Conner Street Elementary School

Good evening, Conner Street Families, brochures for Summer programming were sent home today. Registration opens April 22nd. Fifth graders received the middle school brochure but are also eligible for the Japanese Immersion program on the elementary brochure. Our fifth graders will receive the elementary brochure tomorrow.

Hello, Conner Street Families. Here is your weekly call out. Boxed Lunches for After Break: April 16 – Pre-packaged Pepperoni Rolls, Chips, Veggies, Fruit April 19 – Pepperoni, Cheesesticks, Crackers, Fruit, Veggies All items subject to availability. Next week we will be celebrating our Military Families with different dress-up days. The days will be as follows: Military Monday – Wear a shirt supporting your favorite branch of the military. Crazy Camo Tuesday – Wear your Camo. Red, White and Blue Wednesday – Wear your red, white and blue. Red Thursday – Wear Red Purple Up Friday – Wear Purple. NO HATS. There will be a PTB/LSIC meeting Tuesday at 7:00 pm. April 18th and 19th are the next PTB sponsored movie nights. Look for more information next week. The week of April 22nd is our spring book fair. We are also having a Spring Arts night on April 25th. Our 2nd/3rd graders will be putting on a small concert, students will have art displayed and the book fair will be open for families. Doors for the book fair will open at 5:30, and for the concert at 5:45. The concert begins at 6:00 for those that want to attend, and the evening will end at 7:00. Have a great weekend!

Hello, Conner Street Families. Here is your weekly call out. Boxed Lunches for After Break: April 9 – Pre-packaged Pepperoni Rolls, Chips, Pudding, Fruit April 12 – Ham and Cheese Sub, Chips, Fruit, Veggies w/ Ranch All items subject to availability. Yesterday report cards went home, as well as an informational letter concerning the upcoming eclipse on April 8th. Students will be provided eclipse glasses that they will bring home with them, so that you can enjoy the eclipse as a family. Students will be able to watch the eclipse live via the NASA website here at school; however, the peak is not expected until after dismissal. Please remind your students when they leave school that day, they need to be very aware of their surroundings and not stare directly at the sun. We will be releasing students by bus instead of by grade, so please be aware that some buses may be a minute or so early, and some a minute late. For those doing car pick-up, all students will be held under the awning until the car lanes are completely full. We will then escort the students to cars. There is no school for staff or students on Friday, March 29th. Spring Break is April 1 – 5. Students will return to school on April 8th. Spring Pictures are Thursday, April 11. Order forms came home today. The i-Ready party is April 12th – All students will get to participate, but the extra rewards are based on i-Ready performance. Your student is aware of their goal score and have been working toward it since September. The week of April 15th – 19th we will be celebrating our Military Families with different dress-up days. Those will be announced after break. April 18th and 19th are the next PTB sponsored movie nights. Look for more information after Spring Break. Finally, good luck to our archery team as they compete at the state archery tournament this weekend in Charleston! Have a great weekend!

Hello, Conner Street Families. Here is your weekly call out. Boxed Lunches for next week: March 19th – Cheese breadstick, Jello cup, Chips, Cucumbers w/ Ranch March 22nd – Pepperoni Rolls (pre-packaged), Chips, Fruit Cup, Carrots w/ Ranch We will start taking our final iReady Benchmark for the year next week. This benchmark will determine who is eligible for our end of year iReady Party. Kindergarten registration is Thursday, March 21st. If you have not already picked up your packet, please contact Ms. Lisa or Ms. Kathy to arrange pick-up. This packet must be completed prior to registration. There is no school for staff or students on Friday, March 29th. Spring Break is April 1 – 5. Have a great weekend!

Hello, Conner Street Families. Not a normal night for a call out, but we do have a couple of updates. First, Conner Street will be participating in a School Climate Survey. The link is posted on Schoology, as well as on our Facebook page. This should ONLY Be completed by Conner Street Parents/Guardians. Additionally, students in grades 3-5 will also be taking a survey. If you DO NOT want your child to participate, please complete the form that is being sent home tomorrow and return it to school. If you are agreeable to your student taking the survey, you do not need to do anything. Second, tomorrow night is our Pizza night at Marcos. Simply call and order, mention Conner Street your child’s name and teacher. We will receive 15% of profits. If you place an online order, use the code CONNER in all caps. Have a great evening!

