📢 Parents, Stay in the Know! 📢
Check out our weekly updates to stay informed about important reminders, upcoming events, and all the exciting things happening at our school! 🏫✨
📄 Updates are attached—be sure to take a look! 👀✅
As always, thank you for your support! 💙 #SchoolUpdates #StayConnected #ParentInfo
🌟Congratulations to our Sensational Skipper Spotlights!!🌟
Students were nominated by staff members for showing our Skipper Pledge: I am Respectful. I am Responsible. I am Ready to Learn. I am Helpful.
Idris - Second Grade - For showing Ready to Learn by being excited to try new things
Charlotte - First Grade - For showing Respectful by being using kind words and polite manners
Abigail - Kindergarten - For showing Responsible by doing her best every day and showing so much growth this school year
Ava - Pre-Kindergarten - For showing Helpful by always asking to help her classmates and teacher
✨Keep up the great work, Skippers!! ✨
Wicomico students deserve the best possible education, but limited local funding creates real challenges. Please read what increased local funding could do, and then come out this evening to the Wicomico County Executive's Budget Hearing to speak on the importance of education funding for our county and community.
Wicomico County Executive's Budget Hearing
Monday, March 10 at 6 p.m.
DaNang Room, Wicomico Youth & Civic Center
Letter days for elementary students (including those at Pittsville Elementary and Middle) are posted each week of classes during the school year. The schedule of letter days can be found on school web pages in Live Feed, on the school system's main website in Live Feed and the home page gallery, and on social media. The letter days schedule is provided in English, Spanish and Haitian Creole.
Between FY2010 and FY 2025, the county budget increased by $81,291,033 (65.2%). In this same time, the county’s allocation to WCBOE increased by only $855,242 (1.7%). The county allocated .1% of its revenue growth to public education.
During the budget development process for the school system and the county, we call on our students, parents and guardians, staff and community to unite and advocate for better funding for education from Wicomico County. Please help ensure that our students receive the local funding they deserve in next year’s county budget. #DoBetterWicomico
The next opportunity to speak out to support education in Wicomico County:
Wicomico County Executive Budget Hearing
Monday, March 10 at 6 p.m.
DaNang Room, Wicomico Youth & Civic Center
🚨 Weekly Updates for Our School Families! 🚨
Happy Friday! 🎉 As we head into the weekend, don’t forget to check out next week’s Weekly Memo, our latest Mental Health Newsletter, and important Car Rider Updates.
Stay informed and prepared—your support makes all the difference! 💙📚🚗
Longer daylight hours after school are almost here! This is a reminder that Daylight Saving Time begins at 2 a.m. Sunday, March 9. Be sure to set your clocks ahead 1 hour.
One of the major expenses for any county government in Maryland is its allocation to the local school system. In Wicomico County, this allocation to support public education had historically been more than 40% of the total county budget. However, over the past 15 years, this funding level for education has dropped from more than 40% to about 25%. This is despite the county having record levels of revenue eight of the past 10 years.
The time is now for students, parents and guardians, staff and community to unite and advocate for better funding for education from Wicomico County for Wicomico Schools. Please help ensure that our students receive the local funding they deserve in next year’s county budget. #DoBetterWicomico
Next opportunity to speak out to support education in Wicomico County:
Wicomico County Executive Budget Hearing
Monday, March 10 at 6 p.m.
DaNang Room, Wicomico Youth & Civic Center
This is an important school status alertfrom Wicomico County Public Schools:
Due to potential inclement weather, Wicomico County Public Schools has cancelled all after-school and evening activities for Wednesday, March 5th. Please note this includes the Parkside High girls playoff basketball game and the school system’s Awards & Recognitions Night, both of which will be rescheduled. Please be safe. Thank you.
Over the past 15 years, Wicomico County Public Schools has consistently lagged behind other Maryland school systems in the per pupil funding provided by our county government. As of this year, Wicomico has unfortunately reached the bottom, ranking 24th out of 24 school districts in Maryland in local per pupil funding for education.
During the budget development process for the school system and the county, we call on our students, parents and guardians, staff and community to unite and advocate for better funding for education from Wicomico County. Please help ensure that our students receive the local funding they deserve in next year’s county budget. #DoBetterWicomico
Next opportunity to speak out to support education in Wicomico County:
Wicomico County Executive Budget Hearing
Monday, March 10 at 6 p.m.
