VIP Students for the Week of October 10th-14th!
White Sulphur Springs Elementary students are participating in various activities for Fire Prevention Week. WSS Fire Department provided a Smokehouse to demonstrate the importance of having a fire escape plan in place at home and how to get out safely. Kindergarten students also took a field trip to ACE Hardware to learn more about fire safety and rode the fire truck back to school. #FirePrevention
It's Fire Prevention Week, the perfect time to CONGRATULATE WV Fire Marshal fire Safety Poster Competition winners during Time Out for Applause at this evening's board meeting! The following winners were selected based on their fire safety message, artistic ability, originality, and neatness: Austin Gill (Kindergarten/Crichton), Finn Blankenship (1st grade/Crichton), Elizabeth Spencer (2nd grade/Crichton); Sawyer Blankenship (3rd grade/Crichton), Aubrey Herndon (4th grade/ Crichton); and Jaci Sams (5th grade/WSSE).

Fire Won't Wait. Plan Your Escape. It's #FirePreventionWeek and GCS joins the National Fire Protection Association in reminding families to practice home escape plans regularly.

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) serves nearly 30 million children every school day. President John F. Kennedy created National School Lunch Week (NSLW) in 1962 to promote the importance of a healthy school lunch in a child’s life and the impact it has inside and outside of the classroom. GCS celebrates #NSLW and the 2022 theme, Peace, Love & School Lunch.

Greenbrier County Schools reminds families that Monday, October 10, is a Professional Learning and Faculty Senate Day. Students do not report on October 10th. Thank you.

October is National Bullying Awareness Month. GCS students who experience or witness bullying can make an anonymous report to school officials using the STOPit web app at https://appweb.stopitsolutions.com/login or by downloading the STOPit app on any mobile device. Links to STOPit and incident reports are available on school and district websites and bookmarked on all student Chromebooks. Teachers and parents can assist students in submitting reports if they are too young to do so themselves. #StopBullying #BeKind
"Reading With a Buddy" takes place once a month at WSSE. 5th graders take time to read to 1st graders to help inspire a love of reading!

Pre-K students at White Sulphur Springs Elementary learned all about the importance of school bus safety today with the help of bus driver, Nathan Sears.



Please remember to join us at 5:30 this evening at EGMS for an informational forum on continuation of the school levy. Continuation of the levy is on the Nov. 8 election ballot.

Since 1993, officials around the world proclaim the third week in October as #CharacterCountsWeek. GCS students learn the importance of developing and demonstrating good character every day through Trustworthiness, Respect, Responsibility, Fairness, Caring and Citizenship.

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) serves nearly 30 million children every school day. President John F. Kennedy created National School Lunch Week (NSLW) in 1962 to promote the importance of a healthy school lunch in a child’s life and the impact it has inside and outside of the classroom. GCS celebrates #NSLW and the 2022 theme, Peace, Love & School Lunch.

Today is WV School Service Personnel Day! WSSE sends a big shout out to our wonderful team of service personnel for the outstanding support services they provide to our students each and every day! THANK YOU!
The Kindergarten Color Unit focuses on a different color each day. Today's color is ORANGE! A large portion of their circle time, reading, writing, and math activities center on color recognition and color words.
Picture day for WSSE is tomorrow, September 21st. Picture orders must be prepaid. Checks should be made payable to Cardinal Photographics. Only those who prepay will receive a picture package, however all students will be photographed for the yearbook. Thank you.
Bus 20-33 will not run tomorrow, Tuesday, September 20, in the morning or afternoon. We apologize for the inconvenience. Students who ride Bus 20-33 will not be counted absent tomorrow if they cannot get to school.
Reminder: GCS will host two forums to share information on continuation of the school levy. The first forum will be held at WGMS on Monday, Sept. 19 at 5:30 p.m. A second forum will be held at EGMS on Monday, Sept. 26 at 5:30 p.m. Continuation of the school levy is on the Nov. 8 election ballot.
Bus 1716 will not run tomorrow, Friday, September 16, in the morning or afternoon. We apologize for the inconvenience. Students who ride Bus 1716 will not be counted absent tomorrow if they cannot get to school.
The West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) is seeking input via a statewide survey on food availability to children during the summer months at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/6Z9SYM9. The brief survey will be made available through the WVDE website from September 15- September 30.
Our new partnership with Greenbrier Valley Aquatic Center will make possible swim & water safety instruction during regular school day Health classes for all GCS 6th grade students who have parental permission. Excited to sign the official MOU at this evening's BOE meeting!