Hello, Conner Street Families. Here is your weekly call out. Boxed Lunches: March 12th – pepperoni w/ crackers, cheese stick, chips, fruit, vegetable sticks March 15th – Sub in a Tub, cheesy breadstick, fruit Items are subject to availability. Tomorrow is our school carnival. The hours will be from 12:00 – 3:00 pm. Admission is free, but students will need to purchase ticket packs to play the games. We will also have concessions and several raffle items. March 12th is Conner Street Night at Marco’s of Hurricane. When ordering make sure to mention Conner Street, give your child’s name and teacher and your pizza will be delivered in a box your child decorated. Please ask your friends and family to also order, and mention Conner Street. We will receive 15% of the profits for that night. The class with the most orders will also receive a pizza party. March 19th and 20th students will begin taking their last iReady benchmark. These scores will be used to determine eligibility for the end of year iReady Rewards Party. Spring break is also coming up soon, I know it is hard to believe! There will be no school for students March 29th – April 7th. Students return on April 8th. Have a great weekend!

Hello, Conner Street Families. Here is your weekly call out, and I will apologize in advance because there is a lot of information. Boxed Lunches: March 5th – Pepperoni, Cheese Stick, Crackers, Applesauce Cup, Carrots w/ Ranch March 8th – Cheese Breadsticks w/ marinara, chips, yogurt, strawberries Items are subject to availability. The week of March 4th will be busy here at Conner Street. First our 3rd-5th grade students will be taking the West Virginia Writing Assessment on March 6th. Please avoid scheduling appointments during this time. Students who wear smart watches are asked to leave them at home that day or place them in their lockers. We will also be celebrating Dr. Suess week with the following Dress-up Themes. Monday – Sleepy Monday – Wear Pajamas Tuesday – Thing 1 and 2 – Dress Like a Friend Wednesday – One Fish, Two Fish – Wear Red or Blue Thursday – Wacky Day – Wear Your Wacky or Mismatched Clothes Friday – Oh the Places You’ll Go – Wear your Favorite College Gear School Dress Code is still in effect, no hats or crazy hair/face paint due to it being a testing week. Also, during the week of March 4th – 8th, we will be selling chances for our Second Annual Pie Your Teacher event. Chances will be $1 a piece. Winners will be selected on Pi Day, March 14th. NO Tutoring on Thursday, March 7th. Finally, Saturday March 9th is our annual carnival. Due to limited volunteer availability, the carnival time has now been changed to 12:00 – 3:00 pm. If you have any questions, please contact Andrea Sowards or Mandie Smith. We will be having a contest between classes next week. Whichever class brings in the most cans of soda will win a free set of carnival tickets for each member of the class. Have a great weekend!

Good evening, Conner Street Families, we have a special call out this evening concerning our upcoming Carnival. Our annual Spring Carnival is scheduled for Saturday March 9 from 11 am to 4 pm. We are currently in need of parent volunteers, cakes, and raffle basket donations. Each class is in need of 5 volunteers to work a 1-hour shift alongside a high school volunteer from 11-4. Each class is also in need of at least 5 cakes, cupcakes, or cookies to be donated for the cake walk which will be held in the Music Room and manned by Mrs. Farmer’s parents. Each grade level is also responsible for a raffle basket for the carnival. The themes are as follows: Pre-K - gift cards, Kindergarten - Rainy Day, 1st Grade - Kitchen, 2nd grade - “Man” Basket, 3rd Grade – Redskins, 4th grade - Marshall and 5th grade - WVU. Lastly, we will be having a canned pop drive March 4-8. The classroom that sends in the most pop will win a bag of carnival tickets for each student in the winning classroom. The sodas will be used in the concession stand during the carnival. Please reach out to your homeroom parent or a PTB officer to see how you can sign up to help us make this carnival a success. Proceeds from the carnival allow our PTB to do special events and activities for our staff and students, which include the recent purchase of the GAGA pit.

