Good evening, WCPS families. This is Superintendent of Schools Lou Taylor, and I have written an open letter to our community this week correcting some misinformation about our school system. I hope you will take a moment to visit our website, www.worcesterk12.org, to read it. Thank you.
Did you know you can give input on the next WCPS calendar before it's even designed? A new survey for the WCPS community is open now, and the information received will be used to create the option(s) for next year's calendar. Complete the survey at https://tejoin.com/scroll/351798411 before November 1.
Attention WCPS families: If your family received Maryland SUN Bucks over the summer, be sure to use them before they expire on October 30. For more information or to check your SUN Bucks balance, visit https://dhs.maryland.gov/sunbucks/.
Hope to see you on Saturday at our Harvest Festival! 🎃🍁
Unity Day is tomorrow, October 16! Join WCPS as we wear orange to show our support of bullying prevention. Bullying can be prevented, through sharing kindness, promoting acceptance, and encouraging inclusion. Learn what you can do at https://www.pacer.org/bullying/ #WeAreWorcester #UnityEveryDay
Calling all Worcester County: Join WCPS and schools across the nation by wearing orange on October 16, for Unity Day. The goal of Unity Day is to bring together youth, parents, educators, businesses, and community members across the nation to emphasize the message that bullying is not acceptable, and that all students deserve to be safe in school, online, and in the community. #WeAreWorcester #UnityEveryDay
Learn more about Unity Day at https://www.pacer.org/bullying/nbpm/unity-day.asp
Today is #SeeSayDay! Join WCPS as we make a difference in school safety! Learn how to “Spot the Signs. Report the Activity”. Find out how you can get involved on September 25 ➡️ https://go.dhs.gov/opJ #SpotReportPrevent
How cool is this? One of our 3rd graders is rocking the artwork we are studying! Third graders are learning about the sea in module 1 of the Wit and Wisdom language arts program, and the Japanese art we studied is titled The Great Wave.
#greatminds
#schoolofreaders
#TheGreatWave
Friday hugs are the best! ❤️😊❤️
#OCES
#startthedaywithahug
Tiffany and Winston visited OCES today! They are registered therapy dogs and visited with students and staff. We can't wait for them to visit again! 🐕❤️🐕
Students in first grade celebrated National Arts In Education by making mixed media air guitars after looking at Picasso's "Three Musicians."
#WCPSInTheNews: Education News Source, The 74, highlights Worcester's performance with literacy: "Every state has its own pockets of success (represented as gold circles in the graphs). These “exceptional districts” are in the top 5% of their state, in terms of outscoring their expected reading proficiency rate. For example, Worcester County in Maryland serves about 7,000 students along the Atlantic coast. Worcester falls in the middle of the pack in terms of poverty, but it has by far the highest third grade reading proficiency rate in the state."
Read the full article at https://www.the74million.org/article/which-school-districts-do-the-best-job-of-teaching-kids-to-read/
#WeAreWorcester #WorcesterProud #LiteracyMatters
Ocean City Elementary students and staff are excited for another fantastic year of learning and fun. 🎒✨ #WeAreWorcester #FirstDayTour
Welcome back, Ocean City Elementary School! We’re thrilled to see our elementary students back and ready for a year full of exploration and growth. ✨🎒 #WeAreWorcester #FirstDayTour
What a great day for Open House! Thank you for joining us today! It was so nice seeing your smiling faces! We can't wait until Tuesday 😊📚✏️🖍
Happy 60th Birthday to Mr. Finney! We hope you have an extra special day! ❤️
OCES can't thank Mr. Chris Casale, owner of Rescue Clean Pressure Washing, enough for washing our entrance ways today! WOW! We can't wait for our students to see them next Tuesday! ❤️
Worcester families, don’t forget that you can easily complete your child’s Back to School forms using the PowerSchool Parent Portal. Visit https://worcesterk12.powerschool.com/ to log-in and get started.
Forgot your password or new to Parent Portal? Contact your child’s school for assistance.
Worcester County Public Schools is a proud supporter of the United Way of the Lower Eastern Shore. Thank you to UWLES for recognizing the philanthropic efforts of our schools at today's #WCPSBoardMeeting. #WeAreWorcester #PartnershipsInAction
Worcester families, get a jump on your Back-to-School packets by completing your forms online using the PowerSchool Parent Portal – available now! Simply visit https://worcesterk12.powerschool.com/ to log-in and get started.
Forgot your password or new to Parent Portal? Contact your child’s school for assistance.