school papers and some written assignments for the first week. Teachers must check in with all families tomorrow, so please plan to respond to your teacher's messages and phone calls. (Please click on the title of this article to continue reading.)

Please see our updated school supply lists for the fall. We realize you may not be able to get everything on the list, but please note that we will not be able to share supplies due to current health restrictions. It is very important for each student to have a pencil box/pouch to house their supplies. All supplies should be labeled with your child's name. If you need help getting supplies, please contact our school counselor Sara Carlton at 336-651-4353 or by email to carltons@wilkes.k12.nc.us. We look forward to seeing you back at school soon!

Hello Wilkesboro families! We are preparing for the start of school under Plan C where all students will learn remotely from home. If you have a child who attended WES for 2019-2020 or who will attend for the 2020-2021 school year, please complete this survey as soon as possible. We will use your feedback as we plan for the start of school. Thank you in advance for your help! Please click on the title of this article to access the survey.

Wilkesboro Elementary is in the process of registering kindergarten students for next year. Please make sure to register online as soon as possible. We are also collecting documents through our carline. Please click the title of this article and follow the link for more information about how to register your child.

Hello families!

We wanted to share some additional information about WCS' plans for the 2020-2021 school year. WCS has updated its 2020-2021 webpage with more information about Plan B (in school with reduced capacity of 50%), including a calendar of school days. You can find that information on our district webpage by following the link provided below.

In the Central District, generally students whose last names begin with A-J will come on A days while students whose last names begin with K-Z will come on B days. There are some exceptions, as we've worked to align with Wilkes Central High School, Central Wilkes Middle School, and other schools to make sure all siblings attend school on the same day. We are committed to making sure that all children in a family (regardless of last name and school) will attend school on the same day. Also if you need to request an adjustment due to child care needs, please let us know. We plan to inform every family of their assignment after August 1.
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Hello Wilkesboro Families!

Please know that the following local agencies can provide food assistance during this time:

Samaritan Kitchen Of Wilkes
4187 US-421, Wilkesboro, NC 28697
336-838-5331

They offer assistance on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, from 9AM-12:30 PM

HOPE Ministries
514 Elkin Hwy, North Wilkesboro, NC 28659
(336) 903-1414

They offer assistance on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 09:00 am - 02:00 pm.

BROC-Blue Ridge Opportunities Commission
710 Veterans Dr, North Wilkesboro, NC 28659
(336) 667-7174

Call to complete the application over the phone and make an appointment to pick up.

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Thank you for all the love you showed us in Friday's packet pick up. We were so happy to see you all, and we appreciate the smiles, kind words, signs, honks, and happy faces. We are proud of you all -- students AND parents -- for your hard work during remote learning. We would like to thank Sweet Smiles for donating the ice cream treats that you received today.

Congratulations to our fifth grade class as they move on to middle school. We have enjoyed our years with you, and we wish you the best.

It's been a memorable year, and we are lucky to have a school family as special as ours. We will miss you, and we hope that you READ every day this summer. Make sure you fill out your summer reading log. Have a wonderful summer! WE love you!

P.S. If you ordered a yearbook and didn't receive it on Friday, please send me a message before Monday. We will check our records. We have a very limited number of extra yearbooks and we plan to sell them on Monday at 8:00. Please let us know immediately if you did not get yours. Have a safe summer!