Hello, Conner Street Families. Here is your weekly call out, and I will apologize in advance because there is a lot of information. Boxed Lunches: February 27th – Uncrustables, Cheestick, Chex Mix, Fruit, Carrot w/ Ranch March 1st – Chicken Wrap, Chips, Fruit, Carrots w/ Ranch Items are subject to availability. Next week students will be decorating pizza boxes for our next Fundraiser. On March 12th, simply call Marco’s in Hurricane to order a pizza, mention your child’s name and teacher and your pizza will be placed in the special box your child decorated. The class that orders the most pizza will win a prize party! The week of March 4th will be busy here at Conner Street. First our 3rd-5th grade students will be taking the West Virginia Writing Assessment on March 6th. Please avoid scheduling appointments during this time. Students who wear smart watches are asked to leave them at home that day or place them in their lockers. We will also be celebrating Dr. Suess week with the following Dress-up Themes. Monday – Sleepy Monday – Wear Pajamas Tuesday – Thing 1 and 2 – Dress Like a Friend Wednesday – One Fish, Two Fish – Wear Red or Blue Thursday – Wacky Day – Wear Your Wacky or Mismatched Clothes Friday – Oh the Places You’ll Go – Wear your Favorite College Gear School Dress Code is still in effect, no hats or crazy hair/face paint due to it being a testing week. Also, during the week of March 4th – 8th, we will be selling chances for our Second Annual Pie Your Teacher event. Chances will be $1 a piece. Winners will be selected on Pi Day, March 14th. Finally, Saturday March 9th is our annual carnival. The carnival will run from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm. If you have any questions, please contact Andrea Sowards or Mandie Smith. Have a great weekend!

Hello, Conner Street Families. Your weekly update is coming a day early this week, to remind parents of our 3-hour early dismissal tomorrow, February 16th. If your child is having a change in transportation that differs from their normal routine, please make sure to notify the teacher in writing. There is also no school for staff or students on Monday, February 19th. Boxed Lunches: February 20th – Pepperoni, Cheese Stick, Goldfish, Apple, Carrots w/ Ranch February 23rd – Chicken Wrap, Cool Ranch Doritos, Fruit Cup, Carrots w/ Ranch Items are subject to availability. Students in grades 3-5 will be taking the West Virginia State Writing Assessment on Wednesday, March 6th. The remainder of state testing will occur May 7th – 9th. Please try to avoid scheduling appointments during this time. Information from the state superintendent is coming home today, as well. Kindergarten Registration at Conner Street is Thursday, March 21st. Please call Ms. Lisa or Ms. Kathy to set up an appointment for March 21st, and to schedule a time to pick up the packet. Have a great weekend!

Good evening Conner Street families this is not our normal night for a call, but we have two pieces of information that we want to share. First of all, tutoring for this coming Thursday has been canceled. Second, we have we have heard gfrom several of you that you were unable to get the link for the new ROC Watch to work. The county resent the links today, if you want to try again. Those links are only good for 48 hours.

Hello, Conner Street Families. Here is your weekly update. Boxed Lunches: February 13th – Uncrustable, Vanilla Pudding, Apple, Scooby Snacks, Carrots w/ Ranch February 16th – No Lunchables. Cook’s Choice - Cheese Breadsticks, Corn, Create Your Own Chef’s Salad, Chips Items are subject to availability. We will be celebrating Kindness Week February 12th – 16th. Monday – Dreaming of a Kind World – Wear Pajamas Tuesday – Shine Bright w/ Kindness – Wear Bright/Neon Colors Wednesday – A Heart Full of Kindness – Wear Red or Pink Thursday – Wild About Kindness – Wear Animal Print Friday – Hunting for Kindness – Wear Camo School Dress code must still be followed, including no hats. Valentine’s Parties are February 14th, but these are only for teachers and students. Friday, February 16th is a 3 hour early out. No School for staff or students on Monday, February 19th. Kindergarten Registration will be open at Conner Street on Thursday, March 21st. Please call Ms. Lisa or Ms. Kathy to set up an appointment for March 21st, and to schedule a time to pick up the packets. These packets need to be completed prior to your appointment on March 21st. Current Conner Street Pre-K students MUST still register for Kindergarten. Any student wishing to attend out of zone, will need to register at their home school and then complete an out of zone transfer request. The requests will not be processed until we have final enrollment numbers in August. Finally, Putnam County Schools has partnered with Rank One Computing (ROC.ai), a United States-based company and world leader in biometric face recognition and computer vision solutions, to introduce a Safer Schools Initiative, ROC Watch. The added layer of school safety and security at each of our schools in Putnam County will provide enhanced security via real-time monitoring of visitors entering schools. You will receive a secure link via text message on your mobile phone in the next 48 hours to enroll in the visitor management system. The visitor management system allows Putnam County Schools to deter building access of all unauthorized individuals, including the ability to revoke access for legally restricted persons, former staff, expelled students, and child sex offenders. We have a link on our page if you wish to learn more about ROC Watch and detailed steps outlining the enrollment process. It is a simple three-step process. https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1595/PCS/3868764/ROC.pdf Have a great weekend!