DaNang Room, Wicomico Youth & Civic Center
Check out the tasty meals coming up this March!
🌟Congratulations to our Sensational Skipper Spotlights!!🌟
Students were nominated by staff members for showing our Skipper Pledge: I am Respectful. I am Responsible. I am Ready to Learn. I am Helpful.
Kensli - Second Grade - For showing Responsible by being taking ownership of her learning and asking questions when she needs help
Gleimy - First Grade - For showing Respectful by being kind to everyone
Alice - Kindergarten - For showing Ready to Learn by being actively engaged in class discussions
Abigail - Pre-Kindergarten - For showing Helpful by always offering a helping hand
✨Keep up the great work, Skippers!! ✨
🌟 Happy Friday, families! 🌟
We’re excited to share our weekly memo graphic with important updates for next week, including the Spirit Day schedule! 🎉
A huge shoutout to our Term 2 94% or greater attendance family basket winners: Jonathan Miller and Hally Moleon! 🎊 Each will receive a fantastic basket filled with movie tickets, snacks, and a gift card for dinner, generously donated by Avery Hall. You can pick up the baskets from the front office next week! Thank you for ensuring your students are here each day—your support makes a difference! ❤️
Also, all students with 94% or greater attendance enjoyed an ice cream celebration at school on Thursday, 2/27! 🍦 Stay tuned for some sweet pictures from the event!
Have a wonderful weekend! 🌈✨
#AttendanceMatters #FamilyWinners #SpiritDays #ThankYou
Letter days for elementary students (including those at Pittsville Elementary and Middle) are posted each week of classes during the school year. The schedule of letter days can be found on school web pages in Live Feed, on the school system's main website in Live Feed and the home page gallery, and on social media. The letter days schedule is provided in English, Spanish and Haitian Creole.
The current, updated 2024-2025 school year calendar is now available on our website.
On Tuesday the Maryland State Board of Education approved Wicomico’s waiver request for Monday, June 16. This was the final piece of Wicomico County Public Schools' plan for making up six days missed due to winter weather.
Wicomico now has the OK to end the school year on Friday, June 13 for students, teachers, instructional assistants and nurses. The earlier version of the calendar that showed school on Monday, June 16 should now be discarded.
While this updated calendar still needs approval from the Wicomico County Board of Education at its March 11th meeting, the calendar is available now for reference and planning purposes. (Following the Board’s vote, only the approval note at the bottom right corner of the calendar would change.)
To see this year’s current school calendar, go to www.wicomicoschools.org and click on Calendar at top right, or go directly to the Calendar page: https://www.wicomicoschools.org/o/wcps/page/calendars
🌟Congratulations to our Sensational Skipper Spotlights!!🌟
Students were nominated by staff members for showing our Skipper Pledge: I am Respectful. I am Responsible. I am Ready to Learn. I am Helpful.
Owen - Second Grade - For showing Respectful by being kind to everyone
DJ - First Grade - For showing Helpful by always being the first person to help
Melody - Kindergarten - For showing Ready to Learn by trying her best and asking for help when she needs it
Sloane - Pre-Kindergarten - For showing Responsible by coming to school every day with a smile ready to learn something new
✨Keep up the great work, Skippers!! ✨
Letter days for elementary students (including those at Pittsville Elementary and Middle) are posted each week of classes during the school year. The schedule of letter days can be found on school web pages in Live Feed, on the school system's main website in Live Feed and the home page gallery, and on social media. The letter days schedule is provided in English, Spanish and Haitian Creole.
🌟 Attention, Fruitland Primary School Parents! 🌟
Stay in the loop with all the exciting happenings at our school! 📚✨Here is our weekly updates that include important announcements, upcoming events, and dates to remember for the month of March!
Make sure to check it out and stay connected! Your involvement makes a difference! 💙
#FruitlandPrimary #SchoolUpdates #StayInformed
📚✨ Join us for Read Across America Spirit Week at Fruitland Primary School from March 3rd to March 7th! 🎉 We’re excited to invite families and community members to come in and share the joy of reading with our students.
If you're interested in participating, please reach out to your child's teacher or Mrs. Burns to register. Let’s inspire a love for books together! ❤️📖
#ReadAcrossAmerica #FruitlandPrimary #CommunityReads #SpiritWeek