Hello, Conner Street Families. Here is your weekly update. It is a day early, because there is NO School for students tomorrow. Boxed Lunches: February 6th – Turkey and Cheese Lunchable, Fruit and Salad Bar February 9th – Pepperoni, Cheese Stick, Crackers, Fruit and Carrots w/ Ranch Items are subject to availability Menu Change – February 7th – Chili, Grilled Cheese, Vegetable Sticks w/ Ranch, Fruit Cocktail, Crackers, Milk Smencil Sales will be running from February 5th – 9th. We will be celebrating Kindness Week February 12th – 16th. Monday – Dreaming of a Kind World – Wear Pajamas Tuesday – Shine Bright w/ Kindness – Wear Bright/Neon Colors Wednesday – A Heart Full of Kindness – Wear Red or Pink Thursday – Wild About Kindness – Wear Animal Print Friday – Hunting for Kindness – Wear Camo Valentine’s Parties are February 14th, but these are only for teachers and students. Friday, February 16th is a 3 hour early out. No School for staff or students on Monday, February 19th. Kindergarten Registration will be open at Conner Street on Thursday, March 21st. Packets will be available for early pick-up starting AFTER Monday, February 5th. Please call Ms. Lisa or Ms. Kathy to set up an appointment for March 21st, and to schedule a time to pick up the packets. These packets need to be completed prior to your appointment on March 21st. Current Conner Street Pre-K students MUST still register for Kindergarten. Any student wishing to attend out of zone, will need to register at their home school and then complete an out of zone transfer request. The requests will not be processed until we have final enrollment numbers in August. Have a great weekend!

Hello, Conner Street Families. There are no boxed lunches this coming week; however, the menu for Tuesday has changed. It is now School Made Pepperoni Rolls, Caesar Salad, Steamed Corn, Fruit and Milk. There is no school for students on Friday, February 2nd. Smencil Sales will be running from February 5th – 9th. We will be celebrating Kindness Week February 12th – 16th. Monday – Dreaming of a Kind World – Wear Pajamas Tuesday – Shine Bright w/ Kindness – Wear Bright/Neon Colors Wednesday – A Heart Full of Kindness – Wear Red or Pink Thursday – Wild About Kindness – Wear Animal Print Friday – Hunting for Kindness – Wear Camo The agriculture bus will also be coming this week. Valentine’s Parties are February 14th, but these are only for teachers and students. Kindergarten Registration is coming up, as soon as I have a date, I will notify all of you. Friday, February 16th is a 3 hour early out. Have a great weekend!

Hello, Conner Street Families. Our next PTB/LSIC Meeting is Monday at 7:00. Movie nights for K-1 and 2-3 are this coming Thursday and Friday, information will come home at the beginning of the week. Reminder - money and permission slips are due the day BEFORE the event. Boxed Lunches for next week are: January 23rd – Pre-made Pepperoni Roll, Fruit cup, Cheese crackers, and Celery w/ ranch January 26th – Turkey and Cheese Lunchables, Fruit and Salad Bar As always, items are subject to availability. Menu change for January 30th – It will now be school made pepperoni rolls, instead of scrambled eggs and breakfast items. Due to the recent school closures, report cards are now slated to come home on Tuesday. If that changes, I will update with another call. 5th Grade Parents – The first payment for our 5th grade trip is now due. You may pay the $55 payment, or the full cost of $110 at this time. Reminder – the final balance MUST be paid by May 3rd. Just a reminder, parents should be going around the block and entering our lot from the far end, not coming from the Virginia Avenue side. Parents waiting for pick-up, please make sure not to block intersections and driveways. PreK Registration for Putnam County is now open. You must go to the Putnam County Schools website and complete the form to register. You do not register with the school. Have a great weekend!

Hello, Conner Street Families. There is no school for students on Monday, January 15th or Tuesday, January 16th. Our next PTB/LSIC Meeting date has changed, it will now be MONDAY, January 22nd. 5th Grade Parents – The first payment for our 5th grade trip is due January 19th, if you are planning on making payments. You may pay the $55 payment, or the full cost of $110 at that time. Reminder – the final balance MUST be paid by May 3rd. Boxed Lunches for next week are: January 19th – Turkey and Cheese Lunchable, Fruit Cup, Salad bar. As always, items are subject to availability. PreK Registration for Putnam County opens on January 17th. You must go to the Putnam County Schools website and complete the form to register. You do not register with the school. Ms. Lisa has also posted the link and information on our Facebook page. Thank you to those of you that listened to the call out last evening and followed directions at drop off. It was much smoother and quicker this morning. If you missed the call, please make sure that you are circling the block to pull in to Conner Street from the correct end. Have a great weekend!

Good evening, Conner Street Families, we know this is not our normal night for a call out, but we do have an issue we need to address. Thank you to all of you who have been circling the block and pulling into our drop off zone from the correct side. Those of you that are coming from the Virginia Ave end of Conner Street, please go back to circling the block as you did in the past. Since Christmas break, we have noticed a huge increase of parents coming from Virginia Avenue and it is blocking the exit to our drop off zone. We cannot pull more vehicles into the drop off area, if those that are in the area cannot pull out. If you have questions, please give us a call.

Hello, Conner Street Families. As a reminder, school begins at 7:30. Please help set your student up for success by being on time. There is no school for students on Monday, January 15th or Tuesday, January 16th. Our next PTB/LSIC Meeting date has changed, it will now be MONDAY, January 22nd. Boxed Lunches for next week are: January 9th – Pepperoni w/ crackers, cheese stick, Doritos, Carrots w/ ranch, Fruit Cup January 12th – Uncrustable, Cucumbers w/ ranch, SunChips, Fruit Cup As always, items are subject to availability. The last day of the semester is January 12th, if your child has missing assignments, please make sure that it is all in before that date. PreK Registration for Putnam County opens on January 17th. You must go to the Putnam County Schools website and complete the form to register. You do not register with the school. Ms. Lisa has also posted the link and information on our Facebook page. Have a great weekend!

Hello, Conner Street Families. We hope that you all had a wonderful, restful break. We return to school on Tuesday, January 2nd. As a reminder, school begins at 7:30. Please help set your student up for success by being on time. As mentioned in the previous call, Conner Street has now qualified for free breakfast and lunch for all students. Students will still go through the line and check in at the computer system, so that we have an accurate count. Students will still need to bring $0.35 if they want an extra milk. Boxed Lunches for next week are: January 2nd – Ham Roll-up, Sun Chips, Fruit, Pudding Cup, Cheese Stick January 5th – Cheese Filled Breadsticks, Chips, Carrots w/ Ranch, Fruit As always, items are subject to availability. The January Menu is now posted on the Facebook page, Schoology, and the school website. The last day of the semester is January 12th, if your child has missing assignments, please make sure that it is all in before that date. Enjoy the rest of break and have a great New Year!

Hello, Conner Street Families. We have a ton of information today, so please be patient. Just a reminder, tomorrow is a 3-hour early out. We will dismiss at 11:30. If your child is using different transportation than they normally do, please send a note with your child on Thursday morning. Also, due to the 3-hour early out, there is NO preschool, tutoring or YMCA tomorrow. School will be closed for break from December 22nd to January 1st. Students return on January 2nd. Boxed Lunches for the week we return are: January 2nd – Ham Roll-up, Sun Chips, Fruit, Pudding Cup, Cheese Stick January 5th – Cheese Filled Breadsticks, Chips, Carrots w/ Ranch, Fruit As always, items are subject to availability. Conner Street has recently qualified for Free Meals for all students, this starts the day we return from break. If you have a current bill, that still needs to be paid; however, from this point forward there will be no charges the rest of the year. The only exception is students wanting to purchase an extra milk, and that is $0.35 cash. Have a good evening!